gulab jamun

[goo-lob jo-moon]

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noun

a dessert originating in South Asia, typically made from a dough of milk solids, flour, and ghee that is shaped into small balls and deep-fried, then soaked in a sugar syrup flavored with cardamom and rose water.

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Word History and Origins

First recorded in 1915–20; from Hindi gul�� 峾�ܲ�, jāman, literally “rose berry, rose water berry,” ultimately from Persian gol “flower” + �� “water” + Hindi ��峾�ܲ� “black plum”; julep ( def. )

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Our gulab jamun ice cream cakes have become a defining product for Malai: saffron syrup–soaked cardamom cakes sandwiching our rose with Cinnamon roasted Almonds Ice Cream .

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Pooja's tip: Gulab jamun is sold in cans; find it online and in Indian grocery stores.

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There were gulab jamun, jaleebi, laddoo and barfi…just to name a few.

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“Gulab jamun? They’re even better than my mom’s.”

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The dessert carts arrived, and she loaded up with more food than she could fit in her stomach—a dynamite dulce pot to eat before it detonated, giggly gulab jamun, ridiculous rum cakes doing stunts, and meddlesome mochis trying to wiggle their way into your satchels and pockets.

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