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Gulab Jamun-The most Popular Sweet in India

Gulab Jamun is popular Indian sweet. It is made of khoya, dough, often including double cream and a little flour in a sugar syrup flavored with cardamom, rosewater or saffron. It is usually made with "essence of rose", but in the past rose petals were used. The preparation of the dough is fast, usually made up with using only khoya; condensed milk thickened till it turns into moist dough. In some places, a little amount of flour is added to give consistency to the dough. If there is too much flour, the balls tend to break or crack while frying. The balls are then deep fried in oil or clari... Read more »