Desserts of Andhra Pradesh

 Desserts of Andhra Pradesh

Desserts are not only used for simply satisfying one’s sweet tooth, but are also used for the purpose of gifting as well. People in Andhra Pradesh are fond of different kinds of sweets and every festival of the state is incomplete without a sweet preparation. Let us take a look at some of the renowned desserts of the state here:

• Attirasaalu – It is a preparation of Vada with rice and jaggery.
  
  
• Pakam undalu – It is prepared by steaming rice flour and adding jaggery and ground nuts to the same.
  
  
• Rava laddu – It is one of the most famous sweets of entire Andhra Pradesh and is made from semolina, milk, ghee and sugar.
  
  
• Sunnundallu – It is another preparation of laddu made from with roasted Urad Dal and Jaggery.
  
  
• Boondi Laddu – It is one of the most famous sweets of entire India and is prepared with gram flour, sugar and ghee.
  
  
• Payasam – It is prepared with boiling rice with milk, sugar and dry fruits on a low flame and is quiet similar to the Kheer of North India.
  
  
• Ravva Kesari – It is a similar dessert as Sooji Halwa of North India, However, the main difference between the two is of color as rava kesari is of more orangish color. It is prepared by roasting semolina in ghee and adding water, sugar, cardamom powder and saffron to the same.
  
  
• Malai Khaja – It is prepared with flour, corn flour, sugar, ghee, khoya and dry fruits and is prepared on special occasions and festivals in the state.
  
  
• Chakkera pongali  - It is prepared with rice, moong dal, jaggery, cardamom powder and ghee and is prepared on a frequent basis in homes of the state.

Some other renowned dessert and sweet preparations of the state include Laskora Undalu (coconut laddu) or Raskora Undalu (coconut laddu), Kakinada Khaja, Tapeswaram Kaja, Ariselu and Bhakshalu or Bobbatlu or Polelu

Breads of Andhra Pradesh

Bread preparation of Andhra Pradesh is quiet similar to the rest of the states of India. Chapati and Puri are prepared in the same ways and are usually served with lentils and potato bajji respectively. Poori sago is one of the most famous dishes found in almost all of the restaurants in Andhra Pradesh. In few parts of Andhra Pradesh, chapatti is prepared with ragi flour and jonna flour at the place of wheat flour and the preparation of the same differ slightly as it is not easy to prepare chapatti from these two grains. Sajja Roti (Millet Flatbread) is another famous bread of Andhra Pradesh. Nokulu annam is another preparation of bread from Andhra Pradesh and is made from jowar and jaggery.

Snacks of Andhra Pradesh

Evening snacks are a must have in homes of Andhra Pradesh and are usually served with tea or coffee. Here are the details of some of the renowned evening snacks of Andhra Pradesh: