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Best Indian Desserts (Easy Indian Sweets) for all festivals, dinner parties, and special occasions.
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Easy Indian Desserts | Best Indian Sweets

This post is all about the list of the best Indian desserts and sweets recipes that you can easily make at home for any festival, special occasion, or dinner party. All popular Indian sweets and desserts from gulab jamun, laddu, barfi, halwa, kheer or payasam, and more are included.
Prep Time5 minutes
Cook Time13 minutes
Total Time18 minutes
Course: Desserts, sweets
Cuisine: Indian
Diet: Vegetarian
Servings: 4
Calories: 276kcal
Author: Kushi

Equipment

Ingredients

Indian Carrot Dessert (Popular Gajar Halwa or Carrot Pudding)

  • 3 cups Carrot peeled and grated
  • 4 tablespoon Ghee
  • 4 tablespoon Whole milk
  • 6 tablespoon Condensed milk
  • ¼ Cardamom powder
  • Nuts roasted for garnish

Instructions

  • Heat ghee in a pan. Add grated carrots and saute for 5 to 8 minutes or until the carrots are soft and tender and the moisture evaporates.
    3 cups Carrot, 4 tablespoon Ghee
  • Add milk and saute until milk dries out.
    4 tablespoon Whole milk
  • Add condensed milk and cardamom powder and cook on medium-low flame until halwa reaches thick desired consistency. Keep stirring to avoid burning from the bottom.
    6 tablespoon Condensed milk, ¼ Cardamom powder
  • Garnish with nuts. Serve and enjoy.
    Nuts

Notes

  • This Indian carrot dessert or halwa can be made on your Instant Pot. Read the full instructions. 
  • The shelf life of Indian sweets and desserts will vary based on the ingredients added. Desserts like kheer or milk-based sweets taste the best when consumed within a few days, while nankhatai, carrot pudding or halwa, dry fruit laddu, and kaju barfi last longer when stored in airtight conatiner.

Nutrition

Calories: 276kcal | Carbohydrates: 26g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 18g | Saturated Fat: 11g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Cholesterol: 50mg | Sodium: 110mg | Potassium: 442mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 22g | Vitamin A: 16142IU | Vitamin C: 6mg | Calcium: 136mg | Iron: 0.4mg