“dessert”

Tamil Nadu Dessert

Kovil Laddu

Tamil Brahmin / Iyengar recipe — Temple laddu — the beloved Tirupati style besan laddu.

⏱ 20 min prep 🍳 30 min cook

Medium

Bihar Dessert

Sattu Ladoo

Roasted gram flour rolled with jaggery and ghee into energy balls — the Bihar protein sweet

⏱ 15 min prep 🍳 10 min cook

Easy

Bihar Dessert

Gur Ka Kheer

Rice pudding sweetened with raw jaggery — the sacred and rustic kheer of Bihar

⏱ 10 min prep 🍳 40 min cook

Easy

Bihar Dessert

Moong Dal Halwa Bihar

Split moong dal slow-roasted in ghee with sugar — the rich winter Bihari celebration dessert

⏱ 30 min prep 🍳 40 min cook

Hard

Tamil Nadu Dessert

Pazhani Panchamirtham

Sacred five-ingredient divine nectar from Pazhani Murugan temple — made daily as...

⏱ 10 min prep 🍳 5 min cook

Easy

Bihar Dessert

Bihari Suji Halwa

Semolina roasted in ghee with sugar and cardamom — the everyday and puja sweet of Bihar

⏱ 15 min prep 🍳 15 min cook

Easy

Bihar Dessert

Shahi Tukra Bihar

Fried bread soaked in saffron-cardamom sweetened milk — the Mughal-influenced Bihar dessert

⏱ 15 min prep 🍳 20 min cook

Medium

Bihar Dessert

Besan Ladoo Bihar

Roasted gram flour balls with ghee and sugar — the festival sweet of Bihar

⏱ 15 min prep 🍳 15 min cook

Easy

Bihar Dessert

Bihari Chana Dal Halwa

Roasted gram flour halwa with ghee and sugar — the Bihari wedding dessert

⏱ 20 min prep 🍳 30 min cook

Hard

Karnataka Dessert

Rave Unde

Classic Karnataka dessert — rave unde made with semolina laddu.

⏱ 15 min prep 🍳 25 min cook

Easy

Karnataka Dessert

Ellu Unde

Classic Karnataka dessert — ellu unde made with sesame laddu.

⏱ 15 min prep 🍳 25 min cook

Easy

Bihar Dessert

Bihari Pumpkin Halwa

Grated pumpkin slow-cooked with ghee and jaggery — the Bihar autumn harvest sweet

⏱ 15 min prep 🍳 30 min cook

Easy