Showing posts with label Gifts for Holi. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Gifts for Holi. Show all posts

Top Ten Traditional Indian Sweets Famous in Overseas as well!!

Indians are famous for having sweet tooth. There are countless number of desserts which are consumed in joyful festivals like Holi, Diwali & other special occasions. In fact Indian sweet desserts are very popular throughout the world.

Traditional sweets delicacies such as Gujiya, Rabri, Rasgulla Laddo, Burfee are some of the popular sweets among people staying in overseas. You can buy these mouth watering products from online portals & send Holi gifts to USA, UK, Japan, Europe & parts of Asia for your loved one residing there. Therefore the best way to send the Indian sweets overseas is through online stores.

Here are a few popular Indian sweets that have gained immense popularity in foreign countries.

1.    Gujiya
Gujiya is also known as Holi guijya because it is closely associated with these colourful festivals. These are basically stuffed dumplings stuffed with coconut grate and roasted semolina. Then deep fried in oil & dipped in thick sugar syrup.

2.    Rabri
It is a unique delicacy of Benaras region of India It is made of condensed milk, saffron (i.e. kesar) and crushed dry fruits like almonds, pistachio are mixed. It is served hot after full coarse meal or it can be kept in refrigerator to serve it cold.

3.    Sonpapdi
This a very common sweet from Gujarat yet always in demand in other states of India well as overseas. It is squared shape sweet made up of gram flour & ghee and usually served as thin flakes, garnished with Pistachio.

4.    Malpua
It is one of the famous Indian delicacies in eastern India especially West Bengal. It is a pancake made up of all purpose flour, semolina & deeply fried as well as soaked in sugar syrup. Rose water or cardimons are added for giving flavours.

5.    Rasgulla
It is another popular Indian sweets originally from West Bengal, but delightfully eaten by all Indians. These sweet desserts look like white spongy balls made from cottage cheese. They are dipped in light syrup.

6.     Sandesh

This is wonderful dessert from Bengal & it is prepared from milk as well as sugar. People also use cottage cheese prepared from by soared milk. These mouth watering sweets can be presented in a variety of shapes, sizes, colours & designs. Few popular types are sandesh made from jaggery, orange sandesh, mango sandesh, sandesh made from ice cream & strawberry etc.

7.    Barfee
It is prepared out of condensed milk as well as sugar untill it gets solidified & unique shapes are given Common varieties are Khoya barfi or the product made purely from thickened milk, Kaaju barfi/Katli  crushed cashews & added generously. Another variety is special barfee is made from blanched pistachios. They are found in different shapes and colours. Chocolate barfee is also very popular among this category of sweets.

8.    Peda
Besides Gujiya, Holi is also famous for peda & offered to Indian Gods. However they are very tasty and are prepared in round shapes. The main ingredients are khoya, sugar and flavorings agents like cardimons seeds, edible rose water, pistachio nuts and saffron. The colour of peda sweets varies from a creamy to caramel white colours.

9.    Rasmalai
This sweet dish item is originally believed to have come from Indian state of Odisha. The word Ras means juice and Malai means cream in Hindi. It is described as a tasty flat & round cheese cake dipped in condensed milk & flavoured with finely chopped Pistachios.

10.    Kalakand
It is a milky sweet, also known as milk cake. It is key ingredient is milk that’s why it appears white in colour. It is also served during auspicious festivals like Holi, Navratris and other Indian festivals.

So these are some of the famous Indian sweets which are equally popular & desirable by people staying overseas. You can buy these traditional sweets in fresh & delicious packages from Giftalove.

Sensational yet Budget-Friendly Holi Gifts 2015!

So, it’s Holi fever that you’re likely to go hangover with. Slowly the environment is taking its turn to welcome the spring season whole heartedly and with it there will be swing of holi gifts 2015 too!

We all are aware of Holi festival, isn’t it and any description from my side again would be something you don’t want. Well without taking much of your time or lingering our main subject around, here I’m going to list some hot holi gifts 2015 just for you. Take a look……………….

Exciting Holi Hamper: Let me ask you one thing. Would you like to be at safe side? As there is just one week left to Holi, hardly you’ll have time to scoop through one shop to another to find the type of gifts you like, right? So here I’m presenting exciting holi hamper featuring gujiya, bhujiya and colours packed in one! As Holi is the celebration of colours and munchies, I bet this hamper will meet your gifting needs and budget as well.

Elegant Holi Combo: It sounds a little bizarre giving just a pack of colours or gulals to loved ones as Holi gifts. Why not add a little zing to your gift? Elegant holi combo is what lets you make a memorable gifting impression. It features a bucket replica container full of crunchy cashews and four other small glasses packed with colours. Now satiating the little hanger pangs and smoldering the faces with colours will go side by side!

Air pressure Water Gun with Holi Sweets: As it’s holi festival, forgetting kids would be the biggest mistake ever! How can we forget not getting our kiddos that colourful pichkari or the water gun he/she has demanded? It’s time to paint their innocent faces with a bigger smile! A combo of colourful air pressure gun and a pack of holi gujiya sweets is your kiddo guest will enjoy to the fullest!

Although there are countless gifts too choose from, the aforesaid gifts are really perfect for Holi 2015. But before giving them a try, figure out below given points to make your gifting even more memorable.

•    The gift you’re about to choose should portray the true picture of the celebration.
•    It should be picked by contemplating the spirit of celebration.
•    The relation you share with the recipient is important.
•    The gift itself should pass on the message.
•    You can send holi gifts through post to those staying far off.
•    You can use online gifting sites for better gift ideas.
•    Decide the gift as per your budget.
•    Before hopping to buy the gift, figure out your recipient’s likes and dislikes.
•    Try to find out those gifts for which the receiver has been longing for months.

Last but not least, remember it’s the feeling behind the gift that means a lot, not the price tag! So happy gifting for Holi 2015!