Gulab Jamun

These essentially are Indian donuts. After you fry them, you allow them to soak in a sugar syrup and serve them warm.

• Ready In: 30 mins
• Serves: 4
• Yields: 12 ea

Ingredients

• 150  g powdered milk
• 75  g milk
• 2  tablespoons butter, salted
• 50  g all-purpose flour
• 2  g baking soda
• 400  g sugar
• 3  cups water
• 1⁄4 teaspoon cardamom, ground
• 1⁄4 teaspoon cinnamon, ground
•  vegetable oil (for frying)

Directions

1. Mix together dry ingredients in a bowl.
2. Add butter and milk to the bowl, mix well, and knead.
3. Tear off roughly 1 oz of dough and roll them by hand into small balls. There should be around 12 balls in total.
4. Heat the vegetable oil to 350 degrees. Cook the balls for 10-12 minutes or until golden brown. Allow to cool.
5. In a saucepot, combine the sugar, water, cardamom, and cinnamon together and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer for 3 minutes. Remove from heat.
6. Add the cooled balls to the warm (NOT BOILING HOT) sugar syrup and serve.