What can be done with the leftover sugar syrup from Rasgulla or gulab jamun?

Highlights

1. Sugar syrup or chashni is abundantly used in desi sweets.
2. Chashni can be re-used to make malpuas and shahi tukda.
3. Add your leftover chashni to sweet rice, halwas and murabbas.

How long can you keep gulab jamun syrup?

Frying them for long or on high heat will harden the jamuns & they won’t soak up the syrup. Gulab Jamuns can keep well in the fridge for up to 20 days. Whenver you want to serve, just microwave for 10-15 seconds. They can be frozen for 3-5 months.

Why does gulab jamun become hard?

If the dough is hard add little milk and mix well till the dough is soft and smooth. But if the dough is too soft one needs to mix some khoya and make balls of Gulab jamun. Temperature of cooking oil : If the temperature of the oil in which you are frying Gulab jamun is too high or too low Gulab jamuns will be hard .

Do we need to keep gulab jamun in fridge?

Gulab jamuns can be kept at room temperature for about a week and up to one month when refrigerated. They can be frozen for months. If the gulab jamuns are fried on high heat, they will be hard inside and not fully cooked. Too much baking soda will make the gulab jamuns too soft or cause them to break when frying.

Can I store fried gulab jamun?

Yes you can keep the dough of gulab jamun for later use but not for than 5-6 days. Keeping for more than this will spoil the texture of the dough. The dough will become hard and loose the oil /ghee content.

What to do if gulab jamun dissolve while frying?

If you find that the gulab jamun are disintegrating in oil, there are 2 reasons, one being the oil is not hot enough and second, the dough is probably too dry. Add some more water or milk and knead again. Then proceed with frying the jamuns in batches. It will take 3-4 minutes for the jamuns to take on a color.

Does Rose syrup expire?

The short answer is technically no, syrup does not expire and you can keep an unopened container of the stuff on your shelf indefinitely. In other words, moldy syrup is still safe to eat—but you have to remove the mold first.