Learn how to make delicious and crispy somas with this easy recipe. With ingredients like maida, pottukadalai, and coconut gratings, these somas are the perfect treat for any occasion.
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.
Ketti Urundai
Discover the delightful ketti Urundai, a sweet treat perfect for festivals and special occasions. Made with green gram, rice, and coconut bits.
Aval Payasam
Aval payasam is a South Indian dessert typically made for festivals and special events. The dish includes fried flattened rice (aval), sugar, and cardamom, boiled with milk until a thick consistency is achieved. The payasam is then enhanced with fried cashew nuts and coconut bits for additional flavor.
Easy Paal Payasam
Learn how to make Paal Payasam, a delicious Indian dessert, using a pressure cooker to save time! Discover the simple steps for this creamy treat.
Carrot Kheer
A sweet (dessert) made with Carrot, milk and cashew nuts.
Paruppu Payasam
Paruppu payasam is a traditional South Indian dessert made from lentils, unrefined sugar, coconut milk, and seasoned with cardamom and ghee. Commonly served at festivals in Tamil Nadu and Kerala, it’s prepared by cooking and mashing lentils, and combining them with melted sugar and coconut milk. It can be served warm or chilled.
Besan Burfi
Learn how to make a delicious and sweet besan burfi with this easy recipe. With simple ingredients like besan flour, milk powder, sugar, and ghee, you can create a delectable treat.
Adirasam
Adirasam is a traditional sweet made from damp-ground rice flour mixed into soft-ball jaggery syrup with cardamom and ginger, then rested overnight. Shape into small discs and deep-fry until golden.
Carrot Halwa
Carrot halwa is a beloved Indian dessert consumed especially during festivals and special occasions. It’s made with grated carrots, milk, sugar, ghee, and cardamom, and can be served warm, chilled, or accompanied by ice cream.
Pidi Kozhukattai – Sweet
Learn how to make Sweet Pidi Kozhukattai, a delectable South Indian dessert typically enjoyed during Ganesh Chaturthi festival.
Rice Halwa
This halwa made with raw rice, coconut, cashew nuts, jaggery and cardamom can be prepared for pujas and distributed as Prasad.
Asoka Halwa
Asoka Halwa is a rich, ghee-laden sweet made by combining mashed cooked dal with roasted wheat flour, then simmering with sugar, food color, and cardamom. Finish with cashews until the ghee separates.