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Definitely do that Charmed , you know such things are hard to make , perhaps something may go wrong the first time , but dont give up .. once you have made it a few times you will become and expert 
… I screwed up 6 times before i got it right .. and not to mention a gazillion recipes that I tried and never got happy 
… this is one of the best recipes …
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i have googled the recipe and i found many sies.on the one hand they say use milk powder and on the other hand they say use milk.what do you think is better.please tell me wuick coz i want to make them.its urgent
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Komal follow the recipe that i mentioned above .. believe me , you will get good jamuns inshallah
and for jamuns you have to use powder milk .. and just two tablespoons liquid milk.
thanx yara..i am gonna try them veryyyyyyyyyyy soon inshallah...and then wud update u soon:)
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I hope it goes well uetian , I hope inshallah
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i just made these. this is the second meetah ive ever made in my life and they are damn good! the video you posted REALLY helped CB! :) great turn out for the first time, i made 2 batches tonight! :) thanks for sharing!
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CB, one question: when i make the balls, they are completely round, but they dont turn out completely 'smooth' they have ridges that swell into larger gaps when i fry them. any tip for rolling smooth balls?
the first batch i made was really crumbly, and had a hard time managing to even make them into balls but it worked. the second batch i used a tab bit more milk when mixing the ingredients and they turned out better than the first but still were not completely smooth. any idea what i might be doing wrong?
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arazvi, i dont think you are doing anything wrong , its just practice really … see , the moisture in the mixture is what makes all the difference … and since we dont have the exact measurement of how much moisture should be present in the mixture , we will have to learn it by experience.
you did the right think by adding a bit more milk. Next time if it still remains cracky, then add a bit more butter to the mixture and mix it really well and try making the balls then … thats what i do when sometimes i feel the balls arent smooth enough …
Good luck and very well done with the first try
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Thanks! that makes sense, i will do that for the next batch :) another question, last night when i made them they were soo good that they just melted in my mouth, this morning they became hard as rocks! :( now im making my dad eat em all to finish em lol.
i used the video you posted as well as your instructions. the first batch was according to the video in which i used shortening instead of oil. the mixture was more crumbly, but these jamuns turned out to be a bit softer (although still pretty hard lol)
the second batch i did exactly according to ur instructions and those ones turned out too hard :( do u think im over frying em? i fry them on low, it takes exactly 10 mins (maybe i should wait for them to fry to a golden brown rather than a darker golden brown)
now for this whole sheera thing, you say just roll em around and drain em and put in fridge, my dad says like the video guy to keep in the sheera for an hour. im so confused! can you please specify this for me? and when i put then in sheera, it should be hot but not on the flame, or could i leave on the flame to remain hot? im lost :(
but im still proud of myself ;) i love your recipe, i told my to-be father in law that be ready for my rock jamuns! lol :)
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arazvi , I like what you told your FIL 
… Inshallah you will be making the best rocking jamuns ever 
I think it might be the sugar syrup thats the problem .. did you add enough lemon juice in it? like one teaspoon … thats very important otherwise the sugar hardens in the jamuns when they cool down later on…
The only other issue can be that your mixture didnt have enough moisture, rather had more liquid … that can harden the jamuns .. so next time try to add more butter rather then liquid milk to the jamuns ..
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has anyone tried this with skimmed milk powder ? That is the only kind of powder available where I live... Pls Help
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^ ya me too. i only see skim milk powder at the grocery stores.
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Automne and Ruiner , I have tried making them with skimmed milk ... they tend to come out a bit harder then the usual jamuns .... otherwise the taste and the shape is like the usual full fat milk Jamuns ...
Why not add a little bit of shortening in the mixture to make the balls softer ?
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CB is it okay to use a measuring cup or will that be too little. You mentioned using a coffee mug and I think they contain more than just 8 ounces/1 measuring cup.
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Pcase, just take any normal cup really .. I havnt measured exactly , but it never goes wrong even if the quantity is slightly more or less ... if eventually you feel its gone too hard , add some more liquid milk ... if you feel its gone too runny, add some more nido powder ...
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http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Gulab-Jamun/Detail.aspx
I failed with CB’s recipe I must be doing something wrong or one of my ingredients is off
in the recipe u do need more milk powder and the dough consistency is reached after keeping it for 20 mins.
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Thanks for posting it Automne, I am going to try his recipe as well .. to see the difference
CB,
His recipe is similar to yours... if you watch the video he shows you how to check how heated the oil is and how to get a perfect brown color ...so basically his techniques.
I used the recipe from allrecipes.com but I did have to add more powdered milk and it is a little bit play by ear kind of recipe.... let me know if you have any questions...and also post your review
oh btw I make sheera the way my mom makes it coz hers is perfect
1 cup water
3/4 cup sugar
2-3 cardamom (seeds)
4-5 saffron threads.
Mix and boil...the sheera has a golden color thanks to the saffron threads and the sweetness of this sheera is perfect for die hard sweet fans and the ones who don't have a sweet tooth.
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Lovely , thanks so so so much Automne .. I will try it out soon inshallah …
Sheera is tricky as well … thanks for sharing the exact measurements ..
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i also tried to make gulab jamans…but they turned out to be a disaster…so i disposed them off even my hubby knew it 
aakhir izzat ka muamla tha bhui…shadi k baad pehli baar gulab jaman n wo b kharab 
so this time i have brought gulab jaman mix pack…i havent tried it yet…hope it turns out to be good 
However after reading all the recipes here…im thinking of giving it a shot myself once again…i hope it works 