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Haldiram's Gulab Jamun Tin

Also known as "the world's sweetest sweets"! Sweetened milk donuts pickled in syrup

Cooking difficulty: LowVegetarian
Intermediate Snack/Sweets World's Sweetest Canned

Description

Often dubbed the 'world's sweetest dessert'. Fried dough balls made from Khoya (reduced milk solids), heavily soaked in an intensely sweet cardamom and rose water syrup.

Restaurants serving Haldiram's Gulab Jamun Tin

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Recipe

Ingredients

  • Sugar
  • Water
  • Milk solids(Khoya)
  • Wheat flour
  • Cardamom
  • Rose water

Instructions

  1. (No cooking) Open tin and serve with the syrup.
  2. Microwaving slightly makes them fluffier and enhances the aroma.
Learn more Spice, substitutes, tips

Key spices

Cardamom、Rose water

Substitutes at Japanese supermarkets

(Irreplaceable)

Pairing

Straight Tea / Unsweetened Iced Coffee

Trivia

[Trivia] 'Gulab' means Rose, 'Jamun' refers to a round purple berry. The syrup is so sweet it makes your teeth ache, always shocking Japanese first-timers.

Eating tips & etiquette

[Unique Eating] Often eaten cold, but Indians love the devilish calorie bomb of pairing 'piping hot Gulab Jamun with cold vanilla ice cream'.

Allergen

Wheat, Dairy

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