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FOOD PRODUCTIONINDIAN SWEETS

WHAT ARE INDIAN SWEETS? Indian sweets are also called Mithai . Mithai is a significant

element in Indian cuisine.  Many Indian desserts are fried foods

made with sugar, milk or condensed milk. Types of

dessert vary by region. In India most sweets are based on milk products. Many are flavoured with almonds and pistachios, nutmeg and decorated with

nuts, or with gold or silver leaf.

CLASSIFICATIONS OF INDIAN SWEETS BASED ON REGIONS :

North East South West . Sohan Papdi Amriti Badam halwa Sutar

feni

Mung halwa Ras malai Rava laddu Modak

GULAB JAMUN

It is a common sweet found in all states of India It is made out of fried chenna (milk solids and cheese) balls soaked in sweet rose-water flavoured syrup.

BARFI

Barfi is a sweet, made of milk solids (khoya) or condensed milk and various other ingredients like ground cashews or pistachios. Some barfi use various flours such as besan (gram flour). Barfi may be flavored with pastes or pieces of fruits such as mango, banana, berries, coconut.

LADOOLadoo is made of varieties of flour, grains, pulses, regional or seasonal fruits, dry fruits, and other ingredients cooked with sugar, then shaped into bite-size or larger spheres.One example of ladoo is Motichoor Ka Ladoo. It is a sweet food in states like Bihar, made from roasted gramflour flakes which are sweetened, mixed with almonds.

RASGULLA Rasgulla is a syrupy dessert popular in westbegal.

It is made from ball shaped dumplings of chhena (an Indian cottage cheese) , cooked in light syrup made of sugar. This is done until the syrup permeates the dumplings.

NARKEL NARUNarkel Naru is a dessert from Bengal. They are ball-shaped and made from khoa/condensed milk and coconut, a traditional food during Pujas such as the Lakshmi Puja.

RAS MALAI Ras malai or rossomalai is a dessert originating

from the Indian subcontinent. The name ras malai comes from two words in Hindi: ras, meaning "juice", and malai, meaning "cream". It has been described as "a rich cheesecake without a crust." The sweet is of Bengali origin; according to K.C. Das Grandsons, it was invented by K.C. Das.

REFERENCE...simpleindianrecipes.com/DesiSweets.aspx/www.vegrecipesofindia.com/recipes/desserts-

recipes/

CONCLUSIONWE HAVE REASRCHED ABOUT THE SEVERAL

VARIETIES OF INDIAN SWEETS AND HAVE CAME UP WITH THESE IN THE PRESENTATION.ALSO QUITE A FEW AMOUNT OF VARIETIES ARE PRESENT IN INDIA

SEPERATED AS PER REGIONAL TASTES.