You might be surprised to learn that there are a lot of traditional Indian winter desserts!
Gajar ka halwa, or carrot pudding, is a classic winter dessert made with carrots, milk, ghee, and sugar. It is often served garnished with nuts and dried fruits. Another popular winter dessert is phirni, a rice pudding made with milk, rice flour, and sugar. It is often flavoured with cardamom or rosewater, and garnished with chopped nuts.
Other traditional Indian winter desserts include shrikhand, which is a sweetened yogurt dish often flavoured with saffron or cardamom; malpua, a pancake-like dessert made with Maida flour, milk, and ghee; and Gulab jamun, which are deep-fried dough balls soaked in syrup.
Salam-Pak a well-known Gujarati sweet dish with many beneficial medical properties. Ghee, mawa, Salam masala sugar, and nuts are liberally used. Due to the metabolism-stimulating properties of these components and the fact that sesame seeds and jaggery are excellent for digestion, it is ideal to consume throughout the winter.
Chikki a very well-known sweet made with a lot of jaggery and peanuts. Along with sugar and sesame seeds, it contains both. Other types made with rose petals, kesar, etc. are also plentiful. Because they are so nutritious and give the body the necessary heat throughout the cold, they are also used as snacks.
Revadi is a well-known sesame seed-based snack that has its roots in North India and is frequently consumed during the Lohri festival, which ushers in spring. Because our skin tends to grow dry throughout the winter, sesame seeds offer anti-inflammatory characteristics that are wonderful for skin.
Akhrot Halwa is one example of a sweet. This delicious and healthy winter treat for fans of walnuts is really tempting. This halwa is particularly good for the winter since it boosts immunity, insulates the body from the biting cold, and keeps you warm. Rich ingredients like walnuts (akhrot), ghee, mawa, and cashew nuts are found in akhrot halwa. Walnuts are rich in omega 3 fatty acids and antioxidants, both of which are beneficial to the brain.
So next time you are in the mood for something sweet, do not forget about these delicious traditional Indian winter desserts!