PHOTOGRAPHY, TRAVEL, FOOD
Eat+Sweet+Guilt-free+Celebrate= Shine
Summer Six Word Photo Story Challenge: “Shine!”
The Melt in Mouth Delectable Emotion
I guess I don’t have a sweet tooth but when it comes to Rosogolla [easier if you pronounce it as Raw — show — golla, which means fresh cottage cheese dumplings in sugary syrup — ‘Ros’ is ‘sugar syrup’ and ‘golla’ means ‘circular balls’], I go weak down the knees. Truly!
I cannot have enough of it. Honestly!
It is considered to be good for health. Yes, you heard it right. You name it Rosogolla or Rasgulla or Rashbhari, it is arguably the king of Indian sweets considering its pan-India popularity.
The diabetics can simply squeeze the syrup out and have it. Uninhibitedly!
The soft, juicy, tender Rosogolla is prepared with fresh cottage cheese. Loaded with protein and carbohydrates, it can be served as an ideal snack for kids and the elderly. The best part is that it is not deep fried and is made with fresh and wholesome ingredients.
Chhena or fresh cottage cheese is made when the milk is curdled. When chhena is done, it is mixed with a small portion of semolina dough and kneaded patiently. The velvety mixture is then made into small balls. Those balls are then steamed and then allowed to slowly rise in the sugar syrup.
Affordable across all economic sections of society, the spongy white extraordinary rosogolla is believed to have been introduced in 1868 by a Kolkata-based Bengali confectioner, Nabin Chandra Das.
There is another claim about the origin of this celebrated Indian sweet. Eminent historian, J. Padhi has claimed, “The rasgulla is more than 600 years old….”
However, the legal battle between the Indian states of West Bengal and Odisha has finally come to an end, with the coveted Geographical Identification (GI) tag on rosogolla being awarded to West Bengal in 2017.
Now, whatever wherever be the GI tag, the best and wisest thing to do with rosogolla is to simply savor it, with eyes closed, nonchalantly and immerse in the joy of discovering the SHINE moment…H-E-A-V-E-N…A ha!
Thank you Mary Chang Story Writer for the fascinating Summer Six Word Photo Story Challenge prompt. Much appreciated!
Some amazing storytelling friends’ profile my other friends should visit are in the following:
Anne Bonfert| Ashley Broadwater| Ian Hanson| JoAnn Ryan| Vidya Sury, Collecting Smiles| pockett dessert| David Acaster| James Krallen| Yana Bostongirl| Ravyne Hawke| Ange Dim| Martin Vidal| Adrienne Beaumont| Jason Edmunds
I extend my sincere thanks and gratitude for stopping by. Sending warmth, gratitude, and harmony to all of you!
