List of Pakistani sweets and desserts
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List of Pakistani sweets and desserts
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| 1 || Gulab jamun
|| Fried/Syrup based ||
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| 2 || Jalebi
|| Fried/Syrup based || Maida
, Yogurt
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| 3 || Qulfi
|| Ice cream || Milk
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| 4 || Pera
|| Burfi || Milk
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| 5 || Sohan Papdi/Patisa
|| Burfi || Besan
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| 6 || Gajar Halwa || Halwa || Carrots, Milk
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| 7 || Jhajariya
|| Burfi || Corn, Milk
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| 8 || Pheerni || Noodles || Milk, Semolina Noodles
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| 9 || Motichoor Laddu
|| Laddu
|| Besan
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| 10 || Bal Mithai
|| Burfi || Milk, Sugar balls
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| 11 || Sohan Halwa
|| || Corn flour, Ghee
, dry fruits
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| 12 || Singori
|| || Milk, Coconut, Molu leaf
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| 13 || Malai Laddu
|| Laddu
|| Milk cream
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| 14 || Kheer
|| Dessert
|| Milk, Rice, dry fruits
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| 15 || Mung Halwa || Dessert
|| Milk, Mung
dal (lentil), dry fruits
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| 17 || Malai Pan || || Milk cream
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| 18 || Imarti
|| Fried/Syrup Based || Urad dal
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| 19 || Balushahi
|| || Maida
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| 20 || Kalakand
|| Burfi
|| Milk ||
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| 21 || Chum Chum || چم چم || ||
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| 22 || Halva
|| حلوا || || Wheat, Milk ||
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| 23 || Fluda
|| فلودا|| Dessert
||Ice cream, Milk ||
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| 24 || Shakal Pari || || Balls || Batter, Syrup, Sugar||
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| 1 || Gulab jamun
Gulab jamun
Gulab jamun is a popular dessert in countries of the Indian Subcontinent such as India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Nepal and Bangladesh. It is made of a dough consisting mainly of milk solids, traditionally, khoya, an Indian milk product is rolled into a ball together with some flour and then deep fried...
|| Fried/Syrup based ||
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| 2 || Jalebi
Jalebi
-Further reading:*Epicure's Delectable Desserts of the World By Asha Khatau ISBN 81-7991-119-5...
|| Fried/Syrup based || Maida
Maida flour
Maida is a finely milled and refined flour of wheat, closely resembling cake flour, and used extensively in making Indian fast food and Indian bakery products such as pastries and breadand sometimes in making traditional Indian breads such as paratha and naan. It is made from the endosperm of the...
, Yogurt
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| 3 || Qulfi
Kulfi
Kulfi or Qulfi is a popular frozen dairy dessert from the Indian Subcontinent. It is often described as "traditional Indian Subcontinent ice-cream". It is popular throughout countries such as Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, Burma , and even the Middle East...
|| Ice cream || Milk
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| 4 || Pera
Peda
Peda, Pheda or Pera is a sweet from the Indian subcontinent, usually prepared in thick, semi-soft pieces. The main ingredients are khoa, sugar and traditional flavorings, including cardamom seeds, pistachio nuts and saffron. The color varies from a creamy white to a caramel colour...
|| Burfi || Milk
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| 5 || Sohan Papdi/Patisa
Sohan papdi
Soan papdi or Soam papdi or Patisa is a popular South Asian sweet. It is square in shape, and has a crisp and flaky texture.-Ingredients:thumb|Soan papdi packet...
|| Burfi || Besan
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| 6 || Gajar Halwa || Halwa || Carrots, Milk
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| 7 || Jhajariya
Jhajariya
Jhajhariya is a delicacy of Indian origin made of corn, milk, ghee and sugar garnished with raisins and nuts.Grated or coarsely ground fresh corn is slowly roasted in a small amount of ghee for a couple of hours until it loses most of its moisture and assumes a dry granular form...
|| Burfi || Corn, Milk
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| 8 || Pheerni || Noodles || Milk, Semolina Noodles
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| 9 || Motichoor Laddu
Laddu
Laddu or Laddoo is a ball-shaped sweet popular in South Asian countries including India, Pakistan, Nepal and Bangladesh as well as countries with immigrants from South Asia. Laddu is made of flour and sugar with other ingredients that vary by recipe...
|| Laddu
Laddu
Laddu or Laddoo is a ball-shaped sweet popular in South Asian countries including India, Pakistan, Nepal and Bangladesh as well as countries with immigrants from South Asia. Laddu is made of flour and sugar with other ingredients that vary by recipe...
|| Besan
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| 10 || Bal Mithai
Bal Mithai
Bal Mithai is a brown chocolate-like fudge, made with roasted khoya, coated with white sugar balls, and is a popular sweet from the Himalayan state of Uttarakhand in India, especially regions around Almora...
|| Burfi || Milk, Sugar balls
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| 11 || Sohan Halwa
Sohan Halwa
Sohan Halwa or Sohan Halva is a traditional Indian/Pakistani sweet.It is made by boiling a mixture of water, sugar, milk and cornflour until it becomes solid. Saffron is used for flavoring. Ghee is used to prevent it from sticking to the pan. Almonds, pistachios and cardamom seeds are added...
|| || Corn flour, Ghee
Ghee
Ghee is a class of clarified butter that originated in South Asia and is commonly used in South Asian cuisine....
