Famous Indian Sweets and Desserts

Indian food has been loved across the world because of its uniqueness and authenticity. Particularly, Indian sweets and desserts are becoming increasingly popular because of their delightful taste. Mithai are part of the life of the Indians and play an important role in their food.

An Indian meal is always incomplete without sweet dish like kulfi or gulab jamun or gajjar ka halwa. These sweets, or Mithai in Indian, are made from assorted ingredients ranging from fruits to vegetables, from milk to grain. Below are some of the famous Indian sweets and desserts that you must try out.

Parwal Ki Mithai is an Indian dry sweet that is most popular in the region of Bihar. Its outer covering is parwal (a popular vegetable in Indian) while its inside stuffed with sweets mixed with milk products. Khaja is another sweet popular in Bihar. It dates back from 2000 years ago and is also a dry sweet filled with liquid sweets inside. This enticing dessert easily melts in the mouth.

Another Indian sweet, probably the most popular is the rasagolla, or cheeseball in sugar syrup. This sweet can be found in almost all parts of India and is considered to be a national sweet. This classic sweet is most abundant in Orissa situated in the east coast of India, the place where the recipe for this sweet originated. Rosogolla is made from paneer boiled in sugar syrup and set to dry.

Aside from the sweets just mentioned, there are a whole lot more sweets that are well known in India and other parts of the world. The next set of Indian sweets that we will be mentioning have recipes that call for milk and dairy products, something that is special in the Indian food.

First in the list is the Ras Malai, a delicacy that is usually served chilled and immersed in sweetened, thickened milk flavored with spices such as pistachio, almond, saffron strands and cardamom. This Bengali sweet resembles a dumpling made from cottage cheese and is a popular Diwali sweet and also one of the easiest to make. Another dumpling like sweet is the Gulab Jamun regarded as the king of all Indian sweets extensively eaten at major celebrations or festivals, such as Eid and marriages and most often eaten after dinner. It is made of a dough consisting mainly of thickened milk and glazed in a sugary syrup flavored with cardamom and, depending on the recipe, rosewater or saffron. This very sweet and rich mithai got its name from the word Gulab meaning rose from the rose flavored sugar syrup and Jamun meaning blueberry from the dark color when it’s cooked. Unlike the Ras Malai, this sweet is served warm or at room temperatureand is usually eaten with ice cream. For best result, leave the gulab jamoons in syrup overnight. Chum Chum, on the other hand, are sweets intended for loved ones and are commonly called Pleasure Boats.

Mentioned above are just some of the hundreds of sweet varieties that could be found in India. There are a lot more to discover and try. A list of other traditional sweet recipes are Chiroti, Paal poori, Peni, Badam Seera, Puran Poli, Karanjia, Dal Seera and Boondi. Other sweets served occasionally or during special days are laddus , burfis and halwas. Burfees include Coconut Burfi, Beetroot Burfi, Besan Burfi and Milk and Coconut Burfi. Halwas and Laddus include Gajar ka Halwa, Besan Laddoo, Coconut Ladoo, Banana Apple Halwa, and Malai Laddu.

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