Tuesday, July 17, 2012

Zero Oil Baked Gulab Jamun

Am starting my third week of blogging marathon, as usual i'll be running my three days blogging marathon with an incredible theme, i got hooked to this week's theme immediately,yep i didnt even hesitated a second coz this week's blogging marathon's theme is going to be Deep fried snacks being healthy by baking or steaming. For me sweets, can be also served for snacks and we love specially gulab jamuns for our snacks or for our desserts when served simply with few scoops of icecream. When i choosed this theme, the first thing came to my mind is obviously gulab jamuns, i wanted to make them either by baking or cooking through paniyaram pan.

Finally i went for baking, i used store bought gulab jamun mix for making this jamuns easily. Since i dont know the final result i went for making a small batch and the baking time took just 15 minutes for me, meanwhile i prepared my sugar syrup and keep aside to get cool completely.Once they came out of the oven,these jamuns were bit hard but when soaked to the sugar syrup they turned out super soft within few minutes and taste as like the deep fried ones.Give a try friends, you will truly enjoy this zero oil gulab jamun for the sure.Check out the other marathoners running this 18th edition of blogging marathon here.


1cup Gulab Jamun mix (store bought)
1/4cup Water (for kneading)
1cup Sugar
1+1/2cups Water (for syrup)
1no Cinnamon stick
Few saffron strands
1/2tsp Cardamom powder
Few chopped nuts

Take the jamun mix in a bowl, gradually add the water and make a soft dough,keep aside for 5minutes.

Meanwhile take the sugar with one and half cup of water,bring to boil. Now add the cinnamon stick,cardamom powder and saffron strands,cook fro few minutes,put off the stove and keep aside.

Let the sugar syrup gets cool completely.Preheat the oven to 300F.

Make tiny balls from the dough, arrange over a baking sheet lined over a baking tray.

Bake for 15-20minutes, by turning the baking jamuns twice in between else they will turn dark brown to one side while the other side will stay white.

Now soak the baked jamuns to the already prepared sugar syrup. 

Sprinkle few chopped nuts while serving.

75 comments:

Usha said... Reply To This Comment

Gulab jamuns look incredible! Will definitely give it a try.

halal foodie said... Reply To This Comment

are you kidding me , these look so tempting :)

Julie said... Reply To This Comment

Wow..very delicious,yummy yum guilt free ones..drooling here:-)

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Hayley said... Reply To This Comment

wow zero oil jamun..must try

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Unknown said... Reply To This Comment

wow..never imagined this:) will try

Unknown said... Reply To This Comment

Wonderful idea of baking the kamuns.love it priya.

sushma said... Reply To This Comment

Wow gamun' sr really very tempeting

Chef Mireille said... Reply To This Comment

I love gulab jamun but don't eat often because of deep frying - this is a nice healthy way of eating them

FewMinute Wonders said... Reply To This Comment

Very cool idea Priya. I am sure all those who are trying to avoid oil would benefit from it.

Srivalli said... Reply To This Comment

Seriously?..incredible..this is why I loved it when you choose this theme priya..great one..I am looking fwd to the rest

vaishali sabnani said... Reply To This Comment

Super!..and now I cant stop myself from gobbling down that bowl:)..guilt free..great..a must try!!

Unknown said... Reply To This Comment

Looks yummy!!!!Must try soon.....

hotpotcooking said... Reply To This Comment

Have to try the baked jamoons, drooling herr

Unknown said... Reply To This Comment

Wow, baked gulab jamun is so awesome. Nice click looks very tempting

Unknown said... Reply To This Comment

should try them once..love the way you served them..

Kalyani said... Reply To This Comment

lovely adaptation Priya!


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Divya A said... Reply To This Comment

Awesome Priya :)
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Unknown said... Reply To This Comment

will try this baked jamuns..

Umm Mymoonah said... Reply To This Comment

That looks really fabulous, our famous and beloved Indian sweet in much more healthier version, wow!!

fajeeda said... Reply To This Comment

looks so yummy will try this soon..........

preeti garg said... Reply To This Comment

Baked Gulab jamun totally innovative....

Asiya @ Chocolate and Chillies said... Reply To This Comment

What a great idea to bake gulab jamuns!!! They look yummy!

Mélange said... Reply To This Comment

Baking the Jamuns and incorporating in the delicious sweet is obviously a very innovative idea Priya.So much of calories cut down..Thanks for sharing.

chef and her kitchen said... Reply To This Comment

good one for health freaks..looks equally delicious

Akila said... Reply To This Comment

Awesome idea to bake the jamuns

Sangeetha Nambi said... Reply To This Comment

Finger licking Gulab Jamun !!!
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sojo said... Reply To This Comment

wow...a must try

Padhu Sankar said... Reply To This Comment

Wow! I am eager to give it a try.

Unknown said... Reply To This Comment

this is really an healthy idea to eat good amount of jamuns....

