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Mithai, a Diwali Staple, Sheds Its Too-Sweet Reputation

The brightly hued sweets at a mithai shop — Barbie-pink spheres of chum chum, silver-glazed diamonds of kaju katli and golden laddoos glistening with ghee — are the stuff of childhood dreams. They certainly were for Pooja Bavishi, who owns Malai Ice Cream, a scoop shop in Brooklyn and Washington, …

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