Name: Sweet Potato Gulab Jamun recipe by Paramita Majumder at BetterButter
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: Sweet potato 1 medium; All purpose flour 1 to 1 1/2 tsp; Baking soda 1/8 tsp; Salt a pinch; For sugar syrup-; Sugar 100 gms; Water 125 ml; Green cardamom 2 to 3; Saffron strands few; Oil for Deep frying; Ghee a tsp for greasing palms

ABOUT Sweet Potato Gulab Jamun RECIPE

Delicious , light Gulab jamuns , made up of Sweet Potatoes.

Ingredients Serving: 6

Sweet potato 1 medium
All purpose flour 1 to 1 1/2 tsp
Baking soda 1/8 tsp
Salt a pinch
For sugar syrup-
Sugar 100 gms
Water 125 ml
Green cardamom 2 to 3
Saffron strands few
Oil for Deep frying
Ghee a tsp for greasing palms

Instructions

Boil / steam sweet potatoes in pressure cooker for three whistles , add 1 cup water in pressure cooker , put the steamer ring and keep the sweet potato , they should be dry.
Let them cool down
Make sugar syrup , boil water and sugar for 7 to 8 mins
Add green cardamom and saffron strands
To make gulab jamuns , mash sweet potatoes
Mix flour , baking powder and salt
Grease your palms and make equal size balls
Heat oil and fry the balls , stir all the time for even frying
Now keep them aside in a paper towel for 2-3 mins
Don' t put in the hot syrup immediately. Put after 2 to 3 minutes
Soak jamuns in sugar syrup for 1-3 hrs for best results
Garnish with dry fruits

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