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Bottle gourd controls the level of sugar in the body.
Diabetes patients can also eat sweets made from desi khand and bottle gourd.
Is Ghevar Good for Health: Although the festival of Raksha Bandhan is famous for tying Rakhi, but on this day a special sweet is eaten and that is Ghevar. This famous sweet of Rajasthan has reached almost all the states today. This is the reason why the festival of Raksha Bandhan seems incomplete without Ghevar. By the way, you must have eaten ghevar every time, but have you ever eaten gourd ghevar? If you haven’t eaten it, you can try it this time. On the other hand, if you are avoiding eating ghevar due to health, then you must eat gourd ghevar because this ghevar fried in desi cow’s ghee is wonderful not only in taste but also for health.
If you live in Delhi-NCR, then you can enjoy Ghevar once by visiting this famous shop in Faridabad. In Sector-30 of Faridabad, the sweets shop by the name of Swadeshi Handi is famous for a long time. This shop is known for sweets like samosa kachori made in pure yellow mustard oil, laddoos made of coconut oil, imrati, jalebi made in desi cow’s ghee etc. The special thing is that sugar is not used in any of the sweets made in this shop. Either jaggery or desi khand is used in sweets.
Ghevar is made from desi cow’s ghee and sugar
The gourd ghevar made on indigenous handi is fried in the ghee of the desi cow. At the same time, desi khand is used instead of sugar to sweeten it. According to Ayurveda, it is much better to use desi khand instead of sugar. While gourd is used for its garnishing. A mixture made by mixing mawa and bottle gourd made from cow’s milk is spread over the ghevar. Dry fruits are also added in this.
Diabetic patients can also eat it.
Naturopathic doctors Bina Rampal and Pramod Garg, who run Swadeshi Handi, tell that this sweet is being prepared in such a way and with these things that it does not harm like normal ghevar. From desi cow’s ghee being used in it, desi khand and bottle gourd all the three things are beneficial. Not only normal people but also patients of sugar or diabetes can easily eat this ghevar.
Made fresh daily, the price is also low
Since bottle gourd is used in this ghevar, it is prepared fresh daily. Although it can be eaten comfortably for 4-5 days. The price of this ghevar is Rs.600 per kg just like other ghevar available in the market. However, this shop, which is famous for its purity, runs out of stock of Ghevar by noon itself. In such a situation, if you want to buy ghevar, then reach soon.
Bottle gourd is of maximum benefit in diabetes.
Bina Rampal says that Swadeshi Handi makes sweets keeping health in mind. Here sweets are made by balancing diet, Ayurveda diet and natural diet. Gourd contains 95 percent water and it acts like a medicine for diabetes patients. There is no break in bottle gourd in controlling high blood sugar. Apart from this, desi khand is a healthy source of sweets. While desi cow’s ghee is nectar and does not harm. In such a situation, it would not be wrong if this ghevar made of bottle gourd is called a beneficial sweet.
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FIRST PUBLISHED : August 30, 2023, 18:46 IST