When I think of a gulab jamun, I think of that characteristic melt-in-the-mouth texture, which is accomplished by it being made by khoya(milk fat and solids), and soaked in the rose syrup until soft and plump. I wanted to accomplish that in cake form, by using a more tender batter, in this case, a hot…
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Gulab Jamun Madeleines
Gulab (and angoori) jamun have quickly become one of my favorite Indian desserts. These little ghee-fried milk balls are soaked in a saffron-cardamom-rose syrup, causing them to have a soft, melt-in-the-mouth texture. However, I find that setting up all of that ghee to fry with takes forever, and it’s really expensive too. Ghee is far…
Angoori jamun pon de rings
I came up with these because I got obsessed with gulab and angoori jamun, which are these ghee-fried balls of milk fat that are soaked in a rose and saffron syrup. For those of you unfamiliar with them, they are a treat that originates from India, and while it sounds counterproductive to soak a fried…