Desserts: Sweet Treats


Manoharam: Fried Rice and Urad Dal Strings Sweetened with Brown Sugar

Vellacheeda: Rice, Dal, and Brown Sugar Balls with Cardamom and Sesame Seeds

Cheruparippu Poornam: Mung Dal Fudge

Ubbidu: Sweet Wheat-Flour Flat Bread

Avil Nanachathu: Pounded Rice Sweetened with Brown Sugar and Fresh Coconut

Pazza Palahaaram: Banana Pancakes

Oralappam: Rice, Coconut, and Mung Dal Balls

Poruvalanga: Rice and Mung Dal Balls

Kumbilappam: Jackfruit Jam in Rice Cones Steamed in Banana Leaves

Sugiyan: Deep-Fried Sweet Mung Dal Balls

Mysorepak: Besan Fudge

Laddu: Sweetened Besan Bead Balls with Cashews and Raisins

Gothambu Halvah: Wheat-Flour Fudge with Cashews and Cardamom

Badusha: Cream and Flour Disks in Sugar Syrup

Naalikera Burfi: Fresh Coconut Fudge

Paalgova: Milk Fudge

Rava Laddu: Sweet Semolina Balls with Cardamom and Raisins

Rava Kesari: Semolina Pudding

Jilebis: Urad Dal Pretzels in Rose-Flavored Sugar Syrup

Neyyil Varattiya Pazzam: Caramelized Plantains

Porikadala Laddu: Laddu with Puffed Chana Dal Flour

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