Ambala. It is said that in olden times, whenever there was any happy occasion, Jalebi and Laddus were made. Because in ancient times, both these sweets were recorded as our traditional sweets. However, with the changing times, other sweets have replaced Jalebi and Laddu. But there is still demand for Jalebi in the market.
In Haryana, Jalebi of Gohana of Sonipat is very famous and Jalebi also became a big issue in the assembly elections. Because Rahul Gandhi also went to the famous shop. In such a situation, we are now going to tell you the recipe of Gohana’s famous Jalebi.
In fact. To bring back the taste of traditional Jalebi among the people, Tau Baljit Singh of Gohana is running the Jalebi business. Now in the district level Geeta Mahotsav program in Ambala, there is a queue of people to buy big jalebis from Gohana’s Tau. One piece of Jalebi weighs up to 250 grams and costs Rs 80.
While talking to Local 18, Jalebi artisan Maturam told that he is a resident of Gohana and is working to sell the famous Jalebis of Gohana’s uncle Baljit Singh in the Geeta Mahotsav program. He said that Tau Baljit Singh had started making these big size Jalebis in 1960 and now he is taking the taste of these Jalebis to the people in India. He said that the main objective of making these Jalebis available to the people is that people should not forget this traditional sweet, because it is a sweet which remains edible for a month without any chemicals.
How is the famous Jalebi of Gohana, Haryana made?
Artisan Maturam told that to make this sweet, moong dal, gram dal, urad dal along with flour, gram flour, semolina are used. By grinding all these things well, a khamida i.e. paste is prepared and by making a hole in the cloth, a big size jalebi design is made in desi ghee. When this Jalebi becomes crispy and red, it is soaked in sugar syrup and then this special Jalebi is ready.
Sold at Rs 320 per kg
He told that four jalebis are given in a 1 kg box, which is sold at Rs 320 per kg. He said that he also wants to tell the youth of the new generation that they should definitely taste this Haryanvi sweet once, because all types of people can eat it comfortably. It is worth noting that this Jalebi is quite famous by the name of Matu Ram Halwai.
