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Before Puja, the sale of Basirhat’s Vebia kachagolla increases. Sweets are the all-time favorites of food-loving Bengalis. But if that sweet is kachagolla then there is nothing to say!
Basirhat: The sale of Vebia kachagolla in Basirhat increases before Puja. Sweets are the all-time favorites of food-loving Bengalis. But if that sweet is kachagolla then there is nothing to say! Kachagolla is actually Sandesh. But this is not a goal, but its name is Kachagolla! In response to this, a sweet maker said that this sandesh is made from raw chickpeas, hence the name.
People from far and wide visit this shop in Vebia many times to taste Kachagolla. While generally Kachagolla is made from cane jaggery juice, the Kachagolla made at Vebia in Basirhat is made with cow’s milk throughout the year. As a result, the taste of Kachagolla is available throughout the year.
Basirhat’s vebia kachagolla taste less sweet than market sandesh and very tasty. This 70 to 80 year old shop sells about 70 kg of raw golla every day. However, during Durga Puja, the sale of this kachagolla always increases. Sometimes the line for kachagolla also falls.
It is known that Mahanayak Uttam Kumar fell in love with this Kachagolla when he came to shoot ‘Amanush’ in Sandeshkhali of Basirhat subdivision. During the days when the shooting was going on, live ammunition was taken from Basirhat to Sandeshkhali almost every day. The sweet shop artisans of present day Satkhira area of Bangladesh used to make Kachagolla Then some artisans come here from there. Basically, Basirhat’s Kachagolla was named after them
Sweet sellers collect milk from the locality He made chicks from it All the people of Basirhat who are out for work, they look for kachagolla when they return home Even if they go to a relative’s house, Basirhat residents do not forget to take kachagolla as a gift.
Kolkata, West Bengal
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