Neither sword nor cann cann… The British were afraid of this Banarasi barfi, the story is very interesting, you will also become crazy

Banaras is famous all over the world for its flavor. Many of these famous sweets are also included in these famous flavors. They also have one such dessert. Due to which the officers of the British rule were also afraid. This dessert was prepared by the freedom lovers living here before independence. He named ‘Tirangi Barfi’. This barfi is exactly the same as the color of the Indian tricolor. Today, this barfi has a lot of demand in the market.

Even today, you can taste the tricolor barfi in the famous sweets shop Ram Bhandar among the narrow streets located in the city’s Chowk. Late Madan Gopal Gupta, who was the director of this shop, invented its idea with the help of other freedom fighters and then prepared it.

The British were afraid

The shop operator Varun Gupta said that when the freedom struggle was at its peak. At that time, the British rulers had banned the hoisting of the tricolor. In this time, the tricolor barfi was prepared to awaken the spirit of patriotism in the minds of the people at that time, when the British had seen it for the first time, they were also shocked.

Three tastes in a barfi
According to the shopkeeper, this tricolor barfi is made in three steps. Therefore, three different tastes are available in this one barfi. The top surface of barfi that is of orange color is prepared from nuts, khova and saffron. The middle white surface is made from khova and sugar while the green and lowest surface is made with dry fruits. Therefore, one barfi also has three different tastes and its color resembles the tricolor.