Indian desserts truly live in a world of their own. Desserts double as little pieces of art, adorned with super-fine filigree made with silver or gold foil. My favorite Indian dessert is gajar ka ...

Indian desserts truly live in a world of their own. Desserts double as little pieces of art, adorned with super-fine filigree made with silver or gold foil. My favorite Indian dessert is gajar ka ...

Halwa, or halva as it is often spelled, is one of the most popular desserts in the Middle East as well as in the Indian subcontinent, where gaajar halwa, or carrot halwa, is among the most popular of ...

As we – my wife, Kaisari, and I – were psyching ourselves to leave my son Asad in Alexandria and return to our own home in West Palm, she asked Asad what he would like for dessert and he opted for ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. Diwali, also known as the festival of lights ...

Behind every recipe there is a usually a tale. My colleague Mahipal, who -- like all folks at Rediff editorial, a team that has worked together for aeons -- is also a friend, well-wisher, desk buddy ...

The choice of a carrot matters more than most people realise. When sugar is added too early, the mixture becomes runny and takes far longer to thicken. Excess milk or khoya can make the halwa overly ...

Frankly, the shops selling local sweets have disappointed me in my quest for sugar-free items. It all started some decades ...