Holi Delights: South Indian Sweets to Elevate Your Festival Taste Beyond Gujiya

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News18•02-03-2026, 14:46
Holi Delights: South Indian Sweets to Elevate Your Festival Taste Beyond Gujiya
- •Discover unique South Indian sweets like Mysore Pak, Obbattu, Payasam, Adhirasam, and Unni Appam for Holi.
- •These traditional treats offer a healthy twist with jaggery, coconut, and pure ghee.
- •Mysore Pak, a Karnataka specialty, is known for its melt-in-mouth texture and rich ghee aroma.
- •Obbattu (Puran Poli) features a sweet chana dal and jaggery filling, roasted with ghee.
- •Payasam, South India's Kheer, can be made with rice or moong dal, offering distinct flavors with jaggery and coconut milk.
- •Adhirasam, a Tamil Nadu sweet resembling a vada, is made from rice flour and jaggery, perfect for advance preparation.
- •Unni Appam from Kerala is a crispy-on-the-outside, soft-on-the-inside sweet made with rice, jaggery, and banana.
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