It’s a sight that you would usually associate with a ration shop on an average day. Or a roadside TV shop full of cricket buffs on certain days. Or maybe a liquor shop a day before Gandhi Jayanti. People thronging the narrow entrance, waving at god knows who and all warbling at the same time. But brothers are such precious creatures after all – who minds a fist fight over the biggest roshogolla if it ensures an edge over the girlfriend, wife or fiancée? It’s not surprising that sweet shops usually witness a stampede the day before Bhai Phonta with sisters of all shapes and sizes trying to beat each other at getting closest to the counter, or ordering their list of delicacies before everyone. To make things a little easier, we bring to you the hot-sellers and the newbies at sweet shops across the city so that you already have your order on your finger tips.

Girish Chandra Dey and Nakur Chandra Nandy

Old favourites: While there’s still time before we can slip under our quilts and blankets, winter delicacies are making a slow entry into our plates and tummies. The first of them being jaggery or gur. This legendary sweet shop will be thus betting on their Nolen Gurer Sandesh and its iconic status this Bhai Phonta. “Our Gurer Moushumi and Gurer Mohini are all-time best-sellers. Like is Parijat, a sandesh made with pistachio,” says Partha Nandy of Nakur.

Sweet Debut: Nakur has introduced an Aata Chhanar Payesh which comes for Rs 80 a kg. The traditional Chhanar Payesh gets a fruity twist with the addition of custard apple pulp.

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