Gulab jamun

Gulab jamun

Gulab jamun (Turkish:Kemalpaşa tatlısı ;Hindi: गुलाब जामुन; Urdu: گلاب جامن) (gool-aab jaa-mun) or gulab jambu is a popular northern Indian, Pakistani, Bangladeshi, Nepali, Gujarati and Punjabi sweet dish made of a dough consisting mainly of milk solids (often including double cream and flour) in a sugar syrup flavored with cardamom seeds and rosewater or saffron.

A similar Arabic dessert is lu'mat al-adi (Arabic for judge's bread). Like the South Asian gulab jamun, rosewater syrup is often used, however saffron syrup and honey are also common.

Consumption customs

Gulab Jamun is most often eaten as a dessert, and usually eaten at festivals or major celebrations, such as marriages and Diwali (the Indian festival of light).

Possible Influence and Legacy

Gulab Jamun could be related to the tangyuan and the chè xôi nước desserts of China and Vietnam, respectively. It is also similar to the Greek dessert loukoumas.

ee also

For Gulab Jamun recipe, visit http://mitholimdo.wordpress.com/category/recipe-by-name/gulab-jamun/
*Tangyuan
*chè xôi nước
*Loukoumas
*Doughnut holes

Further reading

* "Ajanta: Regional Feasts of India" By Lachu Moorjani ISBN: 1-58685-777-0

External links


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