Punjabi Chandu Halwai Karachiwala is a
halwai
Halwai is an Indian caste and a social class, whose traditional occupation was confectionery and sweet-making. The name is derived from the word ''Halwa'' which is a sweet dish.
The community is known by different names in different parts of In ...
shop in
Mumbai
Mumbai ( ; ), also known as Bombay ( ; its official name until 1995), is the capital city of the Indian state of Maharashtra. Mumbai is the financial capital and the most populous city proper of India with an estimated population of 12 ...
. It was originally established in
Karachi
Karachi is the capital city of the Administrative units of Pakistan, province of Sindh, Pakistan. It is the List of cities in Pakistan by population, largest city in Pakistan and 12th List of largest cities, largest in the world, with a popul ...
in 1896 by Chandulal Bahl, a Punjabi Khatri.
Its owners moved to Mumbai after the partition of India.
Karachi halwa
Karachi halwa () is a chewy, glossy, and translucent Pakistani and Indian confection consisting of cornstarch, sugar, ghee, and water, flavored with cardamom, melon seed and occasionally almonds. It has a jelly-like texture, unlike traditional so ...
, also known as Bombay halwa was popularized by halwais moving from Karachi.
While many preparations remain traditional, it occasionally develop new sweets.
Feeding of refugees
Sri Prakasa
Sri Prakasa (3 August 1890 – 23 June 1971) was an Indian politician, freedom-fighter and administrator. He served as India's first High Commissioner to Pakistan from 1947 to 1949, Governor of Assam from 1949 to 1950, Governor of Madras from ...
, the first High Commissioner to Pakistan, recalled an incident during the days of partition, when he faced the problem of feeding the refugees in Karachi in 1947. He was able to get the food supplies from Chandu Halwai, which refused to take the payment.
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See also
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Kesar Da Dhaba
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Ghantewala
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Badkul
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K.C. Das Grandsons
K. C. Das Grandson Pvt. Ltd. is an Indian confectionery famous for its sweets and snacks. It is especially known for the white spongy form of rossogolla in Bengal, invented by the founder's ancestor, Nobin Chandra Das. In 2023, TasteAtlas desc ...
References
External links
Chandu Halwai web-site
Culture of Mumbai
Restaurants in Mumbai
Confectionery companies of India
Cuisine of Karachi
Restaurants established in 1896
Indian companies established in 1896
1896 establishments in British India
Karachi
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