Sea: A barfi from Bundelkhand has created a stir of taste in foreign countries also. From politicians to film stars, there are fans of this barfi. The recipe of this barfi is 100 years old. The generations making it kept changing, but the taste still remains the same. This is the reason that once people taste this barfi, they are forced to eat it again and again.
If you want to see the madness of taste then come and try Sagar’s Chironji Barfi shop. There is a tradition here that whenever a person goes to meet someone special, he definitely takes Sagar Special Chironji Barfi. Thousands of people of Sagar are settled abroad, whenever they come to Sagar or someone from Sagar goes to them, they definitely demand Chironji Barfi.
Jamuna Chaudhary started in 1928
The taste of Chironji Barfi of Choudhary Sweets is different. Ramesh Chaudhary told, his father late. Jamuna Chaudhary started making barfi by opening a sweet shop in 1928. Since then this trend has continued for 96 years. After my father’s death in 1978, my elder brother Hemchand Jain took over the business. After the death of my brother in 2018, the responsibility fell on me. However, the father had made everyone in the family work with him and taught them how to make barfi.
This is how barfi is made
Chironji barfi is made from a mixture of khova, sugar, ghee and cardamom powder. It takes 12 hours to make it. Former Prime Minister Late. Indira Gandhi and Late. Atal Bihari Vajpayee has also praised this barfi. Sagar-born Rajmata Vijayraje Scindia and her son Madhav Rao Scindia also liked Chironji Barfi. Sagar’s actors Mukesh Tiwari, Govind Namdev, Richa Tiwari and Sagar University student Ashutosh Rana have not only tasted it but also take it to Mumbai even today.
This is the price…
The price of 1 kg Chironji Barfi is Rs 700 per kg. The special thing is that Chironji Barfi was never promoted by the operator. The customers praise the sweets so much that there is a crowd of people here to buy barfi. Whenever a person comes to Sagar from outside and knows about Chironji Barfi, he cannot live without buying it. It does not spoil even if kept for 15 days.
FIRST PUBLISHED: November 24, 2024, 14:38 IST
