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  • I used Greek style plain yogurt and it came out great.

  • hi..i tried this recipe........when i was frying jamuns, it was perfect but when i put them in sugar syrup...they were shrink(changed the shape)...tell me the reason plz.........i used milk instead of yogurt....oil temp was perfect....thanks

  • Can we use anchor milk powder for this ,plzz reply.

  • ok thank you so much! i better run to store!!! i want to make it for my husband, im japanese,,so im not sure abt milk pwdr, thank you again!

  • i want to ask abt milk powder, do i have to buy at indian shop or can i use that milk pwdr when i make coffee one???is it different?

  • @saffikyoko : If you mean creamer, that will not work. The Instant Non-Fat Dry Milk (Milk Powder) from a regular grocery store works the best.

  • I thought gulab jamuns were supposed to have eggs?

  • @ShowMeTheCurry thank you:) im going to make them tonight for diwali:))

  • @kparm23 : Happy Diwali to you and your family :)

  • Do you ground up the milk powder to make it fine? Can i use carnation milk powder? Thank you:)))

  • @kparm23 : No, we use it as is. Carnation works well :)

  • sorry there was no space i mean yogurt 1 tsp.thank u

    

  • thanks for ur reply.if i ask doubts wil u help

    me.actualy i dont know cooking.my hubby luvs food.he tries to eat from

    outside,waste of money.i never thought u wil reply me.i think i made mistake.tried to throw it without showing to him but later when i showed him

    though they were flat he said 2day u made big GJs so gud,i

    didnt get it, i went & ate to c taste was realy gud.but only

    thing i didnt understand when i put yogurt y it bcame more.can i use 1

    tsp insted of 1 tbp.thanks in advance.

  • @arhifaith : The yogurt is for binding - so add little at a time and if you need less, use less. You just need to use the amount that brings the dough together, hope that helps :)

  • already 4 gulab jamun ready.. then why more jamun?

  • i tried ur receipe but it didnt come nicely,everything became flat.yogurt became more.what kind of flour ur using.thanks.

  • @arhifaith : We use all-purpose flour (maida). To make good gulab jamuns, it is important that the oil be the right temp.

  • ma dough jus broke into pieces and pieces......... it was very hard.... and hel loads f cracks coz de dough was dt hard

  • @kewl904 : Sounds like your dough was very dry - a little more yogurt would have helped. It is also essential to make smooth balls and have the oil at the right temperature to fry. We are sure they will come out good next time :)

  • skimmed milk powder spray dried can be used ? plz leme noe

    

  • Great recipe, but I have some questions:

    Which milk powder should I use: - i've searched but there are various ones - e.g:

    Tesco Instant Dried Skimmed Milk

    Nestle Nido Milk Powder

    Which one's the best to use, would it be Nido??

    Also, which plain flour should I use...i'm guessing that elephant atta would not be right - can u use wheat flour, or is that completely different to wheat flour??

    Hope that made sense

    Thankz

  • @krazzyrkb if your in the UK use self-raising flour and milk powder from any indian grocery shop :)

  • Y don't u guyss replyyy...

  • anyy substitute for dry milkkk????

  • @0610ankur : The other option is Koya but then it would be a totally different recipe.

  • this is mmm mmm GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOD =)

  • hey this looks gud bt y u guys use oil n nt ghee for frying the jamuns?any reason?

  • yummy

  • I just made some, and they turned out great!! I love you gals!

    Little tips for first-timers: don't heat up your oil too much. Fry the dough balls in medium-low heat for a several minutes.

  • I just wanted to say I made the gulab jamun few mins ago and they came great , thanks for uploading this recipe.

  • @shivlochan - Was de dough hard... plz leme noe. my dough z hard... that aint gona be a problem right

  • This is awesome. Thanks. I was just wondering where do you get your aprons made. Do you make them yourself?

  • How can somebody dislike ? 7 people never have tasted Gulab Jamun.

