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<div>{{short description|U.P. traditional sweet doughnut}}<br />
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[[File:Meethe Gulgule.jpg|thumb|Gulgule are often but not always round]]<br />
'''Gulgula''' is traditional sweet made in different regions of India. It is one of the most popular sweets in the market places,<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=2N6uxXit6fAC&pg=PA89&lpg=PA89&dq=%E0%A4%97%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%97%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%BE&source=bl&ots=94CBjKX98x&sig=CPwUZ0uTjvluKsVWpWW2iL77MEA&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjJ9q3Ep-bTAhVoqlQKHfd1B4IQ6AEIaTAN#v=onepage&q=%E0%A4%97%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%97%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%BE&f=false Rashtriya Naak, Vishnu Nagar, Rajkamal Prakashan Pvt Ltd, 2008 p. 89]</ref> it is traditionally made on specific festive occasions in rural areas.<ref>[http://www.bhaskar.com/recipes/REC-1-676-Gulgule-Meethe-Pua-288.html गुलगुले (मीठे) पुए, Nisha Madhulikadainik Bhaskar]</ref><ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=JPKhDQAAQBAJ&pg=PA150&lpg=PA150&dq=%E0%A4%97%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%97%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%BE&source=bl&ots=VuxHqUv7dg&sig=V_-CGC6lQciMKpwMd569KY7aUTU&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjm4uGsqObTAhVIrVQKHay6Dsw4HhDoAQgoMAE#v=onepage&q=%E0%A4%97%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%97%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%BE&f=false Hardoi: Sanskritik Gazetteer, Anjali Chauhan, Ayodhya Shodh Sansthan, Vani Prakashan, 2016 p. 150]</ref> They are common in [[Uttar Pradesh]],<ref>[http://www.lazizkhana.com/2016/07/gulgule-pue-ricipe-in-hindi.html कुरकुरे गुलगुले बनाने की विधि - Gulgule (Pue) - Laziz Khana]</ref> [[Bihar]], [[Punjab]], [[Odisha]], [[Haryana]], [[Rajasthan]] and are also made by overseas Indians in [[Guyana]], [[Trinidad and Tobago]], [[Suriname]], [[Mauritius]], the [[United States]], [[South Africa]], and [[Fiji]].<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nBZtcScHXlU Gulgula Recipe, That Fiji Taste, Apr 3, 2017]</ref><br />
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They are similar to [[donut holes]] in USA, and are very simple to make. They use ordinary wheat flour, sugar (traditionally [[jaggery]]), and occasionally spices ([[fennel]] seeds are common) for flavoring.<ref>Recipes of all Nations, Countess Morphy, Herbert Joseph Ltd, 1923, p. 691</ref> Yogurt, banana pulp, yeast or baking powder may be used. They are fried in oil or ghee just like donuts.<br />
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==History==<br />
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Traditionally they were made with jaggery (gud गुड़). There is a popular Hindi expression - गुड़ खाना, गुलगुले से परहेज करना- they eat Gud, but avoid gulgulas (that contain Gud).<ref>[http://www.hindi2dictionary.com/muhavare/%E0%A4%97%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%A1%E0%A4%BC-%E0%A4%96%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%BE-%E0%A4%97%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%97%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%B2%E0%A5%87-%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%87-%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%B9%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%9C-%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%BE-muhavara-hindi.html गुड़ खाना गुलगुले से परहेज करना - मुहावरा अर्थ]</ref><br />
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The gulgula confection was first mentioned in Pasanaha Cariu (Parshvanath Charit) of [[Vibudh Shridhar]] of 1132 AD.,<ref>Pasanaha Cariu (Parshvanath-Charit) of Mahakavi Budh Sridhara, Ed/tr. Dr. Rajaram Jain, Bharatiya Jnanpith, 2006, Section 4/1/10, p. 270, 288</ref> written during the [[Tomar]]a rule in Delhi, shortly before establishment of the short Chauhan rule.<br />
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==See also==<br />
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; Similar Indian food<br />
* [[Adhirasam]] are a Tamil sweet doughnut<br />
* [[Balushahi]] or [[Badushah]], deep fried dough soaked in sugar syrup<br />
* [[Gulab jamun]], buffalo milk–based quick dough that is deep fried and floated in sweet syrup<br />
* [[Imarti]], deep fried fermented dough dipped in syrup with many twists and turns <br />
* [[Jalebi]], deep fried fermented dough dipped in syrup with twists<br />
* [[Malpua]], a related sweet which is flat and is sometimes dipped in syrup<br />
* [[Vadai]] are savoury rings of dough made from lentils that are popular in South India<br />
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; Similar food elsewhere globally<br />
* [[Doughnut]] <br />
* [[List of doughnut varieties]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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[[Category:Doughnuts]]<br />
[[Category:Indian desserts]]<br />
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