Gulab Jamun

Ingredients:
for gulab jamuns:
1 cup milk powder

1/2 cup khoya
¼ cup all maida
1  tsp water/ ghee
a few blanched pistachio or almond slices for garnishing

for sugar syrup:
1.5  cups water
2.5 cups sugar
3-4 green cardamoms crushed or powdered
Oil or ghee for frying


Method:
For preparing sugar syrup

Combine the sugar and 1 ½ cups of water in a deep pan and cook on a medium flame for 7 to 8 minutes, while stirring occasionally.
 Simmer on a medium flame for 4 to 5 minutes or till the syrup is of one string consistency. Remove any impurities which float on top of the syrup.Now add the saffron and keep the syrup warm.

For making the jamuns:
In a mixing bowl first mix the milk powder, all purpose flour add oil or ghee mix it the dough should not be crumbly or dry. 

Make smooth small balls from the dough heat ghee and the reduce the flame to low now add the balls and fry them stirring often to get even color.

When they become golden, remove  and add them to the sugar syrup.

Let them soak in the sugar syrup for at least 1 hour gulab jamuns can be served warm or cold if they are at room temperature, then warm in the microwave and serve gulab jamun topped with sugar syrup.