Here's a recipe for Pakistan dessert:
Delicious Gulab Jamun
Ingredients:
¾ cup sugar (6 oz / 175 g) (or which 2/3 cup is for syrup, remaining 1/12 cup for gulab jamun)
2 ½ cups water (1 pint / 600 ml)
8 green cardamom pods
2 tbsp self-raising flour (1 oz / 30 g)
½ cup powdered skimmed milk (4 oz / 125 gm)
2 tbsp ghee or butter (1 oz / 30 g)
2 tbsp cream cheese (1 oz / 30 g)
1 – 2 tbsp rosewater (15 – 30 ml)
Milk or plain low-fat yogurt
Oil for deep frying
Ø Put 2/3 cup (5 oz / 155 g) of sugar with the measured water in a wide saucepan or deep frying pan.
Stir over gentle heat until sugar has dissolved, then add cardamom pods, increase heat, and boil for 15 minutes to make a light syrup.
Reduce heat to lowest setting to keep syrup warm.
Ø Combine flour and powdered milk in a bowl.
Rub in ghee or butter, then add remaining sugar (1/12 cup), cream cheese, rose water, and enough milk or yogurt (about 2 tbsp / 20 ml) to form asoft dough.
Knead lightly and roll into 18 small balls.
Ø Heat oil for deep frying. Cook jamuns in small batches, keeping them moving in the oil until they are golden-brown all over.
Ø Remove jamuns with a slotted spoon and drain on paper towels for 5 minutes.
Remove syrup from heat. Set aside about a cup of syrup to pour over jamuns later. Carefully add jamuns to remaining syrup. Allow to cool to room temperature in syrup.
To serve, transfer jamuns to individual plates with a slotted spoon. Then add 2 – 3 tbsp (30 – 45 ml) syrup from the syrup that was set aside.
Ø Tip: these small dumplings in a syrup are a traditional dessert. They are usually made with full fat powdered milk. However, since this is not always easy to obtain, this recipe uses skimmed milk powder and adds cream cheese. Therefore, you can alternate the skimmed milk powder and cream cheese for whole milk powder.