In a sauce pan add rose petals , sugar and water.

Keep on low heat and stir well to dissolve sugar completely.

Cover sauce pan with a lid and keep on simmer for 25 -30 minutes.

After 30 minutes, open lid , stir and continue to cook uncovered until it reaches the slightly thick , syrup consistency.

Turn off heat , place saucepan on kitchen counter top and wait for the syrup to turn lukewarm.

Strain the liquid from the petals and collect in a glass bottle , this liquid is Rose syrup .

And collected rose petals in strainer are used to make gulkand .

To make Gulkand

Add collected rose petals back into the same sauce pan . To this add ½ cup of rose syrup.

Mix well everything and cook on a medium heat .

Continue to cook until rose petals absorbs all the sugar syrup

At this point , colour changes to deep reddish brown.

Turn off the stove and keep it aside on counter top until it cools down.

Store in a clean airtight jar and use it as required.