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Indian sweets created to honour Sky Blues promotion

Ushma MistryCoventry
News imageBBC A tray of indian sweets called barfi which is a double layer of white on the bottom and blue on the top and they have chopped almonds on top and have been cut into square chunksBBC
Owner Jethaji Odedra created special Indian sweets called Barfi to celebrate Sky Blues' promotion to the Premier League

An Indian sweet mart has created a new barfi in Sky Blue colours to celebrate the club's return to the Premier League, which will be available all year round at the Coventry store.

The milk-powder based sweet, which is similar to fudge, is one of Rangolee Sweet Centre's most popular items and is already made in a variety of flavours.

In a nod to the South Asian tradition of gifting sweets during celebrations, owner Jethaji Odedra said the club's success was the perfect excuse to add to its wide range of Indian treats.

He said: "This is our hometown and we need to celebrate it. I've also made the decision to keep it as a special for the Coventry shop, so people can come and try it anytime."

News imageSurinder is standing on the left and is wearing a brown and cream checked shirt, on the right of him is jethaji odedra and he is wearing a chambray blue shirt and is handing a sky blue barfi to surinder. Between the two men is a blue and white flag with the words coventry champions.
Surinder Jyoti was the first customer in Coventry to try the new Sky Blues Barfi

Surinder Jyoti volunteers at the Shree Krishna Temple on Harnall Lane in Coventry and was the first customer to try the new sweet treat.

Speaking originally in Hindi, he said: "Jethaji gave me one to try, it's the first time I had heard of the Sky Blues Barfi and it was delicious.

"The colours are really nice and I will be wearing the same colours to celebrate the team this weekend."

The new Sky Blues barfi is made up of layers of blue and white in honour of the club's colours, and are made fresh every morning at the shop's much larger sister store in Leicester.

Odedra said the rivalry between the two cities was well known and something he has had to deal with from his staff, but now he can bask in the glory of Coventry's success.

He said: "They used to laugh at me, but now I can laugh at them. They used to be in the Premier League before and we weren't, but now I can give it back, because we are in the Premier League and they're not."

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