Palamu: Different places across the country have their own special cuisine and dialect. Because of which they are recognized. In Jharkhand too, each district has its own identity from food to culture. There is a place on the Ranchi to Palamu road where the sweets are famous all over the state. This special sweet is available in Tumagada on NH 75 road. People like to eat it very much.
Actually, there are dozens of Kalakand sweet shops in Tumagada of Satbarwa block of Palamu district. People like to eat sweets from here and they are also amazing in taste. Its taste is so magical that even celebrities are crazy about it. Most of the people coming to Daltongan from Ranchi taste this sweet. If you want to make your guest happy with this, then you must take Kalakand from here.
Kalakand is made from one quintal of milk in a day
Rakesh Gupta, the owner of RK Sweets shop, told Local 18 that he has been running the shop here for 18 years. People love the Kalakand here. He started it himself. He told that earlier his father had a Dhaba for 30 to 40 years. Which later had to be closed due to financial constraints. However, today there is a demand for Kalakand sweet from far and wide. Kalakand is prepared from one quintal of milk in a day.
This is how it gets ready
Further he told that the specialty of this Kalakand is that it tastes amazing. That is why people like to eat it very much. It is prepared by a special and different process. 10 kg of milk is stirred on a fixed flame for one to two hours at a time. After this, 100 grams of sugar is added to 10 kg of milk. After which it is ready. It is prepared by the artisan with art. That is why it is also called Kalakand. After it becomes granular, it is kept in a tray. 2 kg of Kalakand is prepared from 10 kg of milk.
Kishun Saav has been tasting Kalakand for 50 years
The 50-year-old Raja Harsh Kalakand shop was started by Kisoon Saav. He said that he has been serving Kalakand here for the last 50 years. The Kalakand made in the city is prepared with a mixture of paneer and khoya. But the process of preparing it here is different. It is prepared by bringing cow and buffalo milk from nearby villages. Its price is given at Rs 400 per kg.
There is demand even abroad
He further said that the demand for this sweet is even abroad. People here send this Kalakand to their relatives living abroad. The most special thing about it is that Kalakand lasts longer than other sweets. Not only this, the leaders, ministers and MLAs who go to Daltonganj from the capital Ranchi take Kalakand from here. Along with this, celebrities also like to eat Kalakand from here. Most of the people passing by the road definitely taste it.
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FIRST PUBLISHED : June 17, 2024, 10:42 IST
