Indian Sweets
Barfi
Barfi is a sweet made of condensed milk and various other ingredients like ground cashews or pistachios. It is customary to attach a thin layer of edible silver foil for an attractive presentation.
Chikki
Chikki A simple sweet made out of peanuts and molasses.
Gulab Jamun
Gulab jamun is an Indian/Pakistani dessert made out of fried milk balls soaked in sweet syrup.
Jalebi Or Imarti
Jalebi is made by deep-frying flour in a circular (coil-like) shape and then dipping in sugar syrup. Imarti is a variant of Jalebi, with a different flour mixture and has tighter coils. Typically Jalebi is brown or yellow, while Imarti is reddish in color. Often taken with milk, tea, yogurt or Lassi.
Kulfi
Kulfis are traditional Indian/Pakistani ice-cream, where the sweetened milk/cream is frozen in small metal cans. Usually it has a milky appearance, but colors may be added for added attraction. A summer-time favorite in most parts of India, especially in the northern India. It comes in a variety of flavors such as mango kesar or cardamom. It is typically sold by street-side hawkers who carry around these frozen cans of kulfi in a big earthen pot. These vendors are known as "kulfiwalla" (one who sells kulfi).
Kheer
Kheer is a pudding, usually made from milk and one of these ingredients - vermicelli rice, Bulgar wheet, semolina, tapioca, dried dates, and shredded whitegourd. It is also known as "Payas".
Laddu
Laddu (sometimes transliterated as laddoo or laadu) is made of varieties of flour and/or semolina and other ingredients cooked in sugar formed into balls. The popularity of Laddu is due to its ease of preparation.
Variations in the preparation of Laddu result in a spectrum of tastes. Laddu is often made to celebrate festivals or household events such as weddings.
Jalebi
Kheer (Payas)
Gulab Jamun
Laddu
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