Kesariya Malai Gillauri a Ram Asrey exclusive sweet which has been invented by us.
Ram Asrey has been credited with innovation of many sweets over the years. However, the most famous being MALAI PAAN. Continue reading...
It has probably the rarest collection of exclusive sweets starting from 150 years old Kashmiri delight NAKUL to the most recent FORTUNE BITES. Apart from it, it also pampers your taste with traditional BENGALI SWEETS, GAZAKS, PETHA delights etc.
Invention of Malai Paan –
Let me enumerate the most important incident which traces to the origin of Ram Asrey’s highly acclaimed and globally loved Malai-Paan (Malai Gillauri). It was just one of the regular days when the loyal well wishers of Nawab Wajid Ali Shah came to us with the urgent concern of how to persuade the Nawab get rid of his habit of paan(Betel leaf). Our skills-men gave an attempt of presenting an Indian sweet made of Malai, stuffed with the richness of dry fruits and sugar ; designed and folded just like Indian paan. The Nawab instantly fell in love with the dessert and the famous Malai Pan was born. Continue Reading..
Wajid Ali Shah (30 July 1822 – 1 September 1887) was the tenth and last Nawab of Awadh(now called Lucknow), holding the position for 9 years. Ram Asrey was established in 1805, hence we had the great honor of serving the last Nawab of Lucknow. Believe it or not, once a topaz made of candy was presented to Nawab Wajid Ali Shah. It was so beautifully and intricately created that even a connoisseur like him could not guess its ingredients.
It is a great honour for the shop that it has served people round the globe during those times when the word of mouth was the only source of communication between the buyer and the seller.
