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Easy Gulab Jamun Recipe for Diwali
Ingredients used for gulab jamun are Milk, maida / plain flour, Baking powder, Ghee, sugar, water, saffron, lemon juice and rose water. Firstly, in a large bowl take ¾ cup milk powder, ½ cup maida and ½ tsp baking powder. Mix well, homemade gulab jamun mix is ready. Now add 2 tbsp ghee and mix well making the flour moist. Further, add milk as required and start to combine. Combine well to form a soft dough. Do not knead the dough. Cover and rest for 10 minutes. Meanwhile, prepare the sugar syrup by taking 2 cups of sugar, 2 cups of water, 2 cardamom and ¼ tsp saffron. Mix well and boil for 5 minutes or until the sugar syrup turns sticky. Do not attain any string consistency. Turn off the flame and add 1 tsp lemon juice and 1 tsp rose water. Lemon juice is added to prevent sugar syrup from crystallizing. Cover and keep the sugar syrup aside.