Indian weddings are incomplete without sweets. Every banquet is decorated with a variety of sweet delights to choose from. Due to the variety of cuisine in India, sweets are also of various types depending on region and customs.
Among the most popular wedding sweets, gulab jamun, jalebi, and payasam/kheer are common in all parts of India. Then there are sweets well-known to only certain states. The shrikhand is a milk-based dish that is a staple wedding item in Maharashtra and Gujarat. Amrakhand is a mango-pulp sweet that is often served in summer.
Rasmalai is a spongy and creamy spherical biscuit doused in sugary syrup that is commonly found at weddings. Patishapta is a popular Bengali wedding snack that is rice-based and mixed with jaggery. Another Bengali delight is the rasgulla, which is spongy, low in sugar content, and not prepared in ghee. In Rajasthan, the ghevar is a must at weddings. This dish has an upper crust garnished with dry fruits called the mewa.
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