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The Best Vegan & Glutenfree Gulab Jamuns. Dairyfree Eggless Recipe

The Best Vegan & Glutenfree Gulab Jamuns. Dairyfree Eggless Indian Dessert Recipe. These Vegan Gulab Jamuns are Soft moist doughnuts soaked in cardamom flavored syrup. Vegan Gulab Jamun / Jamoon.

Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
55 mins
Servings: 6
Calories: 286 kcal
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: Indian , Vegan , gluten-free

Ingredients

Wheat version:
  • 1/2 cup wheat flour or 1/4 cup flour and 1/4 up bread crumbs
  • 2 Tablespoons ground raw Cashew or almond
  • 1 Tablespoon oat flour
  • 1 Tablespoon ground raw sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
  • A generous pinch of salt
  • a pinch of black salt/kala namak optional
  • 1/4 cup sweet potato puree well mashed boiled sweet potato or plain canned
  • 1 Tablespoon oil
  • 1-2 Tablespoons water
Glutenfree version: Makes 12-14
  • 1/4 cup oat flour
  • 2 Tablespoons brown rice flour
  • 3 Tablespoons tapioca starch
  • 1/3 teaspoon baking powder
  • a pinch of salt
  • 2 Tablespoons sweet potato puree
  • 1 teaspoon oil
  • 2 teaspoons water
  • Variation: Add a Tablespoon of ground raw cashew for added texture and a tbsp soy flour for additional binding and moisture
Sugar Syrup:
  • 1 cup ground raw sugar or other vegan sugar
  • 1 cup water
  • a pinch of salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon cardamom powder o r 2-3 cardamom pods seeds crushed
  • 1/4 teaspoon saffron strands

Instructions

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  1. Mix all the dry ingredients in a bowl. Add the wet and mix well.
  2. The wheat dough should be soft and non sticky. Use a few teaspoons more water or wheat flour if needed.
  3. The glutenfree dough will be soft, more like a very thick batter and will get a bit dryer and more dough like after the 10 minutes.
  4. Cover the doughs with a towel and let sit for 10 minutes till you prep the sugar syrup and heat up the oil.
  5. Oil your hands and Make balls of the dough with a light hand. 1/2-3/4 inch size balls.
  6. Once the oil is hot, fry the balls on medium heat. The wheat balls will double in size and the glutenfree ones will increase to 1.5 times the size, so fry in small batches to keep enough space and cook evenly. If the oil is too hot, the jamuns will get dark quickly Or crack open and not cook from the inside.Turn them around every 2 minutes.
  7. Remove the balls once golden brown all over, not dark brown.(6-8 minutes). Let the balls sit out for a minute before adding to the hot sugar syrup.
  8. Place the balls in hot sugar syrup. keep the sugar syrup on low heat. Turn them around after 5 minutes and switch heat off. The balls soak unevenly for the first few minutes and look uneven too, but will even out after some time.
  9. Let them soak for at least half an hour. turn them around every 10 minutes. Serve warm or cold. Keep refrigerated for upto 3 days.
Sugar syrup:
  1. Mix the sugar and water and bring to a boil. Simmer for a few minutes until just about 1/2 string consistency.
  2. Add cardamom powder and saffron strands and keep ready.

Notes

  • Nutrition: Approx nutrition for Vegan Gulab Jamuns based on 20 balls, serving 6 people. Includes sugar syrup, does not include frying.
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Nutrition Information

Serving 6g Calories 286kcal (14%) Carbohydrates 58g (19%) Protein 3g (6%) Fat 5g (8%) Sodium 156mg (7%) Potassium 196mg (6%) Fiber 1g (4%) Sugar 36g (72%) Vitamin A 3190IU (64%) Vitamin C 3.2mg (4%) Calcium 33mg (3%) Iron 1.2mg (7%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 6Serving

Amount Per Serving

Calories 286

% Daily Value*

Serving 6g
Calories 286kcal 14%
Carbohydrates 58g 19%
Protein 3g 6%
Fat 5g 8%
Sodium 156mg 7%
Potassium 196mg 4%
Fiber 1g 4%
Sugar 36g 72%
Vitamin A 3190IU 64%
Vitamin C 3.2mg 4%
Calcium 33mg 3%
Iron 1.2mg 7%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.