Time-tested recipes for traditional Indian sweets (mithai) — barfi, ladoo, halwa, Bengali sweets and more — written for cooks abroad, with ingredient swaps you can actually find and both US cup and metric measures.https://mymithaiwala.com/https://mymithaiwala.com/recipes/til-ladoo/https://mymithaiwala.com/recipes/til-ladoo/Toasted sesame and melted jaggery, shaped into warm balls the traditional Makar Sankranti way.Fri, 06 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMTfestival-sweetstil ladoosesame jaggery ladoomakar sankrantitilguljaggery sweetswinter mithaihttps://mymithaiwala.com/recipes/tiranga-barfi/https://mymithaiwala.com/recipes/tiranga-barfi/A khoya barfi built in three coloured layers that fuse into one slab if each pour is timed right.Tue, 03 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMTfestival-sweetstiranga barfithree colour barfiindependence day sweetkhoya barfirepublic day mithailayered barfihttps://mymithaiwala.com/recipes/kaju-roll/https://mymithaiwala.com/recipes/kaju-roll/Thin sheets of cashew katli dough rolled around a saffron-cardamom filling, sliced into neat pinwheels.Fri, 30 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTbarfi-fudgekaju rollcashew sweetkesardiwali sweetskaju katli variationno-cook fillingdry fruit rollhttps://mymithaiwala.com/recipes/soan-papdi/https://mymithaiwala.com/recipes/soan-papdi/A homemade version of the tin-box classic, built on pulled sugar threads and a gram-and-chickpea flour dough.Tue, 27 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTbarfi-fudgesoan papdidiwali sweetssugar syrupgram flourflaky mithaifestival sweetshttps://mymithaiwala.com/recipes/besan-barfi/https://mymithaiwala.com/recipes/besan-barfi/A dense, fudgy besan barfi that depends on roasting the gram flour to a deep amber shade before it meets the sugar.Fri, 23 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTbarfi-fudgebesan barfigram flour sweetbarfi recipeIndian mithaidiwali sweetsno khoya barfihttps://mymithaiwala.com/recipes/motichoor-ladoo/https://mymithaiwala.com/recipes/motichoor-ladoo/Tiny fried boondi pearls, soaked in syrup and bound into soft ladoo, made with just a slotted spoon.Tue, 20 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTladoomotichoor ladooboondi ladoodiwali sweetsbesan sweetsno special equipmentfestival sweetshttps://mymithaiwala.com/recipes/dry-fruit-ladoo/https://mymithaiwala.com/recipes/dry-fruit-ladoo/Dates, nuts and seeds ground to a sticky paste in the food processor and rolled, no stove involved.Tue, 13 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTno-cookdry fruit ladoono sugar sweetdate ladoono cook mithaienergy ladoosugar free indian sweethttps://mymithaiwala.com/recipes/dry-fruit-roll/https://mymithaiwala.com/recipes/dry-fruit-roll/A no-cook date and nut log that chills firm, then slices into neat coins like a mithai salami.Fri, 09 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTno-cookdry fruit rolldate and nut rollno-cook sweetdry fruit ladoodiwali sweetssugar-free mithaihttps://mymithaiwala.com/recipes/mohanthal/https://mymithaiwala.com/recipes/mohanthal/A grainy, ghee-rich Gujarati besan barfi, with the texture built in at the dhabo stage before roasting.Tue, 06 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTbarfi-fudgemohanthalbesan barfigujarati sweetsdiwali sweetsgram flour fudgefestival sweetshttps://mymithaiwala.com/recipes/anjeer-roll/https://mymithaiwala.com/recipes/anjeer-roll/Dried figs are simmered soft, blitzed to a dark paste, and rolled around a pistachio core that stays whole when sliced.Sat, 03 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTno-cookanjeerdried figpistachiono-cook sweetdiwalino added sugar optionroll barfihttps://mymithaiwala.com/recipes/khajur-barfi/https://mymithaiwala.com/recipes/khajur-barfi/A dense, chewy date-and-nut barfi that sets firm from the dates' own stickiness, with no sugar or khoya at all.Tue, 29 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTno-cookdate barfikhajur barfino sugarno added sugardates and nutsno-cook sweetdiabetic-friendly sweethttps://mymithaiwala.com/recipes/gajar-ka-halwa/https://mymithaiwala.com/recipes/gajar-ka-halwa/A faster gajar halwa using bagged pre-grated carrots and evaporated milk instead of hours at the stove reducing whole milk.Sat, 26 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMThalwagajar halwacarrot halwainstant potwinter sweetdiaspora shortcutevaporated milkno khoyahttps://mymithaiwala.com/recipes/coconut-ladoo/https://mymithaiwala.com/recipes/coconut-ladoo/A no-thermometer coconut ladoo made with condensed milk and desiccated coconut, done start to finish in about 20 minutes.Tue, 22 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTno-cookcoconut ladoocondensed milk sweetsno-cook mithaiquick indian sweetsdiwali sweets3-ingredient desserthttps://mymithaiwala.com/recipes/gulab-jamun/https://mymithaiwala.com/recipes/gulab-jamun/A reliable milk-powder version of gulab jamun for kitchens abroad, with fixes for hard centres and jamuns that fall apart in the syrup.Sun, 20 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTfried-sweetsgulab jamunmilk powderno khoyadiaspora recipeIndian sweetsfestival dessertfried sweetshttps://mymithaiwala.com/recipes/kaju-katli/https://mymithaiwala.com/recipes/kaju-katli/Thin, diamond-cut cashew fudge made with just cashews and sugar syrup, cooked to the classic one-string stage by eye and feel.Sun, 20 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTbarfi-fudgekaju katlidiwali sweetscashew barfikaju barfino khoyaindian mithaiegglesshttps://mymithaiwala.com/recipes/besan-ladoo/https://mymithaiwala.com/recipes/besan-ladoo/Ghee-roasted gram flour ladoo with the slow-roast technique that gets the grainy, melt-in-the-mouth texture right every time.Mon, 14 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTladoobesan ladoodiwali sweetsno-khoya sweetgram flour dessertindian festival sweets