Diwali 2019 Top 5 Delicious Sweets Recipes You Must Try

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Across India, Diwali is celebrated for 5 days. It commences with Dhanteras when people purchase precious metals for good luck. People observe Naraka Chaturdasi or Choti Diwali by bathing with oil and “ubtan” before sunrise. For our readers, we have listed Diwali 2019 Top 5 Delicious Sweets Recipes in this article.

On Diwali, people illuminate homes and distribute sweets. They worship Goddess Lakshmi of wealth, prosperity, and well-being. The following day marks the coronation of King Vikramaditya and the beginning of Vikrama-Samvat. The same day, in southern India, husbands and wives observe Gaudi Padwa while north Indians perform Govardhan Puja and observe Annakoot. Finally, on Bhaj Dooj, sisters pray for their brothers’ long lives and distribute sweets.

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The Significance of Giving Sweets on Diwali:

In the country India, the light festival Diwali is a celebration of good things taking over evil things. Also, in some parts, it is considered as a wedding anniversary of gods. In addition to that, in certain parts of India, the Festival Diwali considered an end of the harvest season. Because of that, farmers and their family members celebrate this festival as a thanksgiving event for god.

It does not matter with what intention the festival is being celebrated. It is celebrated with such a joyous mode by people all part of the country.

Generally, when it comes to celebration, people in India tend to share their love and happiness with each other. With such intention, the festival of light Diwali too has a love sharing aspect in terms of sharing sweets. People all over the nation happily shared homemade sweets with their neighbors, loved ones, relatives, and so. By doing so, they believe as their bonding strength grows stronger.

Preparation of Delicious Sugar Syrup for Diwali 2019:

Well, when it comes to sweet preparation in Indian homes, sweet preparation would not be possible without the sugar syrup. To be frank, making sugar syrup is not that much hard. It is just a mixture of sugar and water when heated in vessel sugar syrup is ready. Several Homemade Delicious Diwali Sweets Recipes for 2019 use the following common sugar syrup.

  • How to make sugar syrup?
    1. Add water to a pan.
    2. Heat on a medium flame for 2 minutes.
    3. Add sugar to heated water. Cook for 10 minutes.
    4. When sugar syrup becomes 2-string consistency, turn off the flame.
    5. Add cardamom powder, food coloring, and saffron.

Top 5 Delicious Sweets Recipes You Should Try in This Diwali 2019.  

1. Motichoor Laddo:

  •  Ingredients (20 laddoos):

    • 2 cup gram flour( Besan)
    • ½ liter milk
    • 3 cup ghee
    • 1 pinch of baking soda
    • ½ cup milk

  • How to Prepare:

    • Make the sugar syrup. Use 4 cups water; 3 cup sugar; Saffron (optional) and 1 tsp cardamom powder.
    • In a large bowl, combine Besan flour, baking soda, and milk to form a paste.
    • Heat the ghee in a pan. Deep fry all the above paste to make Boondis till it colors. Use tissue paper to remove excess grease.
    • Transfer boondis to the sugar syrup.
    • Allow to cool slightly and shape those into small or medium laddoos.

2. Imarti:

  • Ingredients (8 Imarti):

    • 1 ¼ cup sugar
    • 1 ¼ cup ghee
    • ½ cup urad dal
    • 2 tsp cornflour
    • Food color (optional)

  • How to Prepare:

    • Make the sugar syrup. Use 1 ¼ cup sugar; 2 strand Saffron; ¼ tsp cardamom powder; water and food color.
    • In a large bowl, mix urad dal and freshwater.
    • Allow the urad dal to soak for 3-4 hours till it turns soft.
    • Combine soaked urad dal, water, cornflour, and food color in a blender and make a paste.
    • Pour the entire paste into a pastry bag.
    • Heat some ghee in a pan. Pour some paste ensuring the circular with floral petals.
    • Deep fry imarti till brown color.
    • Transfer to sugar syrup for coating.

3. Gulab Jamun:

  • Ingredients:  

    • 1 ¼ cups Khoya, grated
    • ½ tsp Baking Soda
    • ½ cup Flour
    • 1 tsp Milk

  • How to Prepare:

    • Make the sugar syrup. Use 5 cup water; 2 cup sugar; ¼ tsp cardamom powder; ½ tsp saffron.
    • In a medium-sized bowl, pour grated Khoya, add flour, and baking soda. Mix well with a spoon.
    • Add some of the milk to make a smooth and soft dough. Knead all those ingredients.
    • Divide the dough into equal parts and make smooth balls.
    • Heat some ghee in a pan and pour all the balls.
    • Deep fry till the balls are brown in color.
    • Transfer to sugar syrup for coating.

4. Shakarpara Recipe:

  • Ingredients (1 kg):

    • ½ kg Flour
    • 1 kg Ghee
  • How to Prepare:
    • Make sugar syrup with ½ kg of sugar and 1 cup of water.
    • Combine flour and ghee in a large-sized bowl. Add lukewarm water. Knead to form a dough.
    • Divide the above dough into four equal parts.
    • Roll one part of the dough into a flat circle. Cut into shape with a knife.
    • On medium flame, heat some ghee in a pan.
    • Fry shakarpara till it turns brown.
    • Transfer to sugar syrup for coating.

5. Moong Dal Halwa:

  • Ingredients (3 Bowls):
    • 250 g Moong Dal Paste
    • 300g Sugar
    • 1 cup Milk
    • 100g Mawa
    • 250g Ghee
    • 10 Almond
    • 10 Cashew nuts
    • Food Colour (Optional)
  • How to Prepare:
    • Pour the ghee into a pan and place it on a medium flame for 2 minutes.
    • Add Moong dal paste to the heated ghee.
    • Continue stirring on a medium flame for 30 minutes till the mixture turns brown.
    • Add Mawa and mix well for 2 minutes.
    • Add some milk and sugar. Cook on a medium flame for 2 minutes.
    • Serve with cut dry fruits.

Bottom Line:

 Top 5 Delicious Sweets Recipes discussed above are easy to follow. This year, readers can distribute homemade sweets for celebrating Diwali on the 27th or 28th of October. I Hope, you may try out the above listed 5 top delicious sweets recipes at your home on this Diwali 2019.