Desserts are the essential part of a meal; ending the meal with sweets is the best way to have a great end. Desserts, especially sweets, are part of our staple food and are offered in worship places.
Any good deed which starts or ends, we ought to give sweets. Almost all sweets use milk, sugar, and khoya are the primary ingredients to make them. Sweets make Indian festivals shine with happiness and celebration.
Gulab Jamun is prepared with khoya, deep frying it in ghee or butter and dipping it in saffron with sugar syrup. A dough is prepared using milk, sugar, and khoya, and then it is shaped into small balls.
It can be garnished with nuts like cashews and almonds to bring out its flavor. World Gulab Jamun day is celebrated on 10th October every year.
this is a traditional dessert from Andhra Pradesh. This sweet is prepared from a particular rice batter known as Jaya biyyam, biyyam means rice combined with sugar and ghee.
Pootharekulu is wrapped in a paper-like thin layer stuffed with nuts, jaggery, chocolate powder, and sugar. This sweet is popular among occasions festivals in Telugu states.
paal payasam is a very famous sweet found in Tamil Nadu. This is given during occasions or festivals like Diwali, the last day of Navratri.
Ambalapuzha pal payasam is very famous among the Kerala household. This is prepared with rice fried in ghee, sugar, and milk. It can be garnished with cashews, almonds, and cardamom.
rasgulla or rosogulla is a very famous sweet from West Bengal. It is a white round-shaped ball made with cottage cheese and sugar syrup. The history of rasgulla goes beyond 700 years.
A variety of rasgulla known as ‘Rokom’ is prepared using pure cottage cheese and cow’s milk. Another variety of it is prepared during the winter is called ‘Notun Gurer’ using date palm jaggery.
Malpoa – is a very popular Indian sweet found in Rajasthan, West Bengal, Odisha. Its history is dated to be 8000 years old. Malpua is small deep-fried pancakes prepared using wheat, suji, or flour and dipped in sugar syrup.
In Odisha, it is known as Amalu; in West Bengal, it is known as Malpoa. In some parts of North India, it is served with Rabri or dried nuts.
Naap Naang – it is a black rice pudding from Nagaland. The rice has a dark purple color and has a nutty taste. It is prepared using black rice, water, milk, and sugar. Variations of Naap Naang are found where coconut milk can be used.
Kada – it is an authentic sweet from Punjab. It is a sweet offered by Sikhs in Gurudwaras. It is also prepared during occasions and festivals to get blessings from God. It is prepared using wheat flour, ghee, and jaggery.
Modak – modak is a traditional sweet belonging from Maharastra. It is prepared using rice flour, coconut, and jaggery. It is prepared during occasions and festivals like Ganesh Chaturthi.
There is a variety of sweets found in all the corners of India. With the advancement of technology, sweets can also be ordered online from favorite shops like
Kailash Sweets, which supple sweets all over India.