Title: A Mouthful of Heaven

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Indian sweets come in a large variety of shapes, sizes and colours, and the variations in the preparation of these delectable sweets result in diverse tastes. Indian sweets or mithai range from Anjeer Katli to Kesar Katli, Kaju Barfi to Kaju Gujjia, Pista Roll to Kara Pak Sandesh, and more. They also serve as delicacies during special occasions such as birthdays, weddings or just a family get-together.

The delicious variety available are simply too good to resist! Quick and easy to cook, most of the Indian desserts are very tasty and also hugely popular. The specialty of Indian sweets is that their wide range revolves around a small selection of core ingredients. Most of these Indian sweets are made with a base of butter, sugar and may include nuts, milk, flour, and paneer (cottage cheese). Milk-based Indian sweets are more prevalent in northern part of India, but gradually the best Indian sweets have crossed state boundaries to be accepted and embraced throughout the sub-continent.

Indian sweets are renowned and characterized by the absence of stabilizers, emulsifiers, and chemical preservatives. Today, the annual production of ethnic or traditional sweets in the country is estimated at three million tons. They are primarily classified into five categories: desiccated milk-based products, heat or acid coagulated products, fermented products, fat-rich products and cereal-based puddings or desserts.

Indian sweets are very popular internationally and in many countries across the globe. The mithai or Indian sweets at Bengali Sweet House in New Jersey are known to be sublime in their simplicity. They represent various regions of India – North Indian, South Indian, East Indian, and West Indian, but the best are those that are typically Bengali with names such as sandesh, rosogolla, cham-cham, and aam sandesh. The homemade quality is evident, especially in the fudgelike burfi and gulab jamun, milk balls fried in ghee with cardamom.

Visit our website to know more about Indian sweets and their mouth-watering varieties.

About the Author: Bhupeshwar Singh is the Web Analyst for http://www.saharacarehouse.com (Sahara Care House), a part of Sahara India Pariwar and a single window service platform offering diverse services such as health care services, relationship services for NRIs and PIOs. Through Sahara Care House, Indians residing overseas can send sweets to India in 197 cities through a strong workforce of 3500 Relationship Ambassadors who are on call 24x365.