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.
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.
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.