Some people call it fried dough balls in sugar syrup. It is fried until golden brown and then soaked in syrup.

The sight of the big kadhai with gulab jamuns simmering away in the sweet sugar syrup is a sight for a connoisseur.

The shop is located at 61/36/A-2, Sardar Patel Marg, Katra, Civil Lines, Prayagraj. One astonishing fact about this shop is that it has been known for its Gulab Jamun made in pure ghee since 1942.

Each time we heard about guests coming over, we would rush to our nearest sweetmeat shop and get a kilo of gulab jamun parcelled. The pattern persisted every time we were visiting our relatives too.

Jamun is the most inviting of trees — sprawling and beautiful, fruit-bearing and shady. Growing up in India, I lived in three houses at different stages. All three houses stood in close vicinity ...