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  2. List of Indian sweets and desserts - Wikipedia

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    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.

  3. Sweets from the Indian subcontinent - Wikipedia

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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.

  4. List of desserts - Wikipedia

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    An assortment of desserts. A chocolate-strawberry crumble ball. Indian confectionery desserts (known as mithai, or sweets in some parts of India).Sugar and desserts have a long history in India: by about 500 BC, people in India had developed the technology to produce sugar crystals.

  5. Category:Indian desserts - Wikipedia

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  6. Laddu - Wikipedia

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    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." [1] Laddus are often served during celebrations and religious festivals, especially those associated with the Hindu deity Ganesha. [1] [2] [3]

  7. Halva - Wikipedia

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    It is speculated that halva (or halwa) is associated with Indian traditions and culture. Written records of sweets from Mānasollāsa mention a sweet called shali-anna, a type of semolina halwa which is today known as kesari in South India. [30] Tirunelveli in Tamil Nadu is known for its wheat halwa. Its preparation is a laborious process that ...

  8. Chikki - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  9. Modak - Wikipedia

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    [2] [3] [4] The sweet filling inside a modak consists of freshly grated coconut and jaggery, while the outer soft shell is made from rice flour or wheat flour mixed with khowa or maida flour. [5] There are two distinct varieties of Modakam, fried and steamed. The steamed version (called Ukadiche Modakam) [6] is often served hot with ghee.