Sweetalicious: For the incoming festive season
Aug 16, 2014
How prepared are you for the soon coming festive season? And what was the first thing you thought of when festival was mentioned? Yes, the answer is right, its sweets that you treat yourself with during this season.
Indian cuisine is known throughout the world for its sweets. Half of its dishes are either sweets or desserts. Actually, Indian sweets have made Indian food famous throughout history, and they have been accommodated to European and North American menus. The specialty about Indian sweets is that, they are extreme. Plump with clarified butter, glistening with syrup and luridly coloured, Indian sweets are not for the fainthearted.
Locally known as Mithai, these are a form of confectionery, usually made with milk, Ghee, cottage cheese and other ingredients. The use of ingredients differs from one region to the other. Indian sweets are plentiful in number and nature and are most delicious dessert item.
In India, these sugary confections have an emotional pull, too, from their association with happiness, good luck and festivals. Celebrating a new baby, a promotion at work or straight A*s in your GCSEs is incomplete without a plate of mithai (sweets).
There is long and rich history of Indian sweet. Many popular Indian sweets are common throughout South Asia while others are specific to a certain region and are typical to only an ethnic group in India. Indian sweets consist of milk, sugar, coconut and flour based confectioneries originating from the Indian sub-continent. Every Indian sweet has a particular taste and takes a long time to prepare. Sweets of India come in various flavours, shapes, colours and sizes.
Significance of Indian Sweets
Sweets are generally presented during festive occasions and ceremonies and also signify good omen, happiness and prosperity. In India every happy occasion is marked with the distribution of sweets. Indian Sweets like Pedhas, Barfis, Gulab Jamuns, Rassagollas, Jalebi, Halwa and a host of other sweets are in great demand today not only in India but also in foreign countries. When one plans to visit friends or relatives a packet of sweet is the easiest and unanimous choice. Mithai has been associated with Indian tradition and custom and has become an integral part of any occasion or festival. Indian Sweets have become increasingly popular and are found in almost all corners of the world. Hence, one can see that Indian sweet makers are experimenting with new and improved delicacies and serving it to the sweet lovers.
With the festive season around the corner, be rest assured that you are in for tasting a variety of these Indian delicacies from all the various households. Keeping this in mind is the inaugural edition of Sweetalicious with Indian desserts.
Learn the signature dishes of Punjab Grill right from the head chef for this event. The tips and tricks to get the right mix of the right delicacies. From nostalgic favorites to modern avatars, learn at Sweetalicious| A dessert making workshop at Punjab Grill, Juhu on Saturday, 23rd August, 2014.
