In a bowl, add ghee and curd mix well.sieve together wheat flour,cardamom powder,salt and baking soda. Sieving the flour mixture is very important.

Mix this flour mixture  well with a spoon and then add water (if required) Combine well with your fingers.

Knead well to form a  soft dough. You must knead the dough very well. Keep this dough aside covered for half an hour.

Meanwhile let's make the sugar syrup. Boil sugar, water and cardamom in a pan until it form a one string consistency.

Now the dough for paal cake will be ready. Do not knead the dough at this stage, but roll  and flatten the dough using a rolling pin to form a rectangular shape with minimum thickness.

Then cut it into desired shapes or same like pal cake. 

Heat a pan with oil for deep frying.  Once hot, drop the prepared cakes to the oil and then make the flame to medium low. You must cook the cakes over a medium flame only else results in an uncooked paal cakes.

Fry until both sides turn golden.

When done, transfer it to a plate and immediately put them in warm sugar syrup for 3 to 5 minutes.

Do not keep the cakes in syrup for more time.

After 3 to 5 minutes, transfer it to the plate and allow it to cool down before serving for best result. You can store them in the refrigerator  for 2-3 days.