Must-Try Popular Gujarati Desserts

Palak

Kansar

A Gujarati traditional sweet dish made with wheat flour, ghee, and jaggery that is flavoured with cardamom and garnished with nuts.

Aamras

Aamras is a delightful sweet dish made from ripe mangoes pureed to a smooth consistency.  

Mohanthal

A rich and dense dessert made from chickpea flour (besan), sugar, ghee, and milk flavoured with saffron and cardamom.

Basundi

Basundi is a creamy sweetened condensed milk made by simmering milk, and sugar flavoured with saffron and cardamom garnished with nuts.

Doodh Pak

A semi-thick sweet made by cooking rice in milk until it is creamy and soft topped with nuts and saffron.

Shrikhand

A traditional sweet dish prepared from strained yoghurt, saffron, sugar, and cardamom powder

Ghari

Also known as Surati Ghari, Ghari is a sweet Gujarati dish made from maida puris stuffed with a mixture of mawa, sugar, and nuts.