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Top 10 Traditional Indian Desserts You Need to Try
Indian sweets — mithai — are among the world's most complex and ancient confections. From the rose water-soaked Gulab Jamun consumed at over 500 million weddings annually to the Mughal-era Kulfi and the Bengal-born Rasgulla with its UNESCO-worthy GI tag dispute, these 10 desserts represent 3,000 years of culinary artistry across India's 28 states and 8 union territories.
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