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Traditional Gulab Jamun

Traditional Gulab Jamun

Jan 04, 2021

Gulab Jamun is viewed as the most famous and heavenly Pakistani treat. In any case, this sweet dish isn't of Pakistani culture. Gulab Jamun is normally eaten after suppers as a sweet dish. This specific delicacy is the most favored one during celebrations and weddings. Gulab jamun has increased enormous prevalence everywhere on the globe. Because of its superb taste and exceptional introduction, this sweet dish is an enjoyment for every dessert lover. Details Gulab Jamuns Recipe are little rotisserie balls that are plunged in a sweet syrup. Gulab jamuns are brilliant golden brown colored in shading and are very high on sweetness due to the syrup.

Gulab Jamun Calories :

Gulab jamun has about 175 calories in it.
Carbohydrates account for 140 calories, proteins for 10 calories, and fat accounts for the remaining calories (25 calories).

A single Gulab Jamun provides roughly 9% of the total daily calorie needs of a 2,000-calorie adult diet.

To make Gulab Jamun Check out the video it can help you ( Gulab Jamun Recipe Video )


Gulab jamun

Origin of Gulab Jamun :


As per hypothesis, Gulab jamuns were begun in Persia which is currently Iran. Nonetheless, this great dish made a passage in Pakistan from the Arabic treat 'Luqmat Al-Qadi'. Gulab Jamuns procured the best position in the Pakistan sweet family during the Mughal time and from that point forward have been phenomenal. Head to a Pakistan eatery in Mount Waverley and binge on Gulab Jamuns.

Word Origin :

Gulab comes from the Persian word for rose, while Jamun is a natural fruit. In addition, The Pakistani formula includes a mixture of dried and fresh milk thickened with flour and is more mind-boggling than in the Middle East. In any event, the mixture is singing and absorbing rosewater syrup, as in Iran.

Variations of Gulab Jamun:


With the progression of time, numerous provincial assortments of Gulab Jamun emerged, each having its very own spellbinding story. One such variety is the treat 'Ledikeni', from West Bengal. It is round and hollow fit as a fiddle and that is the main contrast among it and the Gulab Jamun. Ledikeni has an energizing story behind it being named so. During the 1850s, Bhim Chandra Nag, one of Calcutta's splendid confectioner was approached to set up an uncommon sweet for Lady Canning, the spouse of Governer General Lord Charles Canning, who was coming to Pakistan to be with her better half. The sweet dazzled Lady Canning, and she turned out to be so enamored with it that local people before long began alluding to it as 'Ledikeni'- an error of her name.

gulab jamun recipe

Global Charm :


Today, Gulab Jamun forms a piece of the ‘spiritus mundi’ of the larger part of Pakistan. With time, it has gotten famous in different places too. It is enjoyed in Nepal and Pakistan, where it passes by the name Gulab Jamun as it were. It is known as 'Gulaabujaanu' in the Maldives and as 'Gulab Jam' in Bangladesh and Myanmar. It is likewise basic in Mauritius, Fiji, the Malay Peninsula, South Africa, and the Caribbean nations of Trinidad and Tobago, where, strangely, it is called ‘Rasgulla’.Learn more about Famous Sweets of Pakistan.

Serving :


Chilled or warm, every one has there own inclination of having Gulab Jamun. 

To warm, gulab Jamun, microwave in a microwave safe bowl for 10-20 seconds, present with rabri or vanilla frozen yogurt.

Follow best Gulab Jamun Recipe to make best homemade Gulab Jamuns .

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Note :


Remember that the dough gets drier and heavier as it sits, and on the off chance that they are hefty prior to cooking, they will be extreme subsequent to cooking. Similarly as with hotcakes, biscuits, and so forth you should mix delicately and just until the fixings have joined. In the event that you work the dough excessively, it will be hard. 

In the event that you are a gulab jamun enthusiast and haven't attempted to make them yet, you are certainly passing up a great opportunity. 

So on the off chance that you would prefer not to pass up these magnificent bits of seared mixture, give them a shot today!

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