Potato Payasam is a creamy, comforting dessert where mashed potato and cooked green gram simmer in milk, then sweetened with strained jaggery syrup and finished with ghee-fried nuts, raisins, and cardamom.
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.
Pumpkin Moong Dal Halwa
This halwa is made with yellow pumpkin (Parangikai) and moong dhal.
Semiya (Vermicelli) Halwa
A sweet halwa made from vermicelli (semiya), milk, cashew nuts and then garnished with chopped mixed nuts.
Surya Kala / Chandra Kala / Lavanga Latika
A sweet that is usually made for diwali. With the same dough and stuffing, we can prepare three sweets namely Surya Kala, Chandra Kala and Lavanga Latika.
Instant Khoya
A sweet that can be snacked anytime or served with lunch as a sweet. This instant khoya can be used in preparing the sweets and other dishes.
Green Gram Sweet Sundal
This sweet sundal is made with Green Gram (Moong), Jaggery and coconut gratings. The green gram is soaked overnight.
Wheat Flour Laddu
Wheat Flour Laddu is a fragrant, ghee-roasted sweet made by toasting wheat flour until aromatic, then mixing in powdered sugar, cardamom, and fried cashews. Add warm ghee gradually and shape into lemon-sized balls.
Vella Sevai
Vella Sevai is a sweet idiyappam dish tossed with jaggery syrup boiled to one-string consistency and scented with cardamom. Mix the syrup in gradually, rest briefly, then serve.
Ellu Urundai
Ellu Urundai is a delicious and easy-to-make Prasad that is traditionally prepared for Vinayaka Chathurti and Krishna Jayanthi Festivals.
Fried Modak
Discover the delicious and indulgent Indian sweet dish, fried modak. Learn how to make this crispy treat, perfect for festivals or special occasions.
Sathu Maavu Burfi
Sathu Maavu Burfi is a quick, wholesome sweet made by roasting sathu maavu in ghee, then cooking it with sugar syrup and milk powder until it forms a soft dough. Cool, cut into pieces, and enjoy with optional cardamom or nuts.
Cornmeal Payasam
Cornmeal Payasam is a delightful Indian dessert made with roasted cornmeal, milk, and flavored with cardamom. The dish can be served hot or cold.