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Chances are, your first experience with an Indian dessert was tasting a lot of deep-fried flour and sugar.

November 13 is Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights and an annual celebration of good conquering evil. On this day, Hindus, Sikhs, Jains and members of other religions take the day to remember the significance of the Hindu God Lord Rama coming home after being exiled for 14 years. And like any festive holiday, people celebrating Diwali also squeeze in as much family time and food as they can.

Indian sweets or mithai are served as both a religious offering and celebratory dessert. And they're usually, well, sweet. Mixed with flour, sugar and often milk products, sweets are flavoured with traditional toppings like pistachios, almonds and saffron.

Other traditional activities include lighting small tealights called diyas around the house for a week and visiting a temple for blessings.

Most holidays mean we temporarily abstain from our diets, because you can't fully celebrate all festivities without indulging in some sugar. For Diwali, popular Indian desserts include jalebi, which is a deep-fried swirly dough, drenched in sugar syrup and orange food colouring and gulab jamun, which is deep-fried dough balls also drenched in sugar syrup.

But don't be fooled — Indian desserts may be oily and sugary, but the Indian diet is one of the most healthiest in the world. A typical Indian diet includes whole grains, fruits, vegetables, legumes, nuts and sugar-free yogurt, according to LiveStrong.com. Most Indian dishes are created from scratch, avoiding any preservatives or added sugars, and turmeric, used extensively in Indian cooking, has been closely linked to protecting against Alzheimer's disease.

Taking our own spin on some of these popular desserts, we've also added a calorie count and a simple (most of the time) exercise that can burn off that deep-fried sugary treat. Happy Diwali!

Indian cuisine has been around for at least 2500-3000 years and it has changed much over the years. The use of many different herbs and spices make each dish quite unique. Each different region in India is known for it's wide selection of different recipes and Indian cooking styles and tastes. Though about one third of the population is strictly vegetarian, there are many different dishes that include chicken, lamb and goat meat. In India though the cow is thought of as a sacred animal therefore you will not find many recipes including beef. Food is such an important part of Indian culture as in most cultures, and plays an important role in the family life and in festival celebrations. Most families in India still sit down together to enjoy their meals with one another. There are a couple of main courses and they are usually served along with different pickles, chutneys and of course different types of Indian bread, which is called "roti". There is also usually a dessert served as well.

Indian cooking has many different styles throughtout all of India. For that matter, there is really not one accepted style of Indian cuisine but rather many different styles. So if you travel to India you will find that the food prepared by the people and restaurants in that area will be different in each area. Of course there will be some similarities but it will also be very different from place to place.

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