Homemade Gulab Jamun

Gulab Jamun is one of the most popular and a traditional Indian desserts featuring spongy milky balls soaked in sugar syrup. It is  very easy to prepare and also tastes great. Try this recipe by yourself at home and enjoy. 


Ingredients

1 cup Milk Powder
1/2 cup Flour
2 tbsp Melted Butter
1/2 cup Milk
1/2 Spoon Baking powder
2 cups Sugar
1 cup Water
1/2 cup Oil

Method

• Mix milk powder, flour, baking powder, butter and milk to create the dough.
• Divide the semi-hard dough into 15 pieces each of the shape of a round ball.
• Heat the oil at a very medium temperature.
• Put the dough balls in heated oil and fry them for 5 mins till they rise to the surface of the pan, the color of the balls should be golden brown by now.
• On a separate container, mix the sugar and the water and heat it under medium temperature. to make it taste even better, you can add kesar, elaichi or cardamom.
• Once the sugar syrup is ready, drop the jamuns into the syrup and leave it to soak. Jamuns will adsorb the sugar syrup.
• Serve hot in a bowl or cool it for some time and enjoy.

Eggplant Bell Pepper Sauce / Brinjal Capsicum Gravy / Baingan Masala

Ingredients

3 Eggplant / Brinjal
1 Green Bell Pepper / Capsicum
1 Onion (Finely Chopped)
2 Tomatoes (Finely Chopped)
2 Green Chillies
1 tsp Red Chilli Powder
1/4 tsp Turmeric Powder
1/2 tsp Salt
2 tbsp Oil
Few Coriander leaves

Method

• Heat oil in a pan. Add onions and saute till it turns golden brown and add green chillies, tomatoes and saute for few minutes.
• Add brinjal, red chilli powder, turmeric powder and salt. Saute for a minute, then add water and allow it to cook.
• Finally add capsicum and saute for 3 - 4 minutes on a high flame. Garnish with coriander leaves and serve.