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5 Lesser-known Bengali Sweets To Satisfy Your Cravings

Pati Shapta is essentially a Bengali version of crepes filled with a sweet mixture of coconut, jaggery, and sometimes, khoya.

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Joynagar Moa is a seasonal delicacy is made with puffed rice and date palm jaggery.

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Nolen Gurer Sandesh, made with date palm jaggery, deserves a special mention

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Kheerer Chop is a deep-fried sweet made from solidified milk or khoya, coated in breadcrumbs.

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Chhanar Jilipi is a sweet resembling a jalebi but is made from chhena, dough, deep-fried and then soaked in sugar syrup.

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