BREAD GULABJAMUN OR PAURUTIR PANTUA

“Gulab jamun” -  a very tasty Indian dessert, In northern India people say “Gulabjamun” and in Eastern India, like bengal people say “Pantua” or kalojam etc., I think most of the people who tasted it once became fan of it, like me. The day when I made this, I was eager to eat “Gulabjamun” but because sweet shops are far from our house, I felt very lazy to go and buy Gulabjamuns. So, I decided to make some in our house. I had seen some bread pieces in freezer, I had arranged all the ingredients and made this, because I had added coco powder in it, it was tastier and looked exactly like “Gulabjamun”.

 Ingredients :-

Bread – 1 whole Packet(10-12 pieces)

All purpose flour - 2 tbsp

Milk – ½ liter

Coco powder - 100 grams

Sugar - 400 grams

Water - ½ liter

Baking powder - 1 tsp

Cardamom powder – 1 tsp

Coconut crumbs - For garnishing 

Method :-

For syrup - heat a pan, make thick syrup with sugar,water and cardamom powder. keep aside.

 For Jamuns - Take bread pieces, soak in milk, now mash bread pieces, Add all purpose flour, baking powder, coco powder, Mix well, Now make balls from it, fry in hot oil, dip in sugar syrup, let the balls soak the syrup. At last roll in coconut crumbs.

BALUSHAHI / INDIAN DOUGHNUT

FRIENDS!  HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!

I hope everybody is fine, How you people enjoyed “New year 2014”? Bindas ! with boom!!! I knew it. We have enjoyed too. Whole city of Guwahati (Assam) was energetic. I have made Balushahi and some snacks in this new year. Today I am going to post Balushahi’s recipe. Balushahi is a kind of flaky pastry. It is a North Indian sweet. Balushahi’s inner part is like melting moment, It just melts in mouth. It is made up of all purpose flour,curd,sugar etc..

Ingredients :-

All purpose flour – 2 cups

Baking powder – 1 tsp

Curd – ½ cup

Vegetable oil – 2 cups

Sugar- 2 cups

Cardamom powder – 1 tsp

Method :-

At first make syrup of one thread consistency, boil 2 cups of sugar in 1½ cups water and cardamom powder.Keep aside

Sift flour with baking powder. Add ½ cup oil ,mix well.

Now add curd, knead into soft dough. Remember:- Do not knead too much.

Let the dough rest for some time.

Make balls from the dough with dent in center, balls have cracks all around.

Now fry all the balls in medium heat till golden brown.

Now dip Balushahi’s in sugar syrup. After some minutes take out from sugar syrup.