Gulab Jamun (with milk powder)

Milk based dessert, fried and soaked in rose scented sugar syrup.

Total Time......30 min (Prep - 15 min, Cook-15 min)    
Yield...............10 to 12 gulab jamuns
Level..............Easy

Ingredients for the sugar syrup

• 2 cups Sugar
• 2 cups Water
• 1 tbsp Lemon juice
• 4 Cardamom pods
• 1 tsp Rose water/essence
• Pinch of Saffron strands
• Few Pistachios/almonds

Directions

1. Take a wide and shallow pan. Add sugar, water, cardamom, saffron, rose water & lemon juice. Boil for 5-7 min. (Please note that the container should be wide enough for the gulab jamuns to get fully soaked & double in size.
2. Stir in between and turn off the flame. Take off the cardamom pods.
   

 Ingredients for the gulab jamun

• 1 cup Whole milk Powder
• 1/4 cup All purpose flour (Maida)
• 2 tbsp Butter (room temperature)
• 1/4 cup Milk
• Pinch of Baking soda
• Vegetable Oil for frying

Directions

1. Mix milk powder, flour & baking soda. Add butter and milk. Knead well and make very small balls.
2. When the oil is medium hot, fry all the dough balls carefully until golden brown. (Keep moving the balls so that it'll get fried evenly). Place on a paper towel for the excess oil to get absorbed.
3. Transfer into the warm sugar syrup pan. Add in pistachios/almonds. Close and keep aside for at-least 1 hour. Serve with the syrup. Some people like to have it with a scoop of vanilla ice-cream also. Enjoy!