  • u r awesome this is the best recipe

  • Hi, Anuja and Hetal, i made this gulab jambu today and it came out really good . i always make gulab jambu with ready mix but from your recipe it came out sooooooo yummy !!! i am gonna give surprise to my husband today. thanks

  • y do you add the soda?

  • @DukhtareKabuly

    To make the jamuns soft.

  • @ShowMeTheCurry aww thanks for the reply...

    can i get away with not adding any soda in? :P

  • @DukhtareKabuly

    The texture will not be soft...jamuns should be soft.

  • Wow I'm going to make this ad impress my parents lol I love the way u guys teach

  • Hehehe, I love getting gulab jamun whenever I come across it.....maybe I'll try to make it =)

  • boa noite, sou marly atallah, descendente de arabe, gostaria da receita em portugues, é possivel?, obrigada!

  • can we make gulab jamun with milk powder and pancake mix ?

  • @desigujjugirl

    We have seen some recipes that use Bisquik but we have not tried it.

  • @ShowMeTheCurry

    thanks

    but never mind i like your recipes better then that one ....thanks again :))

  • whole milk powder?

  • @418608

    We used Non-Fat Dry Milk.

  • Thank you. I tried this recipe and it came well.

  • chilled gulab jamun are the best!

  • i have tried this recipes but it is turn out hard ,itstexture was like khoya.i fry it in low temperture atleat for 7min syrup was also perfect .but initially it was soft but later it turn out hard i dont understand were i went wrong .so plz help me

  • I hv tried this recipe twice n both times my jamuns a fine in oil but as soon as I put them in the syrup they go flat :( plz help

  • @rafiahmed86 : here are a few things you can try:

    - make sure you have enough syrup to dunk the Gulab Jamuns

    - check the temperature of the oil

  • can i make gulab jamun without  rose essence?

  • @jasimu : Yes, you can. Just skip that ingredient and they will still taste good :)

  • *powder

  • Okay I added butter and the heat on medium, came out perfect. Use baking podia instead if soda so it is not hollow inside.

  • wht youyurt r u using? it it greek yougurt or vanilla yougurt?

  • @rafiahmed86 : It is plain yogurt. You can use the homemade one or the store bought.

  • please can u advice which milk powder is best for gulab jamun ?

  • @namitaamar : We have used all brands - Carnation and a lot of store brands as well. They all work fine.

  • hi,i made gulab jamuns as per your recipe.........its soft but not tasty like khoya jamuns...which u get in restaurants............normall­y in kerala and in south they make it with instant mixx..but in north theyr diffrent wth khoya...how to make them taste like dat?

  • i added a little bit of beaten egg and it turned out good please try it out and tell me

  • can we add egg instead of  baking soda?

  • @zacketyafi : We know of recipes that do substitute but we have personally never tried it. Let us know if you do :)

  • hii...i tried this recipe twice, n both times it turns out to be hollow inside :-/...i mean i'm very happy with the way it looks, its taste n all..it just turns out to be hollow inside...i dunno if its with the baking soda that i use (used arm n hammer baking powder)...what kinda baking soda did u guys use in the video????

  • @anjukuttyy : We use Arm and Hammer as well...so really don't know what to say. We have only heard to the other type of problem - hard on the inside due to the oil not being the right temp.

    Is the Baking Soda very old...?

  • @anjukuttyy

    Hey anju..i think it is because of the heat of the oil. If the oil is more hot that needed...the jamun does cook and gets brown faster but has the hollow part inside. Try keeping the heat level to 4- 5 for a longer time before frying the jamuns rather than straight away heating to the pan at 6..

    Hope im not confusing you. ATB..

  • Thanks for your easy and good recipes.

  • hot hot gulab jamun and cold vanilla ice cream.. thats the combination to die for :)

  • salam baji mein ne aaj gulab jamin banaya lekin 6 ghante ke badd woh bhut bhut naram bane jaise ke ice cream jaise , mujhe bazari jaise ander se naram chahiye liken aisa nahi jaisa meine banaya, kiya aap bata sekti hai ke itna naram kiyon hojata hai chasni mein dalne ke baad, hath mein aate hi toot jata hai, please kuch bataeinge??

