Abar Khabo

Abar Khabo

Abar Khabo Sandesh
Place of origin	India
Region or state	Calcutta, West Bengal
Created by	Nobin Chandra Das
Serving temperature	normal temperature
Main ingredients	Kheer

Abar Khabo (English: Eat Again) is a sweet originating in West Bengal that consists of two concentric spheres containing pistachios, cashews, raisins and kheer. ^{[1] [2]}

History

Abar khabo was invented by Nobin Chandra Das when requested by the Maharani Swarnamoyee Devi of Cossimbazar to create a new kind of sweet. Upon eating the abar khabo the Maharani exclaimed "আবার খাবো" (Abar Khabo) which became its name. ^{[3] [4]}

Kolkata-based sweet shops of the Gupta Brothers and Bhim Chandra Nag are known for making abar khabo. ^[5]

See also

• Rasgulla

References

1. Walker, Harlan (2000). Milk-- Beyond the Dairy: Proceedings of the Oxford Symposium on Food and Cookery 1999. Oxford Symposium. ISBN   9781903018064.
2. India International Centre Quarterly. India International Centre. 1990.
3. "K.C. Das". www.kcdas.co.in. Archived from the original on 14 October 2014. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
4. "How the rasogolla became a global name!". Rediff. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
5. "Sweet Surrender - A finger-licking contest". www.telegraphindia.com. Retrieved 14 March 2019.