Desserts Guides

Rasgulla - A traditional syrup based dessert of Bengal

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. Rasgulla is a syrupy sweet of Bengal and Orissa. It is mainly prepared by kneading chhena and a small amount of semilina. These are rolled into small balls, and then boiled in light syrup made of sugar. This is done until the sugar enters the balls. Read on to find out more interesting information about the history, origin and the background of rasgulla.

Suji (Semolina) ka Halwa

The word halva (alternatively halwa, halvah, halava, helva, halawa, Ã„Â§elwa etc.), originally derived from the Arabic root Ã¡Â¸Â¥alwÃ„Â (sweet), is used to describe many distinct types of sweet confection, across the Middle East, Central Asia, South Asia, and the Balkans. Halva based on semolina is popular in India, Iran, Turkey, Pakistan, and Afghanistan. Another common type, based on tahini (sesame paste), is more popular in the eastern Mediterranean and Balkan regions, in countries such as Romania, Bulgaria (Ã‘â€šÃÂ°Ã‘â€¦'ÃÂ°ÃÂ½ Ã‘â€¦ÃÂ°ÃÂ»ÃÂ²'ÃÂ°), Ukraine, Greece, Cyprus, Iraq...

Gulab Jamun-The most Popular Sweet in India

Gulab Jamun is popular Indian sweet. It is made of khoya, dough, often including double cream and a little flour in a sugar syrup flavored with cardamom, rosewater or saffron. It is usually made with "essence of rose", but in the past rose petals were used. The preparation of the dough is fast, usually made up with using only khoya; condensed milk thickened till it turns into moist dough. In some places, a little amount of flour is added to give consistency to the dough. If there is too much flour, the balls tend to break or crack while frying. The balls are then deep fried in oil or clari...