When you think of Indian food, Indian desserts menu would always strike you in first go. Apart from their mouth-watering taste, a unique aspect of these sweets and desserts is that most of them take surprisingly very less time to prepare! Plattershare‘s community member and home chef, Shikha Gupta who can be aptly called as South Asian Sweets Queen, has most of her recipes hovering around Indian desserts or “Mithai”.

Since desserts are favorite dishes of almost all the kids throughout the world and no meal is complete without dessert, this List of Indian sweets and Desserts is surely going to impress you, during the festive season. So here are 11 best easy Indian desserts to make at home for the Dinner parties during the festive season.

Easy Indian Desserts Recipes for Dinner Parties

1. Jalebi

Nothing beats mornings with hot and crispy, crunchy Jalebi as most of the North India wakes up with this dessert. From Poha-Jalebi in MP to Fafda- Jalebi in Gujarat, This dessert has found many companions in each state of India.

Its popularity is so much that there is a proverb in Hindi “Jalebi ki Tarah seedha” which literary means as straight as Jabeli but actually is a sarcasm for a person who is actually very cunning and clever but pretends to be simple and sober. Well, if you are one of those jalebis- guys then you must enjoy this sugary-dipped dessert.

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Instant Crispy Jalebi

Recipe by Shikha Gupta

Instant Crispy Jalebi is best for instant sweet craving. Holi is about to come and if you have not plan ed for any sweet any worries this instant Jalebi make your festival more colorful and yummy.. when my daughter’s examination was over and she wanted something sweet and yummy too. I made this Instant jalebi within 30 minutes with availble ingredients and she was totally surprise and happy to eat this yummy crispy Instant Jalebi..I am planning for the second batch in this festival of Holi. so my contribution for theme Festival of Holi..

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2. Gujiya

Gujiya is stuffed with various dry fruits and ‘Mawa’, which is then fried and soaked in sugar syrup (called Chashni). It is one of those dishes which are sure to be found in every Indian family during the festive season.

Gujia/Karanji/Purukiya

Recipe by Shikha Gupta

Gujia is a sweet dumplings made with suji/ maida/wheat flour and stuffed with different stuffing like khoya/ Mawa, coconut, dry fruits.

It is popular in North India, particularly in Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan. It is very much look alike that of a samosa, how ever the gujia has a very distinct shape.

The gujia is filled with a mixture of grated and roasted dry fruits, khoya, coconut and to add a grainy texture, a little suji.

Gujias are called Purukiya in Bihar. Purukiya are very popular in Bihar and are relished by everyone. Mostly two types of gujias are popular one is filled with khoya/Mawa and other one is coconut and Rawa.

In suji gujia, suji is roasted in ghee with sugar, cashew, grated coconut, cardamom, raisins, and other dry fruits and lastly deep fried in ghee/oil . In khoya gujia, pure khoya is mixed with nuts and sugar than deep fried.

Gujia has many names in different states like Ghughra (Gujarati) in Gujarat, karanji (Marathi) in Maharashtra, karachika (Tamil) in Tamil nadu, karjikayi (Kannada and Telugu) in Karanataka and Andhra Pradesh are all fried sweet dumplings made of wheat flour and stuffed with dry or moist coconut delicacies.

In Goa Goan Hindus prepared it on the occasion of Ganesh Chaturthi and call it Negri..

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3. Rasgulla

Chena Dumplings soaked in sugar syrup: Just like Gujiya, Rasgulla is also a peculiar dessert to Indian culture. Chena (Cottage Cheese) dumplings are made from milk and then soaked in sugar syrup for a while, following which they can be eaten in a jiffy.

Homechef Shikha Gupta in this rasgulla recipe has demonstrated that how easy it is to prepare rasgullas; just as easy as eating them is! So follow her recipe steps to get a hold on making ‘rasgullas’.

Rasgulla

Recipe by Santosh Bangar

Rasgulla – A very popular Bengali sweet, which is soft, Juicy & Spongy made from milk and the most popular sweet delicacy in Calcutta as well as rest of India and the world.

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4. Rabri Ghevar

Ghevar is a round disc-like cake, which is prepared on festive occasions in many states in India. However, you should not wait for any such occasion for trying this dish out since its mouth-watering taste can make anyone fond of this dessert.

Ghevar is an Indian dessert with milk and derives its various names like Rabri ghevar, Malai ghevar depending on the spreading on top of it.

Rabdi Ghevar

Recipe by Shikha Gupta

Ghevar.. A Rajasthani delicacy as well as famous in the adjoining states of Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Delhi, Gujrat and Madhya Pradesh. Dhinga Gavar is famous festival of Rajasthan known as Ganagaur. Mainly Ghevar is associated with this festival..

