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Milk-Based Indian Sweets and Desserts

By Petrina Verma Sarkar 
Updated 12/06/18
Most Indians will confess to having a sweet-tooth. Can you blame them? The delicious variety available is too much to resist! Indian desserts are made with ingredients ranging from fruits and vegetables to grains and legumes. Here are some made predominantly with milk and milk products.
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    Rasgulla

    Top view of rasgulla
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    Soft, spongy balls of cottage cheese soaked in chilled sugar syrup.... Nicely made Rasgulla melts in your mouth and leaves you wanting more...always! The Bengalis (from eastern India) sure know their sweet making.
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    Ras Malai

    Ras Malai
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    Probably my favorite dessert, Ras Malai is dumplings made from cottage or riccotta cheese soaked in sweetened, thickened milk delicately flavored with cardamom. Serve it chilled and garnished with slivers of dried fruit.
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    Gulab Jamun

    Gulab Jamun
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    This delicious dessert consists of dumplings traditionally made of thickened or reduced milk, soaked in rose flavored sugar syrup. It gets its name from two words: Gulab which means rose (for the rose flavored syrup) and Jamun which is a kind of deep purple colored Indian berry (the cooked dumplings are dark brown in colour). Serve Gulab Jamun warm or at room temprature; by itself or topped with ice cream!
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    Kheer - Payasam - Payesh

    Kheer - Payasam - Payesh
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    This creamy rice pudding is delicately flavored with cardamom and full of nuts. It's a great dessert for anytime of the year. In south and east India versions of it are made for certain festivals. In the South, Kheer is called Payasam and in the east it is known as Payesh.
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    Cham-Cham

    Close-up of cham cham a traditional Indian sweet made from chhena (cottage cheese) and khoya (solid milk)
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    We've heard of them being called "Pleasure Boats" and know people who use the name as a term of endearment for their loved ones! Not surprising because Cham-Chams are truly delicious and very sweet indeed! Cham-Cham is a typically Bengali (east Indian) sweet.
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    Mishti Doi

    Mishti Doi
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    Mishti Doi is synonymous with Bengal in East India. The Bengalis are famous for their sweet preparations and Mishti Doi is among their most well known desserts. Mishti Doi tastes great but is amazingly simple to make!
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    Sandesh Mishti

    Pistachios
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    No Bengali meal is complete without mishti or sweets and none is more loved by the Bengalis than Sandesh. It is surprisingly easy to make. Being a milk-based sweet, Sandesh doesn’t last long so consume it as soon as possible. Given how tasty it is, that shouldn’t be a problem.
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    Easy Mango Kulfi

    Kulfi - Indian ice cream with pistachios
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    This recipe for this delicious dessert is so simple, kids can make it! It's perfect for when you want a luxurious dessert but don't want to spend hours cooking.
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    Rava Laddoo

    Rava Laddoo
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    Though quick and easy to cook, this Indian dessert is very tasty and also hugely popular. It's perfect to make when time is short but you still want a special dessert.
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    Shahi Tukra

    Shahi Tukra
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    Truly a royal dessert, as its name suggests, Shahi Tukra is a rich bread pudding with dry fruits, flavored with cardamom. It's simple to make and a great dessert for times when you're in a hurry.
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    Coconut Barfi

    Coconut Barfi
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    You will love this sweet if you like coconut. It is most often made on occassions like Diwali (the Hindu festival of lights) and Christmas.
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    Sitaphal Ice Cream

    Ice Cream
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    You will love the slightly grainy texture of Sitaphal Ice Cream! This recipe is so simple to make that kids could easily make it themselves. Don't be surprised if you come into the kitchen and see them hard at work making this dessert!
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    Sitaphal Cream

    Custard fruit on decorative metal tray
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    Sitaphal Cream is the kind of dessert that makes you feel you've died and gone straight to heaven!! We feel like we need not say more on the subject. Try it!
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    Shahi Falooda

    Royal Falooda
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    Falooda is a popular dessert not just in Mumbai (Bombay) where it is thought to have originated but also in the rest of the country. This chilled drink-dessert is the perfect way to cool off in the summer heat.
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    Caramel Custard

    Creme caramel served on a plate with a spoon
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    This easy-to-make pudding is popular all over India but made especially well by the Parsis, Mangaloreans (both from Western India) and the Anglo-Indians. It can be steamed in a pressure cooker or baked in the oven.
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    Quick and Easy Microwave Milk Barfi

    Quick and easy microwave milk barfi
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    When we first learned how to cook this delicious dessert, we were so taken up by how easy it was, we made it everytime we could! You'll see why if you try it.

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