For the balls:
Milk powder - 1 cup
Maida - ¼ cup
Fine rawa - 1 tsp
Cooking soda - ¼ tsp
Cardamom powder - ½ tsp
Curds - about 3 tbsp ( or more to get a dough)
For the syrup:
Sugar - 1 ½ cups
Water - 1 cup
Saffron - ¼ tsp (warm & powder )
Rose water - 2 tsp ( optional)
For frying:
Refined oil
Prepare a sugar syrup by boiling sugar & water till sugar dissolves completely.
Add 1 tbsp milk, remove dirt which collects.
Strain & boil to sticky consistency.
Remove & add saffron & rose water.
Balls:
Mix all dry ingredients.
Add beaten curds little by little till the dough is pliable.
Don’t knead hard, knead soft ( as though you are massaging the dough !)
When you form balls, there should not be any cracks.
Form balls & keep ready.
Heat the oil.
When just medium hot, add balls & immediately lower the flame.
Fry till golden brown.
Strain & cool.
Place balls in syrup & warm them on low heat for 3 mts.
Cool & serve.