Kachagolla Of Natore

Kachagolla is a traditional dish of Natore just like the famous Banalata Sen of Natore. Foodie Bengalis love to eat sweets after breakfast or entertaining guests. And from that aspect, Natorer Kachagolla has international recognition. Natore Kachagolla has been recognized as the 17th GI product of the country. However, although this dessert is called Kachagolla, it does not look raw or round at all. Milk chutney and sugar are the main ingredients for making Kachagolla.

The history of this dessert, which is incomparable in taste and smell, is almost two and a half years old. It is believed that Kachagolla became popular after 1757. During the reign of Queen Bhavani in 1760, the fame of Kachagolla spread across the country and abroad. At that time the kachagolla of Natore was used to sweeten the faces of the zamindars. Even the royal families of far away countries and India used to take Kachagolla. Rajshahi Gazette and various newspapers of Kolkata used to print various features about Natore's Kachagolla. The taste of Kachagolla beats the taste of Rasgolla, Pantoa and even Sandesh.

Legend has it that during Rani Bhavni's reign, a sweet seller named Madhusudan Pal of Lalbazar in Natore regularly supplied sweets to the queen. And to make sweets, chickpeas were prepared the night before. One day, Madhusudan was worried about the one and a half to two manna channa made the previous night as the sweet maker did not come to the shop. To protect the chicks from spoilage, he poured sugar juice into the raw chicks and set them on fire. Later, this sugar-mixed chicken tasted the wonderful taste. Fearfully took this new sweet for the queen. The queen was also overwhelmed by the taste of the sweet and began to bless. After much thought, this new sweet was named Kachagolla.

Kachagolla is found everywhere in Natore district. But it is better not to buy Kachagolla except some notable shops in Natore. The decrepit shop in front of the temple inside a residential area called Kalibari in Natore is the best Kachcholla shop in Natore. Apart from this, you can also buy good quality kachholla from Kundu Confectionary Store in Neecha Bazar, Anukal Darhi and Confectionery Store, Nayan and Sakal Sandhya in Station Bazar, Banalata Confectionery Store, Dabpatti Confectionery Store and Jagannath Confectionery Store in Station Bazar Railgate. At present, honey bee confectionary store has gained a lot of popularity in the sale of kachagolla. In the past, the price of raw golla was 3 annas per see. However, at present the price of one kg of Natore kachagolla is 550 to 600 taka.

Nato can be reached from Dhaka by road and rail. Natore can be reached from Kalyanpur and Gabtali in Dhaka by Hanif, National Travels, Desh Travels, Grameen, Tuhin-Elite transport on Tangail-Bangabandhu Bridge-Sirajganj route. Fares vary from Tk 590 to Tk 1300. By rail, Nilsagar Express, Burimari Express, Rangpur Express, Ekta Express, Chilahati Express, Hirtyan Express, Lalmoni Express and Panchagarh Express to Natore can be reached from Dhaka's Kamalapur. Train fare will be 375 to 1288 taka per seat.

You can take a bus or auto rickshaw from Natore Sadar and taste the authentic Kacha Golla of Natore from the shops inside Lal Bazar or Station Bazar.

Madrasa Mor and Railway Station area of ​​Natore has residential hotels like Hotel VIP, Hotel Millat, Hotel Prince, Hotel Raj, Hotel Rukhsana and Natore Boarding.

Other places of interest in Natore include Chalanbil Museum, Chalan Bil , Rani Bhavani's Rajbari , Shaheed Sagar and Uttara Ganabhavan .