Sweet Potato Gulab Jamun Recipe (Sweet Potato Jamun)
Sweet Potato Gulab Jamun Recipe with step by step pictures. Its really an easy recipe with simple ingredients like boiled mashed sweet potatoes, plain flour, sugar, cardamom. These melt in mouth sweet potato jamun taste so delicious and melt in mouth.
Equipment
Deep Frying Pot
Sauce Pan
Ingredients
For Sweet Potato Jamuns
- 2 cups Sweet Potatoes steamed, peeled and mashed
- 4 tablespoon All Purpose Flour (Plain Flour)
- ¼ teaspoon Salt
- Oil or Ghee for Deep frying
For Sugar Syrup
- 2 cups Granulated Sugar
- 2 cups Water
- 2 no Cardamom crushed
- ¼ teaspoon Rose Water optional
- ¼ teaspoon Saffron optional
For garnishing
- 2 tablespoon Pistachios chopped finely
Instructions
- Start by making sugar syrup. Take sugar and water in a sauce pan, heat and bring it to a boil, boil it for 5 mins, it will get sticky in this time. The syrup should be sticky stage.
- Add in cardamom, rose water and saffron and mix well. Now keep this syrup warm until we make the jamuns.
- Now for jamun filling. Take cooked sweet potatoes in a bowl. Peel off the skin. Mash them really well so there is no lumps. You can pass this through a sieve so there is no lumps.
- Now measure 2 cups of mashed sweet potatoes and take it in a bowl. Add in salt, plain flour and knead to a soft and smooth dough.
- Now take small portion of the dough and roll it into a smooth ball. Roll all the dough just like this.
- Now heat oil for deep frying. drop the rolled jamuns in hot oil one by one and fry on a medium heat till golden. Keep mixing this for even colouring. It should be golden in colour. It will take around 5 to 6 minutes of frying.
- Now strain them and add to the warm syrup immediately. Let them soak for 30 minute. The jamuns will absorb the syrup better.
- Remove the jamuns carefully into a bowl and chill. Serve cold.
Nutrition
Nutrition Facts
Sweet Potato Gulab Jamun Recipe (Sweet Potato Jamun)
Serving Size
1 servings
Amount per Serving
Calories
354
% Daily Value*
Fat
5
g
8
%
Saturated Fat
1
g
6
%
Polyunsaturated Fat
0.03
g
Monounsaturated Fat
0.01
g
Sodium
124
mg
5
%
Potassium
160
mg
5
%
Carbohydrates
79
g
26
%
Fiber
2
g
8
%
Sugar
68
g
76
%
Protein
1
g
2
%
Vitamin A
6290
IU
126
%
Vitamin C
1
mg
1
%
Calcium
17
mg
2
%
Iron
1
mg
6
%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.