Who doesn't love desserts!! (Well, I don't... but that's not the point!!) And when it comes to desserts of Hyderabad, it's practically a sin to not have Qubani Ka Meetha on their menu; be it a wedding, a celebration or a restaurant. Now this humble dessert isn't as humble as it seems. Has a history as rich and old as half of India's history itself! There is clearly a lot more to this sweet than you could ever imagine! Here's what we found.
It is believed that Apricot entered our country when Alexander the Great wanted to import them to Europe. The Chinese fruit was imported into Central Asia through India, which is the only reason we are acquainted with it.
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The reason that we are more familiar with the dried version of Apricot is that, these fruits don’t last for more than a few days and hence they are dried to keep them consumable.
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Now we know the backstory of the fruit. Here’s how the dessert came into being.
Babur, the founder of the 500-year long Mughal dynasty in India, loved this delicacy from his native land of Ferghana, Uzbekistan. He pined for it when he started his conquest in India.
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He thought India wouldn’t have that dessert dry fruit and realized he was so wrong when he discovered them here because of its trade connect. And voila, the dessert stayed for centuries.
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Qubani ka Meetha was a royal dessert in India for years because it wasn't a native fruit, then. Only the royals were rich enough to import the fruit to make a dessert out of it.
Source: Hindustan Times
Let’s go to the health benefits of Qubani ka meetha.
You know why you are served Qubani Ka Meetha after every lavish Hyderabadi Wedding dinner? Apricots are extremely good for digestion because of their alkaline and fiber content. So, after eating ungodly amount of delicious food, Qubani does your stomach a lot of good!
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We're drooling; so we're off to get some Qubani Ka Meetha right now!!





