5 Best Diwali Sweets to Try in Oman

1. Motichoor Ladoo
An exotic Indian dessert made of small balls (boondi) made out of gram flour or besan and fried in oil. It’s later soaked in sugar syrup and garnished with slivers of pistachios or almonds.
Try at: Bombay Sweets, Rex Road
+968 2483 3827

2. Gulab Jamun
This milk and flour-based dessert is traditionally made from fresh curdled milk that is kneaded into dough, shaped into round balls, and deep-fried. Later these fried dumplings are soaked in sugar syrup.
Try at: The Bollywood, Qurum
+968 2456 5653/ +968 9984 9265

3. Kesar Peda
This homemade saffron-flavoured fudge is made of khoya, milk, ghee, and saffron. It is generally yellow in colour owing to the saffron strands and is garnished with chopped nuts, often pistachios.
Try at: Kamat Restaurant, Ruwi
+968 2478 3300

4. Dates Barfi
With seedless dates, cashews, almonds, pistachios, condensed milk, and clarified butter, these are truly delicious northern Indian treats. For those who are health conscious there’s a sugar free option.
Try at: Kesar, MBD
+968 2470 7172/ +968 2470 6969

5. Kaju Cassata
These luscious fudges are a Diwali favourite, made out of almonds, ghee, sugar, cashew nuts, cocoa powder, saffron, and water.
Try at: Ghasitaram, Al Khuwair
+968 2448 2100