Yummiest Indian Desserts Worth A Sugar Rush

And of the many strong points of Indian cuisine is its ability to cater to different tastes. And a sweet tooth is no exception, considering the number of sweets the cuisine has to offer. A good chunk of them is prepared using milk and milk derivatives with nuts and dry fruits often mixed in. Some of them are warm and perfect for winters, like kheer or halwa. And some of them are cold and perfect for summers, like kulfi or falooda. In India, sweets are usually served for special occasions. Though it’s never a bad idea to order them along with the main dish when ordering food delivery in Franklin Park. After all, it’s great to have something sweet after munching on exotic spicy delicacies. And if you are prone to sugar rushes, here are some Indian desserts worth it:

Kheer

This humble rice pudding is totally worth having for any occasion. Kheer is simple to prepare, you just need to boil some rice with milk and sugar. The dessert has a thick creamy base thanks to the whole milk being reduced to half during the preparation process. Nuts, dry fruits, and cardamoms are also mixed in for flavor.

Gajar Ka Halwa

Gajar ka halwa is one of those dishes that turn an icky veggie into something totally yummy. Here the icky veggie is carrot. The dish is prepared by simmering grated carrots in milk and cardamom before frying the mixture in ghee (clarified butter) and sugar. It’s often garnished with cashews, almonds, pistachios, and raisins, which add to the flavor and texture very much.

Moong Dal Halwa

This version of halwa is made using mung beans and ghee. The rich dessert involves a lot of stirring but is worth the effort. Its sweetness adds to the joy of any special occasion.

Gulab Jamun

If you frequent Indian restaurants often, you might have come across gulab jamun on most of their menus. That’s just how popular this sweet is. Sugary balls of sweetness are prepared by dipping and deep frying khoya (milk-solids) in a sugary syrup. The syrup is flavored with saffron, cardamom, and rose water, intensifying its sweetness considerably.

The best part of gulab jamun is that the sweet comes dipped in the syrup it was cooked in. This makes it an absolute delight for any sweet lover.

Rasmalai

Rasmalai is, as the name’s translation suggests, a juicy creamy dessert that you shouldn’t miss out on. This dessert is made by preparing white or yellow balls using cheese curd and cooking them in condensed milk and sugar syrup with the usual garnishes mixed in. The soft spongy discs soak up the flavors from the sweet milk and just melt in the mouth.

Kulfi

Often called the Indian ice cream, kulfi is more solid, denser and creamier owing to the lack of whipping. It’s closer to frozen custard and it’d be more correct to consider it as its own category of frozen dairy dessert. The dish consists of reduced milk flavored with the usual garnishes served chilled.

Traditional kulfi flavors include malai (cream), mango, rose, cardamom, saffron, and pistachio. Newer flavors include apple, orange, strawberry, peanut, and even avocado.

Falooda

Falooda is the Indian version of the traditional cold Iranian dessert called faloodeh, having traveled India through various Central Asian dynasties. The traditional falooda recipe involves mixing rose syrup, vermicelli,  and sweet basil seeds. It’s commonly served with kulfi or ice cream, adding to the cold sweetness.

Rabri

One cannot mention falooda and not rabri. The condensed-milk dish is prepared by boiling milk on low heat for a long time. Jaggery, nuts, and spices are mixed in for flavor. It’s combined with falooda and ice cream or kulfi to prepare rabri falooda, one of the most indulgent sweet dishes you can have.

Shrikhand

Yet another creamy dish, shrikhand is prepared using strained yogurt with cardamom, nuts, and saffron as garnish. It’s usually served chilled with bread and has a sweet-sour taste worth savoring.