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    Sweets and Desserts

    Recipes for Sweets and Desserts. Indian sweets traditionally made for different festivals as well as some newer varieties. Cakes and other sweet desserts. Parfait for a special celebration.

    • Creamy yellow servings of Kalkandu Sakkarai Pongal studded with fried raisins, on pieces of banana leaf; one serving in a silver bowl, the other directly on the leaf. A pale pink hibiscuis flower behind them with the edge of a pink and green taselled green silk fabric seen in the background. All on a brown wooden background
      Kalkandu Sakkarai Pongal with Rock Sugar, Saffron
    • Large white plate with orange pink rose khova paneer modaks, shaped like small cones with pointed tops. Plate on a pink and gold zari silk fabric
      Rose Khova Paneer Modak for Ganesh Chaturthi
    • Easy Homemade Cherry Compote of fresh dark red cherries with cinnamon and vanilla extract
      Easy Homemade Cherry Compote
    • Overhead view of glass with yogurt topped with granola, cherry slices, mint leaf and reddish cherry compote. Another glass to the left and cherries scattered around, all on a white background
      Cherry Compote Yogurt Parfait with Granola
    • Thiruvathirai Kali, a brown coloured sweet dish, in a brass bowl and some spread on a green banana leaf. Vegetable stew in another bowl and on the leaft, with a pat of white butter by the side
      Thiruvathirai Kali with Rice Flour and Jaggery
    • Vanilla Apricot Black Rice Kheer Payasam. The rice is soft and chewy with a nutty taste and a heady aroma. Flavoursome, delicious and nutritious!
      Vanilla Apricot Black Rice Kheer Payasam - a Festive Pudding
    • A plate of vella seedai from Store bought flour, with a bowl of smaller uppu seedai all on a pink silk fabric with a purple flower in the background and small silver lamps just behind the plate
      Vella Seedai from Store Bought Flour for Gokulashtami
    • Slices of pale golden orange honey pistachio cake, on a striped board, with 2 bright oranges in the background, all on a pale yellow backdrop
      Orange Honey Pistachio Cake/ Fresh Orange Tea Cake
    • Red brown Banana Bread studded with bright red cranberries. sliced and placed on a light wooden cutting board. A pale grey cheked napkin behind, and a black knife handle seen to the right. All on a green background
      Cranberry Banana Bread with Browned Butter
    • Rich Brown Christmas Fruit cake in a rectangular aluminium pan with a yellow ribbon on top. Slices of cake on a cooling rack with a yellow knife
      How to Make a Rich Christmas Fruit Cake - Easy Recipe
    • Badam Halwa_festive sweet of of Saffron and Almonds_
      Kesar Badam Halwa -Almond Saffron Dessert

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