How to make Sweet Potato Gulab Jamun- Here is a step by step instructions with a video...
When your sweet tooth kicks in after a meal, you can just grab a bowl of chilled sweet potato gulab jamuns with its syrup or drop a dollop of vegan vanilla ice cream on it. You cannot go wrong with a dessert-like Gulab Jamun. I have also tried it with Carrot Halwa and it was simply delicious.
However, the challenge now is finding the right replacement for milk powder or khoya. After a few trials, I struck the right combination with sweet potatoes and all-purpose flour. Sweet potatoes offer the fluffy texture while the flour binds them together to get the perfect deep-fried jamuns that will leave you longing for more. The taste is very close to conventional gulab jamuns and everyone in the house gave it a thumbs up.
I even had to make another batch because they asked for more. 🙂 Some of the lessons I learned in this process is to be very careful with the flour. A tad more and the jamuns tend to harden. It is also important not to overcook the sweet potatoes. If they get too soggy, then the dough would not bind as you want it to.
I am hoping my quick video will give you a good idea of what I am talking about.
Check out the other vegan recipes that I have posted recently. I bet you will find a good dessert for Valentine's day 🙂
Ingredients
2 cups of water
2 cups granulated sugar
¼ teaspoon rose flavor
1 cup mashed sweet potato
2 tablespoon all-purpose flour
2 teaspoon semolina ( optional)
¼ teaspoon salt
Directions
- Prepare sugar syrup by boiling 2 cups of sugar in 2 cups of water until it gets thick and syrupy.
- Add ¼ teaspoon of rose flavor (essence) and set it aside.
- Boil the sweet potato, peel the skin and mash well to get rid of all lumps.
- Now, mix all the ingredients (Flour, Sugar, semolina, and salt) and make small balls.
- Deep fry the small balls to a golden brown.
- Place them in the syrup.
- Rest them for 30 minutes and Gulab Jamun is ready to serve
Serve hot or cold.
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📖 Recipe
Sweet Potato Gulab Jamun
Equipment
Process Shot
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Ingredients
- 2 cups water
- 2 cups granulated sugar
- ¼ teaspoon rose flavor
- 1 cup mashed sweet potato
- 2 tablespoon all purpose flour
- 2 teaspoon semolina - optional
- ¼ teaspoon salt
Instructions
- Prepare sugar syrup by boiling 2 cups of sugar in 2 cups of water until it gets thick and syrupy.
- Add ¼ teaspoon of rose flavor (essence) and set it aside.
- Boil the sweet potato, peel the skin and mash well to get rid of all lumps.
- Now, mix all the ingredients (Flour, Sugar, semolina and salt) and make small balls.
- Deep fry the small balls to golden brown.
- Place them in the syrup.
- Rest them for 30 minutes and Sweet Potato Gulab Jamun is ready to serve
Video
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Nutrition
Nutritional information is an estimation only.
Deepti says
Awesome Blog. When I read your blog trust me, I was delighted. This Recipe honestly very unique to me. I will try definitely. I wanna give you a big thumbs up!
Uma Raghupathi says
Thank you Deepti:) Hope you will like my recipes as well!
Tejaswi Murthy says
Made this today. They shriveled up after putting in sugar syrup. I wouldn't say it tasted like the text book jamoon, but definitely a really yummy dessert. Its more like malpua or something similar.. I gulped down about a dozen while making itself ! Will be making again n again !
Uma Raghupathi says
Hi Tejaswi, I am glad to hear that you tried and liked it. May be adding more flour gives that result. I am trying another recipe sooner I will post that. Thank for writing me and happy cooking:)
Nicole Dawson says
Oh yum! I loved watching the video, it made them look super easy and they totally look like little donut holes. Cute
Uma Raghupathi says
Thank you Nicole 🙂
veggiesdontbite says
I've never had these before but they look like little sweet potato donuts! Yum!
MaryEllen@VNutrition says
These look delicious! I love how the translate to rose flavored berries and you use rose to sweeten them. 🙂
Uma Raghupathi says
Thanks 🙂
Anjali Lalani says
Oh wow Uma! What a great twist using the sweet potato!!
Uma Raghupathi says
Thanks Anjali:)
Linda @ Veganosity says
Sweet potatoes are my jam. I need to try this recipe soon.
Uma Raghupathi says
Sure:) let me know how it turned out for you!
Amy Katz from Veggies Save The Day says
Rose flavored berries sounds amazing! I'll have to give your recipe a try.
Uma Raghupathi says
Thanks Amy!
Maria Doss says
Very CREATIVE Uma!! An all time favorite with a nutritious sweet potatoes, YUM!!
Uma Raghupathi says
Thank you Maria:)
Strength and Sunshine says
Can't pass up some sweet potato goodness!