In Uttar Pradesh, people eat Jalebi with great gusto, but do you know which district in Uttar Pradesh eats Jalebi the most, due to which Jalebi has been made the national sweet. It is said that in India, most of the people eat Jalebi. Because of this it is called the national sweet.
Deoria district, situated on the Bihar border of Uttar Pradesh, where people eat Jalebi with great gusto, the Jalebi here is also unique in itself. Baikunthpur market of Deoria district, where Ram Vivah is performed on the day of Vivah Panchami, is celebrated here for 3 months. But a fair is organized in Baikunthpur. This fair is famous by the name of Gurhi Jalebi and every day thousands of people come to Baikunthpur only to eat Gurhi Jalebi. The special thing is that the Jalebi here is very tasty, that is why it is popular in the surrounding districts or the state of Bihar. Due to its proximity, people from Bihar state also come to eat this Jalebi. Where is it that Suresh’s Jalebi is very famous in Baikunthpur, one has to wait for hours to eat Jalebi.
Some people also say that the people of Deoria district like the national sweet Jalebi very much, that is why the people of Purvanchal eat a lot of Jalebi wherever they live and Jalebi is recognized as the national sweet. It is so delicious that people’s mouths water just by looking at it.
How is the famous Gurhi Jalebi made?
The process of making Gurhi Jalebi is quite simple which is made by soaking the flour. It is said that the flour is soaked for two to three days, after which it is rubbed with hands to make it very sticky and then it is placed in a thick cloth and a small hole is made at the bottom. Jalebi is strained in hot oil, after which Guna Paag is made, after which the strained Jalebi is soaked in oil. After keeping it for some time, Jalebi is completely ready, after seeing which the mouth starts watering.
Chinese Jalebi is also very famous. Chinese and Gurhi Jalebi are similar in appearance but both have different color and taste. The texture is similar. In Baikunthpur, most of the people eat Gurhi Jalebi while some people eat Chinese Jalebi.
There is a grand Ram temple in Baikunthpur, which people come from far and wide to see. Due to the grand Ram temple, the fair of Baikunthpur is quite famous. The elders say that people from many states used to set up their shops in this fair, but with the changing times, slowly Now the shops outside have stopped coming, due to which the crowd in the fair is also gradually decreasing. Thousands of people and women used to come to see Ram Vivah and would stay in Baikunthpur for two days and watch Ram Vivah. But with the changing times, the crowd is gradually decreasing.