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We are sharing here information about famous Sweet of Uttarakhand Bal Maithai. This is mostly prepared in kumoan region of Uttarakhand particularly in Almora, Nainital, Bageshwar etc.
 
About Bal Mithai

 

 
Bal Mithai (बाल मिठाई) is a brown chocolate-like fudge, made with roasted khoya, coated with white sugar balls, and is a popular sweet from the Himalayan state of Uttarakhand in India, especially regions around Almora. The Khim Singh Mohan Singh Rautela shop in Almora is famous in the whole uttarakhand for their distinct Bal mithai and Singhauri.
 
History
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Over the years, the sweet has found home in many Kumaoni stories and folklore, arising from the milieu of Kumaon, as evident from the memoirs of noted Hindi writer, Shivani, wherein she reminiscences, the Almora Bazaar, and the lane filled with smells of locally made sweets, and the shop of Jogalal Shah Halwai [2], who is said to have invented the sweet, made with milk from nearby Phalsima village, and then wrapped in sugar dipped posta or Khas khas (Opium poppy) seeds. Although it is unknown whether it is ancient. Over the years, rapid commercialization, and cost cutting moves lead to local shopkeeper replacing the original khas khas sugar balls, with plain sugar balls, that look like homeopathic pills. Even a recent version is completely devoid of sugar balls, to suit changing urban and tourist tastes. After, Joga Shah Halwai, Rautela brothers - Khem Singh and Mohan Singh made a name for themselves in sweet preparations. (Source wikipedia)
 

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Recipe
 
Baal Mithai is made by cooking khoya (evaporated milk cream) with cane sugar, until it becomes dark brown in color, colloquially called "chocolate" for its color resemblance. This is allowed to settle and cool, and cut into cubes which are then garnished with small white sugar balls
 

 Popularity Baal Mithai has long been a specialty of the Almora district [5], and neighbouring Kumaon Hills, along with another local delicacy, Singhauri, which is another preparation of flavoured khoya, and comes wrapped in oak leaves.
Today, Baal Mithai, has become a delicacy in many neighbouring hill stations, like Ranikhet and Nainital, where an old Shop, in Bara Bazaar still sells [6], both the traditional and modern versions of Baal Mithai, the latter being, the same brown fudge without the white sugar balls.
 Geographical Indications Protection for Baal Mithai There has been a recent move to make local sweet makers aware of Intellectual Property Rights, and Geographical Indications Protection (GI Protection) under, ‘The Geographical Indications of Goods Act, 1999’, which would allow them to patent local delicacies of Baal Mithai and Singhauri, which are symbolic to the region

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How to Prepare Baal Mithayee
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BAL MITHAI

Decorated with small while sugar balls, Bal Mithai is very popular sweet dish prepared from Khoya (Condensed Milk).

Ingredients
Quantity
Khoya- One Kilogram
Sugar- Four Hundred Grams.
While Sugar Balls- One Hundred Gram

Recipe
Cook Khoya on slow and steady fire and stir continuously till its colour becomes chocolate colour. Add sugar and cook till it is thick in consistency. Then pour over a greased tray and let it cool. Cut into rectangular pieces and toss it over the sugar balls. Now it is ready to serve

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Bal Mithathayee of Ranikhet.
 

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    Almora Famous Sweet Kheem Singh & Mohan Singh. 
 
    Our member - Jagmohan Ji has composed this poem on Kheem Singh & Mohan Singh Bal Mithayee of Almora. 

 कुमायूँ की बाल मिठाई"   
खीम सिंह Mohan सिंह द्वी,
ठेट पहाड़ी भाई,
मिठाईयौं मा प्यारी ऊंतैं,
पहाड़ की बाल मिठाई.

खीम सिंह एक दिन बोन्न बैठि,
भुला, उत्तरैणी मेळा जौला,
गुमानी दिदा की दुकान मा,
प्यारी बाल मिठाई खौला.

द्वी भाई जब पौन्छिन,
उत्तरैणी का मेळा,
गुमानी दिदा वख बेचण लग्युं,
बाल मिठाई अर् केळा.

खीम सिंह अर् धन सिंह न,
गुमानी दिदा तैं, सेवा सौंळि लगाई,
गुमानी न बोलि,
आवा भुला खीम सिंह धन सिंह,
खावा बाल मिठाई.

देशी घ्यू मा बणै मैन,
ऐन्सु या बाल मिठाई.
तुम जरूर ऐला उत्तरैणी मेळा,
मेरा ज्यू न बताई.

खीम सिंह Mohan सिंह मेळा घूमिन,
देखिन ढोल, दमौं अर् झोड़ा,
गुमानी दिदा की दुकान बिटि ल्हेन,
"जिज्ञासु" का खातिर,
प्यारी बाल मिठाई थोड़ा.

(सर्वाधिकार सुरक्षित,उद्धरण, प्रकाशन के लिए कवि,लेखक की अनुमति लेना वांछनीय है)
जगमोहन सिंह जयाड़ा "जिज्ञासू" (दूरभास:9868795187)
ग्राम: बागी नौसा, पट्टी. चन्द्रबदनी,
टेहरी गढ़वाल-२४९१२२
निवास: संगम विहार, नई दिल्ली
 
This the Shop of Kheem Singh & Mohan Singh Rautela Almora.
 

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व्यापार मेले में बाल मिठाई की धाक॒
 
Bal Mithayee in International Trade Fair.
Story Update : Thursday, December 02, 2010    12:01 AM
 
     
[/t][/t] चंपावत। जिला मुख्यालय की बाल मिठाई ने देश की राजधानी दिल्ली में धाक॒जमाई है। दिल्ली के प्रगति मैदान में लगे अंतरराष्ट्रीय व्यापार मेले में चंपावत की बाल मिठाई की खासी खरीद-फरोख्त॒हुई। यहां के युवा उद्यमी प्रकाश तिवारी की ओर से लगाए गए स्टाल में प्रवासी पर्वतीय नागरिकों के अलावा देश-विदेश॒के पर्यटकों ने भी बाल मिठाई की खरीद पर खासा उत्साह दिखाया। खुद मुख्यमंत्री डा.रमेश॒पोखरियाल॒निशंक॒ने भी स्टाल में पहुंचकर उद्यमी की पीठ थपथपाई। राजेश चौबे एवं विपिन पांडेय ने बाल मिठाई की खूबियों की सीएम॒को जानकारी दी। मुख्यमंत्री ने कहा कि बाल मिठाई के कारोबार को सरकार प्रोत्साहित करेगी।चंपावत॒की बाल मिठाई ने इस बार तीसरी बार अंतरराष्ट्रीय व्यापार मेले में मौजूदगी दर्ज कराई। (source - amarujala.com)

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Lohia, Almora ki Bal

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Mr Bhatt's famous Sweet

SPECIALTIES Our Specialties:

•Bal Mithai:- It is very special sweet of Uttarakhand. In hill station like Nainital, Shrinagar, Kotdwar etc people like this sweet very much.

•Chocolate:- Ancient sweet of Uttarakhand, also available, it is sweet prepared by milk and coco powder.

•Singauri or Pattewali Mithai :- Ancient sweet of Tehari Garhwal, it is also available on demand.
 
 

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This is Chocolate Sweet which is also very popular.
 

 

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This is the Photo Sainik Sweet Bageshwar. Mr Keshav Bhatt
 

 
 
Sweet Decorated in showcase.
 

 

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