Paneer Gulab Jamun, How to make Paneer Gulab Jamun Recipe | Diwali Sweets

Paneer Gulab Jamun recipe with step by step instructions. A deep fried cottage cheese dumplings in sugar syrup. On account of Diwali thought of posting this yum recipe. Wish all my readers and subscribers a happy dussera 🙂 ……… Paneer Gulab Jamun is soft, delicious, easy to make and can be made for all occasion.

This is my second recipe on gulab jamun. Earlier made with different recipe. This recipe has cottage cheese and khoya (evaporated milk fudge). I love gulab jamuns so my mom. Missed her yesterday a lot. Have eaten all by myself it’s okay if I gain some kilos as I am quite lean anyways 😉

Intending to make more traditional sweets and savories recipe. I would post non veg recipes from tomorrow as wan’t posting because of navratri. Guess even I fasted as was only busy making veg and sweet delicacies.

It’s hundred times better when you make desserts at home. As you can be assured what ingredients you have used. Also you could control how much sugar needs to be added. Secondly hygiene factor is most important which can be easily manged ta home. So don’t be lazy make them home and how much you wanna make. Also check some Diwali sweets recipes here.

Paneer Cottage Cheese step by step details below:

1. You could make cottage cheese (chena) at home Or use readymade cottage cheese. If you want to make chena at home. Take about 1 ltr milk and place for boiling. Once it reaches it’s boiling point add 1 tbsp vinegar Or ½ lime juice.

2. The milk will start to curdle. Switch off and keep aside for 5 mins. Now strain this mixture over a line cloth. Collect the milk solids and place a heavy weight over it for 2 hrs. Your chena is ready to be used. You could use the whey for kneading the dough.

3. For Gulab Jamuns sift all dry ingredients like flour, milk powder, salt and baking powder. Also add cardamom powder, khoya and cottage cheese. Now add clarified butter, hot milk, saffron and pinch of salt.

4. Knead into a soft and smooth dough. Add little more milk if dough is too dry. Remember the dough has to be soft and smooth.

5. Divide into 20 balls and cover with a damp cloth.

6. Meanwhile let’s make our sugar syrup. Boil water with sugar in a pan. I have used organic sugar hence couldn’t fine scum. But if there is scum then please remove it with the help of spoon. Cook syrup on low heat until it’s thickened and reaches thread like consistency. Now add pistachio, vetiver essence and almond flakes to the syrup. I don’t have a pic for this one.

7. Take a deep pan add oil. Once oil is hot fry the balls until golden brown from all sides. Remove the fried balls with slotted spoon. Place them over absorbent napkins for 2 mins.

8. Transfer these fried balls over the warm sugar syrup one by one. Leave the balls into the syrup for 2 hrs Or until they absorb the water and swells. Serve paneer gulab jamuns warm Or chilled.

Check some more Diwali Recipes like gulab jamun, mohanthal, boondi ladoo, spicy shankarpali , phirni, basundi and nankhatai.

Paneer Gulab Jamun Recipe and printable version below:

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Paneer Gulab Jamun

 

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Prep time

25 mins

Cook time

2 hours

Total time

2 hours 25 mins

 

Author: Maria@flavorsofmumbai.com

Recipe type: Dessert, Sweet

RecipeCuisine: Indian

Serves: 20

recipeIngredient (used american measuring cup, 1 cup = 250 ml)

• 2 cups oil for deep frying
• 60 gms cottage cheese (soft paneer)
• 2 tbsp milk powder
• ½ t/s cardamom powder
• 450 gms khoya (evaporated milk fudge Or mava)
• 2.5 tbsp hot milk Or as required
• 2 tbsp clarified butter (ghee)
• 60 gms refined flour
• 1 t/s baking powder
• a pinch of salt
• 500 gm sugar
• 250 ml water
• 1 t/s vetiver essence (kewra)
• 1.5 tbsp pistachio flakes
• 1.5 tbsp almond flakes
• few saffron strands (optional)
• a pinch of salt

How to make the recipe?

1. You could make cottage cheese (chena) at home Or use readymade cottage cheese. If you want to make chena at home. Take about 1 ltr milk and place for boiling. Once it reaches it's boiling point add 1 tbsp vinegar Or ½ lime juice.
2. The milk will start to curdle. Switch off and keep aside for 5 mins. Now strain this mixture over a line cloth. Collect the milk solids and place a heavy weight over it for 2 hrs. Your chena is ready to be used. You could use the whey for kneading the dough.
3. For Gulab Jamuns sift all dry ingredients like flour,milk powder, salt and baking powder. Also add cardamom powder, khoya and cottage cheese.
4. Now add clarified butter, hot milk, saffron and pinch of salt. Knead into a soft and smooth dough. Add little more milk if dough is too dry.
5. Divide into 20 balls and cover with a damp cloth. Meanwhile let's make our sugar syrup.
6. Boil water with sugar in a pan. I have used organic sugar hence couldn't fine scum. But if there is scum then please remove it with the help of spoon.
7. Cook syrup on low heat until it's thickened and reaches thread like consistency.
8. Now add pistachio, vetiver essence and almond flakes to the syrup.
9. Take a deep pan add oil. Once oil is hot fry the balls until golden brown from all sides. Remove the fried balls with slotted spoon.
10. Place them over absorbent napkins for 2 mins. Transfer these fried balls over the warm sugar syrup one by one.
11. Leave the balls into the syrup for 2 hrs Or until they absorb the water and swells. Serve them warm Or chilled.

Notes

It's important to soak the fried balls into the sugar syrup while it's hot.

Don't fry the balls over high heat else they might get burnt.

You could use home made cottage cheese Or store ones. But they should be soft and hot hard.

It's crucial for the dough to be soft and smooth.

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