Indians have a number of desserts and sweets that tease your palates. And Gulab Jamun is one of them.
This sweet treat belongs to the flour/dough based category of Indian Sweets. This dessert is usually flavored with cardamom, saffron and the star of the show is the beautiful rose syrup.

• 1 c non fat milk powder
• ¼ c of plain all purpose flour
• ¼ tsp of baking soda
• 3 tsp melted clarified butter or  ghee
• 3 to 4 tbsp of milk
• 1 c of light brown sugar
• 3 c of water
• 7 pieces of cardamom pods
• 2 c of regular oil
• 1 tsp vanilla extract

Directions:

1. Get a large mixing bowl and combine all the dry ingredients: milk powder, all purpose flour, bicarbonate of soda, and then add the clarified butter. Using both hands, mix the ingredients together.
2. When you have reached a crumbly consistency, add the liquid milk and knead the mixture together. Allot 5 minutes to achieve the desired look.
3. Roll the dough in to 1 inch balls.
4. To make the sugar syrup, combine the sugar and 3 c of water in a sauce pan and let the mixture cook over low fire. This takes 30 minutes.
5. In a large deep frying pan, heat 2 cups of oil and fry the dough balls until they are golden brown.
6. Line a plate with paper towels or drain the excess oil.
7. When you have finished frying the milk balls, you can start reheating the sugar syrup and you may now add the cardamom pods.
8. As soon as the syrup reaches a rolling boil, you can now add the fried dough and let them simmer for about 15 minutes.
9. Once the balls have absorbed the syrup, it’s time to remove them from heat.
10. When serving, place the balls in a bowl and pour the prepared sugar syrup on top.
11. You can serve this hot or cold.

Tip:
You can use rose syrup with sugar and water for this recipe too.