page_title: Sweets from the Indian subcontinent
section_title: Narkel/Narkol Naru
hierarchical_section_title: Sweets from the Indian subcontinent / Varieties (in alphabetical order) / Narkel/Narkol Naru
caption_attribution_description: Sweets, desserts shops in India
context_page_description: Sweets from the Indian subcontinent are the confectionery and desserts of the Indian subcontinent. Thousands of dedicated shops in India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal and Sri Lanka sell nothing but sweets.
  Sugarcane has been grown in the Indian subcontinent for thousands of years, and the art of refining sugar was invented there 8000 years ago by the Indus Valley Civilisation. The English word "sugar" comes from a Sanskrit word sharkara for the refined sugar, while the word "candy" comes from Sanskrit word khaanda for the unrefined sugar– one of the simplest raw forms of sweet. Over its long history, cuisines of the Indian subcontinent developed a diverse array of sweets. Some claim there is no other region in the world where sweets are so varied, so numerous, or so invested with meaning as the Indian subcontinent.
  In the diverse languages of the Indian subcontinent, sweets are called by numerous names, one common name being Mithai. They include sugar, and a vast array of ingredients such as different flours, milk, milk solids, fermented foods, root vegetables, raw and roasted seeds, seasonal fruits, fruit pastes and dry fruits.
context_section_description: Narikel Naru is a ball-shaped sweet from Bengal. It is made from condensed milk and coconut and is served during Kojagori Lakshmi Puja, Poush Parbon (Makar Sankranti), and several other occasions.
caption: Street shop for sweets in Rajasthan, India
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