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Gulab Jamun Donuts

5 from 3 votes
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Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

  • Dough
  • 250 gms Fresh Khoya
  • 100 gms Malai paneer
  • 4 tbsps All Purpose Flour
  • Baking powder 1 tsp
  • Milk
  • Sugar syrup
  • 5 cups Sugar
  • 3 3/4 cups Water
  • 2 tbsps Rose Water
  • 6 pods Green Cardamom
  • Few strands of Saffron

Method
 

  1. Grate the Khoya/Mava & Malai Paneer and knead it for 10 -15 mins
  2. Add the Baking powder & the Flour as needed
  3. Add a few tsps of Milk to knead if the dough is dry
  4. Allow the dough to rest for 15 mins
  5. To make the syrup allow the Sugar to dissolve in the Water
  6. Add the Cardamon, the Rose syrup and the Saffron strands Bring the syrup to the boil and then allow it to cool
  7. Divide and roll the dough into balls that weigh 15 gms each and roll them into a ball, flatten them and use a finger to make a hole in the center
  8. Add these to oil that is heated to a moderate temperature and allow them to brown slowly
  9. Add these to the warm sugar syrup
  10. Allow the Jamuns to soak in the syrup for 2 - 4 hours
  11. Serve warm or cold Garnish with edible Rose petals and/or Silver leaf (optional)