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A type of barfi, a sweet confectionery from the Indian subcontinent. Plain barfi is made with condensed milk and sugar cooked until it solidifies. The many varieties of barfi include besan barfi (made with gram flour), kaaju barfi (made with cashews), and pista barfi (made with ground pistachios).
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]
Barfi (derived from the Persian word for 'snow/ice') Phirni. Saffron Phirni (rice-based sweet dish streaked with saffron) Badami Phirni (rice-based sweet dish with almonds) Shahi tukra (rich bread pudding with dry fruits and flavored with cardamom) Sheer khurma; Several varieties of indigenous mangoes were cherished and cultivated by the Mughal ...
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.
Vark (also varak Waraq or warq) is a fine filigree foil sheet of pure metal, typically silver but sometimes gold, [1] used to decorate Indian sweets and food.The silver and gold are edible, though flavorless.
Laddu or laddoo is a spherical sweet from the Indian subcontinent made of various ingredients and sugar syrup or jaggery.It has been described as "perhaps the most universal and ancient of Indian sweets."
Gajar ka halwa is a combination of nuts, milk, sugar, khoya and ghee with grated carrots. [11] [12] It is a light nutritious dessert with less fat (a minimum of 10.03% and an average of 12.19%) than many other typical sweets from the Indian subcontinent. [13]
Kulfi (/ k ʊ l f iː /) is a frozen dairy dessert from the Indian subcontinent.It is often described as "traditional Indian ice cream". [3] Kulfi originated in 16th-century Delhi during the Mughal era.