Homemade Gulab Jamuns

Ingredients:

For the dumplings
Milk powder : 1 1/4 cup
All purpose flour : 1/2 cup
Baking soda : 1/4 tsp
Cold butter : 3 tbsp
Cold milk (not more than 3 tbsp)

For the sugar syrup
Sugar : 1 cup
Water : 1 1/2 cup
5 green cardamom pods, crushed

Method:

Sugar syrup:
Boil water, sugar and crushed cardamom together for 5 mins and keep warm on low heat.

Jamuns:
Mix together milk powder, flour and baking soda. Add the cold butter and rub it well into the flour.It will change the texture of the flour. Add milk little by little( you may or maynot need all of it) and form a smooth yet firm dough. Divide into 20-25 smooth small balls and deep fry in hot oil.Add the fried dumplings into hot syrup and leave aside for 30 mins.Serve warm or chilled.