INDIAN FRIED DESSERTS RECIPES
Explore the sweet side of Indian cuisine with deep-fried delicacies coated in sugar syrup, for a rich and unique experience.
ACHAPPAM
A crispy delight, achappam is a deep-fried South Indian sweet dish prepared with rice flour, coconut milk, and sugar, and is popular at festivals.
MALPUA
Malpua are crispy pancakes made from flour, milk, and sugar, deep-fried and served with rabri or sugar syrup.
IMARTI
These are similar to jalebi but prepared with urad dal and rice flour, deep-fried in a floral shape, and then coated with sugar syrup.
SHAKARPARA
A crunchy delicacy, Shakarpara is a diamond-shaped sweet made from wheat, ghee, and sugar that is deep-fried and coated in sweet syrup, making it perfect for something to nibble on.
BALUSHAHI
Balushahi is a crispy sweet made from wheat, ghee, and yoghurt which is deep-fried and drizzled with sweet syrup.
JALEBI
Jalebi is made by deep-frying wheat flour and yoghurt batter and soaking them in saffron syrup.
GHEVAR
These fried, round cakes are a delicacy from Rajasthan and are made using flour, ghee, and milk and topped with sugar syrup, rabri, almonds, and silver leaf (vark).
KHAJA
A sweet popular in Bihar, UP, Odisha and other regions, Khaja are deep-fried pastries made using stacked dough, ghee, and coated in sugar syrup, making it an absolute delight.
GULAB JAMUN
Made from khoya, flour, and baking powder, gulab jamun is a soft, spongy and lip-smacking sweet shaped into balls that are fried and then soaked in sugar syrup.
BOONDI
They are small and round-shaped balls made with gram flour (besan) batter which are deep-fried and later coated with sugar syrup. They are also used to make ladoos which are then topped with dry fruits or nuts.