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    Kala Jamun Recipe

    Last Updated On: Apr 8, 2025 by Aarthi

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    Kala Jamun Recipe with step by step pictures. This recipe is prepared especially during festival, regional occasions or any special events.

    Kala Jamun

    Jamun is my favorite sweet of all time. I have quite a few jamun recipes in my blog. You can check out my homemade khoya jamun recipe, if you want a instant jamun recipe, check out my bread jamun recipe. Now i am giving you another jamun recipe too. It is kala jamun.

    Ingredients for Kala Jamun Recipe

    • Instant Jamun Mix - 2 cups
    • Water or Milk as needed to make dough
    • Cardamom Powder / Yelakai - 1 tsp
    • Green Food Coloring - a pinch
    • Sugar - 1 tbsp

    For Sugar Syrup:

    • Sugar - 2 cups
    • Water - 2 cups

    Kala means black and this jamun is black in colour because of the double frying. And it takes little more time to absorb than regular jamuns. The cool thing about this jamun is it has a green colour interior when you cut open the jamun. It looks so cool. Now you go to the recipe..

    How to Make Kala Jamun

    1. Take jamun mix in a bowl and mix well so there is no lumps.
    2. Now add water or milk and make into a soft dough.
    3. Take ¼th of the dough separately in a bowl and add in sugar, cardamom powder and green color. Mix well.
    4. Now divide both the dough into equal portions.
    5. Take the white portion dough and press it slightly. Place the green ball in the center and cover it up.
    6. Shape it into smooth round ball and then into log shape.
    7. Heat oil for frying on a medium heat. Fry the jamun till they are golden. Drain and set aside.
    8. After 5 mins fry it again till it get black.
    9. Now make the sugar syrup. Place sugar and water in a sauce pan. Mix it and bring it to boil. Simmer till it turns sticky.
    10. Now drop the jamuns in the syrup and let it steep in the syrup for 6 to 8 hours.
    11. Reheat the syrup often to keep the syrup warm so the jamun will absorb the syrup a lot faster.
    12. Now serve.

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    Kala Jamun | Kala Jamun Recipe

    Kala Jamun Recipe with stepby step pictures. This recipe is prepared especially during festival, regional occasions or any special events.
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    Prep Time 15 minutes mins
    Cook Time 15 minutes mins
    soaking time 8 hours hrs
    Total Time 8 hours hrs 30 minutes mins
    Course Festival Sweets
    Cuisine Indian
    Servings 4 servings
    Calories 397 kcal

    Ingredients
      

    • 2 cups Instant Jamun Mix
    • Water or Milk as needed to make dough
    • 1 teaspoon Cardamom Powder / Yelakai
    • Green Food Coloring - a pinch
    • 1 tablespoon Sugar
    • For Sugar Syrup:
    • 2 cups Sugar
    • 2 cups Water

    Instructions
     

    • Take jamun mix in a bowl and mix well so there is no lumps.
    • Now add water or milk and make into a soft dough.
    • Take ¼th of the dough separately in a bowl and add in sugar, cardamom powder and green colour. Mix well.
    • Now divide both the dough into equal portions.
    • Take the white portion dough and press it slightly. Place the green ball in the center and cover it up.
    • Shape it into smooth round ball and then into log shape.
    • Heat oil for frying on a medium heat. Fry the jamun till they are golden. Drain and set aside.
    • After 5 mins fry it again till it get black.
    • Now make the sugar syrup. Place sugar and water in a sauce pan. Mix it and bring it to boil. Simmer till it turns sticky.
    • Now drop the jamuns in the syrup and let it steep in the syrup for 6 to 8 hours.
    • Reheat the syrup often to keep the syrup warm so the jamun will absorb the syrup a lot faster.
    • Now serve.

    Notes

    1)Fry jamuns on a low flame so it get cook evenly.
    2)Always keep the syrup warm so it absorbs the syrup faster. I reheat the syrup every hour or so to keep it warm.

    Nutrition

    Nutrition Facts
    Kala Jamun | Kala Jamun Recipe
    Serving Size
     
    1 g
    Amount per Serving
    Calories
    397
    % Daily Value*
    Fat
     
    0.3
    g
    0
    %
    Sodium
     
    7
    mg
    0
    %
    Potassium
     
    2
    mg
    0
    %
    Carbohydrates
     
    103
    g
    34
    %
    Sugar
     
    103
    g
    114
    %
    Calcium
     
    5
    mg
    1
    %
    Iron
     
    0.1
    mg
    1
    %
    * Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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    Kala Jamun Recipe Step by Step

    Your ingredients
    Take instant jamun mix in a bowl
    Add water and knead into a dough
    Make a soft dough
    Now take 4th of the dough separately
    Take that little dough in a bowl
    Add in sugar, cardamom powder and green colour
    Knead into a soft dough
    Make equal portions
    take the outer ball
    place the green ball in the middle
    cover it up
    make into a smooth ball
    shape into a log
    heat oil for frying
    fry the jamuns
    once they turn golden. remove them
    All fried
    Now second fry them in oil
    Fry till they turn black
    Done
    Now make syrup
    Add water to sugar
    Boil and cook till it gets syrupy
    Soak jamuns
    Soak them for 6 to 8 hours
    Now serve
    Enjoy
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    1. Rumana Ambrin

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      Very yummy jamun..

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    2. Shobana Vijay

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      Hey aarthi too good yer.Superb thought of stuffing.

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    3. Vennello Aadapilla ...!!

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      Hii Aarthi,
      Is it the Instant Gulab Jamun Mix dat u have used here in making this recipe ?? Btw, Yummy Black Beauties����

      Reply
    4. Aarthi

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      @Vennello Aadapilla ...!!Yes it is made using jamun mix

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    5. Rekha Rathish

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      Looks great 🙂 But due to over frying , will the outer crust taste bitter / burnt like ???

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    6. Rekha Rathish

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      Looks great 🙂 But will the outer crust taste burnt / bitter bcoz of second time frying .. ???

      Reply
    7. Rekha Rathish

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      Looks great 🙂 But will the outer crust taste burnt / bitter bcoz of second time frying .. ???

      Reply
    8. Aarthi

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      @Rekha RathishNO it has a different taste to it

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    9. Rekha Rathish

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      Thank u 🙂

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    10. Anonymous

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      Please give me a simple recepie for instant jamun powder. Thtank you.

      Reply
    11. nal

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      Hi Aarthi,

      This is the first time I am going thru your recipe blogs, its lovely very colorful and the proportions are perfect!

      I tried the custard powder halwa and it came out awesome, thnks

      Keep it up.

      One more thing, few links of your have got mixed up i.e. when I clicked on your potato gulab jamun its going to Basundi, when i click on basundi it goes to milk powder gulab jamun and when i click on milk powder gulab jamun it goes to sweet potato jamuns, plse check, thnks.

      Reply
    12. Anonymous

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      Please give me a home made recepie for gulapjamum powder.

      Sabiha from Bangladesh

      Reply
    13. pranu

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      very tasty desserts.

      Reply

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