Dum Ka Roat
Our signature slow-cooked sweet bread, rich with ghee and jaggery.
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Chennai’s Most
Loved Sweet Shop
Traditional recipes, hand-finished daily on Fakir Sahib Street, Jambazar — the same taste Chennai has trusted for over a century.
Fakir Sahib Street, Jambazar — where it all began
Our Story
A Chennai Tradition Since 1915
On a quiet lane off Fakir Sahib Street in Jambazar, Chennai, a small family kitchen began making sweets the traditional way — slow-cooked, hand-finished and shared with neighbours. That humble kitchen became Basha Halwawala, a cherished part of Chennai’s sweet-making tradition.
For over 100 years, the same care, recipes and time-honoured methods have been passed down through four generations. Today, Basha Halwawala continues to serve generations of customers, keeping the taste and tradition of old Chennai alive.
1915Year Established
4Generations
100+Years in Chennai
Our Legacy of Taste
Since 1915
Over a century of tradition, unbroken.
Traditional Recipes
Time-tested flavours passed through generations.
Made Fresh Daily
Small batches, prepared the traditional way every morning.
Family Heritage
A tradition built across four generations.
The Signature Taste of Basha Halwawala
Dum Ka Roat
Slow-Cooked. Coal-Baked. Hand-Finished.
Milk, khoya, semolina, ghee and carefully chosen ingredients come together through a time-honoured cooking process, slowly baked over coal to create the rich texture and signature caramelised crust of Basha Halwawala’s Dum Ka Roat.
Made in small batches, in the traditional way, on the same street where it was first prepared over a hundred years ago.
Taste It At Our Shop
From Our Kitchen
Sweetness That Stays
With Your Family
Every festival, every celebration, every ordinary evening — Basha Halwawala has been part of Chennai's sweetest moments since 1915.
See Our SweetsOur Sweets
From Our Counter
Every sweet made fresh, in small batches, the way it has always been done.
Ande Ki Mithai
A rare heritage sweet, delicately rich and traditionally prepared.
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Slow-cooked in milk and ghee until deeply caramelised.
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Gulab Jamun
Soft milk dumplings soaked in warm cardamom syrup.
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Jangiri
Crisp coiled batter, soaked in saffron-scented syrup.
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Mysore Pak
Made with generous ghee, in the classic melt-in-mouth style.
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Laddu
Hand-rolled, fragrant with cardamom and roasted gram.
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Boondi
Fine gram-flour pearls, lightly spiced and syrup-soaked.
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Milk Sweets
A selection of classic khoya-based sweets, made fresh daily.
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Beetroot Halwa
Slow-cooked beetroot in milk and ghee, finished with cashew and pistachio.
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How We Make Our Sweets
The same four steps, followed without shortcuts, since 1915.
1
Sourced with Care
Fresh ghee, jaggery and dry fruits, chosen by hand at the counter every morning.
2
Slow-Cooked, the Old Way
Every batch is cooked low and slow over an open flame, exactly as it was in 1915.
3
Hand-Finished
Shaped, garnished and finished entirely by hand — no machines, no shortcuts.
4
Fresh to the Counter
Served the same day it’s made, still warm from the kitchen at Fakir Sahib Street.
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Basha Halwawala
Fakir Sahib Street,Jambazar, Triplicane,
Chennai – 600005, Tamil Nadu
Open daily · 9:00 AM – 9:30 PM