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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.
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.
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.
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Panjiri is consumed in Indian states of Jammu, [4] [15] Himachal Pradesh, [16] Punjab, [17] Haryana, [18] [19] Rajasthan, Gujarat, [20] Maharashtra, Bihar, Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh. It is known by the name Panchjeeraka Gudam in Southern Indian states.
[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.
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]
Ghevar is a disc-shaped sweet cake made with flour, ghee (clarified butter), and soaked in sugar syrup. [12] [13] Flour, ghee, milk, and water are mixed to make a batter. The batter is then poured in ghee in disc shape and is fried to a golden honeycomb-like texture. [14] Common toppings include saffron, spices and nuts. [15]