  • everytime i make it,, it cooks from outside bt not inside,, its killingggg me,, please help me,, what is it im doin wrong,, i try to hv the oil on a right temperature too bt stl nt workin

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  • i have tried this like 100 times bt never get it right...to me i do exactly what ya ladies doing,, but when i try to pick them and put them in the oil,, they stick to the my hands n i have to re do the whole thing,,

    what is it that im doin wrong????????? HELP ME PLEASE.. its ramadan and im tryin to make it for the family

  • after boiling syrup,how long do u cook syrup for?

  • Hello,

    I tried out this recipe having got tired of all the recipes out there!!

    My gulab jamuns never turn out right!

    This time, when I fried them, they were hard from the outside and soft from the inside and when I took them out of the sugar syrup, they were mushy from the inside and kinda hard from the outside.

    How long do you cook the syrup for?

    Please help, I love making gulab jamun but it never works out :'(

  • @bt06052 same thing is happenin to me,, i hate it, .. have u gotten any answer???

  • can u guys show me how to make soyabean /nutrela curry..?? i havent found a single recipe for that yet :-(..would be really glad if u can

    thanks..

    

  • @riariariadixit

    We have a recipe for Vegetarian Chili that uses soya nuggets. You can find it on our youtube channel or website: showmethecurry(dot)com.

  • thanx for the replly..so is it that the one u r using is mawa /khoya>???if not than can i use that as well??

    Thanks.

  • @riariariadixit

    Yes, you can make khoya from the milk powder however we suggest looking for another recipe to make the jamuns with mawa or khoya as the ingredients/proportions will be different.

  • 2) and also how long do u simmer the syrup? i have a feeling that if the syrup is too thick might be they wont easily go inside the jamun balls...what do u think?

    3) m sure the syrup will not accomplish completely....so how do i reuse the syrup??...

    msorry toasku suchhhuge question...but will be really helpul if u could answer them to me...

    thanx..

    regards..

    ria.

  • @riariariadixit

    1. No, coffee creamer is not the same as Instant Non-fat Dry Milk. It is a non+dairy product.

    2. You can have it simmering while you pepare the jamuns. The syrup is supposed to be a little thick.

    3. We haven't tried to reuse the syrup before. If any of our viewers have ideas, pls reply here.

  • lol...anuja.....u made me hungry by eating tht piece....;) awsome dish...n thanx for being so cleae with thejamun concept...i realised y my jamun used to turn raw from inside...thanx a tons...i m surely gonna try this but before i do..i have few questions to ask..

    1)..can i use the normal dry milk powder thts used for teas coffee?coz i m having only the mil powder right now...

  • what if the outside of the gulab jamun is hard

  • what section of the grocery store can I find the dry milk?

  • @novaface

    In the same aisle as the coffee, creamer, etc.

  • hi .... can u plz make aanersha indian sweet.....UP side may ye millte hain......rice flour sugar ki small balls hote hain aur upper say Sesame seeds clipika hota hain....phir deep fry kiya jata hain ghee may....very famous in uttar pradesh.....ye sweet bahut he crunchy sweet hoti hain......plz hepl me i want 2 make this sweet ...

  • u ladies r so sweet and pleasant

  • I've just tried ya receipe, and it turn out to be so gooodddddddd..... i love it. thank you. :)

  • Can you make this using the same recipe but roll them out to look like a long stick, kinda of like .7 inches? (indo fijian type), thats the type of dough they roll out.?

  • @runner5113

    Sorry...we've never had the indo fijian type so not really sure if it is the same dough.

  • Can you make this using the same recipe but roll them out to look like a long stick, kinda of like .7 inches? (indo fijian type), thats the type of dough they roll out.?

