Gulab Jamun.........(both with khoya and milk powder)

Ingredients........

for the gulab jamuns..........

milk powder 1 cup
all purpose flour or maida 1/4 cup
ghee 1/2 tsp
a pinch of salt (optional)
a pinch of baking soda
yogurt  2 tbsp

OR

khoya / mava ........1 cup
maida /all purpose flour    1/2 cup
milk    to kneed dough    1/2 cup
a pinch of salt (optional)
a pinch of baking soda


for the sugar syrup...........
water  2 cups
sugar 1.5 cup
cardamom powder 1/2 tsp
a pinch of saffron (optional)
1 tsp rose water (optional)

Method...........

preparing the sugar solution.............

1)mix water, sugar, cardamom powder and saffron.
2)Boil this mixture to syrup consistency.
3)stir in the rose water and keep aside.

preparing the jamuns............

1)first mix the milk powder, all purpose flour, soda in a bowl.
2)add ghee and just 1 tbsp of yogurt.
3)mix and keep on adding little by little yogurt to get a soft dough
4)the dough should not be crumbly or dry. if it is then add little more yogurt.

go to step 5

 IF USING KHOYA /MAVA

1) mix mava , maida ,salt and soda and kneed the mixture to get a sticky dough consistency  .
2) add little milk if needed to prepare soft dough.

go to step 5


5)make smooth small balls from the dough.
6)heat the oil and the reduce the flame to low.
7)add the balls and fry  to get even dark golden brown color.
8)take them out on a tissue to remove excess oil and add them to the sugar syrup.
9)let them soak in the sugar syrup for at least 1-2 hours.
serve gulab jamuns warm or cold dipped in little sugar syrup.