There is something about extremes that fascinates us, be it the unconventional shapes and sizes of food items like miniature food or the extravagance of overly priced gold ice creams, the further away ...

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 — ...

If you’re like me and admit to having a sweet tooth, traditional Indian desserts -- or mithai-- are a guilty pleasure worth discovering. People here make and share mithai to celebrate everything from ...

In the days before Diwali, publications in India offer advice similar to what Americans see before Thanksgiving and Christmas. “Do not hog multiple pieces of mithai and greasy delights,” advises one ...

What does it take to make til chikki exciting again? Could we make it slim as a wafer, one or two millimetres thick instead of the usual six to eight? Could we dip white miso-spiked squares of it ...

In this Indian restaurant staple, patties of the porous fresh cheese sweet called rasgulla float in sweet, condensed milk flavored with cardamom and pistachios. Rasgullas are traditionally made by ...

Viral Video: After gold biryani and golden vada pavs, it’s now time for golden mithais! Yes, for all those who have a sweet tooth, this piece of news might excite you. While we mostly have seen Indian ...

MUMBAI, India — Juicy, golden balls of fried chickpea flour, spongy chhena cheese dumplings in saffron-stained syrup and milk fudge that melts on the tongue — these are just glimpses into the world of ...

Even with substantial losses during festivals like Rakshabandhan and Ganesh Chaturthi this year, and despite a depressed wedding market, the industry is looking at a revenue of ₹65,000 crore in the ...

THE brightly hued sweets at a mithai shop – Barbie-pink spheres of chum chum, silver-glazed diamonds of kaju katli and golden laddoos glistening with ghee – are the stuff of childhood dreams. They ...