Deepavali or Diwali, the festival of lights, is a time for sweet beginnings. Also known as the Hindu New Year, the festival is considered to be an extremely auspicious time. This joyous occasion ...

In January 2016, Davina Ray and her husband Craig Wishart purchased Mithai House of Indian Desserts, renovated it, and rebranded it as Mithai Indian Café. They are now in the process of expanding its ...

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 — ...

Here are some of the best Indian sweets that you can make at home. This is, undoubtedly, one of the most loved Indian mithais. It is made with creamy cashew nut and has a typical diamond shape adorned ...

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 ...

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, ...

I’m sipping chai with Davina Ray, owner and operator of Mithai Indian Cafe, a dessert bar and cafe in Cary’s Chatham Square Shopping Center. While we chat, she has to excuse herself twice. It’s Monday ...

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 ...

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 ...