When it comes to festive occasions, Bengali desserts are some of the most well-known desserts in India.
Bengali sweets are usually prepared from pure milk and are served cold across eastern India. Some of the most popular ingredients used in Bengali sweets are cottage cheese, date palm jaggery, powdered sugar, grated coconut, powdered rice flour, rice vermicelli, ground dal, all-purpose flour, puffed rice, castor sugar, cardamom powder, and nutmeg powder.
Apart from the iconic rasgulla, which features round balls soaked in a sugar syrup, chocolate sandesh, kheer kadam, nolen gurer payesh are some of the Bengali style desserts that are widely popular.
Enjoy reading this well-curated list of all the Bengali sweets with names.
Shahi Tukra is a sweet dish that is in the form of toast topped with sweet milk and pistachios.
Kulfi is often called Indian ice cream as it is served chilled and has the same texture as ice cream.
Nankhataiis a sort of traditional Indian cookie and is said to have originated in Surat is a flour-based dessert.
Nikuti is one of the lesser-known Bengali sweets and is made of cottage cheese.
Jhangri, is made of urad dal and is shaped like a flower and dipped in sugar syrup.
Mohan bhog is a variety of sooji ka halwa and is an extremely popular sweet dish that is made specially during festivities.
Sheer khurma is made using dried dates and vermicelli pudding.
Darbeshis a sweet Bengali-style boondi ladoo that is extremely delicious.
Kaju Katli is extremely popular all over India and is made of cashew nuts.
Gulab jamun is one of the most popular sweets in the entire country.
Chomchom is a very famous sweet dish made of cream and milk and is served chilled or at room temperature.
Karanji is made of a deep-fried outer covering filled with coconut, sugar, and jaggery.
Ariselu is a sweet dish that is quite popular in Maharashtra as 'anarsa' and as 'tas kajjayya', in Karnataka.
Khirer shingara is a deep-fried sweet dish similar to a samosa, but with a sweet filling of khoya and raisins.
Kansat is a sweet dish made of chhenna and kheer and is very popular in the Malda region.
Dhondas is a popular sweet in Goa and is prepared with jackfruit, rava, and coconut.
Murabba is a very popular sweet dish made by soaking vegetables like papaya or pumpkin in sugar syrup.
Bogurar doi is a popular sweet dish made of milk and sugar.
Lady Kenny is a very popular dish made of flour and chhena and is soaked in sugar syrup
Palathalikalu is a sweet made of rice flour and milk.
Kakinada Khaja is made of flour and sugar and is very popular in South India.
Balushai is a flour-based dish originating from Bihar.
Joynagarer moais jaggery and rice-based dessert that is made particularly during festivities.
Sweet Pongal, is made specially during the festival of Pongal.
Anarsa is a rice-based sweet mixed with jaggery.
Babarsa-Kshirpai is a sweet made of flour and hot ghee which is very popular in the Khirpai area in West Bengal.
Kheer sagar is a very tasty dish made of chenna and condensed milk and is very popular.
Gavvalu is a sweet dish made in Andhra Pradesh and is made of rice flour and milk.
Roshogulla, meaning 'syrup-filled ball' is one of the most famous and widely enjoyed Bengali sweets and it is made from Indian cottage cheese.
Sada Bonde, meaning 'sweet boondi' is very popular in Kamarpukur.
Kudhi Paniyaram is a South Indian sweet dish made of rice batter with jaggery.
Mecha Sandesh is an extremely popular sweet dish made of dal and sugar and is very famous in the Bankura district.
Pethais a North Indian dish that varies in shape and is available in various flavors.
Sutarfeniis a cotton candy-like sweet dish made from rice and ghee.
Malpua is a pancake-like sweet dish that is served both as a dessert and as a snack
Quabani Ka Meetha is a Hyderabadi sweet that is made with apricots.
Pantuwa is an extremely popular dish made of deep-fried semolina, chhena, milk, and ghee.
Kachagolla meaning 'uncooked sphere' is a sweet dish made from ricotta that is a treat for sweet lovers.
Ghevar is said to have originated in Rajasthan, and is prepared specially during Makar Sankranti.
Patishaptais a popular sweet dish filled with milk and carrot filling and made of rice flour.
Jal bhora is a variety of sondesh that is filled with rose syrup.
Choshir payesh is a pasta-like sweet dish made with rice flour and semolina.
Puran Poli is very famous in Maharashtra and parts of northern India and is made of flour, jaggery, and cardamom.
Raskadam is an extremely popular milk-based sweet made of khoa, paneer, and poppy seeds.
Chiroti, is a sweet dish made of flour, rava, and sugar and is very popular in South India.
Malai Chomchom is an extremely popular dish with a tender texture.
Raj bhog is very similar to rasgulla and is made with milk and chenna.
Tiler Khaja is a deep-fried sweet made of sesame and caramelized sugar.
Langcha is a famous fried sweet made of flour and milk powder dipped in sugar syrup.
Shrikhand is a dessert that has a yogurt-like texture and is made of milk and saffron
Khira Sagara is made with chhena and condensed milk and is a sweet dish from Orissa.
Sandesh Mishtiis an extremely popular milk-based sweet dish made of chhena.
PayeshIs a kind of pudding made of a mixture of thick milk and rice.
Amritiis a flower-shaped sweet made of flour and is a very famous iftar dessert.
Sarpuria is sweet burnt milk that is made to fall on sap and then fried.
