Sweet INDIAN STREET FOOD Tour in North India India's Dessert Capital



I'm such a bad boy I'm gonna have to exercise twice as much tomorrow when it comes to Indian cuisine there's one type of food that absolutely cannot be overlooked dessert and here they do dessert unlike any place I've seen before oh man this whole thing is just full of sugary syrup this is like my kind of hot tub right here every region in India does dessert a little differently but in jodpur there's no doubt that they love their dairy anywhere they can put milk in a recipe they will today we'll be checking out some super simple classic street food sweets he's making this gigantic one fries record-breaking jellybeans all the way to some crazy complex dessert preparations you've never seen before Wow that is very labor-intensive 


I'll come across ingredients that I've never even heard of this is gold and there will be plenty of balls to save as born hmm get ready to satisfy your sweet tooth today we'll find out if jodpur is the real dessert capital of India jodpur native fashion blogger and food lover Archana is gonna be my guide today she's done a bit of modeling - I do a bit of modeling you know like when people do it before and after I'll just do that before photo where are we right now I see a bunch of tourists and a lot of people carrying stuff on their head I really like that what is Jota for bringing to Desert in India it's basically the mixture of saffron and llama what is momma milk scholars like boiling boiled milk and it's turned into mama a paste oil thing are we gonna try that today yeah haha awesome tree mishra lal hotel is a landmark in jodpur central market oh and it's not even a hotel this place is it more famous for desserts or for being a hotel Oh miss it is that it says Hotel right here for the last 90 years this place has been crafting the perfect dessert menu what are we here for we're going to eat it's a bit heavy - okay let's - enough this rowdy is made with milk that's been boiled until becoming thick this is called mawa in Hindi sugar is added for sweetness with a splash of rose water mixed with cardamom on top look at this essentially dehydrated milk with sugar so it's like very rich creamy and then chunky take a nice big bite you like it definitely unusual the milky consistency it's a little like cottage cheese but sweets the flavor it's premium sweet it almost tastes like a little bit of a honey honey honey bottoms up we're just getting started with so many sweets available this place has a huge kitchen prep area and we're getting a behind-the-scenes look at what they're making next we have come to the preparation rooms at this hotel again it's not a real hotel but if it was this is the room I would stay in what is this called miss Sheila really have 


I mentioned that jodpur loves dairy here they start with mawa then add a slew of ingredients including sugar and saffron which gives it its vibrant yellow color this cooks in a wok until it becomes the paste you see now this is my offering to your team what do you think yes thank you once the ball is formed it gets a little stamp of approval it's beautiful essentially they've gotta stand it here do you think we could like all eat one together guys could you please join me in eating one of these for my show yeah Cheers mmm is very thick almost like play-doh like a softer play-doh a ton of saffron flavor coming through and to get it so fresh right from the bowlers themselves gentlemen thank you so much first of all be careful crossing the street where are we headed right now we're going to Moore to the Navy I know jelly bean it's like one of my favorite desserts all it's like a giant funnel cake that's magical it's just basic flour batter sugar is there something special about this place this is Daniel these peptides enemies yeah and there's a line wow this place is popular hi there are you doing whoa what is happening over here oh that's for me whoa he's making this gigantic one for us record breaking jelly bean oh so right here 


taking it out of the oil he puts it in the sugar he kind of keeps it submerged for a little bit whoa that is nuts look at this thank you sir look at that huge jelly me the biggest he makes possibly and we're gonna try to break some of it off oh it's very brittle I've never had it this way it's so thin you ready to just try it out let's go for it oh it's so toasty crunching when you take a bite the sugar gushes out of it that is just straight and guilty pleasure I'm such a bad boy I'm gonna have to exercise twice as much tomorrow me doom next we're headed to one of the most iconic confectionaries perhaps in all of India jodpur sweets with a reputation so strong that copycat shops with the same name has sprung up all over the place it's that good when you come in here you've got a sweet to it okay your boyfriend just broke up with you you're sad you're gonna eat away your loneliness what do you come in here and try yeah 


