Home-made Gulab Jamuns

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I'd like to share these home made gulab jamuns on my timy achievement.My mom used to make gulab jamuns from scratch she forgot the proportions however these were nearly close.I got the recipe from here.

It was so easy and the results were super good I don't remember any ready packed mix giving me such good results.This one's a keeper.We gobbled down 24 small soft pillowy jamuns in 2 days ( most vanished on the first day) After they vanished DH asked me when I got the ready mix I told him I made it from scratch,he was astonished!

Preparation time half hour (including frying)
Makes 24 small balls

You need

For the jamuns
Milk powder 1 cup( i used sweetened)
Ghee/Butter 1 tablespoon melted
Baking Soda 1/4 tsp
All purpose flour/maida 3 tablespoons
Pinch of salt
Distilled white vinegar 1/2 tsp
Whole milk 1/3 cup (less or more)

For the sugar syrup

Sugar 1 cup
Water 1 and half cup
Cardomom pods crushed 4-5
Saffron strands (optional) few
Yellow food color a pinch (optional)
Rose essence (optional) a few drops

Oil to deep fry

• Mix all the ingredients except whole milk in a bowl add milk little by little to make a slightly sticky dough.Cover and let this rest for 20 minutes.
• Apply ghee/oil on your palms and roll the dough into balls.
• Once you've rolled the balls, turn on the oil to deep fry them.
• The oil shouldn't be too hot else the insides of the dough balls will be uncooked.You need the flame to be on semi heat.Let the balls fry slowly.Get colored on the outside and cooked on the insides.
•  To make the sugar syrup: Add sugar and water in a vessel and let the sugar dissolve add the cardamom pods and the other ingredients and mix well.
• Once the gulab jamuns are fried (all of them) I dropped them into the sugar syrup.
• Refrigerate this for 5-6 hours or over night for best results.

Super soft golden gulab jamuns are ready :) Enjoy!