A delicious sweet…which even Mahatma Gandhi had tasted, you might not know its name

Hazaribagh: Jharkhand is famous all over the world for its delicious sweets. Be it the ‘Lakatho’ sweet of Palamu or the ‘Kheer Mohan’ of Hazaribagh. The ‘Kheer Mohan’ of Chauparan in Hazaribagh district is known across the country and abroad. The Father of the Nation Mahatma Gandhi also tasted the sweets of this place during the Quit India Movement. Along with this, he also fed all the freedom fighters with him. This sweet shop has been giving the taste of sweetness to the people since 1932.

Kheer Mohan Sweets
The ‘Kheer Mohan’ sweet of Chauparan is still famous in the country and abroad. In such a situation, if you are passing through the GT Road (Grand Trunk Road) built by Sher Shah Suri and have reached Chauparan in Hazaribagh district, then you must taste the sweets here. There are queues of vehicles on the road to buy ‘Kheer Mohan’ from the shop here. Along with big companies, officers and leaders also organize meetings here to eat the sweets here. Where they definitely taste ‘Kheer Mohan’. After tasting the sweets, people find an excuse to come here again.

The shop is years old
In the year 1932, there was only one shop where Kheer Mohan was sold. According to information, during the Quit India Movement, Father of the Nation Mahatma Gandhi was passing through Chauparan. At that time, he tasted ‘Kheer Mohan’ with the freedom fighters. Let us tell you that at that time Indians had less money. Due to this, the British used to eat ‘Kheer Mohan’ more at the shop. Gradually, this sweet reached abroad along with Indians. After which ‘Kheer Mohan’ became famous.

History of ‘Kheer Mohan’ dessert
The oldest ‘Kheer Mohan’ shop in Hazaribagh’s Chauparan is believed to be Vishnu ‘Kheer Mohan’. Vishnu, a resident of Chauparan, started making and selling ‘Kheer Mohan’ sweets since 1932. So far, his three generations have been making and selling ‘Kheer Mohan’ sweets. At the same time, due to being on GT Road, this shop has become more famous. Regarding the shop, it is said that the number of ‘Kheer Mohan’ shops has increased here since the Corona period. At present, there are hundreds of ‘Kheer Mohan’ shops here.

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Recipe for making Kheer Mohan
There is a process of making ‘Kheer Mohan’ of Chauparan. Milk curd is used to make the sweet delicious and tasty. Kheer Mohan is prepared in two ways. One ‘Kheer Mohan’ is prepared in sugar syrup and the other Kheer Mohan is prepared in jaggery syrup. ‘Kheer Mohan’ also looks like Rasgulla and Gulab Jamun. The price of ‘Kheer Mohan’ ranges from Rs. 250 to Rs. 400 per kg. There are about 30 pieces in one kg.

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