what is gulab from roses

Gulab is a Persian compound noun meaning "rose water". It is used in Iran, Turkey, Central Asia, Afghanistan, Pakistan, and India. In South Asian cuisine, rose water is a common ingredient in sweets such as laddu, gulab jamun, and peda. It is also used to flavor milk, lassi, rice pudding, and other dairy dishes. Rose syrup, which is made from rose water with sugar added, is used to make Gulkand in South Asia, a syrupy mashed rose mixture. Gulab sharbat or rose petal drink is a syrup made from rose petals and is diluted with water and served with ice. The videos on YouTube show how to make rose water in the village and how to cook Gulab from 30 pounds of roses.