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 — ...

Bengaluru-based India Sweet House is growing 100% YoY and is eyeing an IPO in 2026. India Quotient’s fifth fund will look ...

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 ...

Only four years into business, Bengaluru-based India Sweet House (ISH) has already scaled to 50 stores, generating Rs 80.5 ...

Indian festive seasons bring delicious sweets called mithai. Mithai contains high amounts of sugar and fat. Eating too much mithai can lead to weight gain. Mithai is low in fiber and can make you feel ...

Eidul Fitr is also called ‘meethi Eid’. This is the reason Eidul Fitr is incomplete without sweets, including kheer, sheer khurma, halwa, cakes, and mithai. The sale of sweets shoots up on chaand raat ...

The festival of Diwali is a true delight for those with a sweet tooth. It offers a tempting array of treats, from laddu and gulab jamuns to jalebis, kaju katli, assorted chocolates, and countless ...

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 ...

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 ...