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Bihar Dessert

Bihari Kesari Rabdi

Thick condensed milk with saffron and cardamom — the Bihar slow-cooked milk dessert

⏱ 10 min prep 🍳 50 min cook

Medium

Tamil Nadu Dessert

Carrot Halwa

Dense, fudgy South Indian halwa made with grated carrot and ghee.

⏱ 15 min prep 🍳 45 min cook

Hard

Tamil Nadu Dessert

Tirunelveli Halwa

Dense, fudgy South Indian halwa made with raw wheat (kanum maa) and ghee.

⏱ 15 min prep 🍳 45 min cook

Hard

Tamil Nadu Dessert

Moong Dal Halwa

Dense, fudgy South Indian halwa made with moong dal and ghee.

⏱ 15 min prep 🍳 45 min cook

Hard

Tamil Nadu Dessert

Badam Halwa

Dense, fudgy South Indian halwa made with blanched almonds and ghee.

⏱ 15 min prep 🍳 45 min cook

Hard

Tamil Nadu Dessert

Jackfruit Halwa

Dense, fudgy South Indian halwa made with ripe jackfruit and ghee.

⏱ 15 min prep 🍳 45 min cook

Hard

Tamil Nadu Dessert

Kozhikodan Halwa

Rich, dense Calicut wheat halwa cooked in ghee with dry fruits — a legendary Malabar...

⏱ 20 min prep 🍳 90 min cook

Hard