Ram Bhandar's Original Tirangi Barfi (Varanasi) - Celebrate India in Every Bite | Most Famous Sweet from Benaras

Experience a taste of history with Ram Bhandar's Original Tirangi Barfi (Varanasi)! Crafted with generations-old tradition, this iconic sweet features a tri-layered design of saffron, white, and green, reflecting the colors of the Indian flag. Each bite is a delicious and symbolic tribute to India's rich heritage.

The fights for Indian Independence were fought at many levels. Special Tirangi Barfi of Banaras played a small but revolutionizing role in Indian Independence. The original tirangi barfi of Banaras was called Rashtriya Barfi and was invented by Ram Bhandar founded around 1850 and located in the old city of Banaras in an area known as Thatheri Bazaar.

During the Freedom struggle, the government could censor newspapers and it wasn’t easy to plaster walls with posters. This is when Benaras created sweets that served as slogans. Tirangi Barfi on display substituted for the tricolor flag beloved of the freedom fighters.

Experience a taste of history with Ram Bhandar's Original Tirangi Barfi (Varanasi)! Crafted with generations-old tradition, this iconic sweet features a tri-layered design of saffron, white, and green, reflecting the colors of the Indian flag. Each bite is a delicious and symbolic tribute to India's rich heritage.

Talking about the ingredients, it’s prepared using saffron, pistachio, khoya and cashewnuts. While saffron is used for saffron colour in Barfi, pistachio makes for the green colour and for the white part, khoya and cashew nuts are mixed together.

This is a must-have delicacy from the old city of Banaras (Varanasi ). It is made from the best quality Cashews, Pista, Badam and Khoa (mawa)