Punjabi Desserts

Punjab is a northeastern state in India. Punjab is a border state which shares its borders with neighboring country of Pakistan. One of the distinguishing features of Punjab is its culture. Punjab is a very popular state in India, thanks to its vibrant and lively culture and tradition.

Punjabi culture along with its cuisine very popular in many parts of India. Punjabi cuisine is well known for its delicacies and flavors in both vegetarian and non-vegetarian preparations. The numerous flavors are added to Punjabi dishes because of the garam masala or spices that they use in their preparations such as peppercorns, cloves, tejpata or Malabar leaves, mace blades, cumin seeds, cardamom, cinnamon, star anise, coriander, etc apart from the regular usage of ginger, garlic, onions, etc.

Apart from these preparations, Punjab is famous for its traditional beverages which include lassi, badam milk, aam ka panna, adrak ki chai, elaichi ki chai, mango milk, nimbu squash, sweet lassi, mango lassi, etc.

Punjabi desserts and sweets are as famous as any other Punjabi preparation. Some of the most famous Punjabi desserts and sweets include Atta pinni, Badam Halwa, Badam Kheer, Badusha, Barfi, Besan Barfi, Besan Halwa, Besan Laddoo, Carrot Burfi, Carrot Halwa, Dry Fruit Kheer, Falooda, Firni, Fruit Cream, Gujiya, Gulab Jamun, Kaddu Ka Halwa, Karah Parshad, Kulfi, Malai Peda, Mango Mouse, Milk Rabdi, Moong Dal Halwa, Petha, Pista Burfi, Rabri, Sooji Kheer, Til Gajak, etc are some of the very famous Punjabi desserts and sweets.

These Punjabi desserts and sweets are prepared with a variety of ingredients which include milk, cream, cottage cheese, flour, rice, dry fruits, etc. In order to obtain Punjabi desserts details one can search in Punjabi cuisine cookery books. Some of the books have been written by India’s top chefs. The other way to obtain information about Punjabi desserts details is through internet, where many food enthusiasts post recipes about different cuisines.