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Khoya / Mawa Gulab Jamuns Recipe

 Hari Chandana PIndianDessert
Prep Time: 10 mins    |  Cook time: 20 mins    |  Makes: 17 – 20 

Ingredients:

For the Jamuns:

• 1 cup Unsweetened Khoya / Kova, crumbled
• 2.5 tbsp Plain Flour / Maida
• ⅛ tsp Baking Soda
• A pinch of Cardamom Powder
• Oil / Ghee for deep frying

Method:

• If you are using frozen khoya, bring it to room temperature.
• In a mixing bowl, add the khoya and crumble it well.
• Then add the baking soda and maida and combine well.
• Sprinkle a little water and make a smooth and firm dough. Don’t knead the dough.
• Cover it and set aside.

• To make the sugar syrup, combine the water, sugar, cardamom powder and saffron in a bowl and stir until sugar dissolves completely.
• Bring it to a boil for 7 – 8 minutes. Turn off the flame and add rose water if using.
• Keep it aside. 
• The syrup should not be too hot or cold when you add the fried jamuns to it.

• Heat oil in a pan for deep frying the jamuns. 
• Meanwhile divide the dough into equal sized balls and make smooth balls without any wide cracks.
• Don’t apply pressure while making the balls. Just roll them softly into round balls. Cover and set aside.

• When the oil is hot (not smoking hot) enough to fry the jamuns, reduce the flame to very low.
• Slowly drop the dough balls into the hot oil and deep fry them until deep brown color (refer the image).
• Don’t overcrowd, fry a few at a time.
• Keep rolling the jamuns gently while frying for even browning.
• Drain in kitchen towel and immediately drop them into the hot sugar syrup. 
• Let them soak in the syrup for 3 – 4 hours.
• Serve warm or cold.