East Burdwan: Bengali means foodie. And sweets are one of the favorite for Bengali food lovers. If the last leaf is not sweet, it does not work. Different places of this Bengal have a kind of sweet custom that is world famous. Moya of Jayanagar, Swarapuria of Krishnanagar as well as the very famous Makha Sandesh of Kalna.
When it comes to sweets, the talk of East Burdwan usually brings to mind sitabhog, mihidana langcha. But Kalnar Makha Sandesh of this district is no less famous. England has already crossed the Makha Sandesh here.
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Kalnar Ambika Sweets is very famous for this Makha Sandesh. Ayan Kumar Dey, an employee of that shop, said that people love the makha sandesh here. Kalna Makha Sandesh already has a reputation. People have a special attraction towards Makha Sandesh. Various buyers come throughout the day, they buy sandesh and take it to different places. Still packing some Sandesh, which will go to Mumbai.
Many people buy Makha Sandesh from this Ambika Sweets shop in Kalna. Along with other sweets in the shop, this makha sandesh is most in demand. This sandesh is sold as per kg. But the price is not fixed. The price of makha sandesh is fixed depending on the price of chicks. Do you know how this makha sandesh is made?
While describing the process of making makha sandesh, the shop staff said that 80 to 1 quintal of makha sandesh is made every day. Chicks come in the evening. Then they start making sandesh with that chickpea. The sandesh preparation work continues till midnight. Ingredients required to make this makha sandesh are chickpeas and sugar. But jaggery is used in winter. It has much more to offer. But pure makha sandesh should not be mixed with other things.
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If you are a sweet lover, you can come to Kalna and try Ambika Sweets Makha Sandesh.
Banwarilal Chowdhury
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