Gulab Jamun — Slow-Fry Temperature (गुलाब जामुन)
Gulab jamun (गुलाब जामुन) is the best-known Indian sweet internationally: balls of reduced milk solids (khoya) mixed with a small amount of maida and a pinch of baking powder, shaped, deep-fried at 150°C until deep mahogany-brown, and then soaked in a rose water and saffron-scented sugar syrup until completely saturated. The frying temperature is the technique's governing principle — 150°C is precise and non-negotiable: at 180°C (the typical frying temperature for other preparations) the exterior browns before the dense interior cooks through, producing a raw, doughy centre inside a dark shell. The slow 150°C allows the heat to penetrate to the centre while the outside gradually colours.
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