The low fat or low calorie Indian dessert recipes given on this web site make very tasty, tempting, nutritious desserts or known as mithai or sweets. Some of these are completely free from any cholesterol and fat, while others are of reduced fat variety.
Healthy recipes
Indian sweets are generally based on khoya or mawa or highly thickened milk, paneer (cottage cheese) and besanchickpea flour. Sugar and gur jaggery are used for sweetness in all the Indian dessserts. Commonly used garnishings are almond, cardamom, pistachios, water melon seeds, raisin, saffron and rose water. Favourite Indian delicacies include rasgulla, jalebi, laddu and halwa.