Generally it is prepared in different states with different occasion. Like in Gujarat and Rajasthan for Uttarayan and Makar sakranti and Gangaur and in UP for saawan teej in August and for Rakshabandhan also.

Ghevar is Round Disc shape Cake which is available in many varieties like Malai Ghevar, Rabdi Ghevar, Paneer Ghevar, kesar Pista Ghevar , plain sweet and non sweet also.

So I will tell to my all friends especially my NRI friends who do not find Ghevar easily out of India. Rabdi Ghevar is quite easy to make. No specific mould is required and you can celebrate Traditional festival with Traditional sweet..

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5. Boondi Ladoo

Boondi Ladoo served as one of the most popular offerings to Indian Gods and goddesses, owns its origins way back to ancient times. Besides being served on festive occasions, this dessert reaches the mouth of masses on the days of national importance like Independence Day and Republic Day.

Shikha’s recipe on Ladoos will certainly provide you with a planned set of activities for preparing this dessert.

Boondi Ladoo

Recipe by Shikha Gupta

Boondi ladoo is famous North Indian sweet specially make in North India..I remember those days when I was In school and on Republic day we got boondi ladoo and that was so yumm..try my hands on these yummy recipe

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6. Dry Fruit Chikki

Chikki has been a common Indian dessert, a healthy snack for kids and adults and for those who are Vegan and looking for desserts without condensed milk. Dry fruits are first roasted and then combined with jaggery which is the most natural and simple form of sugar.

It is one the healthy Indian Dessert which can be eaten guilt-free even when you are on diet. Apart from being immensely nutritious, the low cooking and preparation time (10-15 minutes) makes dry fruit Chikki as a yummy easy to make desserts and must be tried at home.

Dry Fruit Chikki

Recipe by Shikha Gupta

Chikki is a traditional Indian sweet generally made with groundnuts, jaggery. There are several different varieties of chikki. Each variety of chikki is named depending upon the ingredients used.

I made dry fruits Chikki as its name it's made with dry nuts, honey and caramelized sugar.

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7. Mango Kalakand

When it comes to Indian sweets, Kalakand has always been one of the most coveted recipes. Kalakand is an easy dessert recipe with condensed milk and paneer and which also earns it the name of ‘Milk Cake’.

In this recipe, Plattershare Homechef Shikha has applied her inherent cooking wisdom by adding mango’s flavor to this cuisine. As a result of its unique taste, this recipe should be tried out by you.

Mango Kalakand

Recipe by Shikha Gupta

Kalakand is an Indian sweet made out of solidified, sweetened milk and paneer. The dish mainly originated in Alwar, Rajasthan, India. Kalakand is rich milk cake and one of the famous Indian sweet. The traditional process of making Kalakand takes long time, but now a days there are many quick and easy recipes available and it can make infew minutes.. About mango Kalakand this is my innovative and fusion recipe of authentic Kalakand recipe. My family love Mango and season of alphanso I tried my hands in this recipe. Mango band paneer has good combination and this recipe was super yummy and healthy recipe. Try this recipe in this Rakshabandhan and surprise your brother with this fusion recipe.. happy Rakshabandhan #Rakshabandhan #mangokalakand

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8. Malpua

Malpua is one of those dishes which despite having a unique sweet flavor have not been as popular as other Indian desserts have been! Preparing Malpua requires adding flour, milk to crushed ripe bananas and coconut milk.

Though preparing this dish requires some hard work, the exquisite taste that you get out of it is totally worth it. So go for it without waiting for any occasion.

Malpua

Recipe by Shikha Gupta

Malpua. It is popular in Bangladesh, Odisha, west Bengal where it is served during festivals along with other sweets. Amalu (malpua) is one of the chappan bhog of lord Jagannath. It is served to lord Jagannath of Puri in his Sakala Dhupa (morning food). Malpua is one of the most popular Street food of Puri in Odisha. The batter for Malpua in some areas is prepared by crushing ripe bananas, coconut adding flour, water or milk. Sometimes delicately seasoned with cardamoms. Other variations of Malpua use pineapples or mangoes instead of bananas. Bengali, Maithili and Odia Malpua is traditionally made only with thickened milk and little flour. In Northern India, like Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan and Bihar, Malpua doesn’t contain fruit. Main ingredients for Malpua are semolina, all purpose flour, yougurt and milk. The batter is left to stand for a few hours. Shallow fry in ghee or oil till crispy and soaked in thick sugar syrup. Malpua is a popular sweet to make on the Hindu religious occasion of Holi. In Nepal Malpua is also known as Marpa. For Muslims, Malpua is a famous dish during holi month of Ramadan.

