Sweets occupy a central position in Indian culture: Every Indian family has its own set of recipes, ingredients and cooking techniques and each community, region and culture, its unique way of preparing delectable sugary concoctions – all of which can often prove out of reach for someone unable to consume sugar. Diagnosed with diabetes as a teenager, Harsh Kedia spent the next few years of his life foregoing all of his most-loved dishes. Deprived of birthday cakes, sweets and laddus as a child, he decided to create recipes that would allow everyone suffering from diabetes to have their favourite foods again. In Ultimate Sugar-free Desserts, Kedia, who is popularly known as ‘A Diabetic Chef’ on social media, teaches how to cook 55 mouth-watering desserts at home that are suitable for diabetics. With home cooks in mind, it covers a variety of some of our most-loved sweet dishes, from beverages like Shahi Falooda or Brownie Shake to more indigenous sweets such as Jackfruit Halwa, Apple Almond Rabdi and some more gourmet desserts like Shrewsbury Biscuits and Loaf Cake.