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March 10, 2007
Simple And Awesome Homemade Gulab Jamuns!
When I was in Singapore, several tins of Haldiram's Gulab Jamuns used to be a staple of my pantry, courtesy of the amazing "Mustafa Mall" in Little India. There was no Indian food item too little or too big that they didn't have in stock. It satisfied all your Indian food cravings, literally.
When we moved to Australia, there were a few things we noticed right away. The scarcity of Indian food items stocked in the local Indian stores and markets. The lack of known and trusted brand names was another issue. I mean if you are used to "Amul Ghee" and "Kohinoor Basmati Rice", then you will be reluctant to try the newer, lesser known brands for fear of compromising the taste and quality of the meals you produce. Then there was this "sweets" problem. Indians have a very bad case of sweet tooth. Mithai shops in India are as commonplace as traffic signals in the western world. Those who don't buy them off shops on a regular basis have skilled moms and grandmoms at home who wield their traditional utensils and dish out the most glorious, luxurious homemade treats known to mankind .... ahh now I am getting a bit carried away!! But not having the option of picking "kalakand" by the kilo, or pieces of fresh and melt-in-your-mouth gulab jamuns and rosgullas, or tubs of fresh shrikhand or "mattha" could do that to you.
Well, lack of something is good in its own way, it makes man resourceful and forces him to improvise. So I did! And the result was fabulous. A recipe downloaded off the net, mentally prepared, tweaked for perfection and then actually cooked produced the most delicious, authentic tasting, soft, juicy and golden gulab jamuns ever. The beauty was the ease in preparation and the large quantity that turned out. An hour's worth of work and 30 gulab jamuns the size of golf balls ... I have no complaints at all.
Click Here for the recipe.
Posted by Gel at March 10, 2007 11:51 AM
Comments
They look wonderful! A great treat!
Cheers,
Rosa
Posted by: Rosa at March 8, 2008 1:04 AM
I love gulab jamuns! and Gits works perfect for me as its so easy to use:) but yours looks really nice, and I'm feeling very very hungry esp with my sweet tooth!
btw, if you can, pls try to participate in the WBB-Balanced Breakfasts event I'm hosting on my blog this month! (details on my blog's sidebar!)
Posted by: Mansi at March 8, 2008 8:22 AM
