Indian food

Gulkand lassi

Also called: Gulkand lassi, Гульканд ласси, Gulkand rose lassi, Rose lassi

Thick curd blended with gulkand (rose petals preserved in sugar in the sun), so the drink comes out pink and tastes of a garden. Pushkar grows the roses and sells the jam by the kilo.

How it's eaten

Ask whether the gulkand is theirs; around Pushkar it usually is.

Where to try it

Pushkar

The roses grow around the lake and the jam is sold by the kilo two streets away.

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