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, ...

Today, a new generation of artisanal mithai makers is giving this tradition a delicious remix. From Mumbai and Delhi to Lucknow and Kolkata, chefs and entrepreneurs are preserving old recipes while ...

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 — ...

Motichoor laddoos, a classic sweet at Indian weddings and festivals, are an especially delightful sweet under this subcategory of mithai, made with fried droplets of chickpea flour batter. The batter ...

Diwali season is upon us! This no-cook mithai comes together in 20 minutes and is a treat to make! (Photo: Adobe Stock image) Now while you can literally smell the mirth in the air, the never ending ...