GULAB JAMUN

INGREDIENTS:

MTR Gulab Jamun mix - 1 (100 gms) - you can get this from any indian store

Milk - as required

Sugar - 2 cups

Water - 1 1/2 cup

Cardamom powder - 1 tsp

Oil/ghee - for deep frying

PREPARATION:

1. Add enough milk to the gulab jamun mix and knead into a soft smooth dough. Use fresh milk. Keep it aside for 15 min.


2. For sugar syrup, boil sugar and water until you have 1 thread consistency(when a drop of syrup is stretched between your forefinger and thumb, you get a single wire).


3. Add cardamom powder to syrup.


4. Make small balls with above mixture by rolling about a teaspoon of dough between your greased palms. Size depends on your choice. Do remember that they double in size when soaked in syrup.


5. Heat oil in pan (low medium heat). Fry 4 or 5 at a time, until they are dark brown.


6. Take out jamuns from oil and remove excess oil.


7. Immediately put them in warm sugar syrup


8. Soak the jamuns in hot syrup for 30 min.


9. Garnish with sliced almonds and serve as a dessert.