As the aroma of ghee fills Indian homes and golden laddoos glisten on silver plates, Diwali arrives not just as a festival of lights, but as a feast of memories, stories, and traditions. Among its ...

Khushbu Shah is a writer and contributing editor for Food & Wine, having previously been the magazine’s restaurant editor. Her debut cookbook, AMRIKAN: 125 Recipes from the Indian American Diaspora ...

The soft glow of diyas, the sparkle of rangoli, and the irresistible aroma of freshly made mithai, these are the sensory markers of Diwali that have remained constant across generations. Yet, whilst ...

For many New Yorkers from the Caribbean, Diwali is marked with sweet treats like prasad. By Ramin Ganeshram Even though Seema Singh’s home in Richmond Hill, Queens, will be filled with sweet treats ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Hands at table reaching in for Mishti and jalebi Tara Moore/ Getty Images For Vijaya Selvaraju, Diwali celebrations while growing ...

The holiday Diwali, commonly known as the festival of lights, is celebrated by Hindus, Jains and Sikhs around the world. Fireworks, golden-lit electric lamps or ghee-laden wicked candles light up ...

Soan papdi is a traditional Diwali sweet enjoyed across India every year It is widely available, affordable, and suitable for gifting to large groups Every year, social media is flooded with soan ...

Thousands of shimmering lanterns illuminate India’s towns and villages in an otherworldly glow on Diwali, the Indian Festival of Lights. Hindu households set out rows of diya, small clay lamps, to ...

Khaja, an exotic delicacy in eastern India, is not just another Diwali treat. In Odisha, it’s also part of the Mahaprasad at Puri’s Jagannath Temple. Anarsa is another Diwali favourite, especially in ...

Around 2,500 years ago, someone in India had the inspired, world-changing idea to extract granulated sugar from sugarcane juice, thereby creating joy. True, it was not the most long-lasting sort of ...

Many preparations go into the celebration of Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights, which started Monday. There’s cleaning and decorating the house, buying new clothes, visiting friends and family — ...