Gulab Jamun - Deep fried sweet dumplings stewed in sugar syrup

MAKES 10 GULAB JAMUNS
PREPARATION TIME: 45 MINS


INGREDIENTS
1.Nido milk powder 1cup
2.Baking powder 1tspn (leveled)
3.Ghee 1tbspn(melted)
4.Egg 1(large)
5.Flour(maida) 1tbspn
6.Cardamom powder  a pinch

For the sugar syrup(sheera)

1. Sugar 1cup
2. Water 2 and a half cups
3. Cardamom powder 1/4th tspn
4. Kewra water 1tspn
5. Saffron a pinch

Procedure to make sugar syrup(sheera):

• Take an open vessel and add all the ingredints to make the syrup .
• Boil the syrup till it becomes a bit sticky,when held between your 2 fingers.
• Dont make it too sicky,otherwise your jamuns will not soak in the syrup and  will become hard.
• Keep this aside.
• You can add  the jamuns after they get deep fried to this syrup and cook for about 8-10minutes.

Procedure to make the jamuns:

• Now take a bowl and mix all the ingredients together and knead well to make a soft dough by applying ghee on your palms.
• The dough will be sticky initially but as start kneading it will become soft,you dont need to add any milk or water.
• Make small balls with this dough ,greasing your hands a bit everytime.
• Make sure the there are no cracks on your balls.
• Your balls are ready to be deep fried in oil.
• Heat oil in a vessel(kadai) to deep fry the gulab jamuns,simmer the flame so that the oil is  medium heated till you make the balls.
• The oil should be not too hot,start putting all the balls one by one in the oil.
• Keep stirring till the gulab jamuns turn nice brown in colour.

• The balls should take atleast 5-7 minutes to turn brown in colour.
• By doing this the balls get properly cooked  from inside.
• Now transfer these balls into the sugar syrup and cook this syrup with jamuns for about 8-10minutes.

• Your gulab jamuns are ready now.
• Tranfer them to your serving dish.