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Gulkhand/Rose Petal Preserve

Gulkhand is a rose petal preserve made using fresh rose petals. We use paneer rose which is link pink in color as they are from native parts of India. The fragrance of the rose petal once it's preserved along with sugar gives an exotic flavor. Gulkhand can be had by mixing with warm milk . Few other recipes with gulkhand can be gulkhand kulfi, gulkhand shake, gulkhand ice cream and with your creativity the list is endless. Ingredients: 1 cup of tighlly packed fresh rose petals 3/4 cup of sugar clean dry glass jar Steps: 1. Wash the rose petals gently and pat them dry. I have used fresh ones and they were so elegant. 2. Today i did not wash the rose petals as there were no dirt and directly added them to a mixer and pulsed it for few seconds. Tip: You can roughly tear the petals using hands instead of mixer too. 3. Take a clean dry glass jar and layer it with some sugar. 4. Then layer it with coarse rose petals. 5. Alternate the sugar and rose la...

Strawberry Jam

No preservatives or any chemical ingredients in this delicious home made strawberry jam! You wonder how ?! I have just used lemon juice as natural preservative and it did not taste bitter at all. All you could taste is the sweetness of the strawberry fruit. I could not even find the seeds of the berries in the resulting jam i made today. Yummy is the word to explain this fruit jam. Since my childhood days, i'm a great fan of mixed fruit jam from "Kissan" brand. Spread it over bun or bread - awe! it's a wonderful snack after schooltime. Ingredients: 25 ripe strawberries, medium sized 150 gms of sugar 1 lemon, juice extracted How to make strawberry jam: 1. Wash the strawberries thoroughly. 2. Cut the strawberries into small pieces and keep it ready. 3. Heat a non-stick pan and let it dry without even a drop of water. 4. Add the cut strawberries to the pan on high flame. 5. Immediately add sugar and stir. 6. Just in two minutes of time, ...