This recipe has a long history for me as it was the first dish I ever made with my mother. I hope you enjoy it as much as I have over the years.Drinks match Best's Great Western Late Harvest Muscat 2009, Grampians, Vic
This is nothing like the sticky, stodgy Gulab Jamun I remember having at the local Indian restaurant every week at university! It's a delicately spiced dish with that cooling, intriguing saffron-infused accompaniment. Because of that spice element, I wouldn't want to overpower it with tonnes of sweetness and botrytis fruit character, so a lighter, late harvest white might be the go here. We're looking for that fruit to be an accent here, rather than a dominating character, and the floral, spiciness of a Muscat suits well.
-Dan Coward