  • Hi could you please tell me is baking soda same as baking powder if not can use b powder as b soda

  • @Jawakaithkuna

    No, the two are different. Please see our Tip Tuesday video called "Baking Soda vs Baking Powder" for a detailed explanation.  You can find it on our youtube channel or on our website: ShowMeTheCurry (dot) com.

  • do i have to add ghee?

    because once i added the butter the dough was quite oily and was cracking up :(

  • @GrowingMyBrain: Ghee works great for this recipe.

  • thanks! :P

  • hey.. love the recipe... but could u plz tell me if baking soda is the same thing as wht they call meetha soda>???

  • Yes, it is.

  • thank you so much for your recipes. I love gulab jamun but which milk powder did you use and can you use for alternative?

  • We used "Instant Non-Fat Dry Milk". Carnation is a pretty good brand as well as some of the local store brands.

  • Can you please tell me whether baking SODA is BAKING POWDER or is it Bicarbonate of SODA?

  • Baking soda is pure sodium bicarbonate. Baking powder is sodium bicarbonate mixed with an acidic agent (cream of tartar) and a drying agent (corn starch). We have a tip video on the difference between the two. Pls check it out if you get a chance.

  • i tried the gulab jamun but when i put the jamun in the oil to fry,it became powdery all over the oil. can some one plz help me what went wrong.

  • yeah I tested before it' was really wow

    thanks girls

  • It looks very similar to what Ghanaians call 'bofrut'. Nice recipe.

  • I love ALL your recipes, especially this one. Thank you very much for sharing your skills.

  • u r doing a grt job... thanks for all of ur recipes..

  • Can do a recipe for Jalebi please. Thanks

  • Hey Anusha I am Baijanti Chaduri and i was wondering how long are you supposed to keep the Gulab Jamuns in the hot syrup

  • I love gulab jamuns and never thought I could actually make them. Thank you so much for sharing the recipe!

  • Thanks,

    Anusha

    How I will know about the right tempreature?

  • Hi,

    Anusha

    Sometimes when I fry my gulab jaman they get crack in it & when i put inside the syrup the dupling open into a part.Can you help me to fix up this mistake.

    Thanks

  • Most of the time, the Oil temperature is the issue. If the oil is too hot or too cold the gulab jamuns don't come out well.

    Also, if there are any cracks or creases in the gulab jamuns before you fry then they will crack at the time of frying.

    So check the oil temp and make sure the gulab jamuns are very very smooth before you fry them.

    Hope that helps!

  • oh come oon shehas told that grease ur hands before making balls ok!!

  • Yeah....because otherwise the dough sticks to your hands instead of itself...

  • Which milk powder u guys are using for this recipe?

  • We use Non-Fat Dry Milk!

  • @ShowMeTheCurry Do you have red chicken recipe which are made in restaurants? Also does the Kaju Katli Burfi taste same as ones in india of your recipe?

  • @ProudSikhJatt : Sorry, but you will to be more specific as far as the curry is concerned... :(

    Kaju Katli tastes amazing and you will be amazed that you made it at home ;)

  • @ShowMeTheCurry I believe it is called "tandoori chicken", it's called red chicken in restaurants it says grilled onions and bell pepers on top of the red colored chicken.

  • @ProudSikhJatt : We have a recipe for Tandoori Chicken. Check out our website or our YouTube channel. Our chicken is not as red as we do not add food coloring to it, which is something all restaurants do.

    Enjoy :)

  • oh my fav. sweet...gotta try this..hope it works. tanx 4 recipe

  • I tried this recipe again but with 3x the ingredients. I used Baking Soda instead of baking powder, and made sure I used tbs and not tsp. I think I used wrong measurements for yogurt and butter in my last recipe.

    I waited for 1 hour 15 mins, and I was able to roll them quite well.

    I tried using both low and middle settings, at low settings I was able to keep them golden brown, while they got too brown at medium setting, and too quickly.

    Further more, I noticed that they expanded while in

  • the oil. This time, they were too soft and I felt that they would break any second while taking them out of the oil. Also, when i was putting them in the syrup, I noticed that they had lost their roundness while sitting on the paper towel. They turned to be little too soft. Any idea why?

