Naan Khatai is the quintessential desi biscuit; with a predominately melt-in-the-mouth texture, it is as addictive as the greatest addictions out there. One of my fondest memories of the naan khatai ...

Sometimes, it takes ages to come up with an idea that consumes even longer to evolve into an eventual masterpiece. On other occasions, they are right there in front of you. In what has become a new ...

Do you remember your school days? As soon as the bell rang for the last period, we would rush out of the school and buy all kinds of nibbles from the nearby shops or street vendors! And among all ...

I always remember our house being well stocked with biscuits. There were the regular and perfectly shaped ones from cardboard boxes that included Peek Freans Peanut Pik with slightly soft peanuts; ...

It’s a time-honoured tradition at the Khan household to make the buttery and crumbly naan khatai for Eid every year. Preparations start well in advance, with shopping for dry fruits and good quality ...

Along with railways and a mind-boggling bureaucracy, the British are also assumed to be responsible for India’s unbridled passion for biscuits. In fact biscuits were spotted in India as early as 1660 ...

It is a time-honored tradition around the world to bake sweet treats during a festival – whether it’s Christmas cakes, or Diwali sweets. Eid, of course, is no different, with Muslims around the world ...

This popular Indian cookie is “salty, sweet and eggless,” writes Janaki Subramaniam of Scarborough. Naan is Hindi for bread, she explains, while khatai is Persian and means six for this cookie’s ...