Gulab Jamun - Sweet Balls

:: Gulab Jamun are all time favorate sweet of north ,south and east Indian population. This delicious dessert consists of round dumplings traditionally made of thickened or reduced milk, flavored sugar syrup and This Recipe is Festivals Special. This sweet tastes more delicious when eaten warm ::

  { Preparation & Cooking Time : 50 Min }
            Difficulty : Average
           Meal Type : Sweets
                 Serves : 8-10
               Cuisines : Indian 

   Ingredients
 • 1 cup Carnation Milk Powder.
 • ½ cup Bisquick – Pancake mix (Instead of Bisquick Pancake mix use ½ cup all purpose.
 • Flour & ½ teaspoon baking soda).
 • 3 tablespoons butter ( melted ).
 • Whole milk just enough to make the dough.
 • 3 cups Sugar.
 • 1 cup water.
 • Oil for frying.

     Preparation Method
1. First Make the dough by combining the milk powder, Bisquick, butter and Add just
  enough whole milk to make a medium-hard dough. Now Divide the dough into 15-20
  portions. Make balls by gently rolling each portion between your palms into a smooth
  ball. Place the balls on a plate. Cover with a damp yet dry kitchen towel.

2. Now Heat the oil on high and then lower the heat to medium. Slip in the balls into 
  the hot oil from the side of the pan, one by one. They will sink to the bottom of the
  pan, but do not try to move them. Instead, gently shake the pan to keep the balls from
  browning on just one side. After about 5 mins, the balls will rise to the surface. The
  Gulab Jamuns should rise slowly to the top if the temperature is just right.

3. Now they must be gently and constantly agitated to ensure even browning on all sides.
  If the temperature of the oil is too high then the gulab jamuns will tend to break. 
  So adjust the temperature to ensure that the gulab jamuns do not break or cook too
  quickly. The balls must be fried very slowly under medium temperatures. This will ensure
  complete cooking from inside and even browning. The syrup should be made earlier and
  kept warm. 

 4. TO MAKE THE HOT SUGAR SYRUP: Add mix the 2 cups of sugar to 1 cup of water. 
  Add 4-5 cardamom pods, slightly crushed and a few strands of “Kesar”. Mix with a spoon
  and then heat at medium heat for 5-10 minutes until sugar is all dissolved in water. Do  
  not overheat, that will caramelize the sugar. Transfer this hot syrup into a Corning
  serving dish. Keep warm on stove. Add the fried gulab jamuns directly into the warm
  syrup. Leave gulab jamuns in syrup overnight for best results.
  They can be served warm or at room temperature.

        ENJOY