Mithai
Mithai is a broad category of traditional South Asian confections, commonly associated with India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Nepal, and Sri Lanka, as well as with diaspora communities worldwide. The term covers a wide range of sweets, from milk-based desserts to flour- or grain-based confections, and often includes nuts, coconut, saffron, and aromatic spins such as cardamom or rose water. Many mithai are made with milk solids like khoya or paneer, while others rely on sugar syrups, jaggery, semolina, chickpea flour, or rice flour for binding and sweetness.
Common preparations include setting or molding milk-based fudges and pedas, frying items that are then soaked
Practically, mithai are central to festivals, weddings, and family celebrations, used as offerings, gifts, or social