A sweet surrender at City Centre New Town, with t2
A sweet surrender at City Centre New Town, with t2
City Centre New Town was a sweet lover’s paradise from January 26 to 28 as a dozen stalls laid out a spread at Pithe Puli Festival in association with t2. From patishapta and bhapa pithe to gur, kulfi and more, visitors polished off quite a mouthful.
TT Bureau
Published 06.02.18, 12:00 AM
Sumana Singh (right), her daughter Shambhavi and husband Kamesh are big mishti fans. “There was so much variety and the quality was excellent. We had so much of Bhapa Pithe from the live stall and then Patishapta from Pithe Allade. We even packed some for home,” said Sumana, general manager, Austin Hyundai.
City Centre New Town was a sweet lover’s paradise from January 26 to 28 as a dozen stalls laid out a spread at Pithe Puli Festival in association with t2. From patishapta and bhapa pithe to gur, kulfi and more, visitors polished off quite a mouthful.
Arijit Dutta (right) and his wife Koela Roy had taken their tiny tot Sridatri for an outing. “We just discovered this sweet festival. I am a sweet lover and have eaten too many sweets to even remember! My daughter was tempted to try some but she is too young,” said Arijit, operational manager, R.K. Websolutions.
Vandita Srivastava enjoyed the treats with son Akshat and husband Rechir. “I am not much of a fan of sweets but some of the items were quite nice. I really liked the Kheer Roll from Mishti Ram, which is why I remember the name,” laughed the homemaker.
Jhilik Banerjee (right) was showing her friend Shikha Tomar around. “My friend is from Delhi and she was absolutely excited about the Bhapa Pithe from the live stand. It is great to have such sweet delicacies once a year,” said Jhilik, an employee of Cognizant Technological Solutions.
What really captured the crowd’s attention was the live pithe station that was selling warm Bhapa Pithe. The mixture of gur, coconut flakes and chhana cooked over steam revealed some sweet goodness!
The Bhaja Puli was stuffed with coconut shavings and nuts, deep-fried and coated with a sweet syrup. Rs 30 for two @ Pous Parbon
The combined taste of boondi and malai in this Mihidana Rabri made the dish one-of-a-kind. Rs 30 @ K.C. Gope & Co.
This Bhaja Patishapta came with a soft coconut filling. Rs 40 @ Pithe Allade
Much like a dumpling but made of rice flour and stuffed with coconut, the Dudh Puli was served with a milk-and-jaggery syrup. Rs 20 @ Kalpataru
The Kheer Roll was a sweet filling wrapped in sandesh. Rs 20 @ Mishti Ram
