Farrukhabad: In the olden days, many people considered sweets as superfood. But with changing times, many people have started avoiding it. However, due to the use of dry fruits in many sweets, it is also considered good for the body. It has many beneficial properties that fill energy in every pore of our body. The main reason for this is the ingredients used in preparing it which are very beneficial and its excellent taste is very amazing. Yes, we are talking about the Ghari Mewa sweet. In which desi ghee and different dry fruits are used. Due to which everyone eats it with great gusto.
Purushottam Kumar, a resident of Amanabad village in Farrukhabad, says that he has been preparing and selling this sweet for the last 50 years. When he started, it was sold at a rate of just 50 rupees per kg. But now with time inflation has increased and it is being sold at the rate of 40 rupees for 250 grams i.e. 160 rupees per kg. When this sweet is prepared, it starts selling off immediately. The taste of his sweets is such that even people from nearby areas come here and taste this sweet with great gusto.
Full of strength
Not only is it tasty, it is also rich in fruit fibre. Shopkeepers claim that it is rich in iron, sulphur, Vitamin A, E, protein as well as calcium.
This recipe is special
Sweet sellers tell that first of all they prepare various dry fruits like gram, dates, tal makhana, raisins, chironji, almonds, cashews properly and then roast them in desi ghee. After this, they prepare syrup from sugar and after adding already prepared semolina in it, they keep on mixing the mixture of dry fruits in it. When it is cooked in a perfect proportion, then it is taken out and given the shape of barfi and sold.
FIRST PUBLISHED : July 12, 2024, 09:41 IST