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 — ...

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 ...

With the festive season upon us, mithai is once again at the centre of celebration—whether as offerings to deities, tokens of affection, or the coveted gift boxes. But what’s making waves this season ...

India's mithai business has been a hyper-local and mostly seasonal affair for a long time, sold in neighborhood shops and consumed mainly during festivals. But that's rapidly changing. A new wave of ...