8 Bengali Winter Sweets, Worth a Drool

Pathishapta is a sweet roll with a filling inside. The filling is usually composed of coconut or chaana, Cashew, raisins and lot of dry fruits can be added to the filling. Pathishapta becomes a drool if you pour few spoons of nolen gur to it. You can try this at local confectionary or visit any Bengali household during Sankranti.

Kheer in Bengali is called ‘payesh’. This is a dessert that mostly happens during birthday celebrations. If any family member has their birthday during winter, then the lucky one gets the payesh prepared with gur. In case of nolen gurer payesh, the taste, aroma and feel are much different than usual white kheer. This one is heavy to tuck in.

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