Appetizers Bengali sweet Diwali Festive Food Gluten Free Prasadam or Prasad Rajasthani Rakhi Upvas Vrat (Fasting Feasts)

Coconut Mysore Pak

Mysore pak is an Indian sweet prepared in ghee from Karnataka, India. It originated in Mysore. It is made of generous amounts of ghee, sugar, gram flour, and often cardamom. The texture of this sweet is similar to fudge. Now, usually Mysore pak made with Gram flour (Besan) is popular and well known but these days Mysore Pak can be made with other ingredients such as Badam (Almond), Nariyel(Coconut), Mumphali(Peanut) and so on.

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Malpua – Amalu

Malpua aka Amalu is a pancake served as a dessert or a snack originating from the Indian subcontinent, popular in India and Bangladesh. It is a very popular dish of Odisha and is also served to Lord Jagannath of Puri in his Sakala Dhupa (morning food served to the lord). Apart from other dishes like Pheni, Rabidi, Kheera sara and other cheese or chhena based items malpua is one of the most popular buyouts in the streets of Puri in Odisha. Malpuas are also prepared in Odia homes during Raja sankranti.

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Malai Kesar Peda or Pedha

Peda (pronounced [ˈpeːɽaː]) is a sweet from the Indian subcontinent, usually prepared in thick, semi-soft pieces. The main ingredients are khoa, sugar and traditional flavorings, including cardamom seeds, pistachio nuts and saffron. The colour varies from a creamy white to a caramel colour. The word peda is also generically used to mean a blob of any doughy substance, such as flour or khoa. Variant spellings and names for the dessert include pedha, penda (in Gujarati) and pera.