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air fryer gulab jamun (with khoya) 2025
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Air fryer Gulab Jamun recipe

classic gulab jamun is an evergreen Indian dessert which is made by air frying and is also gluten-free.
Prep Time20 minutes
Cook Time20 minutes
Freezing time3 hours
Course: Desserts
Cuisine: Indian
Keyword: air fryer gulab jamun, glutenfree kala jamun, gulab jaam, kala jaam
Servings: 12
Author: bhavana bhatia

Equipment

  • Grater
  • saucepan
  • Air fryer
  • muffin liners

Ingredients

For gulab jamun without khoya (with sweet potato)

  • 1 cup sweet potato boiled and grated
  • 2 cup milk powder
  • 1 tablespoon hot ghee

For gulab jamun with khoya (with plain flour)

  • 1 cup mava soft khoya
  • ⅓ cup paneer soft paneer, if you are using store bough paneer , steam it for few minutes and grate it.
  • ⅓ cup plain flour maida
  • 2 tablespoon ghee hot ghee

For sugar syrup

  • 1.5 cup sugar
  • 2 cup water
  • 2-3 drops of lemon juice
  • pinch of saffron strands

Instructions

for sugar syrup

  • Bring all ingredients to a boil and cook until you get a light sticky syrup.
  • Keep it hot turning the heat for few minutes.It will thicken once it cools down.

for air fryer gulab jamun (without khoya, with sweet potato)

  • Boil/steam sweet potato,remove the skin and grate it.
  • Add milk powder to it with 1 tablespoon hot ghee.
  • Knead the dough, add more milk powder if required,keep it aside for 15 minutes.
  • Grease your hands with ghee,shape the mix into balls of any shape.
  • Transfer the tray into the freezer,allow to freeze for 2-3 hours.
  • Pre heat the air fryer at 150C for 5 minutes. place trimmed muffin cases ,greased with ghee/butter in the air fryer
  • Place the frozen gulab jamun balls in the air fryer.
  • Cook in the air fryer for 15 minutes, brushing with ghee twice in between.
  • Once they turn light brown,remove them slowly from muffin case,allow them to cool down.
  • After 15 minutes, , move them to the warm sugar syrup.
  • Let them stay in the syrup for few hours.
  • Serve chilled or at room tempreture.

for air fryer gulab jamun (with khoya, with plain flour)

  • Mix the soft mava with paneer and maida using a stand mixer/food processor for 10-15 mins.If you are mixing dough with hands it will take longer around 20-25 mins. Make a smooth dough.
  • Add hot ghee while kneading, if the mixture is not binding together, add 1-2 tablespoon of milk as well.
    Divide the dough into small portions.
  • Make a round ball , ensure the balls are smooth else it will crack during frying.
    Keep these dough ball aside for 30 minutes before cooking them.
  • Pre heat the air fryer at 160C |320F for 5 minutes
    Place the gulab jamun balls in the air fryer on a parchment paper.
  • Cook in the air fryer for 12-13 minutes, brushing with ghee twice in between.
    Meanwhile, heat the water and sugar in a different saucepan to get the sugar syrup.
  • Once they turn light brown, remove them slowly from air fryer
  • After 15 minutes, , move them to the warm sugar syrup.
  • move them to the warm sugar syrup.Allow them to rest in warm syrup for few hours.
    Serve hot or cold.

Video

Notes

If you place these on a silicon or baking sheet in the airfryer, them the shape will be less round.