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Elojhelo Gaja
Description: This is a sweet treat from Bengal popular during Durga Puja. To prepare this sweet, all purpose flour is rolled into dough and given the desired shape. The pieces are first fried into golden-brown and then dipped in sugar syrup. This sweet can be called the Bengali version of the "shakkar para".
Type: Cuisine
| DC Field | Value |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2020-09-17T10:26:24Z |
| dc.date.available | 2020-09-17T10:26:24Z |
| dc.description | This is a sweet treat from Bengal popular during Durga Puja. To prepare this sweet, all purpose flour is rolled into dough and given the desired shape. The pieces are first fried into golden-brown and then dipped in sugar syrup. This sweet can be called the Bengali version of the "shakkar para". |
| dc.format.mimetype | image/jpeg |
| dc.type | Cuisine |
| dc.identifier.other | 271 |
| dc.format.medium | image |
| DC Field | Value |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2020-09-17T10:26:24Z |
| dc.date.available | 2020-09-17T10:26:24Z |
| dc.description | This is a sweet treat from Bengal popular during Durga Puja. To prepare this sweet, all purpose flour is rolled into dough and given the desired shape. The pieces are first fried into golden-brown and then dipped in sugar syrup. This sweet can be called the Bengali version of the "shakkar para". |
| dc.format.mimetype | image/jpeg |
| dc.type | Cuisine |
| dc.identifier.other | 271 |
| dc.format.medium | image |
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