Manish Puri/Bharatpur: As soon as the summer season starts, shops selling cool food items have started getting decorated. The traditionally sold sugarcane juice, buttermilk and lassi are being sold at every intersection and crowded markets of towns and cities. In such a situation, how can Kulfi, the pride of Bharatpur, be left behind? There are many families in Bharatpur who have been selling Kulfi for generations. One of these families is that of Pintu Soni, who has been making Kulfi for three generations.
Bharatpur being the Brij region, special importance is given to milk-curd and various types of dishes based on them. It is this specialty of the region that makes the Kulfi here special. Working as members of the third generation in the Kulfi business, these artisans make this Bharatpuri Kulfi from the milk of their own animals. The method of making this refreshing Mawa Kulfi in the scorching heat is very complicated.
This is how kulfi is prepared
Pintu Soni, who makes Mawa Kulfi, says that to make this Mawa Kulfi, the artisans who make Mawa Kulfi have to wake up first thing in the morning and milk the animals. After this, boiling the milk in big pans is an important part of the process of making Ravadar Rabdi. When rabri is ready, it is taken off the flame and cooled. After that sugar is added. Then finely ground cardamom powder is added to the prepared mixture. Finally, dry fruits are added to it and it is poured into molds of different sizes and quantities to give it the shape of Kulfi. After that they are wrapped and filled in special types of pouches prepared for Kulfi. After this, this Bharatpuria Mawa Kulfi, full of amazing taste, is ready for sale.
Kulfi is famous by the name of Baba Kajoda Baba.
Pintu Soni says that this is the third generation of ours doing this business of Mawa Kulfi. Our grandfather Kajoda Baba used to make this Mawa Kulfi, after that our father took over the work and after father, we are handling the work of this Mawa Kulfi. This Mawa Kulfi of ours is famous by the name of our Baba Kajoda Baba. Our Kulfi is very tasty to eat. Also, the price of this Mawa Kulfi ranges from ₹10 to ₹50 in the market. In this also you will get to see Kulfi of different sizes which the people of Bharatpur like in large quantities.
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FIRST PUBLISHED: March 30, 2024, 13:11 IST