Sum said... Reply To This Comment

This is an awesome idea, Priya... loved the jomoons...

Niloufer Riyaz said... Reply To This Comment

you rock priya! hats of to u!!

Niloufer Riyaz said... Reply To This Comment

you rock Priya! hats of to u!

Unknown said... Reply To This Comment

Wow! gonna give it a try... thanks for the recipe.

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Santosh Bangar said... Reply To This Comment

gr8 recipe witout fat like it

Priya dharshini said... Reply To This Comment

Wow..luv the idea of baking it..i can do the guilt free indulge

Shanavi said... Reply To This Comment

I'm already tempted after seeing ur pic on facebook..I think almost everyone bookmarked this recipe n so did I. Def am gonna try when I get my oven..

Jillu said... Reply To This Comment

wesome priya...

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Kaveri Venkatesh said... Reply To This Comment

Amazing Priya! Never in my wildest of dreams did I think of baking jamuns...wonderful thought and the jamuns look as delicious as ever

Unknown said... Reply To This Comment

Wow...baked gulab jamun looks so soft and delicious.

Shabbu said... Reply To This Comment

yummy and tempting...nice one..
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Anisha said... Reply To This Comment

This is so awesome... you baked gulab jamuns... That pic looks really tempting.

Recipe world said... Reply To This Comment

Nice experiment Priya! Loved these baked jamuns..

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renu's foodigest said... Reply To This Comment

that is soooo tempting...

Rekha said... Reply To This Comment

amazing!!! makes me drool here:).. will try it soon..
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Shama Nagarajan said... Reply To This Comment

inviting dear

Spice up the Curry said... Reply To This Comment

baked version looks so delicious, love it

Ambreen (Simply Sweet n Savory) said... Reply To This Comment

So creative, Priya! That sounds so unique & interesting, simply awesome!

Rushika said... Reply To This Comment

OMG!!! Literally can't wait to try these!

Shanthi said... Reply To This Comment

healthy one...good effort..keep it up..

Unknown said... Reply To This Comment

you must be kidding...they look super soft and just like fried ones... must give it a try..

Prathima Rao said... Reply To This Comment

Now one can enjoy these delectable jamuns guilt free!! What a fantastic idea to bake them!!
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great-secret-of-life said... Reply To This Comment

Very good idea to bake it.. Must try soon

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Shobha said... Reply To This Comment

Must try these..how did I miss seeing this recipe..

The Pumpkin Farm said... Reply To This Comment

i so wanted to try this recipe since you posted the pic on FB...will def try

Unknown said... Reply To This Comment

Wow!!Can indulge on these guilt-free..

Leelagovind said... Reply To This Comment

new to me..nice idea of baking jamuns..

JUEGO DE SABORES said... Reply To This Comment

it must be delicious!
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Jayanthi said... Reply To This Comment

Awesome idea...so innovative and undeniably healthy choice. Looks super yum Priya...can't wait to try them.

Sangeetha M said... Reply To This Comment

wow...very innovative! would love to try it soon...thanks for sharing...n those guilt free jamuns looks too delicious n tempting!!
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Vidhya said... Reply To This Comment

Priya thank you dear,I now can have gulab jamuns to my hearts content.

Harini R said... Reply To This Comment

Absolutely brilliant Priya! I would definitely love to try this!

Pavani said... Reply To This Comment

You are a GENIUS is all I'm going to say.

divyagcp said... Reply To This Comment

Love the idea.Looks delicious and guilt free..

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Padmajha said... Reply To This Comment

Baked jamun!!wow that is so cool!!! Guilt free snacking...

Unknown said... Reply To This Comment

Yummy !! awesome idea Priya...

Vanamala Hebbar said... Reply To This Comment

Lovely bowl of jamoon..and nice idea

Archana said... Reply To This Comment

Wow Priya this is delicious.

Kurryleaves said... Reply To This Comment

cant wait to try this one.....love this idea..

Shanthi Krishnakumar said... Reply To This Comment

Incredible and love to try it soon

Madhavi said... Reply To This Comment

AWESOME...looks super yumm..

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Elisabeth said... Reply To This Comment

Absolutely gorgeous, and totally droolworthy and delicious:D

Cool Lassi(e) said... Reply To This Comment

That baked gulab jamun looks spectacular!

Priyanka Agrawal said... Reply To This Comment

double thumbs up on this one. tasty yet healthy! thts our priya's recipes :)

Gayathri Kumar said... Reply To This Comment

Who could come out with theses fantastic ideas other than you Priya! Oil less jamuns looks awesome....

Swapna Raghu Sanand said... Reply To This Comment

Hey Priya, thanks for this awesome post. I too love gulab jamun but steer clear of it coz of deep frying. Once again, you make it possible for me to indulge myself and my loved ones. A big thank you and yep, I've got to share this post with my Foodie Friends on Facebook. :))