Sarpuria

Sarpuria is a sweet originating from West Bengal, India. Sarpuria is a famous sweet of Krishnanagar.

Sarpuria
Sarpuria of Krishnanagar
Alternative namesসরভাজা
Place of originIndia
Region or stateWest Bengal
Created bySurya Kumar Das
Main ingredientsChana, Kheer, Sar
Similar dishesSarbhaja

Origin

There is a difference of opinion on the history of Sarapuriya. Chaitanyadev used to eat three types of confectionery. One of them Sarpuri or Sarapuriya. It is mentioned in Chaitanya charitamrita written by Krishnadas Kaviraj almost 520 years ago.[1] Advaita Acharya himself sent Sarapuriya to Chaitanyadev. Sarpuria is an integral part of delivering offered to Chaitanya Mahaparabhu. According to the hystorical evidence, Krishnagar and the nearby place were chiefly occupied by a lot of milkman family. Thus the sarpuria came as a West Bengal sweet.

On the other hand, the creator of Sarpuria was the Chandra Das of Krishnanagar.[2] Sarpuria's creator is the father of his father Surukumar Das. It is said that he used to make doors by closing the door at night and with sana, latex and sarp, Sarapuriya and his other discovery Sarvaja. The next morning, he used to ferry in the head.[3] The younger Adhar Chandra learned how to cook sweets for his father. In 1902, the sweet shop was established at Nadiar Para, i.e. the present Ananta Hari Mitra Road.।[3] The name of the shop is Adhar Chandra Das. In time it became an institution. But fear of stealing the recipe, he closed the door and made sweet at night. But when the recipe was published gradually, other mules were made to make Sarapuriya and Sarwaja.

Geographical Indication status

Sarpuria will get the GI registration as the origin of the sweet. The West Bengal Government sent the registration details for the GI tag on 25 May 2017.[4][5]

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References
  1. Banerji, Chitrita (2006). The Hour of the Goddess: Memories of Women, Food, and Ritual in Bengal. Penguin Books India. p. 112. ISBN 978-0-14-400142-2. Retrieved 14 December 2017.
  2. হালদার, সুস্মিত (31 July 2014). অনাদর আর উপেক্ষায় ম্লান কৃষ্ণনগরের গরিমা. আনন্দবাজার পত্রিকা. কলকাতা. Retrieved 14 December 2017.
  3. সেনগুপ্ত, সুজিত (May 2011). কৃষ্ণনগরের সরপুরিয়া সরভাজা. calcuttaweb.com (in Bengali). Retrieved 14 December 2017.
  4. Ghosal, Sutanuka (17 October 2016). "Bengali sweets Sarpuria, Sarbhaja may get GI tag". The Economic Times. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
  5. http://ipindiaservices.gov.in/GirPublic/Application/Details/579
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