Vegan Gulab Jamun Recipe (Delicious Indian Sweet)
I hope you remember my post on why milk may not be an optimum diet. Consuming milk also contributes to cruelty towards animals. That’s why I feel Going Vegan is a healthy and ethical lifestyle option. (I am not a Vegan myself yet, but I am trying to become one.)
That doesn’t mean we have to sacrifice tasty foods. Today, I bring to you a guest post by Preethi Raghav, a passionate Vegan, who will share the recipe to make tasty vegan gulab jamuns (without using milk). Why not try making this delicious Indian sweet at your home this Deepavali? 🙂
Recipe:
1. Boil sweet potato(2 big) for 2 whistles (shouldn’t get too mushy).
2. Prepare sweet syrup by mixing jaggery(1 cup), powdered green cardamom and water(3cups) until thick. Takes a while for it to thicken, I used less jaggery because we don’t like it too sweet, so used rice flour to thicken. Also, sweet potato already has sweetness, so you don’t want it to be toooo sweet!
3. Mash sweet potatoes, bread slices (2) finely chopped, wheat flour (2tbsp), baking soda (a pinch), ground oats (3 tbsp, can be missed). Mix well to a dough consistency. Knead well so it takes in lesser oil and start making tiny balls and keep aside.
4. Heat oil in a frying pan, fry these tiny balls.
5. Soak in sweet syrup overnight and enjoy this delicious cruelty-free vegan gulab jamuns.
Author: Preethi is currently an MSc Nutrition in Practice student at Leeds Beckett University. She is a passionate and ethical vegan. She hopes to explore the relationship between Plant-based diets and overall health.
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PS: Happy Deepavali to all my commenters and non-commenters 🙂
Thank you Mr. Rajesh 🙂 Happy to share this and hope people get to try this delicious recipe 🙂
Thanks for agreeing to share the wonderful recipe here. I hope this post inspires a few people to try it at home 🙂
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Thanks for the nice recipe. The photo looks yummy. Consuming milk contributes to cruelty towards animals? Surprised to read that. I thought milking a cow is a critical part of taking care of her health.
I guess we should take a closer look at the mass dairy farms/industry and how cows are treated there to understand the cruelty part.
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Happy Deepavali to you and your lovely bride. Is this your Thalai Deepavali? Can we use sugar syrup instead of jiggery syrup?
Thanks SG. Yes it is our first Deepavali after marriage 🙂
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I can imagine it as aloo bonda in jaggery syrup 😂 Quite a different recipe. Thanks Preethi. Will try it someday.And I didn’t realize gulab jamun is a milk based sweet until I read this post. The ready made mix has made it all easy. Happy thala deepavali to both of you!
I too didn’t realize that until now! Please try making the sweet sometime 🙂
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Regarding the vegan part, I agree far too much especially when I imagine how cows are being milked with machines. If a woman is subjected to it, how agonizing it would be. However, I know I am not yet ready to relinquish cakes and ice creams😑
There are good replacements for cow’s milk – almond milk, soya milk, peanut milk, etc. So we can continue to eat cakes and ice creams even after going vegan 🙂
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Mom also made gulab jamuns this deepavali, but not without milk 🙂
This must be something different in taste. I can’t accept consuming milk is cruelty towards animals…
Btw. wishing you once again Happy Thala Deepavali
Thank you so much, happy Deepavali wishes to you and your family too 🙂
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tasty home made gulabjams
Ya, I wish I could eat them 🙂
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Happy Deepawali to you and Aishwarya! This sounds good. I came across a strict vegan, a couple of weeks back and she was explaining how cows are injected hormones to give more milk and these hormones enter our bodies too which are harmful.. she gave more points to become vegan. But for us living without curd is difficult! She said that peanut curd is just like our normal curd.
Thanks, Maami. Sudden transformation to a vegan lifestyle may not be recommended. Probably we can first reduce milk consumption and eventually replace it alternatives.
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Will try this recipe soon. Looks yummy 🙂
Do try and let us know how it was 🙂
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oooh yummylisciousssssssssssssss
I wish I could EAT THIS NOW 🙂
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Excellent !
Thanks, do try 🙂
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Looks yummy. Will definitely give this recipe a try.
Yea, do try it sometime 🙂
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Interesting recipe..had no idea we could.make jamuns with sweet potatoes !!!
Yes, this recipe seems to be the result of very innovative thinking!
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