Jermainerated4.0
7 yrs ago
My knowledge of Indian sweets was limited to gulab jamun and other desserts like ras malai or rice kheer, so Maharaja Sweets & Snacks has been on my go-to list for a while. I was amazed (and slightly overwhelmed) by all the options.
The desserts are all colorful, coming in a variety of small, bite-sized shapes. I didn’t know so many came decked out in silver foil, but it felt so fairytale-like. An older gentleman noticed me struggling to figure out what sweets to try and laughed, only adding that he too felt like that on his visits to this place.
All in all, I paid around $20 for 18 different sweets. I figured I would get some sweets from one section of the store and work my way around in subsequent visits to the area. =) Although they’re quite small, each of them pack quite a lot of flavor and sweetness, so I imagine one is more than enough for dessert after a meal.
Personal favorites: **kheer mohan (brown oval—creamy and decadent), anarkali (small white mountain with red on top), khadam kheer (silver foil ball with almond on top with a surprise filling), and gajar pak (brown square—tastes like smoky carrot cake)
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Description corresponding to the photo of Indian sweets I got:
1st row, from left to right: gajar pak (brown square), shari ladoo (light orange ball), kesar pista sandesh (white cylinder with yellow in middle), khadam kheer (silver foil ball with almond on top), badam peda (silver foil rectangle), cream roll (white oval with orange x-marks on top)
2nd row: coconut burfi (green square), rose bahaar (silver foil square with pink in middle), kesar ladoo (orange ball), malai sandesh (white square with faded orange dot in middle), kheer mohan (brown oval), anarkali (small white mountain with red on top)
3rd row: moti pak (orange square), anjeer burfi (looked and tasted like traditional fruitcake), kaju kamal (green ball with silver foil), special sandesh (white ball), bengali champ (yellow oval with silver foil), pakiza (white oval with foil around the middle)