firstly, prepare sugar syrup by boiling 800 grams sugar and 800 ml water.

boil for 5 minutes or until syrup turns sticky.

for extra flavour add ¼ tsp cardamom powder and 1 tsp rose essence. cover and keep aside.

in a bowl add 175 grams mtr gulab jamun mix.

add ¼ cup water and mix gently to form the dough.

make a soft and smooth dough without over kneading.

grease the hand with ghee and prepare small ball sized jamuns.

heat the oil / ghee on medium flame and when the oil / ghee is moderately hot, fry the jamuns.

fry the balls on low flame stirring in between.

drop the fried gulab jamuns into the warm sugar syrup.

cover the lid and rest for 20 minutes.

finally, the mtr gulab jamun has doubled in size. serve warm with ice cream or cold.