Which Indian Sweet to Buy Online & Send as Diwali & Eid Gifts
India is a land of festivals and the rich culture and tradition of the land has given birth to many sweet dishes to celebrate every occasion or a festival in its own way. Whether it is the Pongal in South or Baisakhi in north, whether it is Diwali or Ramadan, every occasion is celebrated with the flavors of traditional sweets that makes the festival even more enjoyable for the countrymen. Wedding and engagements have their own "must have" sweets based on the region and religion.
Divided by zones, united by sweets
Some of the common traditional sweets of the land of India are Gulab Jamun, Jalebi, Gajar ka halwa, Payasam, gujia, Puran Puli etc. which have their origin in different parts of the country. While the western part of the country enjoys the traditional sweets Puran Puli, Modak or Karanji, the eastern part enjoys the delicacies of Pithas and Rasogollas. The southern part of the country has its own Payasam and then the northern part boasts about sweets like Gulab Jamun, Jalebi, Mawa mithai whci hare just to name a few of the long list of traditional sweets available for various festive occasions in India.
Online shopping of Indian sweets
If anyone thinks of doing Indian sweets online shopping, they would be surprised to see that how many varied options are available and that too each of the sweet options are customized and tailor made for every festival. For example, a Diwali gift basket that is being sold maximum during the festival of lights, Diwali would typically have contents which would never match the contents of a Eid Gift basket.
Celebrating Eid with Indian sweets
In the ninth month of Hijri when holy Ramadam is celebrated by people of Islamic origin for a full month, Eid gift basket finds its importance as people send gifts to break the fast of Ramadan. The gift basket would typically contain chocolates and dry fruits, but then as a special flavor the gift basket also has space for a lot of traditional Indian sweets that include the famous Halwa, which is made of many varities of ingredients like Sooji, Apple, Carrot, sweet potato and many more. Apart from the Halwa, another traditional Indian sweets that finds its place in the gift basket is the Laddoo and the Barfi which is also made with various ingredients like coconut, mawa, dry fruits etc.
Diwali is not over without having some sweets
The holy festival of Diwali is celebrated with three things in the land of India – Lights, crackers 'and sweets. The festivities won’t be over if a Diwali gift basket does not find its place in every house. Big or small, but a box of sweets is a must gift during the festival of Diwali. The traditional sweets that finds its place in the gift basket generally include the Laddoo, Kaju Katli, Barfi, Rava Kesari, just to name a few.
These sweets are dry in nature hence are being used for gift baskets, but then there are many traditional sweets which are liquid in nature and are being prepared in almost every Indian house during the festival of Diwali. These sweets are the Ras Malai, Gulab Jamun, Rasogolla, Badam kheer etc.
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