How to Make Kala Jamun Recipe

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Prep Time 15 Minutes

Cooking Time 45 Minutes

Servings 10-12

Rating

Kala Jamun is a delicious sweet very similar to Gulab Jamun. Kala Jamun is an exotic sweet dish served on special occasion. Kala Jamuns have a unique texture as they are chewy from outside and soft from inside. Here is the recipe.

Ingredients

For The Kala Jamuns

2 cupscrumbled gulab Jamun mawa (hariyali khoya)
1/4 cupplain flour (maida)
3 tbspmilk powder
3 tbsparrowroot (paniphal) flour flour

For The Sugar Syrup

3 cupssugar
a fewsaffron (kesar) strands

Other Ingredients

gheefor deep-frying

Directions

For the sugar syrup

Step1Add the sugar and 1½ cups of water in a deep non-stick pan, mix well and cook on a medium flame for 11 minutes or till the syrup is of one string consistency.
Step2Stir occasionally.
Step3Remove any impurities which float on top of the syrup using a slotted spoon.
Step4Add saffron, mix well and keep the syrup warm.

For the Kala Jamuns

Step1Combine all the ingredients in a deep bowl and knead very well into a very smooth dough.
Step2Divide this mixture into 20 equal portions and roll each into round balls, there should have no cracks on the surface as otherwise, the Kala Jamuns will crack while deep-frying.

How to proceed

Step1Heat the ghee in a non-stick kadhai and deep-fry 10 Jamuns at a time on a medium flame till they turn blackish in color from all the sides.
Step2Drain and immerse in the warm sugar syrup.
Step3Soak for 1 hour.
Step4Serve it.