Ditch The Calories! 8 Healthy Steamed Indian Desserts To Replace Unhealthy Fried Sweets – ryan
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8 Yummy Steamed Indian Dessert Recipes You Must Try
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Olaiappam
Olaappam is the sweetened version of idli — a decadent sweet treat made with jaggery and coconut. Try this as a dessert option and it’ll become your favourite.
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Sandesh
This famous Bengali dessert melts in your mouth and tastes amazing. Primarily made with chhena, it is garnished with nuts and dried fruits.
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Puttu
Puttu is a Kerala delicacy made of rice flour and coconut and is then steamed. Once ready, you can gobble it up with jaggery or bananas.
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Patishapta
This Kolkata sweet treat is very similar to Puttu and is made of rice flour while the filling consists of khoya or mawa. It can be fried as well as steamed.
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Muthiya
This Gujarati snack comes in two varieties – sweet and savoury. The sweet muthiya is made of chickpea flour, sugar and coconut, shaped into small balls and then steamed at last.
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Modak
The Indian version of sweet dumplings, this palatable dessert has a variety of fillings, ranging from mawa to coconut and even chocolate.
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Bhapa Doi
This tasty dish is made with hung curd, corn flour and condensed milk and is then steamed. This sweet treat guarantees a decadent taste as soon as you taste it.
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Patholi
This Mangalorean dessert is steamed in leaves and made with rice and coconuts. It’s very rare when desserts are healthy, and patholi offers exactly that.
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