Pakistani Desserts Recipes

Explore traditional Pakistani sweets including creamy kheer, gulab jamun, gajar ka halwa, jalebi and ras malai. Follow simple methods for festive occasions or everyday desserts.

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Gajar Ka Halwa Recipe 70 min · Serves 6 Rich Pakistani gajar ka halwa made by slowly cooking grated carrots with milk, sugar, cardamom and ghee until concentrated and glossy. Gulab Jamun Recipe 50 min · Serves 8 Soft Pakistani gulab jamun made from a tender milk-powder dough, fried slowly for even cooking and soaked in warm cardamom syrup. Jalebi Recipe 2 hr · Serves 6 Crisp Pakistani jalebi spirals made from a lightly fermented flour batter, fried at controlled heat and dipped briefly in warm cardamom syrup. Ras Malai Recipe 3 hrs 10 min including chilling · Serves 6 Soft Pakistani ras malai with tender milk-powder patties gently cooked in cardamom-scented sweet milk, then chilled and topped with pistachios. Rice Kheer Recipe 75 min · Serves 6 Creamy Pakistani rice kheer slowly simmered with basmati rice, full-fat milk and cardamom, then finished with nuts for a rich but spoonable texture. Sheer Khurma Recipe 35 min · Serves 6 Festive Pakistani sheer khurma with roasted vermicelli, milk, dates, nuts and cardamom, traditionally enjoyed around Eid. Suji Halwa Recipe 25 min · Serves 5 Classic Pakistani suji halwa with semolina slowly toasted in ghee, then cooked with warm cardamom syrup until soft, glossy and fragrant.

Cooking Pakistani Desserts Recipes

These recipes are designed for home cooking with familiar ingredients and straightforward methods. Read the complete recipe before starting, prepare ingredients in advance, and adjust chilli, salt and cooking time according to your taste and equipment.

Pakistani desserts often rely on gentle heat, careful measuring and patient stirring. Reduce milk or syrup slowly, prevent sticking, and add cardamom, saffron or nuts near the end so their fragrance stays fresh.

Use a heavy-based pan and steady, moderate heat for milk sweets and halwa. Stir more frequently as mixtures thicken, add delicate aromatics near the end, and allow syrup-soaked desserts to rest long enough to absorb flavour.

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