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The transition from the summer days filled with sweaty foreheads and a craving for icy cool desserts to the monsoon weather filled with a colder breeze and drizzles will make you crave warmer desserts. If you have a sweet tooth, there’s always a specific range of desserts that can satiate your cravings.
If you are looking for traditional desserts that can give you a sense of warmth on a typical rainy day, there’s nothing better than authentic Punjabi recipes. Be it the elaborate milk-based desserts or the quick flour-based ones, read on to make the most of the monsoon with these Punjabi Sawan desserts.
Meetha Puda
Meetha puda is a classic Punjabi sweet treat that can be enjoyed as a breakfast, snack, or after a light meal. The best part about making meetha puda is that it is super easy and quick to whip up. All you need to do is make a consistent batter with wheat flour, sugar, milk, and cardamom. Cook in batches with generous ghee till it’s golden brown, and serve with gud or jaggery.
Kheer
Kheer, the milk-based pudding, is enjoyed all across the country and has different regional names. Made with simmered milk, rice, and sugar, kheer is a simple yet utterly satisfying dessert. You can spice it up with cardamom and saffron. Further, garnish with chopped dry fruits and nuts to make the most of the monsoon season.
Sewiyan
Sewiyan is another popular Punjabi dessert that is made with vermicelli. All you need to do to make a hot serving of sewiyan is boil milk mixed with sugar. Then, add vermicelli and cook till it gets soft. Next, you can add flavours like dry fruits, cardamom, rose water, etc. For a typical rainy day, you can serve it hot.
Atta Halwa
Atta halwa, popularly known as kada parshad, is prepared in every Gurudwara and is a not-miss Punjabi dessert. To make it at home, you just need the basic kitchen ingredients like whole wheat flour, sugar, and ghee. Cook the ingredients together while mixing the contents to avoid any lumps or uncooked flour at the bottom of the pan. Once you’re done, garnish with chopped dry fruits and serve.
Pinni
Pinni is a traditional Punjabi treat that will definitely remind you of your grandmother, who used to pack these in a box for a casual dessert, especially on occasions when you had the flu. All you need is wheat flour, ghee, sugar, dry fruits and nuts, and jaggery powder. Just add sugar, dry fruits, nuts, and jaggery into an electronic mixer and grind it to make a powder. Next, take a pot, add some ghee and the mixture you made, and cook until it turns golden. Simultaneously, add wheat flour and ghee and cook until you get a uniform mixture. Then, add the contents together, mix well, and give the mixture the shape of a ball and dig in.
Dodha Barfi
Dodha barfi is a Punjabi sweet that has a fudge-like consistency. It is made with khoya, sugar, and lots of dry fruits. You can cook the khoya in a pan till it turns golden brown, and then add sugar and a little milk till you get the desired consistency. After the mixture cools down, you can cut it into squares, garnish it with a generous amount of cashew nuts and enjoy.
