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

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South Indian Dessert

Ada Pradhaman

Kerala rice ada cooked in jaggery and coconut milk — the king of all payasams and the...

⏱ 20 min prep 🍳 40 min cook

Hard

South Indian Dessert

Kozhikodan Halwa

Rich, dense Calicut wheat halwa cooked in ghee with dry fruits — a legendary Malabar...

⏱ 20 min prep 🍳 90 min cook

Hard

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South Indian Dessert

Mysore Pak

Melt-in-the-mouth Karnataka sweet made with chickpea flour, sugar and loads of ghee —...

⏱ 10 min prep 🍳 30 min cook

Hard

South Indian Dessert

Paal Kozhukattai

Tiny rice flour dumplings cooked in sweet coconut milk — a simple, comforting...

⏱ 20 min prep 🍳 20 min cook

Easy

South Indian Dessert

Kesari Bath

Karnataka saffron semolina halwa with cashews and ghee — a golden, festive sweet that...

⏱ 5 min prep 🍳 20 min cook

Easy

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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