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This Gulab Jamun Cake is inspired by an Indian dessert with the same name. This cake is very moist and is flavoured with saffron, cardamom and rosewater. 

Gulab Jamun Cake

strands Saffron (broken)

g Milk

Lemon

250 g Butter (room temperature)

Eggs

250 g Self Raising Flour

tsp Baking Powder

tsp Cardamom Powder

Water

Sugar

tsp Saffron Threads

tsp Rose Water (Adjust quantiyy according to taste)

Cinnamon Stick (Optional)

175 g Icing Sugar

Cardamom

Lemon (Juice)

Syrup

Combine the milk, saffron strands and lemon juice in a cup and set aside.

Buttermilk

Preheat oven to 160 C/180 C fan/Gas Mark 4.

Grease bundt tin (I used the Bake Easy Spray) or grease and line a 20cm round tin.

Meanwhile, combine the sugar and butter in stand mixer and mix on medium high for 7 - 8 minutes.

Add eggs one by one, making sure each egg is fully incorporated before adding the next one.

Stir in flour, baking powder and cardamom and mix through for 1 minute.

Now add the buttermilk and mix until just combined.

Bake in preheated oven for 35 minutes or until a skewer inserted into the middle comes out clean.

Leave to cool for 10 minutes before inverting out of the tin.

Cake

Now make the Syrup. Combine all the ingredients for a syrup in a pot. Simmer over medium heat for  7 - 8 minutes. Then set aside.

Combine the ingredients for the icing sugar in a bowl and whisk with a fork to combine. You may need to add a little extra syrup if it&#039;s a bit dry.

Icing Sugar

Poke cake with skewer all over.

Pour over the syrup whilst still warm.

Allow cake to cool completely before adding icing.

Decorate with rose petals, pistachios, almonds. (Optional).

Assembly

I am biased when it comes to Sattu Peda. I wait for this seasonal delight whole year and relish it to the best of my devour abilities. I can live my life on these Sattu Pedas, seriously. It’s that good. The process involves sugar, ghee and Sattu, along with effort. This is a great treat for kids, packed with nutrition and good fat. The roots of this recipe are deep in our food chronicles.Today this post about Sattu Peda is one of the easiest recipes. Teej special Rajasthani methai which is prepared in the festival of Kajali teej of Rajasthan. 

Sattu Peda

kg sattu (roasted) (https://amzn.to/3itG84O)

700 gm Bura Sugar (https://amzn.to/2FaYQ35)

600 gm ghee melted (https://amzn.to/3 gramsJU36l)

gm chopped dry-fruits (optional)

silver foil (optional) (https://amzn.to/3aavSf7)

Seive Sattu and powdered sugar together in a big parat and mix it properly.

Now add hot melted ghee in it slowly and rub with your hands, So that all the three items get mixed properly. 

Rub with palms and make it a smooth mix. You have to rub and press the mixture until it starts to hold the shape and gets the ability to bind well. 

Add chopped dry fruits. Shape with hands to form ladoos. And decorate with silver leaves  and dry fruits

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