11 Best Diwali Mithai and Diwali Dessert Recipes

Diwali is round the corner. It is the festival of lights, joy, happiness and laughter. Diwali marks the victory of good over evil, of light over darkness and knowledge over ignorance.

Food is an integral part of any any festival. Here are some 11 best Diwali mithai and Diwali dessert recipes that you can try at home.

1. Rasmalai 

Rasmalai is a classic rich dessert, consists of the delicate flattened cheese balls cooked in a sugar syrup and flavored in a flavored thickened milk  (rabri).

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2. Shahi Tukda

Shahi Tukda is a rich and creamy Indian dessert, where fried bread pieces are dipped in cardamom flavored milk syrup, layered and finished off with some crushed almonds, cashews and pistachios. 

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3. Til Gun Ladoo

Til Gun Ladoo is a traditional sweet made during lot Diwali and any other festivals. This sweet is made with two ingredients with sesame seeds and jaggery.

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4. Moong Dal Halwa

Moong Dal Halwa is an India Mithai made with Moong lentils, Khoya, Milk, Ghee, Sugar, Cardamom and Dry Fruits.

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5. Dahi Vada

These deep fried lentil balls are made from urad dal batter and bathed in thicked beaten yogurt with a drizzle of mint and tamarind chutney.

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6. Kheer

Kheer is prepared with the goodness of rice, milk, sugar, and garnished with crushed cardamom, dry fruits and nuts, like pistachios, cashews and raisins.

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7. Carrot Halwa

Carrot Halwa is made with carrots, cream, khoya, sugar, ghee and lots of nuts. It's a delicious North Indian dessert sweet but is relished on every occasion.

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8. Mawa Kulfi

Kulfi is made with milk, sugar and khoya. You can also add dry fruits, cardamom powder in the kulfi which is totally optional.

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9. Warm Fudge Brownie

Hot sizzling brownie with vanilla ice cream topped with some chocolate sauce. It is super refreshing, has a crisp aroma and is among the world's most tempting treats. It is made with dark chocolate, butter, milk, flour, powdered sugar, baking powder, salt, vanilla essence and walnuts.

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10. Dry Fruit Custard

Dry fruit custard is made with milk, sugar, dry fruits and custard powder. It's a sweet dessert which you can enjoy at the end of diwali dinner party.

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11. Pistachio Ice-Cream

Churned with generous amount of pistachios and dusted with almonds, this is hands-down the best homemade pistachio ice cream you'll ever eat. It is made with milk, cream, sugar and tons of pistachios. It's a sweet dessert which you can enjoy at the end of diwali dinner party.

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DIY DIWALI  DECOR IDEAS 

These are some Diwali DIY Decor ideas to jazz up you little corners of your home. These simple decors will make your home glow with glitters and lights. Have fun doing these simple DIY decor projects. They will certainly add an oomph factor to the decoration of your home.

These are some Diwali mithai and Diwali dessert recipes, let me know in the comment section which one is your favorite. 

Wish you and your family a very Happy Diwali. May the glow of joy, prosperity and happiness illuminate your life and your home.

 

Moong Dal Halwa with Khoya | Moong Dal Halwa | Holi Traditional Dessert

 

Moong Dal Halwa is an Indian Dessert made with Moong lentils, Khoya, Milk, Ghee, Sugar, Cardamom and Dry fruits.

Holi is a festival of colors which marks the beginning of the spring season. This festival celebrate the triumph of good over evil. It is also associated with the eternal love of  Lord Krishna and Radha. It's a festival to play with colors, bonfire, dancing and singing and to savour in some traditional delights. 

A festival is an excuse to feast. Like all Indian festivals, sweets (Indian Mithai) play very important role in holi. Add this Moong Dal Halwa to your Holi spread. This delicious recipe will add to the fun and sprit of the festivities.

Moong Dal is an aromatic and flavorful sweet. It doesn't require much ingredients but yes, it does require a lot of time and effort to make. The ingredients which you require to make Moong Dal Halwa are Moong Dal, Khoya, Milk, Ghee, Sugar, Cardamom and Dry fruits.

Moong Dal Halwa is a classic rich traditional dessert which is always joy to have. It is not just delicious but a filling wholesome halwa which you will love to have.

This Moong Dal Halwa was made by my Mom yesterday, it was so delicious that I just couldn’t stop myself and share the recipe with y’all. So here is it with step by step pictures.

