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Gumla Famous Sweet: Sweets are also eaten on Holi. The demand for a dessert found in Gumla, Jharkhand also increases on Holi. People of many states eat it. The way to make is very simple. Learn ..
Have you heard the name of this dessert! This darpia sweets are famous of Gumla … Gumla to Lake
Highlights
- Gudpia is in special demand on sweets Holi
- This dessert is being made in Gumla since 1945
- The taste of this dessert is famous in many cities including Mumbai
Gumla: If you name a dessert found in Gumla, Jharkhand on Google, you can hardly know anything about it. But, its taste is famous till Mumbai. In Gumla, this is the pride of the sweet festivals. Especially on Holi, this dessert is celebrated. The name of this special dessert is Gudpia. Like sand in appearance, but completely different in taste.
Please tell that this dessert is specially made in the Vikas Hotel located in the market tand of Sisai block of Gumla. Apart from this, such a taste of sweets will not be found anywhere else. The demand for this dessert increases in the Rath Yatra in Nagfeni, the stronghold of Nagavanshi kings and the fair held in Ashadh month. This dessert is so soft that it dissolves in the mouth.
Demand in many states
Hotel operator Bindeshwar Prasad Sahu said, we get many such sweets here. However, the talk of Gudpia is different. People from many states pack it and take it. People of every places come here to eat Chhattisgarh, Jashpur, Pathalgaon, Orissa, Mumbai, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Rajasthan, Mathura, Bengal and Local. We are being sold here since 1945.
Start from here
Jaggery juice is first prepared. Then maida is kneaded with water. Then filtered in refined oil and put it in the cook prepared with jaggery and leaves for some time. In this way doll is ready. First of all, we started making darpia. Nowadays a lot of hotels make it, in which they add fennel, sugar etc.
Such increased prices
Further told, this dessert has been being made since the time of ancestor. At that time pure native ghee was prepared. The lion was sold according to the lion. I myself have sold one and a half rupees lion. After that half the pav, 1 pav was sold. Now Rs 15 is added and sold at the rate of Rs 200 per kg.
Gumla,Jharkhand
March 13, 2025, 13:12 IST
