Meghalaya set a hattrick in world records today by making the largest jalebi. The state had entered the Guinness Book of World Records in 2006 and 2007 with the largest drum and guitar ensembles.It found a place in the Limca Book of World Records by making the world’s largest jalebi — having a 75-inch diameter — at Polo Ground this evening. It was the main feature of the autumn festival organised by Meghalaya Tourism Development Forum (MTDF).
As officials of the Limca Book of World Records were not available, they had appointed tourism minister Conrad Sangma and the GOC, 101 area, Maj. Gen. K.L. Sethi, as adjudicators. After tasting the jalebi, Sangma declared that Shillong had set another world record. The jalebi was made of 3kg flour, 60kg ghee and 80kg syrup and fried by 20 people in a round frying pan of 76-inch diameter.The adjudicators said the new record would be communicated to the Limca Book of World Records authorities for official publication.
Local confectioner Kailash Verma of Delhi Mistan Bhandar took the initiative of frying the largest jalebi to mark the confectionery’s platinum jubilee this year.
MTDF chairperson R.G. Lyngdoh hoped the world records would mark Shillong as a happening place and boost tourism. Sangma said Shillong was safe for tourists despite the bomb blasts in neighbouring Assam.
