Sweet, crunchy and covered with cream and dry fruits, Ghevar is one of the most popular sweet dishes of Rajasthan. This sweet dish takes center stage during special occasions like Hariyali Teej and Raksha Bandhan. But what did we know that it is also prepared in different forms. A video of a sweet shop in Jaipur is going viral on the internet, in which a vendor can be seen making ghyaar. Well, for those who don’t know, it is a Sindhi ghevar that looks like jalebi. Coming back to the viral clip, which was shared by a food vlogger on Instagram, it starts with the seller adding food coloring to the batter, which turns it a bright tangerine colour. Next, he places several round molds inside a huge pan filled with hot oil.
The vendor then dips his five fingers into the batter and pulls them out, forming several strings. He puts these strings inside molds, which are then layered – eventually forming a large disc like jalebi. The vendor repeats the same process in other moulds, which he removes once the ghyaar is thoroughly fried. At the end of the video he dips the sweet in sugar syrup and then tops it with chopped almonds and cashews. The clip was shared with the text “The art of making gheyar”, while the caption read “Ever tried it?”
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This delectable dish attracted many users. However, many people seemed unhappy with the use of such quantities of food colours. One user asked, “Why use food colour…it is harmful for the human body.”
“Too much food coloring,” said another.
One commented, “Very dangerous food coloring.”
One person said, “Too many artificial colours…”
Throwing light on the diseases caused by food coloring, one user wrote, “Colour causes cancer.”
Some people pointed out the hygiene factor, as the seller used his hands for the entire process. One comment read, “Cleanliness left the chat.”
Some people suggested they could incorporate hygiene into their cooking, as one user wrote, “Use a bottle with holes in the lid instead of hands.”
Have you ever tried Sindhi-style ghevar, called gheeyar? Be sure to let us know in the comments below.
