Diwali, also known as the Festival of Lights, marks the Hindu new year, and is celebrated with great ceremony among Houston's large South Asian community, with the lighting of candles and sparklers, ...

Younger South Asian cooks are riffing on these classics, turning them into cookies, pies and ice cream, and (gasp!) adding salt. By Priya Krishna The brightly hued sweets at a mithai shop — ...

Funfetti fennel is what I cheekily call the popular Indian sweet known as saunf mithai. Candied fennel seeds, often vibrantly multicolored in hues of pink, green, and orange, are eaten in many South ...

We visited five South Asian sweet shops across the United States as they prepare colorful treats for one of their biggest days of the year. Maharaja Sweets, one of New York City’s most beloved South ...

Third-generation brand Pistabarfi — born from the family legacy of Janta Dairy — has entered Shark Tank India Season 5 with ...

I visited a popular Indian sweet store in Tooting, South London, and tasted its offering of mithai. I spent £12, or over $16, in Pooja Sweets & Savouries, which sells traditional individual desserts.

Indian festivals are often incomplete without a spread of colourful and indulgent sweets. Most traditional mithai recipes include ingredients such as sugar, ghee, and refined flour or maida. While ...

In 2025, traditional Indian sweets are stepping into the spotlight with a modern makeover. Classic mithai is now blending global flavours, wellness-inspired ingredients, and picture-perfect ...

Penguin Young Readers is set to release Mustafa’s Mithai, a heartwarming picture book by Sana Rafi and illustrated by Nabi H. Ali, that explores the sweetness of South Asian desserts and the joy of ...