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Some sweets such as kheer and barfi are cooked, varieties like Mysore pak are roasted, some like jalebi are fried, others like kulfi are frozen, while still others involve a creative combination of preparation techniques. [9] [10] [11] The composition and recipes of the sweets and other ingredients vary by region.
This is a list of Indian sweets and desserts, also called mithai, a significant element in Indian cuisine. Indians are known for their unique taste and experimental behavior when it comes to food. Many Indian desserts are fried foods made with sugar, milk or condensed milk. Ingredients and preferred types of dessert vary by region.
Gajak, also known as Tilsakri, Tilpatti [1] or Tilpapdi) is a confection originating in north-central India. It is a dry sweet made of sesame seeds (til) with (or without) peanuts and jaggery. [2] The sesame seeds (til) are cooked in the raw sugar syrup and set in thin layers, which can be stored for months.
It represents a combination of cuisine of the Indian subcontinent with the cooking styles and recipes of Central Asian and Islamic cuisine. Mughlai cuisine is strongly influenced by the Turkic cuisine of Central Asia , the region where the early Mughal emperors originally hailed from, and it has in turn strongly influenced the regional cuisines ...
Soan papdi is a popular dessert in the Indian subcontinent. [2] It is made of gram flour (besan), all-purpose flour, ghee, sugar and milk. [3] It is usually cube-shaped or served as flakes, and has a crisp and flaky texture.
Imarti is an Indian sweet made by deep-frying a batter prepared with black gram flour in a circular, flower-like shape, and then soaking it in sugar syrup [1] Alternative names for the Imarti include Amitti, Amriti, Emarti, Omritti, Jahangir and Jhangiri/Jaangiri. This dish is similar to the jalebi, which is thinner and sweeter than Imarti. [2]
Barfi [a] or burfi is a milk-based sweet from the Indian subcontinent with a fudge-like consistency. Its name comes from the Persian and Urdu word (barf) for snow. Barfi is consumed throughout India and Pakistan and is especially popular in North India. It is often served at celebrations and religious festivals such as Diwali and Holi. [1] [2] [3]
Chikki is a traditional Indian sweet generally made from nuts and jaggery/sugar. [1] There are several different varieties of chikki in addition to the most common groundnut (peanut) chikki. Each variety of chikki is named after the ingredients used, which include puffed or roasted Bengal gram , sesame, puffed rice, beaten rice, or khobra ...