5 BEST INDIAN SWEETS
India is a land of holidays, and the greatest thing is that if you ask somebody how a particular festival is observed in their town or locale, they will likely respond that it is celebrated by sharing and eating tons of sweets called mithai.
Sweet desserts called mithais are a staple of Indian cuisine. While they’re typically consumed after a filling dinner, Indian celebrations also revolve around sweets and desserts. Several of these, like laddu, have their roots in historic India.
There are countless multiple kinds of sweets that can be made, and each sweet recipe has several regional variations. The list is vast and includes ladoos, gulab jamun, shrikhand, halwas, and various milk sweets.
1. GULAB JAMUN
Gulab jamun is a very famous Indian dessert which is made of milk and mawa. Soft balls are made with the milk dough and then deep-fried in oil. Once you fry them, you have to cover them with sugar syrup.
It is a favourite dessert of ours, and we regularly serve it at weddings, birthdays, festivals, parties or simply as a post-prandial treat.
Dried milk solids, or khoya or mawa as they are known in Hindi, were traditionally used to make gulab jamun. What makes it so good is it’s melting texture. Once you put one gulab jamun in your mouth, you won’t be able to keep count.
2. BESAN LADDU
This simple yet delicious Indian sweet recipe called besan ladoo or besan laddu is made with gram flour or chickpea flour as the major ingredient. To make the laddoos smooth, Ghee (clarified butter) is used to roast the flour before sugar is added and the mixture is then formed into balls.
You can include raisins and nuts. For added crunch, some people mix sooji (rava/semolina) with the besan. On festivals like Diwali, Ganesh Chaturthi, and birthdays, these laddus are served or given out to friends and family.
3. KAJU KATLI
The iconic diamond shape of Kaju Katli, a traditional Indian treat made with cashew nuts, sugar, cardamom powder, and ghee butter. Also, this delicious dessert is wrapped in edible silver foil to represent elegance and customer pleasure. Although it is usually served during the Diwali festival, it also makes a nice present for loved ones on other special occasions. Another name for kaju katli is kaju barfi. Whereas katli is thin barfi, barfi is slightly thicker.
4.JALEBI
Jalebi is an Indian spiral dessert with a spiral shape that is deep-fried before being covered in sugar syrup. Jalebi is more than simply a typical treat; it represents emotion to Indians. Everyone in the Indian family usually adore this delicious funnel sweet spiral dessert that is drenched in a sweet syrup sauce.
People prefer jalebis for special day breakfasts as well because they are an affordable dessert.
On weekends, you can enjoy jalebis with Desi puri- sabzi breakfast.
5.MOTICHOR LADDU
Motichoor Ladoos are one of the common desserts in India that are a pure display of joy and pleasure. They genuinely energize the atmosphere of any festival or party! Its delicious flavour always creates celebratory feelings, and the joy it radiates is unmatched!
Without motichoor laddus, no Indian festival or special event is complete.
The size of the boondi is the primary distinction between motichoor and boondi ladoo. While motichoor utilizes tiny besan (gram flour) balls, boondi ladoo uses larger fried besan balls. Both ladoos have varying sugar syrup consistency (chashni), which also affects the final texture.