  • Baking powder will not work. That is probably waht the issue is.

    Also the temp of the oil, it has to be low, takes longer but cooks all the way through.

    They do expand very little but I think your expanded more because of the Baking Soda and they puffed up and then deflated when you kept them on the paper towel.

    Hope that helps...so Baking Powder is imp. and the right temp for the oil.

  • Since you took the time to reply, I thought I will aswell. I have tried making gulab jamuns again, but I used milk instead of yogurt., also baking soda. I used about 3/4 cup of sugar and 1.5 cup of water, and they were still too sweet. So I am guessing some sugars are more sweeter than others. Also, the inside did not turned out to be well cooked, even though I used low flame. I will try again with different gas, that has a even lower flame.

    Is there any benefit of using yogurt over milk?

  • My gulab jamun hasn't expanded in size in sugar syrup and was hard from outside. What i have done wrong? pls let me know asap, as i really want to learn it. Also i know that some recipes including semolina in their mixture. Can it be added in your recipe?

  • If they have not expanded in the syrup there are 2 things that could be the issues:

    - the oil was not at the right temp.

    - the syrup was cold when you added the balls to it. The syrup needs to be hot but not boiling, when you add the Gulab Jamuns to them.

    Hope that helps.

  • Just out of curiosity, the video shows y'all adding the balls to boiling syrup, but in the above statement, y'all wrote not to add it to boiling syrup....Could y'all clarify, please? Thanks!

  • Once the syrup comes to a boil, you can turn down the stove to a simmer so that it is not a rolling boil.

  • tried it. the syrup is too sweet for my taste, so I be using 1 cup in the future.

    I dont have ghee, so I used butter in its liquid. Does that makes a difference? After adding the yogurt, it did not solidify well, so I added in some milk.

    I am wondering, how long do you let the mix sit before making balls? I had very hard time forming the ball. I could not make them by rolling dough between my palms, so I used my fingers to make it circular looking.

  • They need to be put the gulab jamuns in hot (not boiling)syrup and cover and keep aside for atleast 3-4 hours.

    The dough needs to rest for about 10 mins or so.

    Regarding the balls, you do not have to 'roll' out the dough, you do need to use your hands to make the balls.

  • superbbbb

  • my dear how may i thank u tell me!!u knw thousand times i tryed to make golab jamon even thoui got learnt from expert but faild!i was so dumb that even packed powder i did nt successful,this time i tried for the last and final and it works suparble!

  • We are sooo glad that this recipe worked for you! Enjoy the gulab jamuns!

  • Is it ok to use Agave for the syrup

    and Goat milk and goat yogurt.

  • Sorry, we have never tried using goat milk or agave. If anyone else knows, please share your comments.

  • hey. yea u could use agave or fructose and substitute the milk for goat or almond

  • i did it once and it turned out great,, everybody loved it but now when ever i try it there is sumthing wrong it... like the inside is way too dry..other then that it looks good.. could u plz let me know what is it im doin wrong? why the inside is dry???

  • Usually, if the inside is dry or hard, the oil might be too hot when you fry them. The outside cooks faster than the inside.

  • these things are so delicious but i dont know how my brother doesnt like them?!

  • LOL Smooth ball with no cracks in them

  • the cooks are sassy and hot, i will kiss them

  • i m using a mix to make my gulab jamuns

    i constantly get cracks in my jamuns

    i suspect i am mixing my batter incorrectly my dough does not unify into one body

    perhaps i am using too much or too little milk

    help?

  • Cracks usually means that it is dry needs more moisture. We have never used the packaged mix...

  • you can't make sugar cyrup by splenda.. i have tried.. but it was just a sugar water not at all sticky... so don't try with splenda

  • There are 2 types of Slpenda, one of them is for cooking! We have never tried it but have been told that if you use the one that is meant for cooking, then it comes out well.

    If you do try it, let us know.

