Paneer gulab jamun recipe, Gulab jamun with paneer

Paneer gulab jamun is a soft, juicy and delicious deep fried sweet prepared with grated paneer. Gulab jamun are all time favorite for many and any variety made will never fade its taste or our liking towards for this sweet. So this one such easy to make interesting sweet recipe to prepare for this new year or for any other festival or special occasion. I waited to post this recipe until new year as I felt it will be interesting for you guys to try. I had another sweet too in mind to post but thought this recipe as it will be liked by both kids and adults and its new tear we want everyone to relish it. So try this classic melt in moth sweet with little and surprise everyone. So lets get to the making!

Paneer gulab jamun recipe, Gulab jamun with paneer

2018-12-28 23:16:30

Serves 4

Prep Time

15 min

Cook Time

25 min

Total Time

40 min

Prep Time

15 min

Cook Time

25 min

Total Time

40 min

Ingredients

1. Grated Paneer - 1 cup
2. Maida - 1 tbsp
3. Cooking soda - 2 pinch
4. Ghee - 2 tsp
5. Pistachio - 10 (Chopped,for garnish)
6. Oil – for deep frying

Sugar Syrup

1. Sugar - 1 ½ cup
2. Water - 1 ½ cup
3. Cardamom powder - 1/4 tsp
4. Rose essence - few drops
5. Saffron - few strands (optional)

NOTE

* 1 cup = 235 ml

Instructions

In a pan add water and sugar, mix well and allow it to boil. When the syrup boils add cardamom powder. When the syrup thickens put off the flame and keep it aside. (It took 12 minutes for me get thick syrup).
In a bowl add grated paneer, cooking soda and maida in a bowl and knead to a smooth dough. Now close the dough and keep it aside for 5 to 10 minutes.
After 5 to 10 minutes heat oil in a frying pan. Now grease hands with little oil. Now pinch a small portion a dough and make them into round shape using both palm and repeat the process till you finish the entire dough.
Now slide the dough balls one by one in preheated oil and cook them in low flame. Stir them gently often to get even coloring. Do not fry the jamun for longer time as paneer makes the jamun texture rubbery. When they turn golden brown remove it from oil using slotted spoon.
Now drop the fried jamuns in sugar syrup. Allow the jamun to soak in sugar syrup for 1 hour. When the jamoons have double in size garnish with shredded pistachios and serve it.

By Sandhya Riyaz

Sandhya's recipes https://www.sandyathome.com/

How to make paneer gulab jamun with step by step images

In a pan add water and sugar, mix well and allow it to boil. When the syrup boils add cardamom powder. When the syrup thickens put off the flame and keep it aside. (It took 12 minutes for me get thick syrup).
In a bowl add grated paneer, cooking soda and maida in a bowl and knead to a smooth dough. Now close the dough and keep it aside for 5 to 10 minutes.
After 5 to 10 minutes heat oil in a frying pan. Now grease hands with little oil. Now pinch a small portion a dough and make them into round shape using both palm and repeat the process till you finish the entire dough.
Now slide the dough balls one by one in preheated oil and cook them in low flame. Stir them gently often to get even coloring. Do not fry the jamun for longer time as paneer makes the jamun texture rubbery.
When they turn golden brown remove it from oil using slotted spoon.
Now drop the fried jamuns in sugar syrup. Allow the jamun to soak in sugar syrup for 1 hour. When the jamoons have double in size garnish with shredded pistachios and serve it.