Top South Indian desert Names

Sweets are the only thing we love most in our daily life. Lets find out what our popular South Indian sweets are and what they are,

NAME
IMAGE
TAMIL NAME
ABOUT DESSERT

Holige

பருப்பு போலி
Holige is also known as oppadu. This snack is a popular dessert in Maharashtra. It is a sweet made from chana dal or tuvar dal, filled with cardamom flavor.

Mysore Pak

மைசூர் பாக்
Mysore Pak is a dessert found in South India for many years. It is a popular dessert in Karnataka today. The three essential ingredients in this dessert - ghee, chickpea powder and sugar combine to create this absolutely mouth-watering dessert, golden in color.

Godi Nucchu Paysa

கோதுமை ரவா பாயசம்

Godi Nucchu means cracked wheat and this dessert is made with protein ingredients like cracked wheat, ghee and cashew nut.

Karchi Kaayi

சோமாஸ்
Karachi is a Carnatic cuisine. It is a crunchy Indian sweet that is popular in Nepal and Bangladesh. This sweet is made with ingredients like sugar, desiccated coconut and maida.

Jackfruit Halwa

  பலாப்பழ ஹல்வா

Jackfruit Halwa is a type of sweet found in South India. These jackfruit pieces can be ground and cooked with ghee and jaggery, eaten after cooling.

Gas Gase Paysa

கசகசா பாயசம்

Gasagase Payasa is a healthy and sweet kheer prepared with the goodness of coconut and jaggery.

   Kadle Bele Payasa


பாசி பருப்பு பாயசம்
Kadle Bele Payasa is a dessert that is widely eaten by South Indians. This dessert is made with dal, coconut, jaggery and sugar.

Jehangir

ஜாங்கிரி

Jehangir is a popular Iftar item in Bangladesh. This sweet is made from gram flour, which is made into round shapes, soaked evenly in sugar syrup and then eaten as a dessert.

Antina Unde

உலர்ந்த பழங்கள் கொண்ட ஒரு சிற்றுண்டி

Antina Unde is dry fruits, nuts, coconut and made into balls with nutritious ingredients.

Kesari Bath


      ரவா கேசரி
Kesari Bath is a delicious dessert found in the popular South Indian cuisine. It is a dessert native to Karnataka. It has many types of kesari, namely pineapple kesari, coconut kesari and rice kesari.

Chiroti

பாதாம் சிரோட்டி
Chiroti is a popular in Karnataka and Maharashtra and is a sweet made of maida dough, rolled into a round shape, deep fried in pure ghee and then sprinkled liberally with powdered sugar, almonds and cashews. This type of sweet is also known as pheni / peni.

Sweet Pongal

சக்கரை பொங்கல்

Sweet Pongal is a traditional festival celebrated by Tamils and considered sweet. This type of dessert is made with ingredients, like rice, jaggery, ghee and coconut.

Seven Cups

7 கப் பர்ஃபி

Seven Cups burfi is a South Indian dessert. This type of sweet is made from gram flour, coconut, sugar, ghee, milk and ghee.

Kobbari Mithai

தேங்காய் பர்பி

Kobbari Mithai is a type of Indian desert. This type of dessert is made with pure coconut, ghee and sugar syrup.

Rave Unde

ரவா லட்டு
Rave Unde is also known as Rava Laddu. It is an Indian dessert. This type of sweet is made with a mixture of semolina, coconut, sugar, milk and rolled into balls.

Boondi Laddu

பூந்தி லட்டு
Boondi Laddu is a dessert usually made on special occasions. It is made into balls with dal flour, ghee & sugar and this dessert is loved by all.

NAME	IMAGE	TAMIL NAME	ABOUT DESSERT
Holige		பருப்பு போலி	Holige is also known as oppadu. This snack is a popular dessert in Maharashtra. It is a sweet made from chana dal or tuvar dal, filled with cardamom flavor.
Mysore Pak		மைசூர் பாக்	Mysore Pak is a dessert found in South India for many years. It is a popular dessert in Karnataka today. The three essential ingredients in this dessert - ghee, chickpea powder and sugar combine to create this absolutely mouth-watering dessert, golden in color.
Godi Nucchu Paysa		கோதுமை ரவா பாயசம்	Godi Nucchu means cracked wheat and this dessert is made with protein ingredients like cracked wheat, ghee and cashew nut.
Karchi Kaayi		சோமாஸ்	Karachi is a Carnatic cuisine. It is a crunchy Indian sweet that is popular in Nepal and Bangladesh. This sweet is made with ingredients like sugar, desiccated coconut and maida.
Jackfruit Halwa		பலாப்பழ ஹல்வா	Jackfruit Halwa is a type of sweet found in South India. These jackfruit pieces can be ground and cooked with ghee and jaggery, eaten after cooling.
Gas Gase Paysa		கசகசா பாயசம்	Gasagase Payasa is a healthy and sweet kheer prepared with the goodness of coconut and jaggery.
Kadle Bele Payasa		பாசி பருப்பு பாயசம்	Kadle Bele Payasa is a dessert that is widely eaten by South Indians. This dessert is made with dal, coconut, jaggery and sugar.
Jehangir		ஜாங்கிரி	Jehangir is a popular Iftar item in Bangladesh. This sweet is made from gram flour, which is made into round shapes, soaked evenly in sugar syrup and then eaten as a dessert.
Antina Unde		உலர்ந்த பழங்கள் கொண்ட ஒரு சிற்றுண்டி	Antina Unde is dry fruits, nuts, coconut and made into balls with nutritious ingredients.
Kesari Bath		ரவா கேசரி	Kesari Bath is a delicious dessert found in the popular South Indian cuisine. It is a dessert native to Karnataka. It has many types of kesari, namely pineapple kesari, coconut kesari and rice kesari.
Chiroti		பாதாம் சிரோட்டி	Chiroti is a popular in Karnataka and Maharashtra and is a sweet made of maida dough, rolled into a round shape, deep fried in pure ghee and then sprinkled liberally with powdered sugar, almonds and cashews. This type of sweet is also known as pheni / peni.
Sweet Pongal		சக்கரை பொங்கல்	Sweet Pongal is a traditional festival celebrated by Tamils and considered sweet. This type of dessert is made with ingredients, like rice, jaggery, ghee and coconut.
Seven Cups		7 கப் பர்ஃபி	Seven Cups burfi is a South Indian dessert. This type of sweet is made from gram flour, coconut, sugar, ghee, milk and ghee.
Kobbari Mithai		தேங்காய் பர்பி	Kobbari Mithai is a type of Indian desert. This type of dessert is made with pure coconut, ghee and sugar syrup.
Rave Unde		ரவா லட்டு	Rave Unde is also known as Rava Laddu. It is an Indian dessert. This type of sweet is made with a mixture of semolina, coconut, sugar, milk and rolled into balls.
Boondi Laddu		பூந்தி லட்டு	Boondi Laddu is a dessert usually made on special occasions. It is made into balls with dal flour, ghee & sugar and this dessert is loved by all.