Gulab Jamun Gits ready mix is a popular choice for making the decadent sweet Gulab Jamun. This is a classic, traditional Indian mouth-watering dessert made with deep-fried balls of kneaded milk powder or "khoya" dunked in rose or cardamom and saffron-flavored sugary syrup. You will find this dessert as a part of any celebration meal in India. There are many different ways to make it.
Why you will love the Gulab Jamun?
- This tastes heavenly and for those who haven't had it, you can compare it to a sweet warm donut dunked in syrup.
- It is also very soft and just comes off easily when you cut a spoon or fork into it and best eaten with a little syrup as the Jamun absorbs all the flavors.
- Using the Gulab Jamun Gits ready mix it is super easy to make as you only need to knead the dough using the ready mix powder with some milk or water and shape the dough into small balls and deep fry them.
- Cardamom and saffron in the syrup make it even more delicious; the combination of Jamun and syrup is perfect.
- This can be made in advance and is a great dessert for parties and get-togethers. Some other popular desserts that are served along with gulab jamun are rasmalai, made with the best rasmalai recipe, and gajar ka halwa in instant pot.
Ingredients needed
- Gits ready-made mix for Gulab Jamun - I sometimes run it through a sieve so all the lumps are smooth.
- Milk or water to knead the powder and form a dough.
- Sugar and water to make the sugar syrup to dunk the Jamuns.
- Cardamom and saffron to flavor the syrup.
How to make Gulab Jamun with Gits ready mix
The recipe I'm sharing today uses an instant mix. I use a brand called "Gits". However, there are so many varieties of instant mixes that you can find in the Indian grocery and supermarket. Gits is one of the very popular ones and it has never failed me.
Tips and Tricks to get the perfect Gulab Jamun
- The trick to get a perfect Jamun is to make sure there is enough milk or water while kneading and that there are no cracks formed when making a ball.
- It should also be fried in a very low flame and by turning around gently in the oil.
- Keep the warm sugar syrup ready before you fry the Jamuns as need to be immersed in the sugar syrup.
Serving the Gulab Jamun
- Some prefer to have this delicious dessert warm and some others like it cold .
- Serve with a scoop of vanilla ice cream to go along with it to make it a nice dessert.
Gulab Jamun Gits ready mix
Gulab Jamun Gits ready mix to make deep-fried ball (jamun) made with milk powder or khoya immersed in saffron and cardamom flavored sugar syrup that tastes delicious.
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Servings: 10 people
Calories: 476kcal
Ingredients
For Jamuns
- 1 packet Gits Gulab Jamun packet
- 3-4 tbsp milk or water for kneading
- 2 cups oil or ghee
For Syrup
- 2 cups water
- 1 cup sugar
- ¼ tsp cardamom powder
- 4-5 few strands of saffron
Instructions
- In a deep bowl, heat water and sugar till it dissolves.
- Add the powdered cardamom and saffron and keep boiling till a sticky sugary syrup is obtained.
- This may take about 15 to 20 minutes.
- Remove from heat and cool .
- Get the Gits instant mix ready and transfer into a bowl.
- Sprinkle milk all over the contents .
- Gently knead the contents slowly and it is okay for the dough to be sticky.
- Sprinkle some more milk if the dough is dry .
- Grease your palm with oil or ghee and shape the dough into 15 -20 small round balls.
- Cover the balls with a wet cloth and ensure it does not dry out or form cracks.
- In a deep bottomed frying pan heat ghee or oil.
- Fry the balls on low heat till you get the desired brown color.
- Wait for the balls to be cooled .
- Immerse into the sugar syrup while the syrup is still warm.
- Transfer into a serving bowl .
- Enjoy it warm or cold with a scoop of ice cream on the side!
Nutrition
Serving: 20g | Calories: 476kcal | Carbohydrates: 20g | Protein: 0.2g | Fat: 45g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 13g | Monounsaturated Fat: 28g | Trans Fat: 0.2g | Cholesterol: 1mg | Sodium: 4mg | Potassium: 8mg | Fiber: 0.02g | Sugar: 20g | Vitamin A: 7IU | Vitamin C: 0.01mg | Calcium: 7mg | Iron: 0.02mg
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I've never had gulab jamun but these dessert balls look so delicious. Love the use of cardamom and saffron in the sugar water. Have to look out for the mix!
Thank you so much Jacque for the wonderful comment .This is a delicious dessert for sure. Hope you are able to find the mix !
I have been on a fried dough kick recently, so I would love to give these a try! Plus, cardamom is my favorite, so the syrup sounds absolutely delicious.
Thank you so much for the kind comments! Yes I can imagine that , the cold weather makes one crave for these goodies and we are on the same boat here . The cardamom infused syrup is really awesome .Hope you like it!
Sounds delicious. I have never had this before. I wonder the mix is gluten-free? Love having foods from all over the world.
Thank you so much Larena for the kind comments. This mix has wheat flour in it , so unfortunately ot gluten free . There is a recipe where you can make it from scratch using milk powder or khoya am yet to try that .Hopefully will try and post that soon.I love trying foods from all over as well.
Since I have never tried this either, I appreciate your earlier comment about the flavor. I must look for that mix near me!
Hope you are able to find the mix Beth, it is super easy to make with it. Thank you for stopping by and the rating!
This is new to me and very intriguing. The sauce with the cardamom and saffron sounds delicious.
Thank you so much Jere.This almost tastes like a doughnut dipped in sweet syrup infused with cardamom and saffron and is really yum!
You always post the most interesting recipes. The cardamom and saffron flavorings sound yummy. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you so much for the wonderful comment Deborah!
Thsose are look perfect!
Thank you Diane!