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Banarasi Malaiyo: For Varanasi, Malaiyo is not just a sweet, it is a winter tradition. As soon as a bowl of yellow-golden foam is placed in the shops amidst the light mist of winter, people are unable to stop themselves. From early morning till late evening, there is a constant crowd of people appreciating the Malay shops located in the Pakka Mahal area.
Banarasi Malaiyo: With the onset of winter, tourists and local people in Varanasi are not tired of eating Malaiyo and praising it. Malaiyo is a sweet which is available in the cold season and is very much liked by the people. As soon as the pink cold starts, people in Varanasi are coming to eat it. Malaiyo is available only for three to four months during the cold season. This dish prepared with a mixture of pistachios and almonds provides warmth to the body during cold weather. A large number of people come to Dwarkapur, Meelkar Bahar shop to eat Malaiyo. Let us know the recipe of making Malaiyo from the shopkeeper…
tradition of keeping it in dew overnight and beating it
A tourist named Devendra, who reached Varanasi from Bokaro, said in a conversation that we ate it for the first time, it is very tasty. It was not very sweet, but tasted good. Let us tell you that as soon as winter knocks in Varanasi, a sweet fragrance of Malai starts floating in the narrow streets of Old Kashi. At 3 in the morning, when the city is still asleep, the tradition of churning milk by keeping it in dew overnight begins near the ghats. This is the reason why the people of Banaras make the cold morning even more special by taking the first bowl of Malaiyo with the first ray of the sun.
This is how Varanasi Malaiyo is made
The shopkeeper selling Malaiyo said that it is a good kind of sweet for the cold season. To make Malaiyo, milk is mixed with sugar and saffron and first cooked on low flame. After this, this milk is kept under the open sky overnight, so that dew drops can fall into it. The milk is cooled by the dew falling in winter and then rabri, cream, saffron and cardamom are added to it and churned. The foam or cream coming out of it is collected, which is called Banarasi Malaio. Its specialty is that it dissolves as soon as it is placed in the mouth. The shopkeeper also told that it is cooled by keeping it between dew drops overnight. The great thing is that dew drops are considered good for the eyes. In this case it is also healthy.
A winter tradition in Kashi
From early morning till late evening, there is a constant crowd of people appreciating the Malay shops located in the Pakka Mahal area. For Varanasi, Malaiyo is not just a sweet, it is a winter tradition. In such weather, everyone from the local people to the tourists coming from far and wide are seen searching for it and many people even finish their bowl of Malaiyo while sitting on the steps of the ghat. Every traveler coming to Banaras gets the same advice, ‘If you have come to Kashi, do not return without tasting Malaiyo!’
