Khoya gulab jamun. Authentically and traditionally Gulab Jamun recipe is always made with khoya. Khoya or mawa is the Hindi term for evaporated milk solids. It is made by continuously simmering the milk on a low heat until most of the moisture evaporates. Khoya gulab jamun

You can cook Khoya gulab jamun using 8 ingredients and 12 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Khoya gulab jamun
  1. You need 250 grams of Mawa(khoya).
  2. You need 7-8 of Cashhew nuts.
  3. Prepare 2 cups of Sugar.
  4. It’s 3 cups of Water.
  5. You need 1/4 tsp of Cardamom powder.
  6. You need 4 tsp of All-purpose flour(maida).
  7. It’s 1/4 tsp of Baking powder.
  8. Prepare as required of Ghee/ refined Oil for deep frying.

Gulab Jamun is prepared with Mawa or Khoya, a thickened mixture attained after boiling milk. The texture of gulab jamuns made from Khoya is so smooth that they literally melt in your mouth. My kid is the biggest fan of Khoya Gulab Jamun and makes sure that I prepare them for him every now and then. Gulab jamun can be made with khoya (dried milk solids) or milk powder.

Khoya gulab jamun step by step

  1. Take a large bowl add grated khoya, maida,and baking powder. Mix well.

  2. Then add cashew mix well and knead it into the dough.

  3. Cover and let it rest for about 20-25 mins..

  4. Take sugar in a pan and add water.heat up on meadium heat untill all sugar dissolves..

  5. Once sugar dissolves,increase the heat to high and bring the syrup to boil.

  6. Once syrup begins to boil lower the heat to medium and cook for4-5 minutes more..

  7. The consistency for the syrup should be close to single thread..

  8. Add cardamom powder mix well and turn off the flame..sugar syrup is ready.

  9. Take the dough and knead it once more and make balls..no cracks should be left on it..

  10. Heat up oil on medium heat.fry gulab jamun on low to medium heat…

  11. When they get brown colour,take them out of oil and drop in hot sugar syrup..

  12. Mawa gulab jamun ready to serve…

This is a recipe for gulab jamun with khoya. Gulab jamun recipe - It is a delicious melt in mouth sweet dish made up of khoya (mawa), all-purpose flour and sugar syrup. Gulab jamun is the popular Indian sweet which I often prepare at home. To be honest I like only home-made gulab jamun. Make and relish gulab jamun with khoya with family and friends on occasions like Diwali Raksha - Bandhan and Dussehra.