I have seriously fallen in love with Gulab Jamuns and can’t resist myself trying every possible version of this beauty. After having tried various varieties, today i finally came up with Gulab Jamns made with sweet potato. Yes, you got that right, Shakarkandi ke Gulab Jamun is one such amazing recipe that needs a skilled hand and close monitoring. These sugar filled delicate Jamuns are perfect for Navratris and for them who are fasting this season.
The recipe is though a little tricky, specially the soaking part needs to be done very carefully as it get’s soaked very quick. The recipe here is adapted from a very good friend of mine and a talented blogger Aarthi Satheesh and her blog YUMMY TUMMY and the iage styling is inspired by Hina Gujral.
Prep Time | 15 minutes |
Cook Time | 15 minutes |
Servings |
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- 2 cups sweet potato Mashed
- 2 tbsps All Purpose Flour Maida /
- 1/2 tsp cardamom Powder
- 1 pinch salt
- 2 - 3 tbsps sugar
- 2 cups ghee or Oil for deep frying
- 1 cup water
- 2 cups sugar
- 2 - 3 drops rose water
- 4 - 5 Strands saffron
Ingredients
Syrup :
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- Boil sweet potatoes, peel and mash them well with fork or with your hands.
- Collect mashed sweet potatoes in a mixing bowl and add all purpose flour and salt and mix well. Knead to make a soft and smooth dough.
- Now pinch a lemon sized ball from the dough, flatten it slightly and add around 1/4 tsp of sugar in the center, close and roll to make a smooth ball.
- Similarly make 12-15 balls from the rest of the dough and keep aside.
- Meanwhile make the sugar syrup. Take sugar and water in a pan and boil till sugar dissolves.
- Add rose water and saffron into it and boil for another 4-5 mins. No need to make 1 string syrup.
- Collect the syrup in a separate bowl and keep aside.
- Heat ghee/oil in a wok and once the oil is hot, simmer the gas and carefully drop in the dough balls.
- Fry the jamuns till deep golden in color fro all sides.
- Collect the fried jamuns and drop them in the sugar syrup. and let them soak well.
- Serve hot/warm or cold.
If you liked this version of Gulab Jamun and it's recipe, then try making at home and share your feedback with me in comments below.
Love : Shaheen
3 comments
Superb photography, Shaheen and lovely ingredient to make the jamun
Awesome Blog. When I read your blog trust me, I was delighted. This Recipe honest very unique for me. I will try definitely. I wanna give you a big thumbs up!
Thanks a lot Deepti. Keep cooking 🙂