Delicious Native Southern Sweets That You Must Taste
ď ˝
When we think of South Indian food, it is idli, dosa, sambhar and chutney that come to our mind first.
ď ˝
Most often the delicious southern sweets take a backbeat. We bring you a list of irresistible southern sweets that you must taste for sure.
Cherupayaru Payasam ď ˝
South Indian sweets are mostly made with jaggery and coconut milk unlike North Indian sweets, which are made with milk and sugar.
ď ˝
Cherupayaru payasam, a Kerala delicacy is a part and parcel of any festivity. It is made using moong dal, jaggery and coconut milk. It is rich and creamy dessert that would satiate your sweet cravings
Vattayappam ď ˝
Vattayyappam is yet another Kerala delicacy. It is made using rice and sugar. It is round and fluffy and not overtly sweet.
ď ˝
It is a steamed delicacy, in which cardamom is also added for flavour.
Balushahi ď ˝
Balushahi is a sweet delicacy from Tamil Nadu. It is luscious and crispy on the outside and smooth and soft inside.
ď ˝
It is a fried delicacy made using maida, butter and dipped in sweet syrup.
Mysore Pak
It is yet another South Indian sweet that is delicious to eat. It has a melt-in-the-mouth texture and is made using just three ingredients – ghee, chickpea flour and sugar.
The traditional Mysore Pak was hard on the outside and crunchy. The new variant is extremely soft.
Booleru
Boorelu is a deep-fried sweet ball filled with Bengal gram, jaggery or sugar, coconut and cardamom powder.
It is then dipped in a batter made from black gram dal and rice, rolled into balls and deepfried until golden brown. It is a native sweet of Andhra Pradesh.
Kozhukatta ď ˝
Kozhukkattai or Kozhukatta is a sweet delicacy, which is popular in Tamil Nadu and Kerala. It is made using rice flour, and filled with grated coconut and sugar or jaggery.
ď ˝
The sweet dumplings are steamed and are quite healthy compared to other fried and ghee loaded sweets.
Ladoo ď ˝
Ladoo, a protein rich sweet treat, apparently originated from Tirunelveli. It is made from roasted gram dal. They are soft, delicious and nutritious, too.
Unni Appam ď ˝
It is a native sweet of Kerala. They might look like gulab jamuns, but unlike gulab jamuns, unni appam is made using rice, jaggery, banana, roasted coconut pieces, roasted sesame seeds, ghee and cardamom powder.
Rava Kesari ď ˝
ď ˝
Rava kesari has a creamy and roasty aftertaste. Saffron as well as roasted dry fruits are added to it for colour and texture. To make it more tasty, mangoes or pineapples are also added. Just by a click to buy native special sweets online at Bind Bind