Apple Halwa is a rich, ghee-roasted dessert made by cooking apple pulp with sugar until thick, then finishing with cardamom and crunchy fried cashews. Serve spooned warm or cut into squares.
Sweets
Explore a delicious collection of traditional South Indian sweets and festive dessert recipes, including kesari, halwa, poli, burfi, payasam, boondhi, laddu, sakkarai pongal, kozhukattai, modak, puttu, urundai, badhusha, and more. These vegetarian sweet recipes include classic Tamil festival dishes, jaggery-based treats, milk sweets, healthy variations, and special-occasion recipes for weddings, poojas, and celebrations.
Healthy Sarkarai Pongal
Healthy Sarkarai Pongal is a wholesome sweet dish made by pressure-cooking rice with roasted green gram dal, then simmering with strained jaggery syrup and cardamom. Finish with almonds and raisins, plus a touch of olive oil.
Pottukadalai Ellu (Til seeds) Urundai
This is a quick recipe and an ideal prasad for Navaratri festival. Add the pottukadalai in a mixie and powder it finely. In a kadai add the Ellu and dry fry till it starts crackling.
Wheat flour Kesari
Make a quick and delicious Wheat Flour Kesari in just 10-15 minutes! This sweet dish is perfect as a Prasad to offer to God. Learn how here.
Parangikai Jaggery Halwa
Parangikai Jaggery Halwa is a delightful Indian sweet made with grated yellow pumpkin and jaggery.
Moong Dal Javvarisi Payasam
Moong Dal Javvarisi Payasam is a creamy dessert where roasted, pressure-cooked moong dal is simmered with soft sago, jaggery syrup, and milk, then finished with ghee-fried nuts, raisins, and cardamom.
Carrot Semiya (Vermicelli) Payasam
Indulge in the rich and creamy Carrot Semiya Payasam, a delicious South Indian dessert with grated carrots for added flavor and nutrition. Perfect for any occasion.
Javvarisi Kozhukattai
Javvarisi Kozhukattai is a delightful Indian snack made from soaked sago pearls.
Caramel Payasam
Caramel Payasam is a rich, creamy dessert made by blending caramelized sugar into boiled milk, then thickening with rawa or rice flour. Finished with ghee-fried cashews, it’s best served hot.
Beetroot Banana Kesari
Introducing Beetroot Banana Kesari! A vibrant twist on traditional kesari, blending banana sweetness with vibrant beetroot for a unique, flavorful dessert.
Wheat Carrot Halwa
Indulge in the wholesome goodness of Wheat Carrot Halwa – a nutritious twist on the classic Indian dessert bursting with sweet and aromatic flavors.
Fried Modak | Poricha Kozhukattai
Fried Modak or Poricha Kozhukattai features a thin rice/maida dough shell stuffed with dry coconut-sugar pooranam, then deep-fried on moderate heat until golden and crisp.