By Rittwik Naskar

7 Gluten-Free Indian Desserts

If you’re gluten-intolerant, don't worry! Treat your taste buds to these 5 gluten-free Indian desserts that’ll surely make your day.

Halwas are always decadent, and this puréed fig-based dessert is no different. Made with powdered almonds, milk powder and ghee, you’ll be stunned as to why you didn’t make it before.

Anjeer Halwa

Made with grated beetroot, poha, ghee, milk and sugar, this laddoo is sure to knock your socks off!

Beetroot Laddoo

Grated, seedless, lauki stirred with milk, sugar, dried coconut and cardamom powder results in a dessert that is out of this world! 

Lauki Barfi

Boiled deseeded parwal stuffed with nuts and khoya filling makes for an outstanding dessert that’ll win you over.

Parwal ki Mithai

This yogurt-based wheat-less cake can richened with cacao powder, butter and vanilla makes the cake oh-so delicious and nobody will be the wiser.

Jowar Chocolate Cake

Made with overripened bananas and rice flour and spiced with cardamom, it will taste like your regular old malpuas except, it won’t bloat your gut.

Banana Malpua

A time-intensive, season-specific dessert from Banaras, it is milk foam churned with saffron, sugar and cardamom that melts in your mouth and leaves you wanting more.

Malaiyo