I remember my mother used to make this revolting dish from ripe Alphonso mangoes and mutton. My father thought it was a tragic waste of both ingredients and I agreed. I came across a discussion about gulab jaum ki subzi on Twitter and I experienced a familiar horror at flights of fancy that produced these strange sweet-savory culinary disasters.
This tweet shared a deeply felt experience where a culinary transgression appeared to have shaken their faith in humanity.
Surely not! Who could create such an abomination, thought the tweeple.
One Twitter user wanted to know what exactly this was – the dish itself or the product the day after.
Gulab Jamun is a sweet-dish. A subzi is supposed to be spicy and savory; an accompaniment to rice, roti, etc… and never the twain shall mix!
How did someone ever think up something so revolting!
A schizophrenic dish such as this one militates against all that is right and good!
While people were going on about what an awful idea this was, one commentator clarified that this is actually a traditional dish and is quite delicious.
One person clarified how the dish is made with unsweetened gulab jamuns; a rich, spicy dish.
Someone then asked – if the gulab jamins are unsweetened then they are just koftas - or dumplings, aren’t they?
The poster of the original tweet confessed that the ‘Gulab Jamun Ki Subzi’ which he had thought was such a terrible idea, was in fact delicious!
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