Sweets play an integral part in India, which is traditionally called “mithai”. Anything and everything starts or ends with mithai in India. In countries with rich traditions, just like India, having a sumptuous cultural base, sweets play an important part in any type of occasion or festival. Any kind of ceremony or occasion will have sweets in it as they signify good omen, happiness, and prosperity. In our bharat, every happy occasion is marked with the distribution of sweets to share their happiness.
Indians have their own way of cooking and serving sweets. In some cases, we offer prasad as an offering to the deity. Sweets of India come in various flavours, shapes, colours, and sizes according to the culture and region. Each sweet in India has a story to tell and some sweets are even more than 100 years old. Some sweets are specially dedicated to a day, region, or culture like rasgulla (roshogolla) from Bengal, Pinni from North-India, Payasam from Kerala, and Mysore Pak from Karnataka has their own aura of the region to it.
Missing traveling through places and eating their special food? Don’t worry, I have some sweet recipes from all over the country which you can try at your home and go on a “sweet and safe voyage”
Gulab Jamun
Gulab Jamun is an all-time favourite dessert for everyone. To your surprise, this sweet and succulent ball came from the Persian cuisine. Gulab jamun is a dessert which is quite famous in Indian households, this can be served hot with a scoop of vanilla ice cream or it can be also enjoyed as a stand-alone garma-garam mithai!
Milk Cake
Milk Cake which is also called Kalakand is one of the most famous milk mithais in India. No one who loves sweets doesn’t love Milk cake. This traditional Indian milk fudge made with solidified milk is an all-time hit dessert that has a sweet and addictive grainy texture to it.
Rasgulla
Every occasion and a festival is just incomplete without a bowl full of sweet Rasgullas. This dessert has originated from Odisha but some facts say that it has originated from Bengal. The original name of this famous Indian dessert Rasgulla is Khira Mohana. Rasgulla is said to be the favourite dessert of Goddess Lakshmi.
Kaju Katli
The name itself makes me crave a box of this delicious dessert. Kaju katli is also known as Kaju barfi in some parts of India. This simple delicacy was created during the Mughal era during the reign of emperor Jahangir. Kaju katli is specially made during Diwali and this one sweet box from our relatives or friends can make us truly happy.
Chana Dal Halwa
Chana Dal Halwa is such a simple yet yummy dessert that can be made super quickly. This dessert can make your relatives and sudden guests so happy and satisfied with its aroma of ghee, perfect texture and sweetness.