Indian weddings are celebrated as a festival with preparations started way before the actual wedding date. And we all cannot imagine an Indian Wedding without sweets. We all know that we Indians have a big seet tooth and we just need a reason to pop open that box of mithai. From roka to engagement to the wedding, every occasion is incomplete with ‘moohmeetha’ rasam or tradition. So with this deep tradition of considering mithai to be pure and an offering to the gods, this is why mithai is given to all the guests at weddings; a small gesture of appreciation of attending such a joyous event. Not many people will know the reason of handing out boxes of sweets to guests today at weddings, and many sweets can be in the form of cupcakes, chocolates and new innovative Indian sweet companies making their mark in the sweet gifting part of celebrations, with contemporary yet traditional mithai. Planning a wedding is a task in itself. Finalizing the menu, choosing the right kind of sweets on your wedding menu is an important task. If you want something more than Jalebis and Rasgullas, we are here listing down and compiling a few sweets, which are sure to be loved by all your guests.
Kaju Katli: Made with the goodness of cashews, it instantly melts in your mouth. It is sweet but not with an overwhelming taste. Kaju katli can easily accompany heavier desserts like Kheer or halwa at your wedding and can also stand out among other dishes. It is loved by all.
Dates Delight: Prepared with rich ingredients like dates, almonds, pistachios, Cashews, Cardamom and Ghee, this will surely win hearts on any occasion.
American Delight: Cashew, sugar and silver leaves, this sweet is as mesmerizing as it sounds.
Chocolate Peda: This indo western sweet is a sweet loved by guests of all age groups. Its popularly known as the chocolate fudge. The traditional pedas involves an elaborate cooking process. Addition of cocoa powder gives a lovely chocolate taste to thesedoodhpedas.
Ladoo: Ladoos and weddings go hand in hand. Whether it is motichoorladoos or besanladoos, one can never go wrong with its selection. Lavender ladoos, coconut laddoos are gaining popularity as well. Different fusions and different flavours blended with the traditional mithai are a big favourite amongst the guests at a wedding.
Akhrot Halwa: We all have tasted sheeras and halwa made with various flours and semolina. Akhrothalwa is a unique sheera made with walnuts. The fantastic texture and flavour makes it irresistible to eat. Walnuts are cooked with rawa, ghee, and sugar. It is then flavoured with cardamom to make this scrumptious dish.
Kalakand: A famuousindian sweet, made by reducing milk and sugar. It is moisty, juicy, has a delecate grainy texture and tasted fantastic. It is flavoured with cardamom and then dry fruits are added for garnishing. It takes a lot of time to prepare but at the end its all worth it.