Dessert for 6
Sweet Potato Gulab Jamuns
Sweet potato, oat, rice, and tapioca dough is shaped, fried, and soaked in warm cardamom saffron syrup.
Typical price
$1.21for 4 servings
$0.30 per serving$1.21 for 4
Typical price: Salefork's estimate of an everyday US shelf price for each ingredient. Pick your city to price it from this week's ad.

Photo: veganricha.com
- 55 minstart to table
- Mediumdifficulty
- 6servings as written
- $typical cost tier
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What it costs
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| Ingredient | Amount | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Nuts and seeds$0.70/oz typical | 0.5 oz | $0.39Typical price |
| Sweet potatoes$1.29/lb typical | 0.1 lb | $0.15Typical price |
| Wild, basmati, jasmine, arborio rice$0.15/oz typical | 0.75 oz | $0.12Typical price |
| Total for the servings shown | $1.81 | |
Pantry staples you likely have
FlourSugar and brown sugarBaking powder and sodaSalt and pepperDried herbs, spices and seasoning blendsCooking spray, shortening, ghee, coconut and sesame oilCornstarch, vanilla, yeast, cocoa
Not included in the cost.
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup wheat flour
- 2 tbsp ground raw cashew
- 1 tbsp oat flour
- 1 tbsp ground raw sugar
- 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1 generous pinch of salt
- 1 pinch black salt/kala namak (optional)
- 1/4 cup sweet potato puree
- 1 tbsp oil
- 1 1/2 tbsp water
- 1/4 cup oat flour
- 2 tbsp brown rice flour
- 3 tbsp tapioca starch
- 1/3 tsp baking powder
- 1 pinch salt
- 2 tbsp sweet potato puree
- 1 tsp oil
- 2 tsp water
- 1 cup ground raw sugar
- 1 cup water
- 1 pinch salt
- 1/4 tsp cardamom powder o
- 1/4 tsp saffron strands
Steps
- Combine oat flour, brown rice flour, tapioca starch, baking powder, and salt in a bowl.
- Mix in sweet potato puree, oil, and water to make a soft dough, then rest it for 10 minutes.
- Shape the dough into small smooth balls.
- Heat cooking oil in a deep pan over medium heat and fry the balls for 8 to 10 minutes until browned.
- Boil sugar, water, salt, cardamom, and saffron in a saucepan for 8 minutes.
- Soak the fried balls in the warm syrup for 10 minutes before serving.
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