Diwali sweets recipes – A collection of 100 diwali recipes. Diwali or Deepavali, the festival of lights is celebrated on the no moon day (amavasya), that falls in the month Karthika or karthik. On this day, Godess Lakshmi, the goddess of wealth, prosperity and Love is worshiped with great devotion and celebrations. It a day Read More
Sweet Recipes
Indian sweet recipes - Over 170 Indian dessert recipes
Festivals and celebrations are incomplete without sweets. Explore how to make your favorite dessert at home from this wide range of Indian sweets.
This page shares 170 recipes with detailed instructions and step wise pictures. I have also shared videos where ever possible.
Lauki ka halwa recipe | Dudhi halwa | Bottle gourd halwa
Lauki ka halwa – Simple Indian Sweet Recipe made with bottle gourd, sugar, ghee and milk. Lauki ka halwa makes a great after meal dessert and can be served warm or chilled. Bottle gourd is one of those veggies that’s consumed often in Indian homes to make curry, sabji, stew, paratha & even halwa. I Read More
Khoya gulab jamun | Gulab jamun with khoya mawa | Indian sweets
Khoya gulab jamun recipe with video & step by step photos – Traditional gulab jamun recipe made with khoya. Wishing all the readers a very happy, prosperous and safe Diwali. Gulab jamun was originally prepared with milk solids known as khoya / mawa /kova which is made by condensing full fat milk. There are also Read More
Coconut barfi recipe | How to make coconut barfi with mawa or khoya
Coconut barfi recipe using mawa or khoya – Traditionally barfi was made by condensing milk and sugar for very long hours to get a rich taste. Milk is the key ingredient that adds rich taste to any barfi including the traditional way of making coconut barfi. Traditionally coconut burfi was made with flour or semolina, Read More
Mysore pak recipe | How to make mysore pak
Mysore pak – Popular South Indian sweet recipe made with gram flour, sugar & ghee. Mysore pak is a classic traditional sweet dish which is said to have been originated in the kitchen of Royal Mysore palace. This aromatic and delicious sweet is prepared using besan/ gram flour, sugar and ghee. Commercially sold mysore pak Read More
Aval laddu recipe | Poha ladoo | Atukula laddu
Aval laddu recipe – a healthy poha ladoo recipe with step by step photos. Aval is the tamil name to flattened rice flakes. It is also known as poha, pohe & atukulu in other regional Indian languages. Poha ladoo are sweet balls made with flattened rice, jaggery, cardamom powder, ghee & dry fruits. I made Read More
Meethi seviyan (sweet vermicelli)
Meethi seviyan is a dessert made with vermicelli, sugar, ghee and nuts. It is a lighter version of the seviyan kheer and is great to serve as an after meal dessert. There are a few different ways meethi seviyan is made. It can be made with or without milk. Seviyan is the hindi & urdu Read More
Wheat rava payasam | Godhuma rava payasam with jaggery
Wheat rava payasam – Godhuma rava payasam made with milk, jaggery, nuts and ghee. This is a simple, easy and quick sweet recipe that you can try for any festive occasion. Wheat rava is similar to semolina but with much of the bran intact. So it is much more nutritious and is considered to be Read More
Modak | Modakam | How to make modak without mould
Modak recipe – Modak are sweet stuffed dumplings offered to Lord Ganesha as prasad / naivedyam during Ganesh Chaturthi puja. Some women also make these for the Sankasti chaturthi puja every month. Lord Ganesha loves modak hence he is also called as modaka priya, one of the 108 names mentioned in the Ganesha Ashtothram. Kudumu, Read More
Anjeer barfi recipe | How to make anjeer barfi (sugar free barfi)
Anjeer barfi is made of dried figs and nuts, an easy guilt free sweet that is sugar free and can be prepared under 20 minutes. The sweetness for this burfi comes from the dried figs and little amount of dates and a good amount of mixed nuts are used to add crunch and volume. Some Read More
Badam halwa recipe (almond halwa)
Badam halwa recipe with video & step by step photos. Badam halwa is a classic Indian sweet made with ground almonds, sugar, ghee, cardamoms & saffron. It is extremely rich, delicious & colorful. Badam halwa is quite popular in South Indian tiffin centers and sweet stalls. It is considered to be a very special dessert Read More
Coconut ladoo with condensed milk | Coconut balls with milkmaid
Coconut ladoo with condensed milk. Coconut balls made under 15 mins with just 2 basic ingredients – desiccated coconut & condensed milk i.e milkmaid. You can also use some nuts to add a crunch. A quick delicious treat to make for any occasion, celebration or festival like Holi, Ganesh chaturthi, Diwali or Navratri. Indian coconut Read More
Pineapple sheera recipe | Pineapple kesari recipe | Pineapple halwa
Pineapple sheera recipe – Sheera is a sweet made using semolina and is known with different names across India. The other most common names are suji halwa, sajjige, kesari, kesari bath or rava kesari. Kesari recipes are made using kesari (saffron) or an artificial kesari color. Sheera can be made without the addition of kesar. Read More
Dates halwa recipe | Dates burfi | Dates mawa ladoo
Dates mawa halwa recipe. A soft set burfi or halwa recipe made under 10 minutes with just 3 ingredients – dates, mawa or almond meal and just a tsp of ghee. An amazingly delicious, rich and festive treat for those who are health conscious and prefer to stay away from refined sugar. This dates recipe Read More
Dates laddu | Dates ladoo recipe | How to make dates laddu
Dates laddu recipe under 15 minutes. These dates ladoos are so easy to make that I almost make these twice a week in small quantities to pack in my kids’ snack box for their school. You can very much use your favorite nuts like walnuts, almonds, peanuts and pistachios. Even seeds like pumpkin seeds or Read More
Copra laddu | Endu kobbari laddu | Dried coconut jaggery ladoo
Copra laddu or endu kobbari laddu recipe – Quick, healthy and delicious no cook dried coconut ladoo for kids, new mothers and for anyone trying to gain weight. Copra also known as dried coconut is the dried kernel of the mature coconut. It is different from desiccated coconut. Dried coconut is well known for its Read More
Eggless chocolate chip cookies | Wheat flour cookies | Atta cookies
Eggless chocolate chip cookies recipe – Learn to make the best eggless chocolate chip cookies at home with this simple step by step guide. This is one eggless cookie recipe that I have used time and again ever since I started baking for my toddlers. This recipe is great for those looking to bake egg Read More
Gajar ka halwa with milkmaid or condensed milk | Gajar halwa recipe
Gajar ka halwa with milkmaid or condensed milk. I have already shared the traditional Recipe of carrot halwa here made without condensed milk. The traditional method takes quite a lot of time and needs patience as it requires constant attention. It cannot be made instantly when running short of time. So I make this gajar Read More
