Indian Sweets Calories Chart Biography
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Chances are, your first experience with an Indian dessert was tasting a lot of deep-fried flour and sugar.
November 13 is Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights and an annual celebration of good conquering evil. On this day, Hindus, Sikhs, Jains and members of other religions take the day to remember the significance of the Hindu God Lord Rama coming home after being exiled for 14 years. And like any festive holiday, people celebrating Diwali also squeeze in as much family time and food as they can.
Indian sweets or mithai are served as both a religious offering and celebratory dessert. And they're usually, well, sweet. Mixed with flour, sugar and often milk products, sweets are flavoured with traditional toppings like pistachios, almonds and saffron.
Other traditional activities include lighting small tealights called diyas around the house for a week and visiting a temple for blessings.
Most holidays mean we temporarily abstain from our diets, because you can't fully celebrate all festivities without indulging in some sugar. For Diwali, popular Indian desserts include jalebi, which is a deep-fried swirly dough, drenched in sugar syrup and orange food colouring and gulab jamun, which is deep-fried dough balls also drenched in sugar syrup.
But don't be fooled — Indian desserts may be oily and sugary, but the Indian diet is one of the most healthiest in the world. A typical Indian diet includes whole grains, fruits, vegetables, legumes, nuts and sugar-free yogurt, according to LiveStrong.com. Most Indian dishes are created from scratch, avoiding any preservatives or added sugars, and turmeric, used extensively in Indian cooking, has been closely linked to protecting against Alzheimer's disease.
Taking our own spin on some of these popular desserts, we've also added a calorie count and a simple (most of the time) exercise that can burn off that deep-fried sugary treat. Happy Diwali!
LOOK: 10 popular Indian sweets and the activities you can do to burn them off:
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Gulab Jamun
THE DISH: Gulab Jamun is a popular Indian dessert made with fried dough and milk. Rolled into balls, the dough is then chilled in sugar syrup.
CALORIE COUNT: Two balls have about 387 calories.
BURN IT: Jumping rope for 43 minutes will help burn about 400 calories, according to LiveStrong.com.
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Gulab Jamun:
THE DISH: Gulab Jamun is a popular Indian dessert made with fried dough and milk. Rolled into balls, the dough is then chilled in sugar syrup.
CALORIE COUNT: Two balls have about 387 calories.
BURN IT: Jumping rope for 43 minutes will help burn about 400 calories, according to LiveStrong.com.
Jalebi:
THE DISH: Keeping with the trend of deep-fried goodness, jalebi is also fried wheat flour (twisted into swirls or pretzel shapes) and dipped in sugar syrup. It gets its bright orange colour from food colouring.
CALORIE COUNT: One piece is about 150 calories.
BURN IT: Dancing for 24 minutes (with some Bollywood tunes) can burn up to 150 calories.
Laddu (Or Ladoo):
THE DISH: Laddo is a ball-shaped dessert that is made from flour and sugar. They come in different colours, including yellow and orange.
CALORIE COUNT: One piece has about 185 calories.
BURN IT: Changing your sheets for 30 minutes (maybe for a few beds?) can burn up to 185 calories, according to Quickiechick.com.
Ras Malai:
THE DISH: Ras malai is usually made with powdered milk, eggs and flour, then moulded into balls and served with sugar, cream and milk.
CALORIE COUNT: One piece has about 180 calories.
BURN IT: Rake for about 30 minutes and spend 15 minutes cleaning up the leaves — you can burn about 200 calories, according to Self.com.
Peda:
THE DISH: Peda is made with thickened milk, sugar and flavourings like pistachios, cardamom and saffron.
CALORIE COUNT: One piece has about 82 calories.
BURN IT: One round of cleaning for 20 minutes (including sweeping) can burn up to 80 calories, according to eHow.com.
Halwa:
THE DISH: Halwa is typically made with a flour base or nut base and often contains semolina. Halwa can be made with carrots, pistachios or almonds.
CALORIE COUNT: One piece has about 100 calories.
BURN IT: You'll need a windy day, but flying a kite for 20 minutes can burn 100 calories.
Kheer:
THE DISH: Kheer is the South Asian version of rice pudding, made with milk, sugar and toppings like almonds and cashews.
CALORIE COUNT: One serving has 270 calories.
BURN IT: Running about 10 kms (6 miles) can burn up to 270 calories, according to LiveStrong.com.
Kaju Katli:
THE DISH: Kaju katli is made from ground cashews and sugar. The sweet (also called a barfi) is topped with an edible silver foil.
CALORIE COUNT: One piece has about 58 calories.
BURN IT: Chewing calorie-free gum for four-and-a-half hours can burn 50 calories.
Karanji:
THE DISH: Karanji is a dough pastry filled with coconut or sugar and fruit.
CALORIE COUNT: One serving has about 224 calories.
BURN IT: A combination of steps, toe-taps and mountain climbers for 20 minutes can burn off 225 calories, according to Fitness Magazine.
Cham Cham (Chum Chum):
THE DISH: Cham Cham, or Chum Chum, is a popular Bengali dessert made with flour, sugar and coconut flakes.
CALORIE COUNT: One piece has about 175 calories.
BURN IT: Try boxing! One round of kick boxing (for about 15 minutes) can burn up to 175 calories,
Gulab Jamun 150 Dancing for 30 minutes at moderate speed
Rasgulla 125 15 minutes of step aerobics
Kaju Katli 58 Running for 3 minutes at the speed of 16 km/h
Burfi 142 Approx. 25 minutes of brisk walking
Mysore Pak 357 38 minutes of swimming (speed of 1.5 km/h)
Kaju Burfi 83 Running for 5 minutes at the speed of 16 km/h
Jalebi 200 Gardening for 30 minutes
Panut Burfi 81 Running for 5 minutes at the speed of 16 km/h
Milk Cake 224 Jogging for 30 minutes
Khoya and Sooji Ladoo 134 Cycling for 20 minutes at the speed of 20 km/h
Motichur Ladoo 150 Climbing steps for 30 minutes
Chocolate Burfi 141 Ride a bike at moderate speed for 20 minutes
Coconut Burfi 192 Playing badminton for 40 minutes
Coconut & Sooji Ladoo 173 Mowing the loan for 40 minutes
Besan Ladoo 153 Washing car for 30 minutes
Tl ke Ladoo 80 Ironing clothes for 20 minutes
Rice Kheer 141 Doing rigorous household work for 30 minutes
Gujiya 501 Skipping rope for 40 minutes
Sohan Halwa 399 Playing squash for 35 minutes
Atta Halwa 263 1 hour of painting home or office
Sheera 181 Jogging for 25 minutes
Malpua 325 Playing golf for 1 hour
Indian Sweets Calories Chart
Indian Sweets Calories Chart
Indian Sweets Calories Chart
Indian Sweets Calories Chart
Indian Sweets Calories Chart
Indian Sweets Calories Chart
Indian Sweets Calories Chart
Indian Sweets Calories Chart
Indian Sweets Calories Chart
Indian Sweets Calories Chart
Indian Sweets Calories Chart
Indian Sweets Calories Chart
Indian Sweets Calories Chart
Indian Sweets Calories Chart
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