This festival season, make it special with innovative desserts | Think of the Indo-fusion touch to begin the celebration

Desserts are the pinnacle of any meal and gathering. This festival season, make it special with innovative desserts. Think of the Indo-fusion touch to begin the celebration with family, friends and the closest to your heart!

Gulab jamun cheesecake | We found this dessert for the celebrations quite unique and delightful. Not at all a time consuming effort, where you make your cheesecake just the normal way but fill it in with gulab jamuns instead. East meets West here, and when garnished with the choicest of nuts and fruits, each bite gets more heavenly and crunchier.

Apple jalebis | Don’t we love the crunchy sweetened moistness of a jalebi, especially when served hot? Jalebis are mouth-watering desserts but this time, don’t just serve them plain. Conjure them up with a twist to the traditional dessert: apple pieces are dipped in the batter and fried; later on immersed in the sweetened sugar syrup. Toppings can be rose ice cream or pure chocolate and vanilla sauce on the rings.

Kiwi barfis | Badaam barfis are what our mouths are so used to, but for a change, combine them with the tanginess of the Kiwi? Instead of badam and nuts as the base, kiwi fruit can be used too. This makes for a crunchy and moist bite each time, with a garnishing of nuts and fruits with a touch of kesar.

Jaggery flavoured yogurt | If sugar is what you want to stay away from and yet have something sweet, think of jaggery. Instead of whipping up sour yogurt with dry fruits and nuts, only to be stirred with sugar; a healthier choice for sweetening is jaggery. Garnish the jaggery yogurt cups with dry fruits and a touch of kesar before you serve them chilled.

Spicy strawberry citrus chutney | A delightful side dish or a dessert as you may call it, spicy strawberry citrus chutney is lip smacking, spicy and with a twist of sweetness. Garnish with fresh herbs and lemon rinds for a little more crunchy acceptable bitterness to the flavour, but do mix a few strawberry pieces too, to add more bites per spoon you scoop.

Let us know how you liked the different ways of presenting Indian desserts and the Indo-fusion touch each had!