Jhunjhunu. How can it be possible for people to come to Jhunjhunu and not eat chirawa pedas? But why only pedas, why not pethas? But the special thing is that the petha of Chirawa is not like the petha of Agra but is made of gram flour. Wherever the people of this world go, they definitely take gram flour packets with them.
Everyone is familiar with the specialty of trees in Chirawa town of Jhunjhunu district. Whenever someone has to come to Chidawa or someone has to go from Chidawa, he never forgets to take the trees from here with him. Not only Chidawa Peda but also Petha has its own importance in taste.
gram flour petha
Narsingh, who has been working as a confectioner for 40-45 years, said that the taste of the gram flour here is equally special as that of the trees. In ancient times, petha was made like buttermilk. Started making long petha since last 10 years. These are also very tasty to eat. Like trees, they too are in great demand.
How to make Petha
Another artisan Nahar Singh told the method of making it. First the flour is roasted well with ghee or peanut oil. Then it is mixed well with gram flour and kneaded. Then it is spread by rolling with a rolling pin. After cutting this flour, it is roasted at low temperature. After soaking, it is put in sugar syrup to make it sweet and then taken out. Then it is kept for some time to dry. After some time this petha is completely ready to eat.
light breakfast
Petha tastes delicious. People like to eat them with tea for breakfast. Nahar Singh told the way people like to eat pedas. Similarly, Petha is also liked a lot. Wherever the people of Rajasthan live, the people of Jhunjhunu Shekhawati also carry Petha with them.
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FIRST PUBLISHED: May 15, 2024, 17:04 IST
