SHUBHANGI SHIFA
Ranchi, Jan 4: Kamal Agarwal of Kamal Caterers from Chutiya, Ranchi is famous and in demand for his rigorous, creative and healthy sweets and snacks. The demand for his creations is such that people not only from the city but all over the nation and other countries like Dubai and Australia visit and order his snacks and sweets.
He makes rasgullas in different flavours including haldi, green chilly, tulsi, dhania, pudina, elaichi, karela, chyawanprash, orange, pineapple, strawberry, kiwi, lemon, rose, amla, chocolate, khajoor, moranga (moonga), gilloy, beetroot and so on.
Apart from this, he offers a wide range of snacks including Ragi Chips, Ragi Kurkure, Oats Chips, Wheat Puffs, puffed wheat, Bajra Chips, and Jowar Chips Corn Chips among other confectionaries.
Along with this, he also has a wide range of healthy laddoos and chocolates for not only the health-conscious but also the diabetic customers. His immunity booster chocolates contain mulethi, amla, haldi, black pepper, anjeer and other dry fruits. He also offers a wide range of chocolates in fruity flavours including Kiwi, Orange, Strawberry, Pineapple, Tamarind, Guava Chilly among others.
His range of healthy laddoos includes Oats-Dry fruits laddoo, Ragi laddoo, and Flax seeds and Dates laddoo.
While talking to a Lagatar correspondent, the innovative businessman said that he decided to an immunity-boosting rasgulla during the financial crisis due to the coronavirus-induced lockdown.
“I noticed that people were buying products which helped in building immunity. Customers have become very cautious about what they eat since the coronavirus outbreak. That is when I decided to come up with an immunity-boosting rasgulla which is enriched with immunity-boosting ingredients,” he said.
However, his business did not pick up instantly.
“Initially there was a lukewarm response but after Durga Puja and Diwali people have not stopped,” he added.
“I later realised that children would not drink Kadha during the outbreak, but would instead munch on chocolates. This gave me the inspiration to create the immunity booster chocolates that contain every ingredient used to make Kadha like mulethi, amla, kali mirch, and haldi among other ingredients,” the innovator added.
Talking about his latest innovations, Agarwal said, “At the moment, I am working towards creating chips, and kurkure from Oats and Ragi. I also worked on Ragi Idlis, flax seed laddoos, and much more.”
When asked about his reason behind this, Agarwal said, “I am trying to raise awareness among people through my innovations and to help them realise the impact of materials they put in their bodies in the name of flavours. I aim to raise awareness in people about healthy alternatives that are just as tasty as the regular food items.”
Agarwal has also received appreciation for his efforts in the field of food and innovation. These accolades include several national and international awards from Howard World Record London, Best Caterer, Rashtra Prerna Award, and International Brilliance Award among others. Along with this, he has also been recognised as one of the Top 50 Inspiring Icons in the Country by the Global Triumph Foundation, Bangalore.