  • I tried this to make cyrup with splenda

    FOR THE SYRUP:

    * 2-cups Splenda Measurable

    * 1-cup water

    * 1-tbsp cornstarch

    * 4-5 cardamon pods, crushed slightly

    To make the hot "syrup" add mix the splenda, cornstarch, water and rose water.

    (3) Add 4-5 cardamom pods, slightly crushed and a few strands of "Kesar"

    (4) Mix with a spoon and then heat at medium heat for 5-10 minutes until thick and dissolved.

  • lol they look nice and yummy!

    i wanna try.....

    and they both look so arkward lol..

  • Yum!!! I can almost taste it. My favorite Indian sweet.

    Thank you for ALL your recipes.

  • hi,you both look superb and ur receipes r mind blowing.

    i live in london & i have a question regarding gulab jamun,can i use any dry milk or i need special type of dry milk?

    plzzzzzzzzzz reply me.

    thanks

  • In the US, we get Non-Fat Instant Dry Milk. In case you get both the non-fat and full fat version, stick to the non-fat one for this recipe.

  • can we make syrup with splenda?

  • We have never tried this recipe with splenda. If you decide to try it out, we'd love for you to post your feedback.

  • you do not speak with your hands so much, cook sth well....

  • wow its lovely

  • Just tried the recipe it came out fantastic. Easy to follow steps. Pity a cannot try most of the recipes since I do not find the ingredients in my country.

  • yumm..sugar and oil :)

  • Hi, i would like to know where u get the milk powder, i mean what kind, i live in denver, so we have safeway, albertsons, king soopers, of course walmart, so i was wondering as to what kind of milk powder do you use for this recipe, thanks.

  • We use Carnation brand Instant Non-Fat Dry Milk. You can use your local store brand as well.

  • we use nido.

  • I used Carnation and it was skimmed...It turned out salty :S...did i go wrong with the milk powder?

  • Can't imagine why it would be salty. There is no salt in the recipe. We do use Carnation so that could not be the issue. The gulab jamun really have no flavor (only milky) until they are added to the sugar syrup.

  • This has got to be among the most popular Indian desert ever.. it is really good.

  • If you both are married, I am jealous of your husbands. I always dreamt of a wife who can cook me all these but after marriage I ended up cooking for her all the time :-( but I love to do that. Thanks for posting this I have got a good receipe for my lovely wife. INDIAN HUSBAND IN THE KITCHEN.

  • I like Gulab Jamun yammmyyy

  • baking powder can b used?

  • Baking powder is actually baking soda with other ingredients mixed in (starch, etc). You cannot use baking powder as it will change the texture of the jamuns.

  • oh ok..came out well , however some jamuns are so fluffy and broke i actually put baking powder instead of soda. just wondering the reason ...:(

  • Hi,

    Thanks for the ezy and nice racipe,try to learn from long time but always not very fine like this gulaab jamuns racipe, today i learnd very very ezy way to make yummy gulab jamums, Thanks agian.

    julia

  • What is dry milk? What will be the alternative if we can't find one?

  • I know it breaks tradition, but Gulab Jamun taste really really good using maple syrup instead of sugar.

  • hi hetal and anuja!!!

    Thanks for this vedio!i just Love GulabJamun!!!and u made it very nice..i m dure gonna try this very soon..

    And yes i m also Gujarati..I M from Ahmedabad..ANd its really nice to see u baoth..One Request can u Plz Show Thew KALA JAMUN RECIPE!!! I WILL BE GLAD IF U DO!!!

  • i there thanks for ur dishes can u please show kala jamun recipe

  • thank you for this recipe...

    take care ..

  • hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm ilove gulab jamen so kwellllll thank you i will say to my mom for make thanks & hmmmmmmmmmmmm

  • hi !! I have tried this recipe ,jamuns were a bit hard not as soft as required. Colour was light brown and was cooked properly from inside. dough was not dry. what was reason that it was bit hard? pls suggest me

  • hey i had the same problem any suggestions