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Last Updated: July 17, 2020 | First Published on: November 7, 2013 by Hari Chandana Ponnaluri

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Homemade Gulkand Recipe / Rose Petal Preserve Recipe

Hari Chandana Ponnaluri

How to Make Gulkand at home - A Traditional Indian Rose Petal Preserve made with fresh rose petals.

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Prep Time 15 minutes mins

Total Time 15 minutes mins

Course Jam, Preserves

Cuisine Indian

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.
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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.

Nutrition values are estimates only.

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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.

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Sarah Bauduin says
February 13, 2014 at 7:38 pm
Can I use dry rose petals? If so, do I have to hydrate them before use? Thanks!
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- Hari Chandana P says
  February 14, 2014 at 2:49 am
  No, use fresh petals only.
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Ranjani Raj says
March 20, 2014 at 10:13 am
Different recipe… first time i am seeing this…
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Rebecca Subbiah says
May 17, 2014 at 11:19 pm
how cool
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Gloria says
May 21, 2014 at 6:45 pm
we love gulkand…bookmarked this…looks very inviting.. very happy to follow you…
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Jayashri says
March 21, 2017 at 9:54 am
Hi, can you please tell me where i can get edible rose petal?in india?
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- Hari Chandana Ponnaluri says
  March 21, 2017 at 5:05 pm
  Hi, you can find them in flowers markets.
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Muskan says
April 08, 2017 at 2:27 pm
Please tell me it could be stored till a month??
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- Hari Chandana Ponnaluri says
  April 08, 2017 at 3:14 pm
  You can store it for upto a year or even more. Thanks! 🙂
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Manjari says
May 11, 2018 at 2:20 am
Hi, I saw in the recipe that we should keep the jar in the sunlight for 7-10 days. Should we place it under the sun for the whole day or for a certain number of hours per day?
And, should we mix the Gulkand during or after the whole process?
Thanks !
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- Hari Chandana Ponnaluri says
  May 11, 2018 at 3:48 pm
  Hi.. Yes, we should place the jar under the sun entire day and mix it every other day during the process. 🙂
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gail says
May 16, 2019 at 12:42 am
Where we live in California it is foggy and not sunny during Rose season is it possible to make this when it’s foggy
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- Hari Chandana Ponnaluri says
  May 18, 2019 at 7:18 pm
  Sorry. It is not possible.
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Mohona says
February 17, 2021 at 12:31 am
Mam can I use Red rose petals instead of using light rose petal?
Will it taste the same?
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- Hari Chandana Ponnaluri says
  February 17, 2021 at 6:42 pm
  Yes, you can. But the flavor may slightly different!
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- BHOOMIKA YADAV says
  March 10, 2021 at 12:39 pm
  
  use only desi rose which is available at every flower market around india.
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Vasudha says
June 04, 2021 at 10:39 pm
Thank you for the recipe. I tried this out, really loved the taste. However, I want your suggestion on this- The sugary liquid stays at the bottom of the jar and – Rose petals are papery.
Can you suggest me what to do?
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- Hari Chandana Ponnaluri says
  June 06, 2021 at 1:12 am
  Hi Vasudha, Glad you enjoyed it. Have you mixed the gulkand in the making process?
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  - Vasudha says
    June 06, 2021 at 8:40 pm
    Do you mean mixing the gulkand every other day using a clean spoon?
    No, I didn’t do it.
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    - Hari Chandana Ponnaluri says
      June 07, 2021 at 1:11 pm
      Yes! Can you try doing that from now on, just mix and expose it to sunlight. Not sure if it will turn out well.
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