Easy Bread Gulab Jamun

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Soft balls made from bread and milk submerged in sweet syrup and perfumed with saffron and cardamom.

Course Dessert

Cuisine Indian

Keyword bread gulab jamun

Prep Time 15 minutes

Cook Time 8 minutes

Resting Time 15 minutes

Total Time 38 minutes

Servings people

Calories 120kcal

Author Muna Kenny

Ingredients

TO MAKE THE DOUGH

6 medium white bread cut into slices. Read more in note #1.
2 tablespoon fine semolina. Read note #2 if you have coarse semolina.
¼ teaspoon baking powder
6 tablespoon whole milk at room temperature Read notes #3.

TO MAKE THE SYRUP

1 cup of sugar
1 ½ cup water
4 whole green cardamom or use ¼ teaspoon cardamom powder instead.
½ teaspoon saffron threads optional
Oil to fry the Gulab Jamun
10 shelled pistachios + a few more sliced to garnish with

Instructions

MAKING THE BREAD GULAB JAMUN DOUGH

In a bowl, add the slices of the bread, add the semolina and baking powder.
Gradually pour the milk and lightly knead until you get a smooth dough. A stiff dough will result in hard and unevenly cooked Gulab Jamun.
Cover the dough and allow it to rest for 15 minutes. The semolina will soak up some of the milk and become softer.
Make 10 equal size balls from the dough, gently flatten the balls, fill them with pistachio, and then close and form a smooth crack free ball. Cover the balls to prevent them from drying.
In a frying pan, heat enough oil to come halfway up the balls. Keep the heat on medium.
Fry the balls in batches until they turn brown. It will take a minute or two to brown.
Remove the balls from the oil and place them on a kitchen towel, or you can add the fried balls immediately in the syrup.
Heat the syrup and allow it to come to a simmer. Let the Gulab Jamun simmer in the syrup for 5 minutes. Turn off the heat and cover.
It's best to leave the Bread Gulab Jamun in the syrup for at least 2 hours before serving.

MAKING THE SYRUP

In a pan, add the sugar and water.
When it comes to a boil, add the cardamom.
Let the syrup cook for 8 minutes on medium heat.
Add saffron threads and stir the syrup. Turn off the heat.

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Notes

1- If you have fresh bread, then slicing it will do, but if the bread you are using is stale, then use a blender to turn it into breadcrumbs and then use it in this recipe. Use whole wheat bread if you wish, but white bread will taste better in this recipe.

2- If what you have is coarse semolina, then pour it in a blender and pulse for few seconds until fine, then use it to make Gulab Jamun.

3- The bread you have could be thicker or thinner than what I have used in this recipe; hence, you might need to add more milk or use less milk. Add the milk gradually while kneading to have a better judgment on how much to use.

4- When kneading and forming the balls, keep your hand lightly on the dough and do not add pressure.

5- Resting the dough is essential. If you make the balls and immediately fry them, the semolina will not have enough time to soften, and you might get a grainy texture in the Gulab Jamun.

6- Make sure to read (Tips to make awesome Bread Gulab Jamun) in the post above for more information.

Nutrition

Calories: 120kcal