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Crafting Sweets in BengalOverview
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Sar is a layer of milk cream, an intermediate milk base from which sweets are made in Bengal. In this video Baby Ghosh takes us through the process of making sar.
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Process of making narom pak sandesh. Narom, literally meaning soft, the soft version of the cooked paste of chhana, is used to make kanchagolla and this soft roundel melts in one’s mouth within minutes.
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Sweets play an important role in the everyday life of a Bengali—almost an inseparable part of the population’s cuisine and culture. It is common practice across West Bengal and other parts of India to welcome a guest by offering sweets. No life cycle ritual is complete without an exchange of…
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This module on the traditions of sweet crafting in Bengal includes an overview article which tries to understand the craftsmanship of sweets across two sites—household and sweetshops. The article on sugar debates its power on the sweet map of the world. The article and image gallery on mould …
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