What If A Gulab Jamun And Croissant Had A Baby? Internet Calls It ‘Shahi Prashant’

Food fusion experiments don’t always go well, especially when Indian dishes meet global cuisines. But this one has left both us and the internet pleasantly surprised. An Australian blogger has created a recipe that combines gulab jamun and a croissant, and for once, it actually doesn’t look disappointing.

Creator Makes Gulab Jamun Croissant

Food blogger Joe the Tourier (@joethetourier) is known for sharing creative recipes that fuse pastries with global flavours, and his latest creation has the internet in awe. He recently posted a delicious-looking gulab jamun croissant, and surprisingly, people aren’t complaining.

He begins the video with a simple question, “What if gulab jamun and a croissant had a baby?” What follows is exactly that, a croissant-shaped dessert made using croissant dough, but prepared in the style of gulab jamun. Instead of baking it, he deep-fries the pastry and then soaks it in a sugar syrup infused with elaichi and kesar.

The result? A French pastry that, when cut open, has the same soft, juicy texture as gulab jamun, making it almost impossible to resist. In the caption, he wrote, “This is one of my favourite Indian desserts. This would go great with ice cream!”

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For Once, The Internet Is Not Mad Over A Fusion!

Usually, when people experiment with food fusions like these, the posts are flooded with pleas to stop and questions about people’s taste buds. However, Joe’s gulab jamun croissant turned out to be an exception. With lakhs of likes and thousands of comments, the internet was pleasantly surprised by this dessert.

From croissant shahi tukda and gulab croissamun to shahi prashant, people called this dish with hundreds of different names

One of the users commented, “You know what’d be better ? Khoya filing in this! Love this too though!”

“That’s what creativity means!!! AI can never replace you,” another user complimented him.

One comment hilariously read, “When gulab jamun went abroad to study!”

“Isn’t this the same as a Malpua ? Just shaped like a croissant” someone in the comments asked.

“ I’m up for all kinds of sensible food crossovers, and this looks great,” one of the users commented.

“Okay, that lowkey looks banger!” one of the netizens said.

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What are your honest thoughts on this dish? Let us know in the comments!

Cover Image Courtesy: Instagram/joethetourier