Gulab Jamun - cooking recipe

Ingredients

4 c. sugar
3 cardamom pods, slightly crushed
2 c. powdered milk
1/2 c. flour
1/2 c. melted oil
1/2 c. milk
vegetable oil for deep frying

Preparation

First make the syrup.
In a 4-quart pot, combine 4 cups water, the sugar and the cardamom; simmer until sugar is dissolved.
Do not stir.
Pour half the syrup into a serving bowl.
Leave the other half in the pot with the cardamom pods.
Combine the powdered milk, flour, oil and milk in a bowl.
Make a soft dough. Make small smooth balls out of the dough, about 1-inch in diameter.
(Should make about 2 dozen Jamuns.)