Top 3 Traditional Sweets to Enjoy on Janmashtami

Janmashtami is one of the most widely celebrated festivals in India, the occasion of Janmastami/ Krishna Janmashtami/ Gokulashtami marks the birth of Lord Krishna. On this day families celebrating the auspicious occasion prepare a bath for Nand Gopal (Baby Krishna) with water, honey, and milk and then dress him up in new clothes. Next day everyone wakes up early, takes a bath and worships Lord Krishna. Mother and Dadi prepare delicious Janmashtami Sweets and snacks as prasad that fill the home with a comforting aroma.

Here at Sweet karam Coffee, we offer a range of exquisite traditional krishna Janmashtami Sweets that are homemade and handcrafted with love.

1)Wheat Halwa

Amongst the Janmashtami special sweets, the melt in the mouth Wheat Halwa, also known as Godhumai Halwa is a favourite. The sweet has a soft jelly-like texture and is made with wheat, ghee, sugar, sunflower oil, some chopped dry fruits like Cashews, Almonds and Pista. To make the flavour even richer, cardamom is added. This warm and tasty sweet is served on a plantain leaf, and while it originated from south India, the sweet has now become a well-loved delicacy around the world.

Any Janmashtami celebration is incomplete without this soulful Wheat Halwa, so if you’re looking for a place you can get homemade Janmashtami sweets online, then you will love Sweet Karam Coffee’s bestseller Wheat Halwa. We ensure to use high quality ingredients like pure ghee and all our products are made without any use of preservatives.

2)Athirasam

This delicate snack-cum-sweet is made especially as one of the grand sweets of Janmashtami. Athirasam, also known as Adirasam is a thinly-layered crispy melt in the mouth pillowy soft and sweet pastry. At Sweet karam Coffee we prepare it without any use of sugar, instead a rich jaggery is used alongside rice flour (with flavours of cardamom and dry ginger). The word ‘Athirasam’ in itself means ‘boundless sweetness’ which makes it the perfect sweet option to bring boundless happiness.

For anyone looking for Indian sweets for Janmashtami this season that are prepared without preservatives, Sweet Karam Coffee’s Athirasam are preservative-free, traditionally homemade rich sweets, made with love and care.

3)Vella Seedai (Sweet Seedai)

These round sweet and crunchy balls of goodness are a staple in many homes for Janmashtami celebration. The Vella Seedai is another soulful sweet made with rich jaggery, to add such a crunch, the sweet is prepared with rice flour. Each and every bite of Vella Seedai by Sweet Karam Coffee will bring u back to the fondest memories of playing around your mother as she prepared such wholesome Krishna Janmashtami sweets.

Vella Seedai has a hard exterior and a soft interior with shredded coconut, and sesame seeds to add a bit more texture.

Important to note, we make our Vella Seedai without any use of maida, hence they are one of the best Janmashtami sweets for you to buy online.

So there you have it, our top 3 Janmashtami sweets for you to try this season. At Sweet Karam Coffee, we care for your well-being and prepare every sweet, every snack– may it be for a special occasion like Diwali or Janmashtami with the best ingredients and no use of any additives. We hope these Krishna Janmashtami sweets bring you as much happiness as it brought us to prepare them for you. So, bring your family together and celebrate Lord Krishna’s birth with Sweet Karam Coffee by your side.

Happy Krishna Janmshtami everyone!