I got a real honest answer the Kaju katli will mend our broken hearts super-sweet made with a ton of crushed cashews you're saying this is so sweet so delicious it could cure any loneliness or heartbreak all right Cheers Oh mm-hmm it tastes like dried fruit mixed with molasses maybe and that's been a long tradition in any of having this over on top with so much to choose from our try to recommend some of the most unique treats offered here what is that is it actually a rose flavored yes I must say India is the only place I've been to where they season deserts with flowers which other one do you think this is the famous three absorber it's like my great-great grandfather's dying classic yeah okay let's try some of the oil and some of the newer Oh beautiful presentation okay I think we start with the classic and then we'll work our way up to this rose one though these balls look somewhat similar their preparation couldn't be more different Ladue means ball and the robbery ladoo starts with a mohawk gram flour batter that's then strained through this skimmer spoon creating tiny fried little balls those get tossed into a sweet syrup saffron and cardamom blend finally they add cardamom powder rose petals fresh ones almonds and press them into the balls you see here 


now to you is this a one fighter no two better yeah are you ready Cheers whoa that is so rich so sugary kind of grumbling ton of saffron in here boom it feels luxurious is this what Kings would eat back in the day yeah I feel like a king as I eat this hmm the Rose bottom ladoo has a very different preparation starting with the dough made of saturated and blended almonds and sugar that's right this big ball of paste consists mainly of almonds then they pile on roasted almonds and Rose syrup mix it up ball it up then even more Rose syrup and actual dry rose petals finally it's garnished with pistachio flakes and ready to eat which is my favorite part is allowing me involved yeah do people ever say like you don't have the lot do is to mess with me does anyone say that no that guy's got a lot hmm let's try it out I don't one buyer watch this 


oh very sweet obviously it's kind of similar texture but has some crunch in there with a nut but man Rose flavoring that is out there has really perfu me kind of aroma to it that you taste up in your nose are you still working on that yeah delicious I love it but that's not why we came here is it we're here for a super secret dessert but first the owner is showing me how all this sweets making is possible every floor above their main room or they're serving the dessert is just full of pots and pans and cooking different things going on look at this place how many people are working here creating all this food I don't whoa it's not so obvious downstairs but then you come up the elevator and you just see there's so many tests to be done now here they're making rasgulla here they are making mawa so this whole machine they put normal milk in here when it's solid enough you just dump it into here I would love to try it this is a kind of common ingredient here my walk right we did with the hand you get a bunch of this it's ready hard it is very hot it's kind of sticky there it is 


I can't hold it too long it's it's burning my hand you try together let's do it Wow it is like the curd part of cottage cheese with sugar added so it's a little sticky as you chew it this is sweet something that goes around all the people we give a sword it's really odd that is delicious Wow thank you very much we came here for one of the most unique desserts in all of India it's called pista pan gallery with some ingredients I've never met before what is this one it looks like caramelized onions no it's not it's noise mom look at this that's so nuts but it looks like they've caramelized them maybe there's some sugar mixed in there with them before we cook it we're gonna just sample it a little bit oh very perfume that is a very interesting ingredient one of the most complex but satisfying sweets I've ever discovered you can't appreciate this food without understanding what goes into it first they need to make the punt or green portion of the dessert it starts with cashews and pistachios that have been soaked in water then ground into a paste then they prepare the wok I think it becomes kind of a syrup ah yeah 


I guess I did learn a thing or two in food college then they add ghee and the ground nut paste pistachio powder brings out more pistachio flavor and eventually the whole concoction becomes a vibrant green paste oh that is a beautiful shade of green while that cools down we make the masala or the red part rose petals pistachios roasted almonds me Sri or sugar crystals poppy seeds and their own luxurious punch at me what is going on here this is gold it's not gold it's a silver leaves and it's mixed with sugar syrup and saffron alright my wish did not come true after it's mixed in settles for an hour it looks like this how many kilograms of desserts have you secretly just all sweet before sending it hey I feel that now the assembly flattening the green pistachio paste and cut it into squares each piece is shaped into a small cone then stuffed with our beautiful masala silver is carefully wrapped around the pond then the final touch made with a saffron and rosewater mixture he's giving a little bindi to it yeah wait is that right yeah all right so we're all going to try it out right with you guys - how do you say cheers okay great Cheers thank you so much mmm I was delicious 


when I had this alone way too powerful is very intense with this kind of wonderful chewy sheet of pistachio with that nuttiness balances out the perfume enos so much it's a perfect blend so good I could even just read this - whether it's complex or super simple India knows how to take desserts to a whole new level I want to say thank you so much for joining me today such a treat to have you by my side this whole day explaining all this amazing cuisine to me for you guys you can check out our channel on Instagram also for you guys this video was made possible by one trip Vietnam one trip is the highest rated tour company in Vietnam doing tours from north to south in all major cities including Hanoi new chang-dong ym and Saigon you can experience food tours adventure tours.