Ballia's Famous Kalakand: Sweetness Spreads Beyond Borders
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News18•20-01-2026, 20:25
Ballia's Famous Kalakand: Sweetness Spreads Beyond Borders
- •Ballia's Kalakand is a unique sweet, distinct from regular barfi in color, texture, and taste, made from pure desi milk.
- •Confectioner Manoj Kumar highlights its balanced sweetness, appealing to all ages due to low sugar content, making it light and healthy.
- •The preparation involves slow-cooking pure desi milk for hours until granular, then adding minimal sugar to enhance its magical taste.
- •Each piece, priced at 15 rupees (400 rupees/kg), is praised for its milky aroma and desi sweetness, attracting customers from various districts.
- •Yadav Misthan Bhandar, near Ballia railway station, is particularly famous for this Kalakand, drawing crowds from Bairia, Gorakhpur, and Deoria.
Why It Matters: Ballia's Kalakand, made from pure desi milk with balanced sweetness, is a regional delicacy gaining widespread fame.
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