Indian Dessert Recipes

List of Indian Indian Dessert Recipes

from Kanchan's Kitchen

Aamawat (amsotto) ki Chutney with Khajur (dates) Recipe

Aamawat (amsotto) ki Chutney is a traditional Bengali dessert item ideal after a grand dinner or lunch servings. This dessert item is best served with papad. The Aamawat (amsotto) ki Chutney Recipe is primarily a sweet dish with a taste of Khajur and a slight punch of chili powder. You can vary the amount of sweetness that matches with your taste buds. Also the addition of cashew and raisins make this dish ever yummy. Try this popular dessert item in party or Sunday mega lunch or dinner menu.

Aam Ka Khatta Recipe

Aam Ka Khatta is a popular recipe using Mango (Aam) which is a seasonal item available in Summer. This item is mostly served as dessert or atleast towards the end of the meal. This sweet and sour Aam Ka Khatta Recipe is a great option during summer season when the availability of tasty mango is maximum. Try this dish at home or serving guests in lunch/dinner. The preparation is easy and quick too.

Varieties of Malpua Recipe

Varieties of Malpua are common during festivals in Eastern India. I can safely bet that if you are from Eastern India (specially West Bengal) then you have had a taste of Malpua. This is a sweet dessert item very popular in home as well as in restaurants. The Varieties of Malpua Recipes will help to prepare this delicious sweet dessert at home (with your tweaks). There are multiple variations of this dish - Raas Pua (Malpua with Raas or sweetened gravy) and Doodh Pua (Malpua with milk or rabri). This awesome Indian dessert dish is easier to prepare than you think. Of course this dish is not a quick one. So try it out, planning at least couple of hours in hand.

Home-made Gulab Jamun made easy

Gulab Jamun is a very popular dish throughout India. The great news is that you can make this sweet delicacy item at home. The Gulab Jamun Recipe is quite easy (the preparation will take some time though). Try this dessert item after any meal (even in snacks) or serve it as a refreshment for guests. This multi-use delicious sweet dish is a perfect item for any occasion.

Varieties of Pitha (Pithe in Bengali) Recipes

Pitha or Pithe in Bengali is a specialty dish prepared mostly in eastern India on occasion of festivals (e.g. sankranti). It's basically a container filled with varieties of stuffings. The container is made with rice flour batter and the stuffings can be dal, poppy seeds, coconut and various other ingredients. You can prepare this for whole meal (lunch/dinner) or snacks or even dessert (sweeter version). Again Pitha can be prepared by frying or baking or steamed. Pitha Recipes have a common structure varying slightly in stuffings and preparation method and thus you can have (creative) multiple combinations. One thing for sure, the preparation take quite sometime and hence needs prior planning. I will cover posto (poppy seed) pitha, dal pitha and milk pitha (dessert) here. Let me start with milk pitha.

Nariyal Ladoo (Coconut Laddu) Recipe

Nariyal Ka Laddu is not only a great dessert item, it can also be an excellent dish to serve guests specially on an auspicious occasion. This home made Nariyal Ladoo Recipe is quite easy to prepare as well, with not much of ingredients either. What you need is just coconut and condensed milk as the primary ingredients for this awesome recipe. You can vary the level of sweetness as well. Normally people like this item to be mild sweet.

Home made Jalebi (Jilipi) Recipe

Jalebi (also known as Jilipi in Bengali) is one of the popular dessert items in India. Jalebi is a sweet dish and tastes absolutely delicious when warm. This is ideal after any kachori and aloo ki sabji breakfast or evening snacks. You can also have Jalebi on it's own if you are crazy about jalebi (like me). Now preparing Home made Jalebi (Jilipi) is perhaps the most tricky of all other fried items I had tried earlier. Every little bit of the details is important - consistency of the mixture, speed of dropping the mixture and shape as well. This item will definitely need practice. But you can always start the experimentation at home before you are expert and start serving guests.

Gajar Ka Halwa Recipe

Gajar Ka Halwa is a dessert delicacy prepared using carrots (gajar) combined with milk and ghee (you get the idea). This is a mild sweet recipe and hence liked by most people. The Gajar Ka Halwa Recipe is a good party dessert item too. Generally this dish is consumed is smaller quantities due to it's richness. Also it's a while to prepare this recipe as the milk has to start from liquid to thick mawa or khoya. So let's start with the Gajar Ka Halwa recipe.

Besan Ka Halwa Recipe

Besan Ka Halwa is a mild sweet dish and very popular among the "halwa" lovers. This is as popular as it's "sooji-only" version of halwa. This preparation is of course mildly sweet and does use a little "sooji" as well. It can be made drier (i.e. loose grains) or slightly like a paste per individual taste and likings. Nevertheless this item can be served any time when you need something heavier and stomach filling than normal snacks. The Besan Ka Halwa Recipe can be really great for dessert as well.

Kheer (Payesh) » Kanchan's Blog

Kheer (a.k.a Payesh in Bengali) is an amazing sweet dish, very famous on occasions specially birthdays. This is similar to rice pudding but can have different possible varieties as well. This item is a perfect dessert to a puri or paratha in dinner. This dish is traditionally prepared by mothers for their son to show their love and caring feeling. Prepare this kheer recipe on any occasion or guest dinner invites.

Besan Ka Ladoo (Laddu) Recipe

Besan Ka Ladoo (Laddu) is a super quick dessert item that is mildly sweet and perfect after meals. The good thing about this recipe is it's simplicity. You can even prepare these laddu and store it for a week and enjoy them daily. This is one of the special "Diwali" dishes too. Here's the Besan Ka Ladoo Recipe for you.

Sweet Vermicelli (Semai/Sewai/Semui) » Kanchan's Blog

Sweet Vermicelli is known with different names in different regions of India. It is basically a sweet dish prepared by putting vermicelli into boiling milk. Bengalis call it Semui. It is also known as Sewai or Semai in some areas. As you have guessed this is a sweet dessert item ideal for finishing a lavish dinner. It is also famous side item with Daal Puri.

Sooji ka halwa » Kanchan's Blog

Sooji ka halwa is a moderately sweet dish that can be server stand-alone or as side dish with roti, puri or even bread. This can also be served as dessert. Such multitude of options make this dish really popular in an Indian kitchen. You can control the amount of sweetness for a better diet. This is also ideal for pujas with other veg dishes.

Sweet Raas Bada Dessert Recipe

Raas Bada is a sweet dessert which is ideal after a "rich" dinner or lunch. The preparation is very easy yet it is unique as not many people prepare this item often. And the good thing this it is not totally sweet as it has a bit of hot taste as well. So go ahead and make this Raas Bada Recipe as your next dessert item after your meal.

Sweet Tomato Chutney Recipe

Tomato Chutney is a sweet dish that is ideal as a dessert. This is very easy to prepare and is delicious too. This dish is almost mandatory among bengalis in ceremonies or occasions as a dessert item. This is normally accompanied with Papad. The Sweet Tomato Chutney is one of the preferred dessert dishes in north eastern states of India.