By Aishwarya Sahasrabudhe
July 27, 2023
Monsoons bring in chilly winds and cooler climes inducing a hankering for warm, comforting, indulgent desserts. Here are 10 Indian hot desserts that can be enjoyed in wintery weather.
Indulgently made with milk, sugar, moong dal and nuts, warm moong halwa is rich, filling and utterly luxurious.
Dip warm, deep-fried khoya balls in sugar syrup infused with saffron and enjoy this hot dessert sans any guilt.
A sweet treat ideal for winters, gajar halwa full of sweet carrots, khoya and condensed milk is to be savoured hot, served straight from the pan.
The disc-shaped dessert with a honeycomb-like texture is a decadent treat soaked in sugar syrup. Have ghevar warm to relish the flavours of melted ghee.
This delicious dessert made from freshly grated coconut coated in a folded layer of rice flour is best served warm with generous amounts of ghee.
Rice kheer or payasam is easy-to-make and is a soothing, warm sweet treat. In many regions puris are dipped into kheer served as a hot main during lunch.
Jalebis hot from the fryer, dipped in sugar syrup are a delicious sweet best paired with chaas or buttermilk.
Infused with flavours of saffron, elaichi and cardamom, and with ghee oozing out its sides, suji halwa is a warm embrace on a cold day.
A popular dessert, fried malpuas with generous helpings of warm rabdi are indulgent delights on cool nights.
With origins in Odisha, chenna gaja are simply small deep-fried cottage cheese balls dipped in sugar syrup that can be enjoyed hot.