ORIGIN OF RASAGOLA.

It is believed that the famous Rasagola and other similar sweets which are commonly referred to as Bengali sweets actually originated in the kitchen of Lord Jagannath temple at Puri and later were introduced in Bengal by the cooks of Odisha who were employed by rich Bengalis. Kheer or Payasam which is one of the most common desserts enjoyed all over India is originally from Odisha where it is called Kheeri. Incidentally the kitchen of Puri Jagannath temple is one of the biggest in the world where hundreds of skilled cooks work to produce fifty six varieties of offering for the deity every day and this is fed to over 10000 devotees. According to centuries older convention, the Hindu divinity of Jagganath in Puri is presented with Rasagola at the conclusion of his emblematic journey, during the Rath Yatra every year.
The Rasagola at Pahala comes in five sizes. The biggest one is as big as an apple. These are not the standard, rubbery Rasagola of Haldirams, K. C. Das, Sen Mahasey and Gongurams in neighboring Kolkatta. These are a softer version, more creamish in color than white, and not as spongy as the Bengali Rasagola for sure. The Pahala sweet-makers allege that one of the reasons why the Bengali Rasogola is tougher than theirs, is that the Bengalis want a longer shelf-life for their product. They add arrowroot powder to their Rasagola. In Pahala, they mix 25 gms of sooji with 1 kg of chhena (cottage cheese) in the making of their Rasagola. To this is added elaichi (cardamom) for flavour. A dough is made, it is rolled into little balls, and deep fried in sugar syrup. The sooji is used to hold the chenna together in the deep-frying stage. The Pahala Rasagolas sell for Re. 1 to Rs. 5 a piece depending on the size. They taste divine!
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Rasagola, of course named in various names in different parts of India and some of the names are Rashogulla, Rasagolla, Rashogolla, Rasgulla, Rosogolla, and Rasgula, meaning JUICY BALL.
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To know more about origin of Rasagola and its connection with Lord Jagannath temple Puri.Odisha ,visit the following links:

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