Anand Sweets

A small place in an area that is densely populated with Asian sweets and snacks has to do quite a bit to get 5 * you must think. But Anand Sweets does stand out. The place is quite small but as they say size does not matter. This place boasts of a lot of Indian sweets all available on display.
The top 3 would be the Rasmalai (the one which is dark brown in colour with a white creamy layer almost lookign like a sandwich), the moong dal halwa aka the red lentily sweet that the previous reviewer describes and the winner is the moti choor laddoo which is a ball made of small beads all glued together (not literally of course) using sugar syrup.
If you dont have a very sweet tooth, you can try their savoury items like the bhajis and the pattice but again the winner is their veg samosas. Try their Samosa chaat and you are in for a treat. Hot Samosas dipped in tangy tamarind sauce and spicy mint chutney garnished with onions and Sev are an absolute delight.
They also offer lunch and dinner to take away so try their Chhole Bhature (traditional Punjabi cuisine) which is very different and unique to them and very rarely seen in Balti houses across the UK

This little pace is a true gem; totally surprised that no one has reviewed this place yet!
The interior is like a deli of Asian sweeties and snacks, all displayed simply and none the less glorious for that. It’s ever so slightly hypnotising, I could stand there for ages decided what to have today.
There is such a range of on offer it is hard to make a decision as what to talk about, so I’m going to go for my faves! The red lentil cake: rich in both flavor and colour. These little orange squares are are dense and heavy and so are surprisingly filling. The texture is, for lack of a better word, lentil-​y, but in a soft and squidgy, in a way that makes me think it is the winter duvet of the mithai world. The pistachio barfi is lovely, the pistachio flavour shines through the soft, spongy condensed milk texture that i love barfi for. I would recommend to avoid both the barfi and lentil cake, if stodgy, comforting sweet things don’t float your pudding pallet. All of the sweets are sold by weight and the proprietors are more than happy to explain what is what, and the ingredients of each.
It’s not just sweeties that you can find here at the lovely Anand Sweets. There is a range of savoury delights, such as pakora and bhaji. I heart the bread pakora, filled with slightly spicy potato and deep fried. It makes a tasty hang over lunch, but it’s not one that agrees with the slim line waist line. One day, I’ll try something from the range of veggie curies that this pace has to offer, which, if everything else is to go by, are going to be super.

Probably the best Indian sweets in Leeds!