By Niveditha Kalyanaraman
December 27th, 2023
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Our country India is full of versatility, traditions, cultures, and tastes. If we talk about Indian cuisines then Indian sweets need no introduction at all. Indian sweets are an important element in Indian cuisine because without sweets any ceremony is totally incomplete. When it comes to food, Indian sweets are popular all over the world for their distinctive taste and unique flavors. Here are 10 famous sweets of India.
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Gulab Jamun is popular all over the world. From east to west and north to south this sweet dish has its own fan following. Gulab Jamun is basically soft delicious small balls made with milk solids, flour, and a leavening agent, after that these balls are fried in ghee and soaked in saffron and cardamom flavored sugar syrup and enjoyed.
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This sweet dish is popular in north India but people from all over India love this cuisine due to its unique flavor. This halwa is made with fresh-graded carrots, full-fat milk, ghee, and sugar and garnished with dry fruits.
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Ghevar is a disc–shaped sweet cake made from ghee, flour, and sugar syrup and topped with Rabdi (sweet condensed milk) and dry fruits. Ghevar originated in India and especially it is a Rajasthani cuisine. Apart from Rajasthan, this sweet dish is also popular in other states like Haryana, Gujrat, Delhi, and Uttar Pradesh.
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It is also known as Rosogolla or syrup-filled roll and it is popular all over the country but especially in Kolkata. Rasgulla is one of the most popular Indian sweets and doesn’t need a long list of ingredients because it just needs Indian cottage cheese and sugar syrup. Rasgulla is basically a juicy milk-based Indian dessert loved across the country.
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Jalebi is a spiral-shaped Indian sweet made by frying method and takes very less time in making. It is made with maida (all-purpose flour), gram flour, and sugar syrup. It is sold in all sweet shops in our country but it is also a popular street food sold by many street vendors in western and northern Indian cities and towns.
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Mysore Pak is a popular and traditional sweet dish of Mysore in the Karnataka state and also Tamil Nadu, prepared especially during Diwali or other festivals. Mysore Pak is made with three ingredients- gram flour, ghee, and sugar. This sweet dish is popular due to its unique taste and flavor.
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Kaju Katli is known as the “King” of Indian sweets due to its high demand and expensive rate in the Indian market. It is a delicious traditional north Indian sweet made with cashew nuts (Kaju), sugar and cardamom powder. It is a very popular Indian sweet and probably the most gifted one during Diwali or other festivals. Kaju Katli is also known as “Kaju Barfi” by Indian people.
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Motichoor laddu is one of the most popular Indian sweets with a huge fan following. In India, any festival or function is totally incomplete without motichoor laddu due to its soft texture and delicious taste. This sweet is also used for offering God and Goddesses as Prasad during festivals and auspicious occasions. This laddu is prepared from tiny gram-flour balls, sugar syrup, and other flavorings.
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Ras malai is known as the royal sweet often served at weddings and eaten on special occasions. Ras malai is nothing but soft and spongy cottage cheese balls dunked in silky sweet Kesar-flavored milk. Ras malai is also called ross malai which is a super classic and royal Bengali dessert.
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There are a lot of different milk-based puddings in India and kheer is one of the most-loved among them. It is made by boiling rice with milk and sugar and later garnished with saffron, cardamom, dry fruits and nuts. Kheer, phirni and payasam are all different variants of Indian milk puddings. In South India, rice is replaced with vermicelli and the dish is called seviyan.
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