Hot Gulab Jamun with Vanilla Ice cream

    Gulab Jamun is a sweet commonly made in India. Hot Gulab jamun with chilled vanilla ice cream is simply mouth-watering . You must try it once....

Ingredients:

  • Gulab jamun mix - 1 cup
  • Warm Milk - 1/4 cup
  • Cardamom powder - 1/2 tsp
  • Chopped Pistachios - 2tsp
  • Chopped Almonds - 1tsp
  • Sugar - 2 cups
  • Cardamom - 1/2 tsp
  • Saffron - 1  pinch
  • Water -  1 cup
  • Rose Water - 1 tsp
  • Pure Ghee/Oil
  • Vanilla ice cream - 2 scoops
Preparation:

  • Add gulab jamun mix into a bowl.
  • Add warm milk into it to make the dough.
  • Add the finely cardamom powder, chopped pistachios and chopped almonds.
  • After kneading the dough leave it for 15 mins to set.
  • Make small balls with the dough. Make sure that the balls are smooth without any cracks.
  • Heat the ghee/oil in a deep pan and cook the jamun balls until it turns golden brown.
  • Take the jamuns and leave it on tissue paper.
  • Make the sugar syrup by boiling sugar, water, saffron, cardamom and rose water.
  • Soak the gulab jamuns in the sugar syrup and leave it for an hour or more.
  • Serve the gulab jamuns hot or chilled but the best combination is "Hot gulab jamun with chilled vanilla ice cream".

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