i've seen them in a shop and they look lovely but which ones are the best to buy and taste the nicest ?
2007-06-23 20:13:18 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous in Food & Drink ➔ Other - Food & Drink
There is a sweet called "pehraa". They usually come in yellow or white. They taste like fudge.....gorgeous!
Ladoo is also nice.Besan is made of chick pea flour. It is nice.
There is a white one called burfi and it has a silver dressing on it....thats divine!
Some children like burfi with chocolate on it...this comes ready in the shop.
The indian version of carrot cake is "gajrila"....if you like carrots this is the best....it is made of carrots, ghee and milk and sugar....cor!
The green burfi is pistachio flavour and the white burfi with brown bits on is almond flavour.
There is one more I would like to introduce to you....they are called "chum chums"....they come in vibrant colours...green, yellow, pink etc....they are very sickly sweet...only for the sweet tooth.
Jalebis are made of dough fried and then dipped in thick sugar syrup...again...VERY sickly but nice when you are feeling low.
Happy eating.....indian sweets are brill!
2007-06-23 20:35:02 · answer #1 · answered by damian 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I agree that some Indian sweets are oily and too sweet, but there are two types that are delicious and suit European tastes really well.
One is burfi (roll the R like the Scots when you say it). It's based on coconut and can have lots of different flavours. It comes in cubes of about 2 inches My favourite is pistachio and contain flaked pistachio nuts. It is known as "pista-burfi" and is best served after a meal with coffee or tea, or else as a snack at 4 pm with a hot drink. One piece can serve two people, I find. It's not usual to serve sweets with a fruit juice because of the possible confusion of the tastes.
The other is a range of little sweets called pedas (pronounced pay-dass). They're based on milk and sugar, and come in lots of different shapes and sizes but all small. Maybe only one inch across. Some are circular, some square, some flower-shaped. They're normally given as gifts for special occasions, in boxes of 500 gr or 1 kilo.
2007-06-23 20:35:13 · answer #2 · answered by Diapason45 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Indian sweets range from coconut barfi and halwa to gulab jamuns and sandesh. Some of them are eaten on auspicious occasions. They are very sweet and most of them are can be made from Jaggery ( palm Sugar ) which is in fact quite healthy.
Most of the time, these sweetmeats are served throughout the Thali ( meze or tapas ) and not at the end. They are very rich and are therefore eaten in small quantities. I particularly like phirni which are little rice truffles made with evaporated milk cream and nuts.
Oh and the previous question about the the silver leaf garnish on top of some desserts. This is called 'Varq' it is from real silver leaf and is edible.
2007-06-24 05:43:12 · answer #3 · answered by gary m 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Mmm yes! I've eaten quite a few. I don't know the names of any, but we had a lot of miniature cake-type ones and they're all nice. And that hardened syrup stuff is also good. And those tiny crunching bead-looking things that you can get in Indian restaurants after meals. I don't actually know what any of it is. The brightly-coloured fudge looking sweets in little blocks are also quite nice.
I can't name any of the sweets at all but hopefully an Indian person can answer your question! :)
2007-06-23 20:19:34 · answer #4 · answered by immie123 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Oh yes, Indian sweets are delicious! I really cant count how many there are, but if u have a sweet tooth, u must try them. To name a few mouth watering sweets I have eaten, there's Jahengir, Jilebi, Jamoon, Obattu, Mal-pua, Payasa, Cham-cham, Champakali, Rasogolla, Kalakand, Rasmalai, Badusha, Badami Halwa, Gajjar ka halwa, Laddu, Kobri Mittai, so many many varieties of these and a lot more!
2007-06-23 22:36:32 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I've eaten two types. One was with lard and sugar, and tasted like soft butter cookies. The other type was with sesame and sugar, and if you don't have any problems with the teeth, they are good too!
Too sweet maybe, but I learned that everyone has different perception about sweet and salty.
2007-06-23 20:21:52 · answer #6 · answered by Princess Kushinada 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
hi, ya! ur q first time knowing u, so this answer should be, there are plenty of shops that sells indian fod regardless of spicy food, curries, spices, vegs, or pratas. There have many sweets which they selling in arab streets. But i tell u va never tried them before. And which is the place u actually saw it?
2007-06-23 20:28:27 · answer #7 · answered by Grace Zhen 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi, Indian sweets are good and tasty. Eat laddu/ kaju barfi/ chum chum/ rasamalaiand kalakanda. Enjoy the taste.
2007-06-23 22:04:12 · answer #8 · answered by rajesh s 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They are sickly sweet and greasy in the main but plain matha and namak para are both good. Namak para is flavoured with asphoetida which gives them a very tasty kick. If you want to buy really well made sweets try: www.bombayhalva.com and click on their Royal range.
2007-06-23 20:35:29 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Hi auntie Debbo, I have tried indian sweets. They may look very colourful and appealing, but they taste bloody awful! They are very sickly sweet and some are sort of powdery. I would not recommend them to you at all.
2007-06-23 20:22:00 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