Mouth Watering Bengali Sweets That Must Taste Once In Your Life


Bengali Sweets


West Bengal is known for sweets and delicious non-veg foods in India. Bengali people and especially those who stay in Kolkata city feel life is half without sweets, so they eat "misti' without any reason in their daily life.  Bengali Sweet industry is the biggest contributor to the financial growth of West Bengal State. In Kolkata city, you will find sweet shops on every street where people sit and eat sweets therefore Bengali people are known as the very sweetest people in the world, and they take great pride in the sweets of Bengal. This time we researched Bengali sweets and listed the best Bengali sweets for you.


Best Bengali Sweets must try one time in your life

Rosogolla

Rosogolla
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Rosogolla is the traditional sweet of the Indian state of West Bengal, and it was invented by a Kolkata-based confectioner named Nobin Chandra Das in 1868. It's made using Chhena and semolina dough, cooked in light sugar syrup. In Kolkata, a filmmaker also made a movie on the true story of Rosogolla, and the movie name is 'Rosogolla'. This is the short story of Rosogolla and we recommend you must try Kolkata's Rosogolla one time in your life.

 

Sondesh– Special Bengali Sweet

Sondesh– Special Bengali Sweet


Sondesh is the fragrance of West Bengal, and it's the queen of Bengali sweets. Bengali sweet maker makes the sondesh using chena or cottage cheese and also makes different types of flavours. Bengali families use the Sondesh on their family occasions as the main dessert with Roshogolla, and this is the best Bengali sweet combination. In West Bengal, you will also find diabetes special Sondesh, so don't worry about your diabetes problem and we recommend if you visit Kolkata then try Sondesh.

 

Chom Chom Sweet

Chom Chom Sweet
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Chom Chom is one of the mouth-watering traditional Bengali sweets like Rosogolla, Sondesh and Rasmalai that are found in every sweet shop in West Bengal. Chom Chom is found in a variety of colours with stuffing and garnishing using coconut or mawa flakes.Must visit Kolkata and try this mouth-watering Chom Chom.

 

Patishapta Pitha

This is one of the famous Bengali homemade desserts and specially made in the winter season festival like 'Makar Sankranti' in every Bengali people's house. It is a stuffed pancake with coconut-mawa-jaggery stuffing and folded into a roll. It's served during breakfast time and tea time but you can eat this dish any time if you are hungry. Find this recipe on youtube and make it in your home right now.

Mishti Doi

Mishti Doi

Mishti Doi


Mishti Doi is a classic and healthy Bengali dessert found in every sweet shop in West Bengal. It is made using milk, curd and palm jaggery or sugar and in Bengali 'Mishti' means sweet and 'Doi' means curd therefore it's known as 'Mishti Doi'. In West Bengal, people eat after taking a meal instead of ice cream or eat during the summer season when people come in the home from outside. This time you must try this sweet instead of ice cream by visiting your nearest Bengali sweet shop.

Kalo Jam

Kalo Jam


Kalo Jam misti is the Bengali style Gulab Jamun, and it's made using khoya and chena. It's a popular mouth-watering Bengali sweets, and people eat this sweet too much after Roshogolla in West Bengal. 

Goja Bengali Sweet

Goja
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Goja is the famous Bengali sweet in West Bengal, and it is crispy and crunchy made using maida and sugar syrup. Bengali people also prepared this sweet in their home in Indian festivals like Diwali, Holi, Raksha Bandhan etc. Goja is very famous in West Bengal village compared to the city, and you can find it in every sweet shop, so if you plan to go to any West Bengal village then you must eat Goja with Roshogolla and Sondesh.

Joynagarer Moa

Joynagarer Moa
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Jaynagar is the city of Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal, and this city famous for Moa. Moa is the seasonal Bengali sweetmeat made from Nolen Gur (date palm jaggery )and Kanakchur Khoi, and it is available only during the winter season because Kanakchur rice is a local variant that grows only in winter. Over 250 sweetmeat shops around Jaynagar, and they produce Moa with the original ingredients. This is the overview for all our sweet lover's readers, now you decide and plan to visit Jaynagar to eat famous Mou.

Mihidana

Mihidana
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Mihidana is the small size of Bundi sweet, and the origin of this sweet is Burdwan city of West Bengal. The Word Mihidana has two parts, one is Mihi means fine, and dana means grains. In Burdwan city, Mihidana is served on every family occasion, and it's found in every sweetmeat shop and it's also known as 'burdwaner mihidhan'. Mihidana first made along with Sitabhog in honour of Maharaja Mahtab Chand Bahadur through the late Khettranath Nag according to his grandson and long history behind it but we just a little bit discuss on it to your information.

Narkel Naru sweet

Naru is a traditional sweet, and it is specially prepared in the village area in West Bengal by Mothers at home. Delicious coconut ladoos made with sugar and elaichi powder are known as ‘Narkel Naru’. Sometimes Narkel Narus is made with Nolen Gur (date palm jaggery ) or sugarcane juice jaggery also. Narkel Naru is also made in lokhi puja and Saraswati puja in West Bengal for parsad. Search for the Narkel Naru recipe on youtube and make it in your home. 

 

Nolen Gurer Payesh

In West Bengal, Kheer is called Payesh, and it's made using sugar or Nolen gurer. Nolen gurer payesh is specially made for birthday people in Bengali families and uses gobindobhog rice, milk, dry fruits and special Nolen gurer. This time you make the Payesh for your family person's birthday and make the special day.

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