Gulab Jamun Spicy Curry recipe with stepwise photos. Instant Gulab Jamun Kofta Curry cooked in a spicy, tangy onion tomato gravy that is served as a side dish with rotis, phulkas or naans.
Usually koftas are made using khoa or milk solids. But I do not get sugarless khoa regularly in my place and even if I do get, it is only during festival times like Diwali.
So instead of doing khoa from scratch, which takes hours of slaving over hot stove to reduce milk, I use this shortcut method of using Instant gulab jamun powder.
As most of the brands sell their gulab jamun packets in buy 1, get 1 free offer, there is always 1 left off as we are not going to be using all of the pack at one go.
When I started, I did not have a certain recipe at hand just had an idea what I wanted the curry to taste like along with rotis. Thus I went about making this curry which turned out be a big hit with my kids and now its often made at home.
If you are calorie conscious, you can also cook the koftas in an appe pan using just few drops of oil instead of deep frying. Make sure that you add the kofta balls to the gravy just before serving, else it will soak up all the gravy and turn mushy while serving.
Gulab jamun spicy curry with stepwise photos:
1. Heat oil in a pan. Add cinnamon, cloves and cardamom. Roast till the aroma arises. Add chopped onion and fry till pink. Add the ginger, garlic, tomatoes, a pinch of salt and cook till the tomatoes turn mushy. Switch off the stove.
Immediately add turmeric, red chilli, coriander powder and mix well in the heat itself.
2. Let the mixture cool down completely. Transfer to a mixie jar and grind to a smooth paste using little water.
3. Heat the remaining oil in the same pan. Add the ground paste and cook till the raw smell disappears and the oil starts to separate. Add required amount of water and let it come to a boil.
4. Crumble the instant gulab jamoon powder in a bowl without any lumps. Add finely chopped onion, green chillies, mint, coriander leaves, salt and mix well.
5. Mix into a dough using very little water. Heat a deep pan with oil. Make small balls out of the dough.
6. Deep fry them in the hot oil over very low flame. Drain on a kitchen paper and keep aside.
Add the koftas to the gravy and serve hot with chapathis or phulkas.
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Gulab Jamun Spicy Curry recipe details below:
- Instant Gulab Jamoon Mix - 1/2 cup
- Onion, medium - 1
- Green chillies - 2
- Mint leaves, chopped - 3 tbsp
- Coriander leaves, chopped - 3 tbsp
- Salt - To taste
- Oil - For deep frying
- Onion - 2
- Tomato - 3
- Ginger - 1 inch piece
- Garlic - 3 pods
- Cinnamon - 1 inch stick
- Cloves - 2
- Cardamom - 1
- Turmeric powder - 1 tsp
- Red chilli powder - 2 tsp
- Coriander powder - 3 tsp
- Garam masala powder - 1/2 tsp
- Milk - 1/4 cup
- Coriander leaves - 5 tbsp
- Salt - To taste
- Oil - 4 tbsp
- Crumble the instant gulab jamoon powder in a bowl without any lumps.
- Add finely chopped onion, green chillies, mint, coriander leaves, salt and mix well.
- Mix into a dough using very little water.
- Heat a deep pan with oil.
- Make small balls out of the dough and deep fry them in the hot oil over very low flame.
- Drain on a kitchen paper and keep aside.
- Heat 4 tsp oil in a pan. Add cinnamon, cloves and cardamom. Roast till the aroma arises.
- Add chopped onion and fry till pink. Add the ginger, garlic, tomatoes, a pinch of salt and cook till the tomatoes turn mushy. Switch off the stove.
- Immediately add turmeric, red chilli, coriander powder and mix well in the heat itself and let it cool down completely. Transfer to a mixie jar and grind to a smooth paste using little water.
- Heat the remaining oil in the same pan. Add the ground paste and cook till the raw smell disappears and the oil starts to separate. Add required amount of water and let it come to a boil.
- Add salt and garam masala powder and cook for 2 more minutes.
- Add milk, coriander leaves, mix well and keep the pan closed for few more minutes.
- If serving immediately add the kofta balls at this stage.
- Gulab Jamun Spicy Curry is ready to be served with rotis, naans etc.,
This is a nice combo!
The curry looks perfect!
Hats off Radhika- superb !! am just mesmerised by the pics n the thought behind the dish !
u r so innovative…the title was very surprising….but after readg thru uur recipe i want to try it myself
looks so appetizing n delectable dear..innovative try..:P
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love the name! very appealing and yummy dish!
Savory version of gulab jamuns? You must be kidding!! Looks marvelous though!
Looks delicious and a sure kid pleaser.
This is innovation at its best…what a delicious way to use the instant gulab jamun mix.
I had this at my friends place n I was impressed wid it long back…it bcame regular in my menu too..instant malai kofta I call it..:)
This curry is fantastic!
Omg, love this savoury version of jamuns, wonderful dish,just tempting.
I too have a similar recipe in one of my cookbooks,will have to try soon! Sounds great!
I have a similar recipe in one of my cookbooks,have to try it soon,sounds delicious!
you can’t get more innovative…absolutely loved the idea…
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Oh my my…a very innovative dish Radhika. Lovely presentation too..
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wow…Entirely different way to use the gulab jamun mix…Thanks for sharing…
Thatz soo cute:-) Looks soo inviting
OMG thats absolutely yummy n innvoative..
Nice very innovative curry !! liked the name !! made it perfect !!
What a great way of using gulab jamun mix in a different way. Very innovative, love the idea 🙂
excellent recipe!!looks very nice…
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I loved this idea.. will try it for sure.
What a innovative recipe, its really mouth watering. Bookmarked this!!
Never thought about spicy gulab jamuns..
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This is such a brilliant idea! Radhika, you are so creative. Very rich & tasty koftas!
very innovative will surely try this
truly innovative n flavorful!!
Oh My!! What a amazing yummy picture.
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That’s a smart idea!