Tag: Sweets

Til Bugga (Sesame Sweet)

Til Bugga (Sesame Sweet)

Til Bugga is a healthy and tasty winter dessert that is a popular sweet eaten during makarsakranti (a hindu festival). Til or sesame is a rich source of calcium and jaggery powder is known to purify blood, improve digestion and relieve constipation.

Burmese Pathein Halwa

Burmese Pathein Halwa

The Pathein Halwa is a traditional Burmese dessert. It was first sold in Bassein (now Pathein), a delta valley town in the 1930s.