History
True origins of mithai are unknown. Some varieties, like Habshi and Sohan Halwa, originate from Persia. Its roots have been traced to the early 1500s when the Moghul Emperor Humayun was exiled to Persia. When he re-conquered India, the makers of Sohan halwa were called by him to India. The halwa makers were not allowed to share their halwa with the common public and it remained for exclusive consumption of the Emperors for around 300 years. Later, in 1835, the makers of this halwa were allowed to open a shop in Ghanta Ghar Dehli. The makers of this halwa were the ancestors of the modern day S.Abdul Khaliq, operating in Karachi, Pakistan.
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