Gulab Jamun Sandwich

Gulab Jamun Sandwich

Recipe by Mudita BhageriaCourse: dessertCuisine: IndianDifficulty: Medium
Servings

12

servings
Prep time

30

minutes
Cooking time

40

minutes

Gulab Jamun are the ‘go to’ sweet dish in South Asian countries and Gulab Jamun sandwich is the fancier and better tasting version of the popular Gulab jamuns. It is a very elegant and tasty Gulab jamun dish. When you look at it and taste it, it seems difficult to make. But believe me and believe yourself, when you start the recipe, it is not too difficult, and the end result is worth the effort. Nothing is hard in cooking. Make sure to follow the recipe step by step and make the dish. It is made of Khoya, paneer and sugar.

Ingredients
For gulab jamun 

  • 1½ cup khoya – roasted ( 1 cup for gulab jamun and  ½ cup for stuffing)

  • ⅓ cup paneer

  • 2 tbsp all purpose flour

  • 2 tbsp sugar

  • ¼ tsp baking soda

  • Oil for frying

  • 1 tsp cardamom powder

  • Pistachio and almonds – sliced (for garnishing)

  • For syrup
  • 2 cup sugar

  • 2 cup water

  • 1 tbsp lemon juice

  • Few flakes of saffron

Directions

  • Mix 1 cup khoya, paneer and baking soda, knead together using your plum and slowly add all purpose flour for about 5 to 8 minutes till it becomes soft and smooth dough. Cover with lid or fabric and keep aside.
  • Take a wide vessel and add 2 cup sugar with 2 cups of water and put on medium heat, and make a syrup. Wait for about 2 minutes, then add 1 tsp lemon juice. Keep stirring. Take a small spoon and remove all black parts from the syrup. Wait for about 5 minutes, or check if you see one thread once you take syrup between two fingers and spread fingers slightly. Take it off heat, cover the lid and keep aside.
  • Now, take the dough, divide it into 10-12 equal parts. Form it into cylinder shape (nit sphere) and keep aside.
  • Take a frying pan (or any other pan not too wide)  and put on medium heat. Add oil and wait until hot, Pick the rolled gulab jamun, roll once again between the palms and add it to the oil. Add more and make sure not to add too many and. It should not be crowded.
  • And add into the sugar syrup.
  • Repeat for the rest of gulab jamuns. Keep it dipped for about ½ hour or more.
  • Remove it from syrup and put it on a plate. Cut it carefully along the length into half. Make sure, don’t break the part, just cut carefully. (need to stuff khoya inside)
  • Place these in a refrigerator for at least 1 hour or more.
  • Take remaining ½ cup khoya and add 2 tbsp sugar (or as per your taste and ¼ tsp cardamom powder). Mix together and stuff Between two halves of cut gulab jamun and again put in the fridge.
  • Garnish for pistachio and almond and serve cold.
  • Enjoy!

Notes

  • Make sure dough kneads very well, otherwise gulab jamuns will not be soft.
  • Fully dip gulab jamuns in syrup so that they absorb the syrup well.
  • Keep patience when frying gulab jamuns. 
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