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Chandni Chowk Daulat Ki Chaat Mithai: Chandni Chowk’s Daulat Ki Chaat is available from October to March, a favorite of Rajnath Singh and Priyanka Chopra, this sweet which has been prevalent since the Mughal period is also liked by foreigners.
New Delhi : With the onset of winter, once again the fragrance of a famous sweet chaat has started spreading all around in the streets of Old Delhi. This sweet chaat is available in the market only for 6 months. After that people have to wait for the next 6 months. Even Defense Minister Rajnath Singh and famous Bollywood actress Priyanka Chopra like it very much.
Here the discussion is taking place in the famous Delhi 6 of Chandni Chowk, which has been going on since the time of Mughals. Which people will get to eat only from the month of October to the month of March. In Lucknow this chaat is known as Makkhan Malai and in Banaras it is called Malayyo.
Historian Dr. Vishwajeet Kumar told that its history is linked to the Mughal period. It was such a sweet then. Which was traditionally made during the winter season. He told that it came to India from Afghanistan and was made popular in the Mughal courts. Shahjahan’s daughter Jahanara Begum was also the first to order its construction. From then till today it is being prepared and consumed in India.
Know how this sweet chaat is made
Monu Singh, who works at Daulat Ki Chaat and makes it, said that they start beating the milk and ghee at around 3:00 in the night. The foam that comes out from above. Keep separating it. After this it is kept in moonlight. The dew that falls from the sky. It further enhances its taste. Then somewhere the chaat of wealth is prepared. He told that sugar is not added to it, but as per the customer’s request. Sugar or sawdust is added accordingly. Rose leaves are added on top which makes it look beautiful and the smell of rose also comes inside it.
foreigners also like it
Light khoya is also added to it. He told that it is available only from October to March. Not available after this. Until dew falls from the sky. Only till then it can be made. After that it cannot be created. He told that its price is Rs 80 per plate, which people come from all over the country and abroad to eat.
Rajnath Singh and Priyanka Chopra are very fond of each other
Monu Singh told that the country’s Defense Minister Rajnath Singh likes it very much. Many times his security guards come to take it. Rajnath Singh himself has come here once or twice and tasted it. He told that Priyanka Chopra also likes it very much. Once Priyanka Chopra came to Delhi, she tasted Daulat Ki Chaat.
Apart from this, Keshav Prasad Maurya has also eaten it and many Bollywood actresses and Indian political leaders like it very much. He told that now he wishes to feed it to the country’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi. If he comes here or one of his security guards comes to collect it, it will be sent to him with great love.
