India has a wide variety of desserts. Many popular Indian deserts such as Rasgula in are common throughout South Asia while many other are local favorite are typical to only an ethnic group in India.

Indian desserts can be divided into two categories. First category is milk based such as Rasbari, Peda, Burfi etc. The second category of Indian dessert are based on flour such as Lal Mohan, Malpuwa, Halwa, Ladoo etc.