Gulkand Recipe. Dietitian Srishti Arora
How to Make Gulkand at home - A Traditional Indian Rose Petal Preserve made with fresh rose petals.
Servings: 2 tbsp
Ingredients
- 1 cup Rose Petals tightly packed (petals of fragrant and light pink roses)
- 3 tbsp Sugar.
Instructions
- Collect the fresh and fragrant rose petals.
- Gently wash the petals with water and let them dry on a paper or cloth.
- Put the petals into the mixie. Quickly pulse the petals one or two times to shred them. You can also chop the petals into pieces.
- Spread a layer of rose petals in a dry glass jar.
- Now spread a layer of sugar over the rose petals evenly.
- Then again spread a layer of petals over the sugar layer.
- Repeat till all the petals are over.
- Close the jar with a lid and keep it in the sunlight for 7 – 10 days
- Mix the gulkand every other day using a clean spoon.
- Store in an airtight container and refrigerate it.
- You can store it for a year or more.
How to Make Gulkand with Step by Step Photos:
- Collect the fresh and fragrant rose petals.
- Gently wash the petals with water and let them dry on a paper or cloth.
- Put the petals into the mixie. Quickly pulse the petals one or two times to shred them. You can also chop the petals into pieces.
- Spread a layer of rose petals in a dry glass jar.
- Now spread a layer of sugar over the rose petals evenly.
- Then again spread a layer of petals over the sugar layer.
- Repeat till all the petals are over.
- Close the jar with a lid and keep it in the sunlight for 7 – 10 days
- Mix the gulkand every other day using a clean spoon.
- Store in an airtight container and refrigerate it.
Dietitian Srishti Arora
What are its Health Benefits?
- Improves memory and eyesight.
- Helps in the process of digestion.
- Relieves lethargy, itching, inflammation and redness.
- Removes toxins and purifies the blood.
- Aids in relieving constipation, acidity, gastritis and indigestion.
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