Gulab Jamun

Name: Gulab Jamun
Yield: Serves 14–16
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: Vanilla ice cream (optional); Vegetable oil for deep-frying; 800 g granulated sugar; 30 g pistachio nuts, finely chopped; 60 g mascarpone cheese; 25 g ghee (or vegetable oil); Chopped pistachio nuts; 350 g milk powder; 50 g plain flour; 100 g semolina

Preparation info

Serves
14–16

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Dishoom

By Shamil Thakrar , Kavi Thakrar and Naved Nasir

Published 2019

About

A classic dense, rich, sweet Indian pudding. The dough is made with milk powder, fried until golden brown then soaked in sweet syrup, as per Kavi’s mum’s delicious recipe. We have found that a small mascarpone and pistachio centre creates delight.

Ingredients

For the Dough

100 g semolina
350 g milk powder
50

Asia
India
Mumbai
Dessert
Vegetarian

Method

Tip the semolina into a small bowl, add 50 ml cold water, stir well and leave to soak for 5 minutes or so.
Meanwhile, tip the milk powder and flour into a large bowl and mix well. Add the ghee (or oil) and use your fingertips to rub it into the dry ingredients. Add