List of Indian sweets and desserts

This is a list of Indian sweets and desserts, also called mithai, a significant element in Indian cuisine. Many Indian desserts are fried foods made with sugar, milk or condensed milk. Ingredients and preferred types of dessert vary by region. In the eastern part of India, for example, most are based on milk products. Many are flavoured with almonds and pistachios, spiced with cardamon, nutmeg, cloves and black pepper, and decorated with nuts, or with gold or silver leaf.[1]

North
Name Image Main ingredients Category
Balu shahi Maida flour, yogurt, oil, sugar. Sugar syrup based
Boondi Gram flour (besan), ghee, sugar. Sugar syrup based
Gajar ka halwa Carrots, milk, sugar, ghee, cashews and raisins. Halva
Ghevar Flour, ghee, kewra, milk, clarified butter, sugar, almonds, pistachio, saffron, green cardamom. Fried, sugar syrup based
Gulab jamun Fried milk balls soaked in sweet syrup, such as rose syrup or honey.[2] Fried, sugar syrup based
Imarti Sugar syrup, lentil flour. Fried, sugar syrup based
Jalebi Dough fried in a coil shape dipped in sugar syrup, often taken with milk, tea, yogurt, or lassi.[3] Fried, sugar syrup based
Kaju katli Cashews, ghee with cardamom and sugar.[4] Barfi
Kalakand Milk, cottage cheese. Burfi
Kheer A rice pudding made with milk, rice, sugar and dried fruits[5] Pudding
Kulfi[6] An ice cream made with milk and sugar, with a variety of flavours such as mango, saffron, or cardamom.[7] Ice cream
Laddu Gram flour (besan), ghee, sugar. Laddu
Lassi Yogurt, milk, nuts, can be made with mango. Yogurt drink
Motichoor laddu Besan flour, sugar. Laddu
Malpua Wheat or rice flour.[8] Fried, sugar syrup based
Nankhatai Refined flour, besan, ghee, powdered sugar, yoghurt green cardamom seeds. Baked
Petha Firm white pumpkin, sugar, kitchen lime, alum powder. Sugar syrup based
Phirni Rice, sugar, nuts. Pudding
Rabri Boiled condensed milk, sugar, spices and nuts.[9] Pudding
Sheera Semolina, ghee, nuts, milk. Pudding
Singori Khoa, coconut, molu leaf. Milk-based
Sohan halwa Corn flour, ghee, dry fruits. Halva
Sohan papdi, pateesa Besan flour. Barfi

East
Name Image Main ingredients Category
Amriti Deep fried vigna mungo, sugar syrup. Fried, sugar syrup based
Chhena gaja Chhena, sugar, ghee. Milk-based
Chhena jalebi Chhena, sugar, ghee. Milk-based
Chhena kheeri Chhena, sugar, milk. Milk-based
Chhena poda Sugar, chenna cheese. Milk-based
Cham cham Flour, cream, sugar, saffron, lemon juice, coconut flakes. Milk-based
Kheer sagar Chenna, condensed milk, sugar, saffron, cardamom. Milk-based
Ledikeni Chhena, sugar, ghee. Milk-based
Lyangcha Flour, fried milk power, sugar syrup. Milk-based
Malapua (dessert) Yoghurt, refined flour, ghee, fennel seeds. Milk-based
Mihidana Besan flour, sugar, ghee. Fried, sugar syrup based
Misti doi Milk, jaggery. Milk-based
Pantua Chhena, sugar, ghee Milk-based
Pithe Rice flour. Milk-based
Rabri Sweetened milk. Milk-based
Rasabali Chenna, sweetened milk. Milk-based
Ras malai Chhena, reduced milk, pistachio Milk-based
Rasgulla Chhena, sugar Milk-based
Sandesh Made from cheese, kneaded with fine ground sugar and molasses.[10] Milk-based

South
Name Image Main ingredients Category
Ada Rice flour, grated coconut, jaggery or sugar
Adhirasam Rice flour, jaggery, ghee, vegetable oil, elachi
Ariselu Rice flour, jaggery, ghee
Bandar laddu Besan, jaggery, cardamom powder, ghee, cashews and raisins, jaggery syrup, sugar Laddu, popular in Machilipatanam, Andhra Pradesh[11]
Chikki Nuts (usually peanuts), jaggery
Dharwad pedha Milk, Sugar, Dharwadi buffalo milk Burfi
Double ka meetha Loaf bread, milk
Gavvalu Rice flour
Jaangiri Black gram Fry syrup based
Kakinada khaja Wheat flour, sugar
Kuzhi paniyaram Black lentils and rice
Mysore pak Besan flour, semolina, mung bean, jaggery, coconut, skimmed milk powder, sugar, ghee Burfi
Obbattu / holige Maida flour Bread
Palathalikalu Rice flour, milk
Poornalu Chana dal, jaggery
Pongal rice, jaggery, cashews, ghee
Pootharekulu Rice flour, powdered sugar/ghee
Qubani ka meetha Apricots, sugar syrup
Sajjige Rava (semolina)
Sheer korma Vermicelli pudding, milk
Unni Appam Rice flour, banana, jaggery, coconut
Kajjikaya Rice flour, jaggery, coconut

West
Name Image Main ingredients Category
Anarsa Slightly fermented rice flour, jaggery, khus-khus seeds
Basundi Sugar, milk
Dhondas Cucumber, rava Baked cake
Doodhpak Milk, rice, sugar, dry fruits Milk-based
Kaju katli Cashews, ghee
Mahim halwa Semolina, sugar
Modak Rice flour, coconut jaggery stuffing Fried
Puran poli Wheat flour, gram, jaggery Bread
Shankarpali Sugar, ghee, maida flour, semolina
Shrikhand A creamy dessert made out of strained yogurt, often served with dried fruits such as mangoes.[12] Yoghurt-based
Sutar feni Maida, sugar, ghee

Pan-Indian
Name Image Main ingredients Category
Burfi Milk Powder Burfi
Halva Semolina Boiled
Kheer Milk, rice/noodles Milk-based, called Payasam in Southern parts of the country
Laddoo Milk, flour Laddu
Peda Milk (khoya), sugar Milk-based

See also

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