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9. Dharwad Peda

Peda, a small-sized biscuit shaped dessert has been very famous in Indian culture. Ranging from being served as offering to deities to being served as an after-dinner dessert, Peda has ever occupied a special place in the heart of every Indian.

Made with ‘Khoya’ and some other flavoring ingredients, one has to have Peda ready for serving even in non-festive times.

Dharwad Peda

Recipe by Shikha Gupta

Dharwad Peda Traditional Indian Sweet Peda, Peda (Gujarati) or Pera is very famous Indian Sweet.. It is soft thick peice of khoya, flavoured with cardamom seeds , pistachios, dry nuts and saffron with bura(healthy sugar). Peda may be creamy white to caramel in color. The word Peda is also used for peice of dough substance, such as khoya or flour. Peda is mainly originate in the city of Mathura, present in Uttar Pradesh. But now from Uttarpradesh it spread to many parts of the India. Thakur Ram Ratan Singh of lucknow, who migrated to Dharwad (in present day Karnataka) in 1850’s introduced pedas there. Pedas are used as Prasadam after ladies in many religious activities. Traditionally in Dharwad Peda milk is cooked down and sweetned appropriately to take on luxurious taste. Than thicken mass is rolled in powdered sugar..All I say awesome in taste..

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10. Mysore Pak

Mysore Pak is another simple yet multi-occasional dish suitable for most of the Indian festivals. This dish originated in Mysore and was so-called ‘Mysore Pak’ since it means sweet flavor in the local dialect.

This is a roasted chickpea flour dessert loaded with lots of Ghee (Clarified Butter). To know the complete recipe of Mysore Pak.

Mysore Pak

Recipe by Shikha Gupta

Festive season is on and Ganesh Chaturthi is near to come. This time I thought to make something different to celebrate this festival instead of modak. So many traditional Indian sweets can make and offered to lord Ganesha to make him happy.

This time try my hands in aromatic freshly homemade ghee Mysore Pak Recipe. Mysore Pak is an Indian sweet prepared in ghee from Karnataka India. It is Originated in Mysore. Made with generous amount of ghee, sugar, gram flour and often cardamom.

Mysore Pak was first prepared in the kitchen of the Mysore palace by a palace cook named kakasura Madappa. Palace cook made a concoction of gram flour, ghee and sugar. And simply made this dish. When asked him it's name, Madappa had nothing in his mind that time and he simply called it the Mysore Pak in Kannada which means sweet. It is traditionally served in wedding and other festivals of southern India, and is very popular in baby shower as well.

Recipe of Mysore Pak is made with generous amount of ghee and roasted gram flour and some add oil for good texture. Sometimes colour is different may be quality of besan is one reason. But aromatic melted in mouth recipe will definitely make sure you will try this recipe in coming festivals.. [description source Wikipedia].

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11. Kozhikode Halwa

Last but not least, This Halwa Indian dessert is a dish peculiar to Kozhikode and as such all those who have been to this beautiful place must have tasted this amazing dessert at least once.

Though all of the ingredients of this dish are easily available in the market, its exquisite flavor and rubbery texture are what creates a special connection with those who taste it.

Homechef Shikha has explained the process of making Kozhikode Halwa Indian dessert recipe in a very simple manner and you must try the recipe out.

Kozhikode Halwa

Recipe by Shikha Gupta

Kozhikode halwa has such a price of place among food connoisseurs. People who visited Kozhikode dont go back without testing this unique sweet. The busy street shopping destination in Kozhikode, SM street( Sweet Meat street) is names after this halwa.

The original version is black halwa, made from refined flour, paon sugar, sugar and cooker in Kerala special coconut oil. This is available in other variations such as yellow banana, orange carrot, green pistachio and white tender coconut halwa.

I made this halwa as Onam special to gift to my friends. A soft rubbery texture sweet that is very popular through out the country..Description content courtsey. Google wikipedia

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If your mouth has started watering after reading the above list of desserts then it’s time to hit the kitchen door and try few of these best easy desserts to make at home.

About the Author – Plattershare, Thanks, Shikha Gupta for sharing yummy easy to make desserts at home. Shikha’s culinary journey started when she experimented in her kitchen to feed her 2 kids with great homemade dishes.

Shikha is a self-taught baker who found her love in creating new recipes, presenting the dishes and clicking the drooling pictures of the food.

Even though she did her masters in commerce but now she plays with the measurement of the ingredients. She is aptly called as “Queen of Indian sweets” by her friends and family as she has tried her hands in making Indian sweets and desserts from every state of Indian.

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