Gulab Jamun - North Indian Recipe

Ingredients

1 cup instant nonfat dry milk
1/4 cup all.purpose flour
2 pinches baking soda
3 tablespoons melted ghee
3 to 4 tablespoons milk
1 cup light brown sugar
3 cup water
7 cardamom pods
2 cup oil
1 teaspoon vanilla essence

METHOD

In a large bowl, mix dry milk powder, flour, baking soda
and ghee; using both hands, rub the mixture. Add the
milk to the ingredients. Knead for another 5 minutes.
Roll dough into small balls.
To prepare syrup, boil the brown sugar and 3 cups water
in a pot for half an hour over low medium temperature.
Add 2 cups oil to a small pot and fry the small balls until
they are brown. After all balls are fried, reheat the sugar
water. Add cardamom seed. As soon as it begins to boil,
add the balls and simmer for 15 minutes.
When the balls absorb the syrup, turn off the heat.
Remove the balls with slotted spoon. Stir the essence into
the syrup and pour the mixture over the balls.
Serve hot or cold.