A Guide To Indian Sweets
A few of weekends ago I celebrated one of the biggest Indian festivals of the year. I won't go into the specifics because I wrote about it last year but it was fabulous as expected- 2 and a half days of colour, culture and a LOT of food. Hence I'm writing about Indian sweets, because in my opinion they are not very well known, and totally underrated. These are by no means the only sweets; different parts of India emphasise different ones, but these are the ones we particularly eat: Barfi- the basic Barfi is a very creamy, milky and sweet. There are a lot of different variations- my personal favourites are the coconut ones (branded 'the pink ones' by me when I was little) and the chocolate covered ones. Kalakand- these are definitely up there at the top. They are like barfi but less dense, therefore are lighter and more crumbly, but equally creamy! Gulab Jamun- my absolute favourites. Cream of the crop. They are like little balls of heaven soaked in