{"id":6740,"date":"2013-11-01T10:07:39","date_gmt":"2013-11-01T14:07:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kirantarun.com\/food\/?p=6740"},"modified":"2013-11-01T10:35:08","modified_gmt":"2013-11-01T14:35:08","slug":"gulkand-gulab-jamuns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/food\/gulkand-gulab-jamuns\/","title":{"rendered":"Gulkand Gulab Jamuns"},"content":{"rendered":"S<\/span>weets.<\/p>\n

I can’t and won’t live without it. It’s almost a necessity, especially this time of the year where the “Festival of Lights” is celebrated by lighting clay lamps to signify the triumphant of good against evil.<\/p>\n

And the celebration doesn’t stop there.<\/p>\n

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\"Gulkand<\/a><\/p>\n

Many of my best memories are during my childhood. We grew up into a joint family. An uncle and his family, plus ours all lived under one roof. Every year, Diwali brings back great memories of days leading up to Diwali celebrations.<\/p>\n

Each and every one of us had a bunch of responsibilities. From literally scrubbing the house from top to bottom, to baking up a storm and shopping for new fineries — every task is distributed evenly to each member of the household.<\/p>\n

And that my friend, is a HUGE PLUS of living in a joint family \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n

\"Gulkand<\/a><\/p>\n

Mom and aunt would slave over hot kitchen stoves night after night baking delicious cookies and preparing a huge menu that leads up to the day of celebration. My sister being the eldest amongst all the children, evenly distribute tasks that needs to be completed before the big day.<\/p>\n

From dusting, to cleaning and scrubbing every nook and crannie in the home — there were a ton to complete and we had more than enough hands to do it all.<\/p>\n

\"Gulkand<\/a><\/p>\n

Preparations aside, the best of all leading up to the day has to be having our friends over for food and celebration all day long<\/strong>. And during the night, that’s when we unwind from sore and tired muscles by lighting up a ton of oil lamps and firecrackers!<\/p>\n

I seriously want to be a kid again just so I could rekindle all Diwali memories from my childhood \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

\"Gulkand<\/a><\/p>\n

In the meantime, I’ll happily lit our home with a ton of oil lamps. Safely, of course.<\/p>\n

Tuhanu diwali diyan boht boht vadhaiyan<\/i>\u00a0( \u0a24\u0a41\u0a39\u0a3e\u0a28\u0a42\u0a70 \u0a26\u0a3f\u0a35\u0a3e\u0a32\u0a40 \u0a26\u0a40\u0a06\u0a02 \u0a2c\u0a39\u0a41\u0a24 \u0a2c\u0a39\u0a41\u0a24 \u0a35\u0a27\u0a3e\u0a08\u0a06\u0a02 \u0a39\u0a4b\u0a23 ).<\/strong>\u00a0<\/em>This is how we greet someone “Happy Diwali” in my ethnic background as a Punjabi \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

From my family to yours, we wish you a very Happy Diwali \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

\"Gulkand<\/a>\n

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Ingredients<\/span>:<\/p>\n

Spiced simple syrup<\/strong><\/p>\n