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The popularity of Indian sweets has transcended boundaries. From gulab jamun to ladoos, it’s no longer the natives of the country who enjoy it but also people around the world developing a taste for Indian cuisine. Every festival or happy occasion is incomplete without offering sweets to Gods or exchanging a packet with friends, guests, and relatives. But if you are bored with the traditional variations and want to add a twist to them, how about adding some chocolate to the recipes?
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Chocolate desserts are liked by everyone. You put them in the middle of the party, and everyone’s focus will immediately shift to these delights. Chocolate can pair quite well with many traditional Indian desserts, especially those made of milk as a base. A few ways listed below will convince you to take a traditional sweet recipe and infuse it with a twist of melted chocolate.
Chocolate Barfi
A milk-based sweet is quite common in various parts of India because of its rich flavour and texture. To a mix of butter, sugar, cashews, and condensed milk, add cocoa powder or melted chocolate and heat them to make a smooth batter. Spread it on a baking tray lined with paper and refrigerate it. Once it has frozen, you can cut the sweet into pieces and dust it all with cocoa powder.
Chocolate Sandesh
Sandesh is one of the most popular desserts of West Bengal, and adding a twist to chocolate can be quite fun. It is made by using sugar, curdled milk solids, and pistachios. You can add chocolate to the mix by kneading it into curdled milk solids before you shape it into sweets. Every bite of this fusion dessert will heighten your senses and leave you feeling satiated.
Chocolate Ladoo
Packed with nutrition and deliciousness, ladoo is an ancient sweet dish of India that often finds its way to every wedding, festive gathering, and auspicious occasion.. Available in various flavours across mithai shops, you can find types like motichoor ladoo, besan ladoo, atta ladoo and more. Try the recipe of besan ladoo made by mixing nuts, grated coconut, gram flour, cardamom, dry fruits, and condensed milk. You can either add cocoa powder to this mix or shape it into spheres and add a rich coating of melted chocolate on top. Freeze the ladoos and serve this treat to your guests.
Chocolate Kaju Katli
Who does not love a diamond-shaped kaju katli? Coated with silver foil, the sweet is rich in flavour because of the khoya and cashew paste. Add a good amount of melted chocolate to the base and mix everything together. Make sure that the chocolate does not overpower the original notes of kaju katli. Enjoy this delight during festivals and other occasions.
Chocolate Peda
Though the process of making peda is quite elaborate, you can make them quickly with the milk powder, melted butter, condensed milk, and cocoa powder. Add these ingredients to a hot pan and stir until you get a smooth mixture. Transfer the paste to a greased pan and shape it into pedas after it has cooled off.
Chocolate Rasgulla
To make this chocolatey recipe, you will need to make paneer-like dough at home by curdling milk using lemon juice. Add cocoa powder to this dough and knead it into small spheres. Prepare sugar syrup and immerse the chocolatey rasgulla in it when it is still hot. Keep aside to cool off and enjoy this Bengali sweet with a twist.
