Gone are the days when sweets and mithai had to be oil-laden and sugar-loaded. As we indulge in the rich traditions and delicious treats this Diwali, we must focus on our fitness goals.

From cardamom-and-honey-doused jalebi dough to the thin coconut fudge kaju katli, India's most mouthwatering sweets, or mithai, are shared with family and neighbors during Diwali in a symbolic ...

Diwali is one of the biggest religious holidays ... Among the gifts and the feast, you’ll often see plenty of mithai. Mithai are Indian sweets, made from flour, milk, sugar and nuts and ...

The lifting of COVID-19 restrictions has paved the way for the resurgence of dinner parties this Diwali, which has unleashed the trend of grazing platters for home and gifting, including ...

Her new book, “Desi Bakes,” is full of desserts inspired by those mithai, but it is by no means a catalog of traditional Indian sweets. Rather than Western-style baked sweets, Diwali desserts ...