Ingredients:

• 500 g – gulab jamun mawa
• 150 g – Rawa (semolina)
• 15 tbsp – Milk
• oil for deep frying
• For the Syrup:
• 5 cups – Sugar
• 10 to 12 green Cardamoms ( peeled and powdered)
• 6 cups – water
• 1 tbsp – Milk

Method:

1. Soak the rawa in milk for about 20 minutes.
2. Add this to the mawa and knead well gently for 10 to 15 minutes till you get a soft dough.
3. Divide into equal portions. Shape each portion into small circular or oval shaped gulab jamuns.
4. Deep fry in a little hot oil but on a very low flame, till they turn golden.
5. Put the fried gulab jamuns after few seconds into already prepared hot syrup.
6. Let them soak in hot syrup for couple of hours.
7. Serve hot or cold.
8. For the Syrup:
9. Boil the water with sugar. Add a tbsp of milk.
10. Spoon off the dirt that collects on the top.
11. Add powdered cardamoms and boil the syrup till you get one thread consistency.

Recipe courtesy of Anita Raheja