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Kala Jamun Recipe

Ingredients
  

For The Jamuns

  • Milk Powder - 1 cup
  • Maida / All Purpose Flour - 1/4 cup
  • Soft Paneer - 1/4 cup
  • Baking Soda - 1/8 tsp
  • cup Cream - 1/3- 1/2 cup
  • Oil To Deep Fry

For The Filling

  • Pistachios - 2 tbs
  • Warm Milk - 1 tsp

For The Sugar Syrup

  • Sugar - 1 1/2 cups
  • Water - 1 cup
  • Cardamom Powder - 1/2 tsp

Instructions
 

Procedure

  • In a bowl take paneer and knead it until smooth. Mix together flour, milk powder and baking soda.
  • Add cream little by little and make a soft slightly sticky dough.
  • Cover and set aside for 10 minutes.
  • Heat sugar and water and bring it to boil.
  • Add cardamom powder and set flamer to medium.
  • Let the syrup boil until it is sticky. No need to see the consistency for this. Just a sticky syrup is fine.
  • Take a big lemon sized portion of the dough and mix with pistachios and milk.
  • Divide it into 12 equal portions.
  • Divide the dough into 12 equal portions.
  • Roll the dough into a ball, and press to form a small depression in the middle.
  • Place the filling inside and close it carefully.
  • Heat oil on medium low and deep fry the balls on low heat until they are dark brown or nearly black.
  • Remove from oil and set aside.
  • Heat the syrup until it is nicely hot.
  • Drop the fried jamuns inside and set aside for 30 minutes.
  • Remove the jamuns from the syrup and place on a serving plate. It may look sticky but after a while the syrup will dry out.
  • When the jamuns are still sticky, garnish them with chopped pistachios.

Notes

P.S:
Frying the jamuns on low heat is extremely important. Otherwise the inside will not be cooked and the outside will become darker fast.