FOOD GUIDE: Dishes, Drinks, Restaurants, Snacks, Sweets

Indian cuisine has a rich list of desserts or sweets. Sweets or Mithai as they are called in India, are an integral part of the Indian culinary experience. Sweets are a part of the culture and rich heritage of India. The are not just consumed as desserts, but are used as prashad, an offering to the deities or a gift item during the festivals.

Most popular indian sweet:

Shondesh Milk based

Most of the Indian sweets are milk based and are very sweet. They come in various shapes, sizes as well as colors. The sweets are rich in raisins and dry fruits.

India is a large and diverse country and every region has its own specialty of sweets. These are as many varieties of sweets as there are cultures and festivals. Sweets are inherently associated with the various festivals in India.

Some of the most famous sweets of Northern India are motichur laddu, gajar halwa, peda, kaaju burfi, kheer, sohn papdi among others. The East is the sweet capital of India and Bengal Sweets are the most famous of the Indian sweets. Rasagolla, rasmalai, cham cham, mishti doi, raj bhog, maal pua, etc are some of the specialties of the Eastern India. Southern India is a big producer of coconuts and the sweets tend to be coconut and coconut milk based. Coconut burfi, payasam, mysore pak, kashi halwa, jaangiri are widely popular. Shrikhand, bhasundi, aamrakhand, puran puri, dhondas are the popular sweets of the Western Indian states.

• Aamrakhnd Cream based Yoghurt
• Abar khabo Milk based
• Badam Halwa Burfi Paste Almond nuts Ghee
• Barfi Burfi
• Basundii Sugar milk
• Chom chom Milk based
• Coconut burfi Burfi Grated coconut
• Dharwad Peda Burfi
• Dhondas Baked Cake Cucumber rava
• Doodh pedha Burfi Khova
• Gulab jamun Fried Syrup based
• Halbai Burfi Ground Wheat grains milk
• Halva Boiled Sooji
• Jaangiri
• Jal bhora Milk based
• Jalebi Fried Besan flour
• Jhajariya Corn Milk
• Kadapak Milk based
• Kaju Katli Cashews Ghee
• Kalo jam Milk based
• Kashi Halva Halva Grated pumpkin
• Kesari bath Sajjige Burfi Rava (Sooji)
• Kheer Milk based Milk Rice Noodles
• Kulfi Icecream Milk
• Ladoo Milk Flour
• Ledikeni Milk based
• Lyangcha Milk based
• Malpoa Milk based
• Mihidana Besan based
• Mishti doi Milk based
• Modak Fried Maida flour coconut stuffing
• Mung Dal Kheer Dal liquid Mung Dal Jaggery grated coconut ghee
• Mysore pak Burfi Besan (chick pea flour )
• Narkeler naru coconut based
• Paayasam Milk based
• Paniyaram
• Pantua Milk based
• Pati shapta Milk based
• Payasa Bean Mung bean Jaggery Coconut
• Peda Milk
• Peda Milk based Milk (khoya) Sugar
• Pheerni Noodles
• Pithe Milk based
• Poli Holige Indian bread Maida flour
• Puran Poli Bread Wheat flour gram jaggery
• Rabri Milk based
• Rajbhog Milk based
• Ras malai Milk based
• Rasgulla Milk based
• Shira Rava ghee milk
• Shrikhand Cream based Yoghurt
• Sitabhog Milk based
• Sohan papadi Burfi Sugar Maida
  

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