Dessert Recipes

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North Indian Dessert

Gulab Jamun

Soft milk-solid dumplings soaked in fragrant rose sugar syrup — India's most beloved sweet.

⏱ 15 min prep 🍳 30 min cook

Medium

North Indian Dessert

Kheer

Slow-cooked rice pudding with cardamom, saffron, nuts and rose water — pure comfort in a bowl.

⏱ 5 min prep 🍳 45 min cook

Easy

North Indian Dessert

Gajar Ka Halwa

Slow-cooked grated carrot pudding with ghee, milk and cardamom — a winter celebration classic.

⏱ 15 min prep 🍳 45 min cook

Medium

East Indian Dessert

Rasgulla

Spongy soft chenna balls cooked in light sugar syrup — the iconic Bengali sweet.

⏱ 20 min prep 🍳 30 min cook

Hard

North Indian Dessert

Jalebi

Crispy fermented batter spirals soaked in saffron sugar syrup — India's favourite...

⏱ 480 min prep 🍳 20 min cook

Hard

South Indian Dessert

Rava Kesari

Saffron-gold semolina halwa with ghee and cashews — a quick South Indian festival sweet.

⏱ 5 min prep 🍳 20 min cook

Easy

South Indian Dessert

Payasam

South Indian milk-and-vermicelli pudding with cardamom and coconut milk — light,...

⏱ 5 min prep 🍳 40 min cook

Easy

West Indian Dessert

Puran Poli

Maharashtrian sweet flatbread stuffed with jaggery and chana dal — made for Holi and Diwali.

⏱ 30 min prep 🍳 30 min cook

Hard

East Indian Dessert

Rasmalai

Spongy chenna discs soaked in silken rose-saffron milk — the jewel of Bengali sweets.

⏱ 20 min prep 🍳 45 min cook

Hard

South Indian Dessert

Nei Payasam

Rich Kerala ghee payasam with rice and jaggery cooked slowly — a sacred temple...

⏱ 10 min prep 🍳 60 min cook

Medium

South Indian Dessert

Semiya Payasam

Creamy vermicelli pudding with milk, sugar and cardamom — a quick, beloved South...

⏱ 5 min prep 🍳 20 min cook

Easy

South Indian Dessert

Paruppu Payasam

Kerala moong dal payasam cooked with jaggery and coconut milk — a traditional Onam...

⏱ 10 min prep 🍳 40 min cook

Medium