Step by Step Method To Make Moong Dal Halwa

How To Make Moong Dal Halwa With Khoya

1. Soak Moong dal (split husked yellow lentils) in water for 4-5 hours.

2. Drain water, and rinse the moong dal until the water runs clear.

3. In a food processor, add moong dal and grind it coarsely adding enough water around 1/2 cup. Keep it aside.

4. Melt 6-7 spoons of ghee (clarified butter) in a large wide pan over a medium flame.

5. Add the coarsely grounded dal in the pan.

6. Stir it well so that the halwa doesn't stick to the pan.

(Add more ghee in the grounded moong dal and stir.)

7. Keep stirring the halwa on the low flame till it turns light brown. Keep roasting with constant stirring, until the ghee starts to separates out from the sides and the texture in no longer lumpy. Break the lumps and keep stirring for atleast 25-30 minutes.

8. Meanwhile when the halwa is cooking, take another pan, heat 1 cup milk and let it boil. After 4-5 minutes, add 2 cups sugar, 2 cups water, and stir it for 3-4 minutes. Keep stirring so that the sugar is completely dissolved and no lumps are to be found. Once it comes to boil turn off the flame. Keep it aside.

9. When the moong dal get separated in the pan, add khoya/mawa or (dried evaporated milk solid).

10. Next, add the hot milk mixture in the cooked fried moong dal very carefully and stir well so that no lumps are found. 

11. The Mixture will start to thickens slowly. Continue stirring on low flame. Once again the ghee will starts to separates out from the sides. 

12. Add in the chopped dry fruits and pumpkin seeds (optional), followed by the crushed cardamom pods (seeds removed) and stir it for 2-3 minutes. Mixture will start to thickens slowly. Continue stirring on low flame and turn off the heat.

13. Serve hot Moong Dal Halwa to your family and enjoy!

Patience is a virtue as Moong Dal Halwa takes lot of time and effort to make.

If you haven’t tried this recipe yet, just give it a try and let me know in the comments below. Happy holi!! 

How To Make Moong Dal Halwa | Moong Dal Halwa with Khoya | Holi Traditional Dessert

Preparation time: 10 minutes
Cooking Time: 45 minutes - 1 hour
Serves: 6-8 People
Author: The Food Root

Ingredients:

Soaking Time: 4-5 hours

For Soaking Moong Lentils 

1 cup Moong Lentils, coarsed (split husked yellow lentils)

For Grinding Moong Lentils 

1/2 cup water

To Make Halwa

7-8 tablespoon ghee
1 cup full fat milk
2 cups water
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup khoya
chopped dryfruits (cashews, pistachios, raisins)
1 tablespoon pumpkin seeds (optional)

6-8 cardamom pods, husked or powdered

Method:

1. Soak Moong dal (split husked yellow lentils) in water for 3-4 hours.

2. Drain water, and rinse the moong dal until the water runs clear.

3. In a food processor, add moong dal and grind it coarsely adding enough water around 1/2 cup. Keep it aside.

4. Melt 6-7 spoons of ghee or clarified butter in a large wide pan over a medium flame.

5. Add the coarsely grounded dal in the pan.

6. Stir it well so that the halwa doesn't stick to the pan. 

7. Keep stirring the halwa on the low flame till it turns light brown. Keep roasting with constant stirring, until the ghee starts to separates out from the sides and the texture in no longer lumpy. Break the lumps and keep stirring for atleast 25-30 minutes.

8. Meanwhile when the halwa is cooking, take another pan, heat 1 cup milk and let it boil. After 4-5 minutes, add 2 cups sugar, 2 cups water, and stir it for 3-4 minutes. Keep stirring so that the sugar is completely dissolved and no lumps are to be found. Once it comes to boil turn off the flame. Keep it aside.

9. When the moong dal get separated in the pan, add khoya/mawa or (dried evaporated milk solid).

10. Next, add the hot milk mixture in the cooked fried moong dal very carefully and stir well so that no lumps are found. 

11. The Mixture will start to thickens slowly. Continue stirring on low flame. Once again the ghee will starts to separates out from the sides. 

12. Add in the chopped dry fruits and pumpkin seeds (optional), followed by the crushed cardamom pods (seeds removed) and stir it for 2-3 minutes. Mixture will start to thickens slowly. Continue stirring on low flame and turn off the heat.

13. Serve hot Moong Dal Halwa to your family and enjoy!

Notes:

1. Use full-fat milk to make Moong Dal Halwa more delicious.

2. Soak Moong Dal Lentils for 4-5 hours or overnight.

3. Adding khoya is optional. You can skip it if you want.

4. Add sugar as per your taste.

5. Add your choice of dry fruits and nuts in the Moong Dal halwa.

6. Add cardamom pod, husked or powdered to get the intense flavour.

3 Ingredient Mawa Kulfi | How to make Khoya Kulfi

With just 3 ingredients, milk, sugar and mawa, you can make these simple creamy, frozen refreshing kulfis.

