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 Gulkand for Skin Whitening 

Benefits of Gulqand (Rose Petal's Preserve)

Gulkand for Skin whitening

Gulqand (Rose Patel Preservative) also known as gulkand, is a popular medicine in Ayurveda. It is best known for its cooling properties, which are useful for people with excessive body heat. Besides being a herbal coolant, it has many different benefits including improving memory and vision aiding digestion relieving lethargy, itching, inflammation, and redness removing pollutants, and purifying blood to help relieve constipation, acidity, gastritis, and indigestion.  Moreover, gulkand is helpful for skin whitening. Regular usage of gulkand is helpful for losing weight. 

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 Gulqand (Rose Patel's Preserve) Usage in Cooking

Gulkand has a very delicious and delightful taste that can be had on its own as well since it has a unique taste and amazing flavor. Gulkand can also be used as a star member for varied new and innovative treats and drinks as well, some of which include.

Gulkand Usage in Cooking:

Paan (Betel):

 Paan (Betel)  popular digestive viand, it uses Gulkand as one of its main ingredients.

Gulkand Peda:

Gulkand Peda is also a visible and vital sweet dish. This has a Khoya (Rower) Layer coated, which is stuffed with Gulkand. This also has a paan (Betel) similar flavor.

Gulkand Shake:

Gulkand Shake, which can be used made freely to enhance the taste of regular boring milk. Moreover, Gulkand adds to milk's protein content as well.

Gulkand Thandai Smoothie:

Gulkand Thandai Smoothie, another drink made by combining milk and Gulkand, along with the classic dry fruit; enhances the taste as well as the power of the drink.

Special desserts:

Gulkand is also used as a special ingredient in desserts like Rolls, Gulkand Rabri (condensed-milk-based dish), Gulkand Ice Cream, Gulkand Kheer (Rice Pudding), etc.

Lauki (Calabash gourd) & Gulkand Burfi (Condensed milk sweet dish):

Lauki (Calabash gourd) & Gulkand Burfi (Condensed milk sweet dish) are heavenly desserts with the goodness of lauki (Calabash gourd)  and the beautiful and sweet smell of Gulkand.

 Aam (Mango) & Gulkand Paste: 

Aam (Mango) & Gulkand Paste, which has the sour raw mango paired with the sweet Gulkand.

Gulkand uses in cooking

Gulkand uses in cooking | Gulkand recipe

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How to make Rose Patel's Preserve (Gulqand) at home | Gulkand Recipe

 How to make Rose Patel's Preserve (Gulkand) at home  | Gulkand Recipe:

Gulkand Recipe | Make gulkand at home | Rose Patel's preserve recipe

Preparation of Rose Patel's Preserve (Gulkand):

Gulkand is very easy to prepare delight, that can be made easily at home without much hassle. Only you need are some petals of roses and sugar. The rose petals are washed and then lightly dried, then petals and sugar are in layers in a clean glass jar with a lid. This jar is kept in the sun for at least six hours a day and is shaken lightly to maintain its composition. In a month, Gulkand is ready to eat when it becomes a thick, sweet concentrate. Some additional ingredients such as the silver leaf, cardamom seeds, Prayal Pishti (coral calcium), or Mukta Pishti (powder of pearl) can be placed in the Gulkand jar to enhance its cooling properties, often compared to rose jams and petal jams readily available in the market.  It tastes much superior not only for the variety of roses that is used but also for the method of preparation. Gulkand is baked in the sun for at least a month; thus giving a rich, dense, and floral flavor to the delicacy. Jams and marmalades, for their part, are made from standardized rose petals in sugar syrup. They are stirred continuously on a lit gas stove and are usually ready to eat within a few hours. This gives them a one-dimensional flavor, delightful the Gulkand. In addition, the nutrients of the rose blossoms are preserved in the Gulkand sun cooking method, which is not the case with a standard-produced rose jam.

 

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