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A festival of lights - Diwali is one of the most celebrated occasions in India. Besides, illuminating the surroundings with glittering diyas, it is a time to light up smiles on the faces of those you love and admire. And a sure shot way of delighting dear ones is to send them their favorite sweets on Diwali!!
A nation known for its sweet tooth, India offers a myriad variety of sweets and mithais. Here people make mithai out of every fruit, vegetables and flour!! However, there are some sweets which have become cosmopolitan in nature and loved by people across the nation. Below is the list of traditional sweets popularly exchanged on Diwali.
Laddoo – Laddoo is undoubtedly, the most loved sweet of India. Some of the most popular varieties of laddoo are besan laddu and motichoor laddu. You can find a premium range of laddoos decorated with dry fruits and silver vark in online sweets shopping site. Many of them offer you the convenience of sending sweets to dear ones anywhere in India.
Soan Papdi – Sohan Halwa or Soan Papdi is other very popular sweet in India. Its other variant is called Patisa. Prepared with besan (gram flour), pure ghee and dry fruits this sweet has layers in it. Soan papdi needs to be packed in air-tight boxes to retain its crispness for a long time.
Rasgulla – Better known as Roshugulla in Bengal, Rasgullas are soft cottage cheese dumplings and a very popular sweet in India. These days you may find rasgullas in nice tin packing that assures their freshness for a long time.
Kaju Katli – Rich kaju katli or cashew burfis is another widely exchanged sweet in India. Kaju katli is a mildly sweet premium range mithai and has a longer shelf-life. You may find attractively packed boxes of Kaju katli or kaju rolls in online gifting sites.
Pinni – A popular sweet of Punjab, the mewa and ghee laden atta laddus called Pinni are a preferred Diwali sweet. Send an artistically packed box of pinnis to your loved ones in India and brighten up their Diwali!!
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