Kulfi made by just 3 ingredients - milk, sugar and mawa/khoya (dried evaporated milk solid). You can also add dry fruits, cardamom powder in the kulfi which is totally optional.

Cardamom powder imparts a lot of flavour and taste to the Kulfi. It looks extra delicious with crushed dry fruits over the top. This is surely the easiest dessert recipe to try at home.

Khoya or Mawa is dried evaporated milk solid which is used in the Indian dessert. It’s a popular traditional dessert (mithai) in India and other neighbouring countries.

  

The trick is to stir the milk continuously so that no lumps of crumbled mawa or khoya are found while making the Kulfi mixture on lower flame. Also, add sugar in the end and stir it in last few minutes.

From start to finish the preparation of making the Kulfi takes less than 30 minutes. Refrigerate upto 4-5 hours or overnight and enjoy with your family and guests! They will definitely love it.

Well, who doesn’t love kulfis, from kids to adults, everyone does. You can enjoy eating this kulfis from road side vendors with dozen of different flavours, but this was the first time my mom and I tried making it, and guess what, it turns out so delicious that we made it so many times in our home.

How to make Kulfi?

1. In a wide pan, heat 4 cups of milk on lower flame and let it boil, or until it reduces to half.

2. Once milk thickens, add crumbled khoya and keep stirring the milk occasionally, so that no lumps are formed. Keep stirring for about 10-12 minutes on low to medium flame. Next, add 1 cup of sugar and stir it until the sugar is completely dissolved.

3. Next add crushed dry fruits, pumpkin seeds, followed by crushed cardamom pods, mix everything. Keep on stirring for about 2-4 minutes. Switch off the flame.

4. Remove it from the flame and keep it aside. Let the mixture cool for about 10 minutes.

5. Pour the cold liquid mixture into Kulfi moulds.

6. Cover the Kulfi moulds with aluminium foil or plastic lid which comes with it, or you can also insert the ice cream stick, or whatever suits you the best.

7. Refrigerate the Kulfi for atleast 4-5 hours or overnight.

8. Serve Kulfi immediately and garnish them with the remaining chopped dry fruits.

How to refrigerate the Kulfi mould?

1. You can cover the mold with aluminium foil or plastic lid which comes with it, or you can also insert the ice cream stick, or whatever suits you the best. 

                                              

2. To remove the popsicles, allow it to remain in the room temperature and rub with your hand on outside of the mold until the ends are loose.

3. Serve Kulfi immediately and garnish them with the remaining chopped dry fruits.

If you enjoy the recipe, do pin this delicious dessert.

3 Ingredients Mawa Kulfi | How to make Khoya Kulfi

Cooking time: 30 minutes

Refrigeration time: 4-5 hours

Serves: 7-8 People

Author: The Food Root

Ingredients:

4 cups full fat whole milk

4-5 tablespoon khoya/mawa (dried evaporated milk solid)

4 tablespoon sugar

Optional -

10-12 crushed pistachios

10-12 crushed almonds

10-12 crushed cashews

2 tablespoon Pumpkin seeds

4 crushed cardamom pods

Method:

1. In a wide pan, heat 4 cups of milk on lower flame and let it boil, or until it reduces to half.

2. Once milk thickens, add crumbled khoya and keep stirring the milk occasionally, so that no lumps are formed.

3. Keep stirring for about 10-12 minutes on low to medium flame.

4. Next, add 1 cup of sugar and stir it until the sugar is completely dissolved.

5. Next add crushed dry fruits, pumpkin seeds, followed by crushed cardamom pods, mix everything. Keep on stirring for about 2-4 minutes. Switch off the flame.

6. Remove it from the flame and keep it aside. Now, let the mixture cool for about 10 minutes.

7. Pour the cold liquid mixture into Kulfi molds.

8. Refrigerate the Kulfi for atleast 4-5 hours or overnight.

9. Serve Kulfi immediately and garnish them with the remaining chopped dry fruits.

How to refrigerate the Kulfi mould?

1. You can cover the mold with aluminium foil or plastic lid which comes with it, or you can also insert the ice cream stick, or whatever suits you the best.

2. To remove the popsicles, allow it to remain in the room temperature and rub with your hand on outside of the mould until the ends are loose.

3. Serve Kulfi immediately and garnish them with the remaining chopped dry fruits.

I love this recipe a lot, do pin if you love it.

  

Notes:

1. You can also add a pinch of saffron to add aroma and flavor in the dessert.

2. Adding nuts or cardamom powder is totally optional.