Follow this recipe to make soft and tasty Gulab Jamun on Diwali

New Delhi| Diwali is a festival of lamps. Its preparation starts weeks in advance. It is not known when time is spent in cleaning, decorating and shopping the house. This year Diwali will be celebrated on October 31. A lot of sweets are also distributed on this festival. On this day people invite their friends and relatives home, give them gifts and make them sweet. Although many types of delicious sweets are available in the market, but at present a lot of adulterated items are available outside.

Therefore, making some sweets at home can prove to be more beneficial. Therefore, today we are going to tell you the recipe of making Gulab Jamun. Gulab Jamun is a sweet which is definitely made on the occasion of Diwali. Not only is it tasty, it is also very easy to make. Let us know the recipe of making tasty and soft Gulab Jamun at home.

Ingredients for making Gulab Jamun
For Gulab Jamun-
Mawa – 250g
Chhena- 100g
Flour – 4 tbsp
Baking powder – 1/2 tsp
Milk – 2-3 tbsp (as needed)
Oil – for frying
For syrup-
Sugar – 2 cups
Water – 1 cup
Cardamom – 2-3
Saffron threads – some
Rose water – 1 tbsp

Method of making Gulab Jamun
Make syrup -Put sugar and water in a pan and put it on the gas. After the sugar is completely dissolved, add cardamom and saffron. Thicken the syrup like a string syrup. Turn off the gas and let the syrup cool.
Knead Gulab Jamun flour, put mawa and chhena in a vessel and mix well. Add flour and baking powder to it, mix and knead well with light hands.
Make balls – Make small balls from kneaded flour. You can also add dried fruits like cashew nuts, almonds or pistachios to Gulab Jamun. Fry in hot oil on low flame until golden.
Dip Gulab Jamun in syrup – Put fried Gulab Jamun in hot syrup. Leave in the syrup for at least 2 hours so that the gulab jamuns absorb the syrup well. Gulab Jamun can also be served with Rabdi.

Be sure to keep these things in mind
Knead the mawa and khoya well so that the gulab jamuns become soft.
Do not heat the oil too much, fry Gulab Jamun on low flame only.
Do not thicken the syrup, one string of syrup will be enough.
Keep Gulab Jamun in syrup for at least 2 hours.