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The festival of Holi or Phagwah is soon approaching and all I can do is think of the various sweets my mom would make during this exciting Hindu holiday. She would make big batches of mithai, peera, vermicelli cake, barfi, and gulgula which I would bag and share with our friends and family members later on that day. Gulab jamun, a sweet dumpling-like dessert was one she'd make and serve to guests that came to our house on Phagwah or Diwali. It wasn't one she'd put in the bag with the other sweets solely because of how she served it; warm, and in a bowl of syrup. This yummy dessert is made by frying small balls of dough made from milk powder or freshly curdled milk solids (known as khoya). They are then soaked in an aromatic cardamom…
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