How to make Gulkand
How to make Gulkand
However, Gulkand can be prepared from any of rose variety or species. Almost all have similar medicinal value and uses. Rosa Centifolia and Rosa Damascena is considerably best for making Gulkand. For making Gulkand, you need following ingredients.
| Ingredients | Quantity |
| Fresh Rose Petals | 200 grams |
| Sugar | 100 grams to 200 grams |
Method – 1
- Take
200 grams fresh rose petals and 100 grams sugar.
- Crush
rose petals with hands. Grind the sugar crystals to make powder.
- Mix
crushed rose petals and sugar together.
- Preserve
the mixture in glass jar and keep under sunlight.
- You
may need keeping under sunlight for a few days.
In India, generally, people do not grind the sugar and crush rose petals. They just mix these two ingredients and keep it in a glass jar under direct sunlight. After a few days, sugar dissolves and mixes with rose petals. They start consuming the Gulkand. This method is without heating the rose petals. This method helps to preserve nutrients present in the rose petals.
Method – 2 (Rose petal jelly)
- Take
200 grams of rose petals and 100 grams sugar.
- Crush
the rose petals and grind the sugar crystals.
- Mix
both ingredients in stainless steel pan.
- Heat
the mixture until sugar and rose petals dissolves well. It will take
5 to 10 minutes.
- Now,
let it cool down and then preserve the rose petal jelly in a glass
jar.
Method – 3 (Gulkand with honey or rose jam)
Gulkand preparation with honey with refined sugar
- Take
100 grams rose petals and 5 teaspoons honey.
- Crush
the rose petals and mix it with honey.
- Keep
the mixture in glass jar under the direct sunlight.
- After
3 to 5 days, you Gulkand with honey will be ready to consume.
If you prefer gulkand with honey, then do not heat the rose petal or honey. Ayurveda does not suggest heating the honey at high temperature, but you can keep the honey under sunlight.
Note: Some people also use jaggery for making Gulkand.
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