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Paneer Gulab Jamun Recipe

written by Hina Gujral August 19, 2013
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Paneer Gulab Jamun is a soft, mouth-melting Indian sweet recipe made with paneer or chenna. This gulab jamun recipe inspired by the popular Bengali sweet Chanar Jalebi or paneer jalebi. Dark, gooey, sticky, soft, dunked in warm sugar syrup, these paneer gulab jamuns are surely going to win you over.

Paneer Gulab Jamun

A joyous night and a bunch of dessert lovers sitting around the table. The table is laced with a bowl of gulab jamun. The fine china is arranged along with the dessert spoons. The creamer is centered on the table filled with extra sugar syrup to drizzle over the Paneer Gulab Jamun.

Somewhere in the kitchen more Gulab Jamuns are sitting, waiting for their turn to get dressed in the sweet liquid. The gathering at the table is bathed in the warmth of quiet gratitude.

Does this sound like your family’s post-dinner dessert moment? For us, it surely does. Especially when we talk about favorite Indian sweets such as – Gulab Jamun. 

Paneer Gulab Jamun are deep fried cottage cheese dumplings soaked in sugar syrup.

The keynote of any festive occasion is focused on getting these Paneer Gulab Jamuns perfect. They have to be perfectly round, even-size, fluffy, mouth melting, and so on.

Say for that matter, any dessert served for the large gathering has to be perfect. If a single piece of Gulab Jamun is not up to the expectation, someone at the table will remind you. It will be your rude aunt, maybe. That is why aunts exist, right? So much relies on this final perfect dish.

After all, the meal ends with it, and the last note is always the most important at a communal gathering.

The paneer aka cottage cheese has to be churned from scratch at home, turned into a workable dough, and later transformed into luscious Paneer Gulab Jamun. The leftover paneer can be used to make these best paneer recipes.

On certain occasions, when we are in a mood to keep check of calorie consumption we coat these Paneer Gulab Jamuns in honey syrup. A cup of honey diluted with little water and that’s it. This honey syrup makes Paneer Gulab Jamun less guilty pleasure. Or as some might say— bearable.

Paneer Gulab Jamun are deep fried cottage cheese dumplings soaked in sugar syrup.

More Indian Dessert Recipes For You:

Khoya Gulab Jamun

Jalebi

Coconut Laddo

Besan Laddo

Gajar Halwa

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Paneer Gulab Jamun

Paneer Gulab Jamun Recipe

Have you ever tried Paneer Gulab Jamun? If not, then this could be your dessert for the festive season. Find how to make paneer Gulab Jamun.
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Course: Dessert
Cuisine: Indian
Prep Time: 30 minutes
Cook Time: 30 minutes
Calories: 275kcal
Author: Hina Gujral

Ingredients

Ingredients for the Gulab Jamun

  • 500 litre milk
  • Juice of 2 lemons
  • 1/4 tsp baking powder
  • 4 tsp all purpose flour maida
  • 2 tsp milk powder
  • 2 tsp cardamom powder
  • 10 – 12 raisins
  • ghee for deep-frying

Ingredients for sugar syrup

  • 1 Cup granulated white sugar
  • 1/2 Cup water
  • 2 – 3 crushed green cardamom

Instructions

  • Boil milk in a heavy bottom pan.
  • Once the milk comes to a roaring boil. reduce the heat to medium and add lemon juice.
  • Stir until the milk starts to curdle. We are looking for the stage when whey water and paneer/chenna gets separated in the milk. Turn off the heat.
  • Line a broad colander with muslin or cheese cloth.
  • Strain the paneer over the cheese cloth and wash it with the water to remove lemon pits.
  • Now tie the paneer tightly in the muslin cloth and hook it at some high point to drain excess water from it. Usually kitchen sink tap is the ideal spot for the purpose. Set aside for 30 minutes to 1 hour.
  • To make gulab jamun, combine together chenna, milk powder, flour, cardamom powder and baking powder in a mixing bowl.
  • Combine all the ingredients and knead to form a smooth dough. Set aside covered for 30 minutes.
  • For the sugar syrup, boil the sugar, water and cardamom pods in a heavy bottomed sauce pan, and stir continuously till it becomes sticky of once string consistency.
  • Once done, take it off the heat and keep aside.
  • Next, shape the paneer dough into round lemon sized balls. While doing this, place a raisin inside each one of them.
  • Preheat the ghee for deep frying. Add a few paneer balls at a time and deep fry Gulab Jamun in hot oil for a few minutes on medium heat turning them over so that they are lightly browned on both sides.
  • Once all the jamuns are done, transfer them to a plate lined with an oil absorbent paper.
  • Finally, add the Gulab Jamun to the warm sugar syrup. Allow them to rest for about 2 hours in the syrup to absorb all the flavour of the sugar syrup.
  • Serve Paneer Gulab Jamun warm.

Nutrition

Serving: 100Grams | Calories: 275kcal | Carbohydrates: 16.6g | Protein: 8.7g | Fat: 19.5g | Fiber: 0.1g
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Paneer Gulab Jamun Recipe was last modified: June 4th, 2020 by Hina Gujral
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5 comments

Indrani August 20, 2013 - 4:07 PM

Wow! Perfect round ones.

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MS August 21, 2013 - 5:27 PM

Looks Delicious….

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Alok Vats July 18, 2014 - 6:16 AM

Wow, this is simply awesome 🙂

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Fida March 29, 2019 - 11:21 PM

500 ml u mean I guess. Thanks for the reciepe

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Hina Gujral April 4, 2019 - 1:15 PM

Yes. Thanks for correcting me 🙂

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