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Preparation techniques and cooking items

Utensils

Regional cuisines

North India Punjabi – Mughlai – Rajasthani – Kashmiri – Bhojpuri – Benarasi – Bihari

South India Kerala – Tamil – Andhra – Karnataka

East India Bengali – Assamese – Oriya – North Eastern

West India Goa – Gujarati – Maharashtrian – Malvani – Parsi

Other Overseas – Historical – Jain (Satvika) – Anglo-Indian – Chettinad – Fast food

Ingredients and types of food

Main dishes – Sweets and desserts – Drinks – Snacks – Spices – Condiments

See also:

Indian chefs Cookbook: Cuisine of India

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List of Indian sweets and desserts by region of origin.

Contents 1 Sweets and desserts 2 North 3 East 4 South 5 West 6 Pan-Indian 7 See also 8 External links

[edit] Sweets and desserts

[edit] North

#	Name	Type	Main ingredient(s)
1	Gulab jamun	Fried/Syrup based
2	Jalebi	Fried	Besan flour
3	Kulfi	Icecream	Milk
4	Petha		Pumpkin
5	Sohan papadi	Burfi	Sugar, Maida
6	Jhajariya		Corn, Milk
7	Pheerni	Noodles

[edit] East

#	Name	Type	Main ingredient(s)
1	Rasgulla	Milk-based
2	Ras malai	Milk-based
3	Ledikeni	Milk-based
4	Pantua	Milk-based
5	Chom-chom	Milk-based
6	Mihidana	Besan-based
7	Sitabhog	Milk-based
8	Lyangcha	Milk-based
9	Jal-bhora	Milk-based
10	Kadapak	Milk-based
11	Abar-khabo	Milk-based
12	Rabri	Milk-based

[edit] South

#	Name	Type	Main ingredient(s)
1	Badam Halwa	Burfi/Paste	Almond nuts, Ghee
2	Coconut burfi	Burfi	Grated coconut
3	Dharwad Peda	Burfi
4	Doodh pedha	Burfi	Khova
5	Halbai	Burfi	Ground Wheat grains, milk
6	Holige	Indian bread	Maida flour
7	Mysore pak	Burfi	Besan (chick pea flour )
8	Kashi Halva	Halva	Grated pumpkin
9	Kesari bath/Sajjige	Burfi	Rava (Sooji)
10	Paayasam (many types)	Milk-based	Depends on type (e.g., semolina)
11	Payasa	Bean	Mung-bean, Jaggery, Coconut
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[edit] West

#	Name	Type	Main ingredient(s)
1	Shrikhand	Cream-based	Yoghurt
2	Modak	Fried	Maida flour, coconut stuffing
3	Puran Poli	Bread	Wheat flour, gram, jaggery
4	Dhondas	Baked Cake	Cucumber, rava
5	Shira		Rava, ghee, milk
6	Basundii		Sugar, milk
7	Aamrakhnd	Cream-based	Yoghurt
8	Mung Dal Kheer	Dal-liquid	Mung-Dal, Jaggery, grated-coconut, ghee
5	Kazu Katri		Cashews, Ghee

[edit] Pan-Indian

#	Name	Type	Main ingredient(s)
1	Kheer	Milk-based	Milk, Rice/Noodles
2	Barfi	Burfi
3	Halva	Boiled	Sooji
4	Ladoo		Milk, Flour
5	Peda	Milk-based	Milk (khoya), Sugar

[edit] See also

• Indian sweets

[edit] External links

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