Gulab Jamuns with Sweet Potato





Ingredients

For Jamuns
  • 1 Sweet Potato (medium size)

  • 1 Cup Fresh Kova

  • 3/4 Cup Maida

  • ½ Tsp Baking Soda

  • 2 Tbsp Ghee
For Sugar Syrup
  • 1 Cup Sugar

  • 1 Cup Water

  • 1 Tbsp Cardamom Powder
Method

Sugar Syrup
  • Boil water in a bowl and add sugar to it.

  • On medium flame stir until sugar gets dissolved and the syrup thickens slightly.

  • Add cardamom powder and 1 tbsp ghee to it and mix well.

Jamuns

  • Add Kova, wheat flour (maida), baking soda, and mashed sweet potato (mash it to a smooth paste) & mix it well.

  • Cover this dough with a lid and let it set for about 30 minutes.

  • Make small balls from the dough (size as per preference).

  • Now heat oil in a pan & fry these balls (jamuns) until they turn to golden brown color.

  • Add fried jamuns to the sugar syrup.

  • Soak them for at least 30 minutes, and yummy Gulab jamuns are ready to eat.

Comments

  1. UnknownMarch 12, 2009 at 11:56 AM

    Hi Soujanya,

    Very Delicious dish. I have tried this way and Jamuns came out really good. I never knew that we can make Gulab Jamuns with these ingredients too. Thanks for sharing.

    Sravanthi

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    1. Soujanya's KitchenApril 30, 2012 at 6:57 PM

      Thanks for trying Sravanthi...I hope it came out well and you liked it.

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  2. SandhyaJuly 29, 2011 at 10:13 AM

    Sowjanya,
    wow...very yummy!!
    i also never heard this gulab jamun.will try and let u know.Thanks for the recipe..


    sandhya

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