List of Indian sweets and desserts

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Regional cuisines

North India Awadhi - Punjabi – Mughlai Kashmiri – Sindhi Rajasthani – Uttar Pradeshi more..

South India Andhra – Karnataka – Kerala – Tamil Hyderabadi – Udupi – Mangalorean more..

East India Bengali – Oriya Bihari – Bhojpuri

North-East India Assamese – Naga – Sikkimese – Tripuri

West India Goan – Gujarati – Marathi – Malvani & Konkani – Parsi

Other Indian Chinese - Nepali Jain (Satvika) – Anglo-Indian Chettinad – Fast food

Ingredients and types of food

Main dishes – Desserts – Bread Drinks – Snacks – Spices – Condiments

Preparation and cooking

Handi – Karahi – Tava – Uruli – Other

See also:

History – Etiquette Indian chefs – Cookbook: Cuisine of India

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List of Indian sweets and desserts by region of origin.

Contents 1 North 2 East 3 South 4 West 5 Pan-Indian 6 See also 7 External links

North

#	Name	Type	Main ingredient(s)
1	Gulab jamun	Fried/Syrup based	milk powder,milk,baking soda,unsalted butter,oil,water,cardomom powder,kesar,sugar
2	Jalebi	Fried/Syrup based	Maida, Yogurt
3	Kulfi	Ice cream	Milk
4	Peda	Burfi	Milk
5	Sohan Papdi/Patisa	Burfi	Besan
6	Gajar Halwa	Halwa	Carrots, Milk
7	Jhajariya	Burfi	Corn, Milk
8	Pheerni	Noodles	Milk, Semolina Noodles
9	Motichoor Laddu	Laddu	Besan
10	Bal Mithai	Burfi	Milk, Sugar balls
11	Sohan Halwa		Corn flour, Ghee, dry fruits
12	Singori		Milk, Coconut, Molu leaf
13	Malai Laddu	Laddu	Milk cream
14	Kheer	Dessert	Milk, Rice, dry fruits
15	Mung Halwa	Dessert	Milk, Mung dal (lentil), dry fruits
16	Ras malai	Dessert	Homemade cheese, reduced milk and pistachio
17	Malai Pan		Milk cream
18	Imarti	Fried/Syrup Based	Urad dal
19	Balushahi		Maida
20	Kalakand	Burfi	Milk

Motichoor Laddu

East

Rasgulla

#	Name	Type	Main ingredient(s)
1	Rasgulla	Milk-based	chhena,sugar
2	Rasmalai	Milk-based	chhena,milk, sugar
3	Ledikeni	Milk-based	chhena,sugar,Ghee
4	Pantua	Milk-based	chhena,sugar,Ghee
5	Chom-chom	Milk-based	Flour, cream, sugar, saffron, lemon juice, coconut flakes
6	Mihidana	Besan-based	Besan,sugar,Ghee
7	Sitabhog	Milk-based
8	Lyangcha	Milk-based
9	Jal-bhora	Milk-based
10	Kadapak	Milk-based
11	Abar-khabo	Milk-based
12	Rabri	Milk-based
13	Mishti doi	Milk-based
14	Kalo jam	Milk-based
15	Pati shapta	Milk-based
16	Pithe	Milk-based
17	Sandesh (several types)	Milk-based
18	Rajbhog	Milk-based
19	Narkeler naru	Coconut-based
20	Chhena Jalebi	Milk-based	chhena,sugar,Ghee
21	Malpua	Milk-based
22	Bonde	Ghee-based
23	Kheersagar	Milk-based
24	Rasabali	Milk-based
25	Chhena Gaja	Milk-based	chhena,sugar,Ghee
26	Chhena Poda	Milk-based
27	Chhena Kheeri	Milk-based	chhena,sugar,cow's milk

South

Dharwad peda

#	Name	Type	Main ingredient(s)
1	Badam Halwa	Burfi/Paste	Almond nuts, Ghee
2	Coconut burfi	Burfi	Grated coconut butter
3	Dharwad pedha	Burfi
4	Doodh pedha	Burfi	Khova
5	Halbai	Burfi	Ground Wheat grains, milk
6	Poli/Holige	Indian bread	Maida flour
7	Mysore pak	Burfi	Besan (chick pea flour )
8	Kashi Halva	Halva	Grated pumpkin
9	Kesari bath/Sajjige	Burfi	Rava (Sooji)
10	Paayasam (many types)	Milk-based	Depends on type (e.g., Semolina, Mung-bean, Jaggery, Coconut)
12	Pootha rekulu	folded sugar wafers	sugared rice Sheet
13	Paniyaram
14	Jaangiri
15	Unni Appam		Rice flour, Banana, Jaggery, Coconut
16	Kozhukatta		Rice flour, Sugar/Molasses, Coconut, Cardamom
17	Sarkarapuratty		Banana, Sugar/Molasses, Dried ginger powder
18	Pootharekulu		Rice Flour, Powered Sugar/Ghee
19	Milk Mysore Pak		Skimmed Milk Powder, Sugar,Ghee
20	Ariselu		Rice Flour Jauggery, Ghee
21	Manoharam		Rice and Gram Flour, Jaggery, Ghee
22	Bobbatlu		Toor/Chana Dal, Maida flour, Jaggery, Ghee
23	Ada (food)		Rice flour, Grated Coconut, Jaggery or Sugar
24	Peni
25	Neyyapam, Modakam, Ksheera-kesari, Sukiyan, Pazham pori
26	Aval Nanachathu, Ethakka Appam, Pal-Ada, Parippu Prathaman, Acchappam, Kuzhalappam

West

Anjir (Fig) Barfi

#	Name	Type	Main ingredient(s)
1	Shrikhand	Yoghurt-based	Yoghurt
2	Modak	Fried/Steamed	Maida flour, coconut stuffing
3	Puran Poli	Bread	Wheat flour, gram, jaggery
4	Dhondas	Baked Cake	Cucumber, rava
5	Shira		Rava, ghee, milk
6	Basundi		Sugar, milk
7	Amrakhand	Yoghurt-based	Yoghurt, mango pulp
8	Mung dal kheer	Dal-liquid	Mung-Dal, jaggery, grated coconut, ghee
9	Kaju Katli		Cashews, Ghee
10	Shankarpali		Sugar, Ghee, Maida, Semolina
11	Magas		Sugar, Ghee, gram
12	Kharwas	Steamed	Colostrum
13	Chirote	Fried	Maida
14	Gharge	Fried	Wheat flour, grated pumpkin, jaggery

Pan-Indian

Laddu

#	Name	Type	Main ingredient(s)
1	Kheer	Milk-based	Milk, Rice/Noodles
2	Barfi	Burfi
3	Halva	Boiled	Sooji
4	Laddoo		Milk, Flour
5	Peda	Milk-based	Milk (khoya), Sugar

See also

• Indian sweets

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