15 Sumptuous Sweets For Diwali

Tuesday, October 21, 2014, 11:49 [IST]

The festival of Diwali is synonymous with sweets. Every house you visit on Diwali, you are sure to be loaded with different varieties of sweets. Some people prepare these sweets at home while most people prefer to buy sweets available in the market to save effort. But preparing sweets at home on festivals has its own charm and lowers your expenses too.

Diwali is the time when you need to forget about those annoying calories and indulge yourself in the sweetness of the festival. Sweets like malpua, ladoos, barfi, etc. are some of the favourite delights of most people. When these items are prepared at home, the taste is even better. Now, if you are wondering how you are going to prepare these sumptuous treats at home, then do not worry. Boldsky is here to help you out with all the recipes you require to make this Diwali special for your near and dear ones.

Check out these 15 sumptuous sweet recipes which is a must try during this Diwali.

Peanut Barfi

Peanut Barfi is a unique and delicious sweet to try out on Dusshera. Peanuts are healthy legumes that contain carbohydrates in high amounts. The peanut burfi recipe is made of very less ingredients and is extremely tasty.

Malai Chum Chum

Chum chum is a spongy Indian sweet dish. The chum chum or chom chom is made with homemade cheese or paneer. It is a popular Bengali sweet dish which is made in different colours. Ideally, chum chum is a plain white coloured sweet that is dipped in sugar syrup. However, saffron is added to get the brown colour.

Diwali Special Cookies

These rangoli patterned cookies is an absolute delight. The shape and colour of the cookies attracts the kids. These cookies are light and crisp. So, celebrate Diwali with this modern twist.

Kesar Pista Kheer

The ingredients of this kheer recipe is very simple. The main ingredients which adds to the fine blend of flavours in this Indian dessert are kesar (saffron) and pista (pistachios). What makes this kheer recipe ideal for all occasions is that it can be prepared very easily.

Rasmalai

Rasmalai is a common Indian dessert and is an important recipe in many Indian festivals and wedding seasons. This dessert is very creamy and just melts in your mouth. It is a must have item on your Diwali menu.

Malpua

Malpuas are rich flavored, deep fried pancakes which is soaked in saffron syrup. Although malpuas are generally had with rabdi or malai, it can also be savoured with a scoop of vanilla ice cream.

Rabri

Rabri is an ideal recipe for this Diwali. The most special part of this Indian sweets recipe is that its ingredients is very simple. This rabri recipe derives its subtle flavours from a food incense named kewra water. You just have to boil and reduce the milk to make rabri.

Maadhurya

"Maadhurya" meaning sweetness in Sanskrit, is a savoury which is prepared with the three essential ingredients, inspired by the "Three Eyes of the Divine Mother", namely: homemade cottage cheese, green cardamom and jaggery. These simple and traditional ingredients make this creation a healthy-humble choice over sweets made from refined sugar and processed cottage cheese.

Kesari Sandesh

Talking of sweets, here is an authentic and a delightful sweet recipe to try out on this special occasion. Kesar means saffron and sandesh is a special Bengali sweet made with paneer. So, here is a Diwali special sandesh recipe with a twist of saffron in it.

Rava Kesari

Rava kesari is a rich and delicious Indian dessert. Kesar means saffron and anything made with kesar is bound to be an aromatic dish. Rava kesari is made on very special occasions in South Indian homes.

Malai Ghevar

Ghevar is a Rajasthani sweet delicacy. It is prepared during the special occassions like Diwali and other Indian festivals. It is a rich, creamy and unique sweet dish to try this festive season.

Shankarpali

This Diwali sweet recipe is made out of lots of flour and ghee and involves deep frying. So this dessert like others is soaked in calories; definitely not for fussy calorie counting eaters. Try this Diwali recipe only if you are willing to give your taste buds precedence over your health consciousness.

Soan Papdi

Soan papdi or son papdi or sonpapri is a square shaped crispy and flaky sweet dish. The recipe is very easy and you can prepare it at home itself.

Motichoor Ladoo

This ladoo recipe is the most popular of all the ladoos. Motichoor ladoo is the standard sweet of almost all Indian occasions and festivals. It is easy to make and hard to have just one!

Jalebi

What is Diwali without the circular ground wheels (fireworks) and the edible wheels, yes, we are talking about your favourite 'Jalebi recipe'. The yellow, sugary, web shaped sweet dishes are famous not only in India but even Bangladesh, Nepal and Pakistan. They are made with maida and gram flour and are then soaked in sugar syrup.

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