, dry fruits
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| 12 || Singori
Singori
Singori is a North Indian sweet, originating in the Kumaon hills of Uttarakhand in India. It is prepared from khoya , grated coconut, and cane sugar, and served wrapped like a cone in Molu leaf and topped with rose petals....
|| || Milk, Coconut, Molu leaf
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| 13 || Malai Laddu
Malai Laddu
Malai laddu is a popular dessert in Pakistan and India, prepared from the cream remaining after evaporating sweetened milk. It is often prepared as an offering to the gods....
|| Laddu
Laddu
Laddu or Laddoo is a ball-shaped sweet popular in South Asian countries including India, Pakistan, Nepal and Bangladesh as well as countries with immigrants from South Asia. Laddu is made of flour and sugar with other ingredients that vary by recipe...
|| Milk cream
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| 14 || Kheer
Kheer
Kheer also known as Payasam or Payesh is a rice pudding, which is a traditional South Asian sweet dish...
|| Dessert
Dessert
In cultures around the world, dessert is a course that typically comes at the end of a meal, usually consisting of sweet food. The word comes from the French language as dessert and this from Old French desservir, "to clear the table" and "to serve." Common Western desserts include cakes, biscuits,...
|| Milk, Rice, dry fruits
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| 15 || Mung Halwa || Dessert
Dessert
In cultures around the world, dessert is a course that typically comes at the end of a meal, usually consisting of sweet food. The word comes from the French language as dessert and this from Old French desservir, "to clear the table" and "to serve." Common Western desserts include cakes, biscuits,...
|| Milk, Mung
Mung bean
The mung bean is the seed of Vigna radiata. It is native to the Indian subcontinent.-Description:They are small, ovoid in shape, and green in color...
dal (lentil), dry fruits
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| 17 || Malai Pan || || Milk cream
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| 18 || Imarti
Imarti
Imarti is a dessert from Rajasthan made by deep-frying urad flour batter in a kind of pretzel or circular shape, then soaked in sugar syrup. It was one of the food items presented by Rajputs to Mughals during cultural exchanges. Imarti was considered one of the items of Raj Bhog...
|| Fried/Syrup Based || Urad dal
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| 19 || Balushahi
Balushahi
Balushahi is a traditional dessert in northern Indian Cuisine, Pakistani Cuisine and Nepali cuisine, similar to a glazed doughnut. In South India, a similar pastry is known as Badushah.-Balushahi:...
|| || Maida
Maida flour
Maida is a finely milled and refined flour of wheat, closely resembling cake flour, and used extensively in making Indian fast food and Indian bakery products such as pastries and breadand sometimes in making traditional Indian breads such as paratha and naan. It is made from the endosperm of the...
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| 20 || Kalakand
Kalakand
Kalakand, or Qalaqand is a popular Indian sweet made out of solidified, sweetened milk and cottage cheese. It owes it origin to the milk-rich Braj area of western Uttar Pradesh. It is a very popular sweetmeat in North and East India, including Jharkhand, Orissa and Bengal and is reputed for its...
|| Burfi
Barfi
Barfi, sometimes burfi or burfee , is a sweet confection from the Indian subcontinent. Plain barfi is made from condensed milk, cooked with sugar until it solidifies. There are many varieties of barfi, which include besan barfi , kaaju barfi , and pista barfi...
|| Milk ||
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| 21 || Chum Chum || چم چم || ||
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| 22 || Halva
Halva
Halva refers to many types of dense, sweet confections, served across the Middle East, South Asia, Central Asia, West Asia, North Africa, the Horn of Africa, the Balkans, Eastern Europe, Malta and the Jewish world.The term halva ,...
|| حلوا || || Wheat, Milk ||
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| 23 || Fluda
Fluda
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|| فلودا|| Dessert
Dessert
In cultures around the world, dessert is a course that typically comes at the end of a meal, usually consisting of sweet food. The word comes from the French language as dessert and this from Old French desservir, "to clear the table" and "to serve." Common Western desserts include cakes, biscuits,...
||Ice cream, Milk ||
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| 24 || Shakal Pari || || Balls || Batter, Syrup, Sugar||
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