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Indian Sweets

If you love Indian sweets then look no further. From Indian festival sweets like gulab jamun, kalakand to everyday desserts such as kheer, payasam, halwas, and laddoos – you’ll find them all in this recipe collection.

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15+ Easy Diwali Recipes (Snacks + Sweets)

A hand holding a bowl of moong dal payasam served in a black bowl

Moong Dal Payasam (Stovetop + Instant Pot)

4 pieces of coconut barfi stacked in a brown bowl

Soft and Creamy Coconut Barfi (Coconut Fudge)

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45+ Easy Indian Sweets and Desserts that are a must-try

Chocolate Coconut balls in a white bowl; napkin with text on the side

Easy Chocolate Coconut Balls (Ladoo)

Rabri topped with nuts and crushed rose petals in a black clay bowl

15-minute Instant Shahi Rabdi (Rabri)

6 pieces of mango kalakand placed on a pink and golden tray

Easy Mango Kalakand

Pongal served in a white bowl

Instant Pot Sweet Pongal (Sakkarai Pongal)

A hand holding a ball of gulab jamun over a glass bowl filled with gulab jamun balls.

Melt-in-your-Mouth Gulab Jamun

A hand holding a plate of Kaju barfi

Kaju Katli (Barfi)

An overheat shot of carrot halwa sprinkled with nuts. It surrounded by a colorful yellow/orange and green napkin as well as empty white bowl.

Easy Gajar or Carrot Halwa (Instant Pot + Stovetop)

Shrikhand served in a wooden bowl

5-minute Shrikhand (Sweet strained yogurt recipe)

Puran poli folded in triangles is placed overlapping on a metal plate served with a side of ghee

Puran Poli / Holige

Semiyan payasam is a creamy and delicious dessert made from milk, sugar and vermicelli

Seviyan Kheer / Semiyan Payasam / Vermicelli Kheer

This 2 layered Chocolate Barfi recipe is sure to steal your heart. Follow this fail-proof and easy recipe to make this Chocolate Barfi in a microwave.

Chocolate Barfi

Rava laddoo served on a metal plate

Rava ladoo / Sooji ladoo

Jalebi

Shakarpara (Shankarpali)

Easy Milk Peda

Besan laddoos stacked on a white plate

Besan ladoo

Cracked Wheat Payasam

A bowl full of Wheat laddoo (Godi Laddu)

Godi laddoo / Wheat laddoo

Double Ka Meetha

Anjeer Barfi

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