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Lauki, also known as bottle gourd, is grated and cooked with milk, sugar, and cardamom to create a creamy and delicious kheer (pudding).
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Originating from Nepal but also popular in parts of India, particularly in the northeastern states, Sel Roti is a traditional deep-fried, ring-shaped rice flour bread.
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This sweet treat hails from Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. It has a unique texture and a rich, caramel-like flavour.
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Patoleo, a speciality from Goa, is a steamed dessert made from rice flour and coconut, sweetened with jaggery or sugar and flavoured with cardamom.
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Originating from Andhra Pradesh, Pootharekulu is a delicate and paper-thin sweet made from rice flour, sugar, ghee, and cardamom.
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A speciality from Odisha, Chhena Poda is a unique dessert made from fresh cottage cheese (chhena), sugar, cardamom, and sometimes nuts.
Originating from Maharashtra and Gujarat, Kharvas is a sweet delicacy made from colostrum milk, which is the milk produced by cows or buffaloes within a few days after giving birth.
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Originating from Bihar but also popular in other parts of India, Khaja is a crispy and flaky layered sweet made from refined wheat flour, sugar, ghee, and sometimes cardamom.
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These mithais offer a glimpse into the diverse and vibrant culinary traditions of India.
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