Sweets are associated with celebration and festivity of any kind. Sweets are prepared not only for special feasts and fairs, but also for commonplace celebrations like birthdays, anniversaries,marriages.In fact as a part of an ancient tradition, especially during celebrations, people have to start eating a meal only after having had a bite of the sweet on the plate, to signify the celebration. Sweets are of many types owing to the ingredients that they are made up of like rasgulla,
gajar halwa, hot gulab jamun, rasmalai, rajbhog, moong dal halwa etc.
Rasgulla
is national sweet of India. This is a native dish of Bengal.Eventually the popularity of rasgullas spread to all other parts of India. Although
traditionally sold inside clay pots in Orissa and sometimes in Bengal, sponge rasgullas in cans have become popular nowadays. Such canned rasgullas are available
throughout India.People have a weakness for Bengali sweets like Rasgullas just because they have a juicy and rich texture made of cheese and khoya, and combined
with "ras", made with either sugar syrup or milk, these delicious indian sweets never fail to impress!" Rasogullas", as they are called in West Bengal, are
favorites with not just the locals, people around the country love them.
Gajar Halwa is a very popular North Indian sweet dish.When we talk is about Indian desserts, one name that undoubtedly comes into every person's mind is the traditional Gajar halwa prepared on every Indian home in almost all the festivals.It is simply the prefect sweet dish to be relished post dinner. Not only its delicious, it’s also fulfilling and nutritious with about 8 grams of proteins, 50.3gram carbohydrates and 1.9 grams of fat and also it is prepared using carrots as primary ingredient. Instead of forcing the children to eat the carrots as it is, its better to prepare some tasty, yummy and delicious recipe out of it so that children like to eat it and enjoy its taste and get the benefits out of it.
Gulab Jamun are one of the most popular sweet dishes in India. Gulab jamun is a dessert often eaten at festivals or major celebrations such as marriages, Diwali etc. No festival or celebration is complete without Gulab Jamun. With most dominance in north India, Gulab Jamun are admired by people all round the country and across the globe. The tempting taste of hot Gulab Jamun in winters is a treat to relish, which one enjoys eating hot during winters.There are various types of Gulab Jamun and every variety has a distinct taste and appearance.Gulab Jamun is made out of fried milk balls in sweet syrup.It is very rich and sweet even without the sugar syrup coat.
Ras Malai is amongst those exceptional sweets that pepole love to have on special occassions.Suger free rasmalai contain low fat and low calorie treat.Ras malai consists of sugary, cream to yellow-colored balls of paneer soaked in malai.Ras Malai is by far the most preferred milk based sweet in India. In India most of the milk and cream based sweets originated in Orissa and West Bengal and so is the case with Ras Malai.Ras Malai is basically creamy and milky syrup that consist Paneer balls. The syrup is purely the milk, sugar, cream and saffron mixture. It is made from Paneer and it makes a great dessert and is served chilled.
Moong Dal Halwa the rich and creamy pudding recipe which is enjoyed and cherished throughout Rajasthan where it is believed to be made during the Winter due to the fact that this dessert keeps the body warm and protect it from the bitter winter cold. Not only that, it also forms part of auspicious occasions be it festivals like Holi, Diwali etc but also during happy ceremonies like Weddings.
