Sugar Syrup:
Mix together sugar, maple syrup, and water in a pan
Add the cardemoms for flavour, and bring it to boil
Let it boil for 2-3 minutes to get a nice syrup
Let it sit aside till it cools down a little bit
Dough and balls Preparation:
Mix all purpose flour, skim milk powder, a pinch of baking soda, a pinch of salt, and 2 tsps of oil in a bowl
Gently make the dough using the cream (avoid rubbing too tightly, it might result in very hard Gulab Jamuns)
Apply some oil to your palms, and make small balls out of it
Balls will grow in size once fried and soaked in syrup
Deep Frying the Gulab Jamun Balls:
Heat some oil in a separate pan
Check the temperature of the oil by adding one ball to it in the beginning
If the ball does not rise up on its own, oil is not ready yet; and if the ball rises and turns brown too quickly, the oil is too hot
Wait for the right temperature, and deep fry the balls few at a time, while stirring them continuously
Once evenly light brown, strain them into a paper towel for the extra oil to drain
Soak the fried Gulab Jamun balls in the sugar -maple syrup for 2-3 hours
Garnish with pistachios, and serve hot