Indian Desserts

You can’t appreciate Indian culture without trying Indian desserts that are packed with flavors you’ve probably never had before. The desserts from all over India with their varied taste, flavor, and texture will wow you! Be it malpua, gulab jamun, kheer, or peda, an Indian meal is never complete without a delicious dessert.

Shakkarpara Recipe
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Shakkarpara Recipe

These crispy, flaky and sugar coated shakkarpara are THE perfect snack for diwali or holi. Also popularly known as shankarpali, this is such a simple, yet delicious snack recipe made with all-purpose flour, sugar, cardamom powder that can be enjoyed anytime!!!

Sooji Kakara Pitha
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Sooji Kakara Pitha

These very popular Sooji Kakara Pitha are mildly sweet and made without the traditional coconut jaggery filling, making them a light and wholesome breakfast option or a snack to be enjoyed without much guilt. These Sooji Kakaras are filled with aromatic yet simple flavors like fennel seeds and cardamom powder and mildly sweetened with brown sugar.

Instant Kalakand|Kalakand Sweet Recipe
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Instant Kalakand|Kalakand Sweet Recipe

Kalakand is that papular Indian sweet made with 2 ingredients. Paneer or Chhena and Sugar. Feel free to name Kalakand as Indian Milk Cake. I’m going to share a very very easy recipe of Kalakand that will take you just less than 15 minutes to prepare compared to the traditional long and lengthy Kalakand recipe….

Odisha Kanika |Mitha Pulao |Sweet Rice
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Odisha Kanika |Mitha Pulao |Sweet Rice

The dishes from Odisha – Sweet or Savory are easy on your palette and mainly because they use less oil and spices. Be it the world famous Chenna Poda, Manda Pitha , Kheer or  even the Khira Gaintha. Simple ingredients yet amazing taste. The food is usually made fresh and daily with locally grown produce. The cuisine of…

Mishti Doi Cheesecake/Greek Yogurt Cheesecake
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Mishti Doi Cheesecake/Greek Yogurt Cheesecake

This Misthi Doi Cheesecake is delicate, smooth, luscious and extremely yummy. Not only that, its also super quick and easy to make. I even kept it simpler by not adding a cheesecake crust. Plus, its eggless. What else can we ask for a dessert, right? So, here is the Eggless, Crustless, Misthi Doi (Greek Yogurt) Cheesecake. Excited? And…

Sandesh [shon-daesh], How to make Sandesh
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Sandesh [shon-daesh], How to make Sandesh

Sandesh [“shon-daesh”] is a sweet treat that is unique to the eastern part of India particularly, West Bengal. Some recipes of Sandesh [“shon-daesh”] call for the use of chhena or paneer (which is made by curdling the milk and separating the whey from it) instead of milk itself. Some people in the region of Bangladesh call it pranahara (heart stealer) which is…