Which is your favourite Indian sweet?



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Old Feb 27th, 2009, 22:44   #1
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Which is your favourite Indian sweet?

i'm pretty confused about this one...

um let's see...
the list's not in order...

1. Rosogolla
2. Payesh
3. Rabri
4. Kaju Barfi
5. Sandesh(with n without nalen gur)
6. Pithe (all kinds)
7. Gajar ka halwa
8. Narkoler naru
9. Ras Malai
10. Kalakand
11. Mishti doi

what are your favourites?
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Old Feb 27th, 2009, 22:52   #2
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Im partial to a couple of warm gulab jammon balls, topped off with a scoop of ice cream. A South India speciality.
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Old Feb 27th, 2009, 23:07   #3
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Hi! Mishti doi, no doubt
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Old Feb 27th, 2009, 23:15   #4
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Jalebi [dipped in Kheer] anyone for it
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Old Feb 27th, 2009, 23:24   #5
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Naaru and lobongolotika.

Come to think of it, if there's no lobongo I like lotika even more...
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Old Feb 28th, 2009, 00:04   #6
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Im partial to a couple of warm gulab jammon balls, topped off with a scoop of ice cream. A South India speciality.
yes who better to combine a north indian item with whats western and pass it off as their own? As good an example of "na edhar ka - na udhar ka" as any.

my favoutite is the langcha tho
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Old Feb 28th, 2009, 00:12   #7
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A touch of the west....anyone for Lady Canning's balls ?
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Old Feb 28th, 2009, 01:03   #8
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let me correct you sir - its lady kinny

soan papri
kaju barfi
mysore paak
plain kheer - [no rice or vermicelli]
kesri bhaat


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Old Feb 28th, 2009, 01:11   #9
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let me correct you sir - its lady kinny
Ignoramus ! Ledikeni (or lady kinny) in honour of Lady Canning...read up on history.
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Old Feb 28th, 2009, 01:12   #10
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Hands down it would be Mysore pak - a cross between fudge and shortbread.
I can feel the sugar high as I write this...But so very good.
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Ignoramus ! Ledikeni (or lady kinny) in honour of Lady Canning...read up on history.
correct - but not pronounced canning nah?


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aah - you were being clebhar!
Aah ! Tubelight !
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Old Feb 28th, 2009, 01:25   #13
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shuda known betta


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Old Feb 28th, 2009, 01:29   #14
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Interrupting this orgy of indulgent sweetness, what do they taste like?
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