Farari jambu
Mawa and potato gulab jambu soaked in cardamom syrup
The fasting-day gulab jambu: soft balls of mawa (khoya) and mashed potato bound with cassava flour, scented with saffron and cardamom, fried slowly to a deep golden brown and soaked in cardamom syrup with pistachios and almonds. Soak them for 3–4 hours so they turn juicy all the way through. Makes 35 small jambu.
- Total time
- 90 min
- Difficulty
- medium
- Serves
- 12
Ingredients
For the sugar syrup
- 14 oz sugar2 cups
- 1 cup water1 cup
- ½ tsp ground cardamom
- 1 tsp pistachiosslivered
- 1 tsp almondsslivered
For the jambu
- 9 oz mawa (khoya)grated
- 3 ⅞ oz boiled potatoes½ cup, mashed
- 6 tbsp cassava flour
- ½ cup milk½ cup
- bicarbonate of sodaa pinch
For the seasoning
- ¼ tsp saffronpowdered
- ½ tsp ground cardamom
For frying
- oilfor deep frying
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Method
0/7 doneStep 1: Put 14 oz sugar and 1 cup water in a pan over medium heat and stir until the sugar dissolves. Boil until the syrup reaches one-thread consistency: a drop pressed between thumb and finger pulls into a single thread.
8 minStep 2: Stir ½ tsp ground cardamom, 1 tsp pistachios and 1 tsp almonds into the syrup and keep it warm.
Step 3: Mix 9 oz mawa (khoya), 3 ⅞ oz boiled potatoes, 6 tbsp cassava flour, ½ cup milk and bicarbonate of soda in a non-stick pan and cook on low heat, stirring, until the mixture thickens.
4 minStep 4: Take off the heat. When cool enough to handle, add ¼ tsp saffron and ½ tsp ground cardamom and knead into a smooth dough.
Step 5: Roll into 35 small, smooth, crack-free balls. Cracks open up while frying.
Step 6: Heat oil over low heat. Fry the jambu in batches, stirring the oil gently and continuously so they brown evenly, until deep golden brown.
8 minStep 7: Drain and drop the warm jambu into the warm syrup. Soak for 3–4 hours before serving.
180 min
Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 330 kcal
- Protein
- 5 g
- Carbs
- 50 g
- Fat
- 13 g
- Fibre
- 0 g
Nutrition values are estimates.
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Good to know
- How long does farari jambu take?
- About 90 minutes in total: 30 minutes to prepare and 60 minutes to cook.
- How many people does it serve?
- 12 as written. Change the servings above the ingredients and every amount scales to match.
- Is it vegetarian?
- Yes. It has no meat or fish.
- Can I make it ahead?
- Yes. It keeps well, so you can cook it earlier in the day or the day before and reheat it.
- What can I use instead of sugar?
- Caster sugar, same amount.
- What can I use instead of boiled potatoes?
- Sweet potato, same weight (sweeter, cooks a little faster).
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