Rasabaliis a kind of patty that is dipped in sweet thick milk and is a sweet dish from Orissa.
Basundiis a variation on rabdi and is a milk-based dish that is popular all over the country.
Sohan Papdiis extremely popular all over North India and is crispy and sweet in taste.
Rasmanjuri is a milk-based sweet dish that is very popular and is similar to ras malai.
Manoharais very famous in West Bengal made by covering sondesh with sugar syrup and allowing it to thicken.
Jalebi is made of flour and is a deep-fried delicacy, it is a very popular Bengali sweet dish and is a true treat for the taste buds.
Labongo latikais a delicious sweet dish made of a crusty pastry filled with khoya and closed with a clove.
Chanar jilapiis a unique Bengali dish made of paneer along with green cardamom and is a paneer-based version of the jalebi.
Carrot Halwa is extremely popular in North India and is prepared from grated carrots.
Mishti doi, meaning 'sweet curd,' is a classic sweet dish made from curd and sugar and is extremely popular.
Chandrapuli, meaning 'moon shaped' is a very popular dish made mainly during festivals and celebrations.
Mahim halwa is a very popular sweet named after Mahim in Mumbai.
Kalo jam or kala jamunis a darker colored sibling of the gulab jamun that is extremely popular all over the country
Tusha Shinni is a type of halwa made of flour that is very popular and delicious.
Shufta is a sweet from Kashmir that is made of dry fruits, sugar, and kesar.
Signori is a sweet dish from Uttarakhand made of khoya wrapped in the maalu leaf.
Ladoo is another of the most popular sweets in the country and comes in different varieties and colors.
Aamras is a sweet mango-based dish and is available mainly during mango season.
Lassi is an extremely famous sweet drink from Punjab and is a mixture of curd and milk.
Chomchom-Belakoba, is an extremely popular dish in Belakoba, West Bengal, and is a special variety of the traditional cham cham.
Sheera is famous in southern India and Maharashtra, and is often given as offerings to God.
Kolar Bora is a crispy and sweet dish that is very delicious and is made with ripe bananas.
Modak, is said to be the favorite sweet of the Hindu god Ganesha.
Lal Doi is a very famous Bengali sweet dish made of red yogurt.
Payasam(Sanskrit), meaning 'milk' is a very popular South Indian dish that is similar to the kheer.
Bhapa Doi is a steamed yogurt pudding-like sweet dish made of condensed milk.
Komolabhogis a variety of gulab jamun made of orange juice, milk, and cardamom.
Kheer kadamis an extremely popular sweet dish made of khoa, chana, and poppy seeds.
Chaler Payesh is a rice pudding made particularly on special occasions and festivities.
Naruis a type of small laddoo usually made with coconut and jaggery.
Barfi is a milk cream-based sweet that is extremely popular all over the country and is made of milk powder and sugar.
Bundiya is a very tasty sweet dish made of fried chickpea flour.
Adhirasam is a Karnataka specialty and is made of thickened milk and sugar.
Boorelu, is a deep-fried sweet filled with gram, coconut, jaggery, and cardamom.
Shankarpaliis popular on the western side and is made particularly during festivities.
Gupo Sandesh is one of the very popular Bengali desserts and is made of chhena and sugar syrup.
Unni Appam, meaning 'small appam', is a fried sweet with coconut chunks.
Shor Bhaja, meaning 'noise maker' is made of layers of milk or chenna.
Chanar goja is a form of sugar-coated paneer cubes and is an extremely famous sweet dish.
Sandesh is a very famous Bengali sweet that is made of paneer and sugar and is served in squares.
Jackfruit Halwa is a sweet dish that is extremely famous in Tamil Nadu and Kerala.
Poornalu, meaning 'complete,' is made with rice and dal paste.
Khirer chop is a chop-like sweet filled with kheer and is made of flour and milk.
Sitabhog resembles pulao in appearance and is a sweet dish made of cottage cheese, rice flour, and sugar.
Mysore Pak is made mainly with flour, ghee, and sugar and is popular mainly in South India.
Kheer is prepared in a variety of ways made with rice, milk, and sugar
Chhanamukhi is a Bengali sweet dish that is made of fried paneer or chenna, coated in sugar syrup.
Ada is a rice-based specialty of Kerala and is made during celebrations like Onam.
Doodhpak,meaning 'cooked milk', is a desert from Gujarat.
Goja is a sweet dish that is very popular and is made of flour and hot ghee.
Sukhdi is a sweet from Rajasthan that is made with sugar, jaggery, and ghee.
Mihidana,meaning 'fine grain' is a boondi like sweet dish made of basmati rice and hot ghee.
Kastar Ladoo is a flour-based ladoo that is very popular in West Bengal.
Nolen gurer payeshis a seasonal dessert consumed mainly in winter.
Kheer kadam is a variation of the roshogulla which is coated with kheer and is very delicious.
Motichoor Ladoo, is made of gram flour, sugar, and spices and is popular all over the country is a treat for the taste buds.
Mango Darbesh is made of mango extract, flour, and sugar and is a very popular Bengali dessert.
Rabri is a sweet dish that is popular all over the country and is made from condensed milk.
Muger Jilipi is extremely popular in the district of Haur and is a softer version of Jalebi.
Monda Mithai, is a traditional dish made of jaggery, chhenna, and condensed milk.
Pootharekulu, meaning 'coated-sheet' is a famous rice-based sweet.
