Tried These Kashmiri Desserts?

By Nikita Toppo

Planning to visit Kashmir? Don’t forget to try out these traditional desserts.

Kashmiri Lyde

Prepared with whole wheat flour, this delicious dessert goes well with the popular sheer chai. 

Kesar Phirni

Made with rice, milk and dry fruits, this delicacy is served in traditional earthen bowls called ‘shikoras’. 

Falooda

It is made with milk, vermicelli, tapioca pearls along with basil seeds that add a unique flavour and texture to this dessert. 

Kashmiri Shufta

Loaded with dry fruits, this traditional delicacy helps to wade off chillness during winters of Kashmir. 

Sevaiyan

Also known as sheer korma, this popular dish is specially made during the festival of Eid.