This Homemade Rose Syrup Jelly With China Grass is prepared with rose syrup and lemon juice and it is set using china grass making it perfect for all vegans and vegetarians. Summer always calls for cool desserts and here is a quick and simple one.
Pretty much all kids love jellies and vaandu is no exception either. But every time I need to check for the ingredients and make sure I get the non-gelatin ones. When I got china grass for my jigarthanda recipe, I tried this jelly the very next day just with rose syrup and china grass.
The gel strength of china grass was amazing and the jelly was ready in no time. Vaandu loved it and I started to prepare them in bulk. I wanted to click the jellies before vaandu grabs them but that didn’t happen until last week. I ended up preparing two batches and used one for the images.
I started to store them in small use and throw containers so that vaandu can take this as a snack also. The only key thing is you cannot pour the hot mixture directly into the container and at the same time you cannot let it sit to cool as it sets faster. When it is lukewarm, pour it into the small containers like below.
China Grass | Agar Agar
Instead of china grass, you can use agar agar powder also. When I posted my panna cotta recipe in FB, one of my readers asked me regarding the proportions. It mainly depends upon the gel strength. I bought both china grass and the powder from amazon and the powder have 90% gel strength and I went with the ratio of 2:1. For two cups of liquid, I used 1 tsp of the powder. For fruit-based purees, I think you can go up to 2 tsps but not more than that.
Also, for the china grass, there wasn’t any gel strength information. I had to experiment with different measures for the same. I used up to 10 strands which were approximately 4 tsps. These are sometimes available as rectangular strips also. So it’s better to test them out before trying them out in any recipe. All you need to do is just use them with 1 cup of water and see how long it takes to set and how firm the jello is.
Homemade Rose Syrup Jelly With China Grass
Ingredients:
- Water – 4 cups
- China grass – 10 strands (when broken about 3 to 4 tsps)
- Sugar -5 tbsps
- Rose Syrup – ¼ to ⅓ cup (I used the dabur rose syrup)
- Lemon Juice – 1 tbsp
Steps:
- Soak the china grass in water for about 15 to 20 minutes.
- Then add sugar and mix well.
- Now heat this mix until the china grass is completely dissolved.
- Turn the heat off and add the rose syrup and lemon juice and mix well.
- That’s it the jelly base is done. Pour it your favorite cups/molds or plain glass vessel and let it set. I kept in the refrigerator.
- If you want to pour in a plastic cups like this, let it become lukewarm.
I let it sit for unto 4 to 5 hours. Yummy homemade rose syrup jelly is ready.
Notes:
- Any fruit juice like black currant, pomegranate, mango can be added to prepared corresponding flavors.
- Lemon juice is optional. But we like the sweet and sour taste.
- Adjust the sugar and syrup according to your preference.
- Instead of china grass, agar agar powder can be used.
📖 Recipe
Homemade Rose Syrup Jelly With China Grass
Ingredients
- 4 cups Water (1 cup measure - 180 ml)
- 10 strands China Grass When broken, about 3 to 4 tsps
- 5 tbsps Sugar
- ¼ to ⅓ cup Rose Syrup I used the dabur rose syrup
- 1 tbsp Lemon Juice
Instructions
- Soak the china grass in water for about 15 to 20 minutes.
- Then add sugar and mix well.
- Now heat this mix until the china grass is completely dissolved.
- Turn the heat off and add the rose syrup and lemon juice and mix well.
- That’s it the jelly base is done. Pour it your favorite cups/molds or plain glass vessel and let it set. I kept in the refrigerator.
- If you want to pour in a plastic cups like this, let it become luke warm.
- I let it sit for unto 4 to 5 hours. Yummy home made rose syrup jelly is ready.
Notes
Lemon juice is optional. But we like the sweet and sour taste.
Adjust the sugar and syrup according to your preference.
Instead of china grass, agar agar powder can be used.
Nutrition
I am not a nutritionist. The nutritional information is provided as a courtesy and is an estimate only. It varies depending upon the product types or brands.
What is the cup measure for water?
For this one I used 180ml. I will update the post as well.
Also, I recently bought a new agar agar powder and it’s gel strength was completely different. The package instructions mentioned to use 1/2 tsp for 1/2 cup of water. So adjust the liquid and agar agar according to the one that you have. Thanks
Can this jelly with China grass strand be used for mirror glaze on cakes? Please advise
Yes. You can try. But you need to apply when it is semi-liquid and let it sit again. Thanks and sorry for the delayed reply.
I agree that working with agar agar takes practice. Love the brillaint color of the jelly.
:-) true. Thanks
Beautiful. Love it to the core..
Thanks Gayatri.
Very colorful. Putting it in single serving to go containers is a nice idea.
Thanks Varada :-)
Wow !!! refreshing and colourful :) yum..
Thanks Ranjani. :-)
Such a colorful and inviting treat for kiddos.
:-) Thanks Pavani.
Can’t get my eyes off this bright colored dessert. Totally amazing dish :)
:-) :-) Kiddo’s favorite color is red. So went with this bright color. :-)
Absolute refreshing jelly and bright color is so attractive. Jelly seems to have come perfectly
Thanks a lot Smitha :-)
Colour looks amazing!..
Thanks :-)
Nice rose syrup jelly recipe.. Looks colorful and refreshing.
Thanks a lot Sarita :-)
It is almost summer here and I couldn’t think of anything more refreshing than this jelly! Love that you used china grass!
he he thanks Anu.
I like the idea of setting rose with china grass..amazing.
Thanks :-)
Eye pleasing jelly, super catchy Vidhya..
Thanks a lot Priya. :-)
This looks so refreshing! With summer round the corner, this is definately something ill try :)
Thanks a lot. Please do let me know how it turned out. :-)
Will do! :)
:)
Looks lovely Sri :)
Thanks a lot :-)