Indian confectionery

Barfi or burfi is a milk-based sweet from the Indian subcontinent with a fudge-like consistency. It is consumed throughout India and Pakistan and is especially popular in North India. Barfi is often served at celebrations and religious festivals such as Diwali and Holi.

Indian dessert

sweet dish originated in the state of Karnataka, India

Indian dessert similar to a barfi

Chikki is a traditional Indian sweet (brittle) generally made from nuts and jaggery/sugar. There are several different varieties of chikki in addition to the most common groundnut (peanut) chikki. Each variety of chikki is named after the ingredients used, which include puffed or roasted Bengal gram, sesame, puffed rice, beaten rice, or khobra (desiccated coconut), and other nuts such as almonds, cashews and pistachios.

Indian sweet, often a round ball of dairy solids

Petha (Hindi: पेठा pronounced ) is a translucent soft candy from the Indian subcontinent made from ash gourd or white pumpkin. It is simply called petha in Hindi and Urdu.

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Indian Dessert

sweet pastry from India

Gajak, also known as Tilsakri, Tilpatti or Tilpapdi) is a confection originating in north-central India. It is a dry sweet made of sesame seeds (til), jaggery, and sometimes peanuts. The sesame seeds (til) are cooked in the raw sugar syrup and set in thin layers, which can be stored for months.

Indian sweet named after Moon

Singori (सिङ्गौड़ी) or Singauri is an Indian sweet from Tehri Garhwal and Almora of Uttarakhand made with Khoya and wrapped in maalu leaf (Bauhinia variegata). It is similar to Kalakhand.

Pootharekulu (plural) or poothareku (singular) is a popular Indian sweet from the Andhra Pradesh state of south India. The sweet is wrapped in a wafer-thin rice starch layer resembling paper and is stuffed with sugar, dry fruits and nuts. The sweet is popular for festivals, religious occasions and weddings in the Telugu states.

Sarpuria is a sweet originating from Bengal. It is a speciality of Krishnanagar, India. Sarpuria is a famous sweet in the rural areas of Bangladesh too.

chocolate bar produced by Cadbury's and sold in India, Malaysia, Brazil and the Philippines

A Sarbhaja ( '''') is a milk based sweet originating from West Bengal, which is one of the famous Bengali sweets. The sweet's name comes from sar, the surface creamy layer of milk which is its main ingredient, and the word Bhaja refers to the frying of the sar. The Sarbhaja uses cow's milk and ghee is used for frying. It is fried until golden brown in color. This sweet made from milk is famous throughout Bengal.

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Indian dessert

Tilgul is an Indian jaggery and sesame candy coated with sesame seeds. In the state of Maharashtra, people exchange tilgul on Sankranti, a Hindu festival celebrated on 14 January, which continues for seven days till Rath Saptami.