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23 South Indian Sweets Recipes
Last Updated : 02 January, 2025
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23 South Indian Sweet Recipes | South Indian Desserts | South Indian Mithai |
We have a large collection of 23 different types of South Indian Sweets. Yes, it's clearly evident that South Indian Dessers and the different types of South Indan Sweet recipes are super popular not only in South India but all across our lovely country.
sabudana vermicelli payasam | vermicelli sabudana kheer | vermicelli sago kheer | sabudana vermicelli payasam is a very tasty and traditional dish usually prepared during festive and special occasions.
sabudana vermicelli payasam | vermicelli sabudana kheer | vermicelli sago kheer |
Sweets, which are considered as desserts in most cultures, are served at the beginning of a South Indian meal! Be it Chakra Pongal or Almond Paysaam, Mysore Pak or Rava Laddoo, South Indian cuisine has a wide range of unique sweets, which can broadly be classified as those made with jaggery and those made with sugar.
Coconut and Rava Ladoo recipe | rava coconut ladoo | sooji laddu |
South Indian Sweets offered to God
Every household has its favourites, and its unique style of preparing these sweets. Apart from being made to celebrate special occasions and to serve at weddings, many households also have the practice of regularly making sweets and kheers (payasam) to offer to God on Fridays and other auspicious days. No doubt, this section has a lot of exciting treats in store for your sweet tooth.
South Indian festival menus are just not complete without Moong Dal Payasam. Considered as one of the most auspicious offerings to God, it is made during most pujas, and is served as the first item on the plantain leaf during a traditional meal.
Moong Dal Payasam, Pasi Paruppu Payasam
South Indian Sweets at weddings and festivals
Paal Payasam is a must-serve item during South Indian festivals, weddings and other auspicious occasions. Made of rice cooked in full-fat milk and sweetened with sugar, this kheer has a very rich flavour and creamy texture, which are boosted further by spices like cardamom and saffron.
paal payasam recipe | South Indian rice kheer | Kerala style paal payasam |
This South Indian Rice Kheer is something that kids and adults look forward to enjoying on special occasions.
Sweet Pongal is compulsorily made for the Pongal festival. Freshly-harvested rice, if available, is used to make the Sweet Pongal, in new earthen pots!
Sweet Pongal, Sakkarai Pongal, Chakkarai
The Sweet Banana Pongal features a jaggery-flavoured mixture of cooked rice and lentils, served with a garnish of chopped bananas.
Banana Pongal, Sweet South Indian Banana Porridge
South Indian Dessert of Mysore
Mysore pak | soft mysore pak recipe | Indian sweet mysore pak | easy homemade mysore pak recipe | This delicious Indian sweet is from South India has a granular texture. Soft Mysore Pak recipe is a recipe made with 4 basic ingredients in which besan is cooked in sugar syrup and then with a generous amount of ghee and small quantity of oil.
Mysore pak | soft mysore pak recipe | Indian sweet mysore pak | easy homemade mysore pak recipe |
South Indian Dessert of Kerala
The Ela Ada is a very famous sweet rice pancake dish in Kerala, and is made by Keralites wherever in the world they are. Serve it as an evening snack.
ela ada | steamed rice pancake recipe | elayappam | ila ada |
Looking for a sweet appam with banana and molten jaggery, then try Unni Appam. Don't forget to try the Sweet Idli which has a mixture of moong dal, coocnut and jaggery.
unniyappam recipe | unni appam | mini sweet appam | quick unniyappam | banana appam |
jaggery dosa recipe | vella dosa | instant wheat flour jaggery dosa | Indian style rice jaggery dosa | jaggery dosa is a sweet South Indian style dosa which can be served as a Breakfast or Evening Tea Snack.
jaggery dosa recipe | vella dosa | instant wheat flour jaggery dosa | Indian style rice jaggery dosa
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paal payasam recipe | South Indian rice kheer | Kerala style paal payasam | with 13 amazing images.paal … More..
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Contrary to the general notion that desserts, especially traditional ones, take a long time to prepare, here is … More..
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calories per serving
Any dish made using almonds is unfailingly rich, quite befitting royalty! keep the spices such as cardamom to … More..
calories per serving
God’s favourite offering, and man’s favourite prasad! Yes, the Sweet Pongal has won this contest hands-down.For generations, South … More..
calories per serving
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