Gulab Jamon a la Mode

A popular Indian dessert, Gulab Jamon are fried balls made from milk, lemon juice and flour served with rose water-flavored sugar syrup. Serve it with ice cream, which goes well with the warm and crisp crust of the balls.

Serves 4  Prep Time 30 to 45 minutes  Cooking Time 10 to 15 minutes

1 lemon, juiced
2 cups milk
1 cup plus 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
2 1/2 cups sugar
1/2 cup water
rose water essence or extract (optional and according to taste)
vanilla ice cream

1  Mix lemon juice with milk and put on very low heat, until you see curdles.

2  Take the curdles or milk solids and mix together with the flour. Knead together to make a fine dough.

3  Form the dough into small balls, like marbles.

4  Heat oil to 375°F for deep-frying. Fry the balls until they turn golden brown. Place the fried balls on a paper-towel-lined plate.

5  Prepare the syrup: Boil sugar and water together until the syrup gets a thread-like consistency. Then take it off the heat and add in rose water essence if you like.

6  Combine the syrup with the fried balls and top with scoops of vanilla ice cream.

Photography by Ocs Alvarez | Styling by Pixie Sevilla-Santos (Thanks to Chef Bruni Raj and Asunpraya-darsianj of the Raj Palace in the city of Jaipur)