Desserts & Sweets
Traditional mithai, modern desserts, and festive sweets.
All Pakistan • 14 recipesAbout Desserts & Sweets Cuisine
Traditional mithai, modern desserts, and festive sweets. Explore our collection of 14 authentic desserts & sweets recipes from the All Pakistan region, each with step-by-step instructions, pro tips, and the cultural stories behind the dishes.
All Desserts & Sweets Recipes (14)
Gajar Ka Halwa
Slow-cooked grated carrots in milk with sugar, cardamom, and nuts — winter favorite.
Kheer
Creamy rice pudding cooked slowly in milk with cardamom, saffron, and pistachios.
Suji Ka Halwa
Golden semolina pudding cooked with ghee, sugar, and cardamom — quick festive sweet.
Ras Malai
Soft milk dumplings floating in sweetened saffron-cardamom milk — elegant dessert.
Jalebi
Crispy pretzel-shaped sweets soaked in saffron sugar syrup — crunchy and sweet.
Kulfi
Dense Pakistani ice cream with pistachios and cardamom — no churn needed.
Barfi
Fudge-like milk sweet cut into diamonds — available in countless flavors.
Lab-e-Shireen
Festive vermicelli dessert with fruits, cream, and jelly — celebration essential.
Shahi Tukray
Royal bread pudding soaked in sweetened condensed milk with nuts and saffron.
Phirni
Ground rice pudding set in clay pots, garnished with pistachios and rose petals.
Zarda
Sweet saffron rice with nuts, raisins, and cardamom — wedding feast dessert.
Laddu
Round sweet balls made from gram flour, ghee, and sugar — festive favorite.
Sohan Halwa
Dense, chewy halwa from Multan made with ghee, wheat sprouts, and nuts.
Falooda
Layered rose milk dessert drink with vermicelli, basil seeds, and ice cream.