Gulab Jamun

Ingredients:

• Milk powder - 1 cup
• All purpose flour - 1/4 cup
• Butter (meleted) - 3 tbps
• Cardamom powder - 1 tsp
• Baking soda - pinch
• Whole milk - 1/4 cup

For the sugar syrup

• Sugar - 1 3/4 cup
• W ater -  1 1/2cups
• Oil for frying

Method

• Make the dough by combining the milk powder,all purpose flour, baking soda and butter . Add just enough whole milk to make a medium, hard dough.


• Divide the dough into 20-25 portions.
• Make balls by gently rolling into a smooth ball.
• Place the balls on a plate. Cover with dry kitchen towel.
• Heat the oil in a large and deep pan.
• Put the balls into the hot oil from the side of the pan ,One by one.
• After about 5 minutes, the balls will rise to the surface.
• Make sure the ball is browning on all sides.


• The balls must be fried very slowly under medium temperatures.

Preparing Sugar syrup for Gulab Jamun

• The syrup should be made earlier and keep warm.
• To make the hot sugar syrup add mix the  1 3/4 cups of sugar and 1 1/2 cups of water.
• Add cardamom powder, add mix with a spoon and then heat at medium heat for 10-12 minutes, until sugar is dissolved.
• Make sure the syrup is in correct consistency. 
• Add the fried gulab jamuns directly into the warm syrup.
• Leave gulab jamun balls in sugar syrup overnight for the best results.