Indian sweets more than hold their own against any other cuisine in the world. Some claim there is no other region of the world where sweets are so varied, so numerous, or so invested with meaning as the Indian subcontinent (Wikipedia). Ranging from the chunky barfi and pedha to the multitude of halwas and the incomparable slow cooked kheer or payasam, Indian sweets are meant to be savored as part of any meal or by themselves.