Chocolate Gulab Jamun

Re-starting my blog with a sweet surprise ..chocolate filled gulab jamuns! There is no recipe really..the name is what the recipe is.
I read this recipe in an in-flight magazine once and was waiting to try it out..came out as delicious as expected. I use Chitale Gulab Jamun mix for the recipe, you can try the same with any other mix, follow the measurements for the water as printed on the pack. I used regular dark cooking chocolate, you can use any chocolate you like. Serve hot ! That way the chocolate inside has melted when you bite into these delights :)

Ingredients

For the gulab jamun

One packet (200 gms) gulab jamun mix
120 ml water
1 cup chopped chocolate pieces, size of chick pea grains

For the sugar syrup
3 cups water
3 cups sugar
2 elaichi
1 cinnamon stick
1 clove

Oil for frying

1. Heat the oil in a heave bottomed pan.
2. Mix the water and the powder mix and knead into a soft dough. The mixture dries quickly so you need to be quick.
3. Take a small amount of dough, flatten it on your palm, place the chocolate piece on it and then roll the edges over the chocolate piece. (See photo below)
4. Do the same step for the entire dough. Fry the balls on a medium flame till a dark brown colour on all sides.
5. For the sugar syrup boil all ingredients till you get a one thread sugar syrup (to test place a drop of syrup and your thumb, press your index finger over it and then separate the fingers slowly. The syrup between the fingers should form an unbroken single thread)
6. Soak the gulab jamuns in the syrup till nice and fluffy and then serve hot. Even better really hot with ice cream !