<p>Indulgence has become a big part of Deepavali and to cater to that, one can see a wide array of sweets and namkeen savouries displayed at various sweet stores in the City. <br /><br /></p>.<p>While cashew nuts and pistachios are hugely popular, ladoos too are selling like hot cakes.<br /><br />Sweet shops like ‘Anand Sweets’ are packed with the latest variety of sweets and savouries for the festival. <br /><br />Dry fruit-based sweets like pista laungh; biscuits with almonds, raisins and chocolates are also available at all sweet shops. <br /><br />“There is a great demand for these biscuits and customers have been placing orders for the weekend. We have gift hampers as well as gift baskets. Some of our customers have placed an order for 50 to 100 dry fruit boxes. They are packed in a unique way, which makes them pretty attractive,” explains Arvind Dadu, one of the owners of ‘Anand Sweets’.<br /><br />Badam surya mukhi, badam pista roll, kaju barfi and kaju tacos have a rich layer of cashew and other nuts in them. <br /><br />These are becoming immensely popular. Kaju crown as well as kaju tokris look quite appealing as well. <br /><br />Apart from these, sweets with figs are available in good variety. Anjir chillam, anjir rolls and kaju anjir sandwich are also in huge demand this season. <br /><br />“Kaju items are always popular. New items like dry fruit basket and decorated fancy dry fruit caskets are also available. These are drawing the attention of customers. Every year, we try to bring in the best sweets so that people can place bulk orders,” says Srikanth, the manager of a popular sweet shop in the City. <br /><br />Deepavali cannot be complete without the namkin items, though sweets are the stars this season. <br /><br />People do buy namkins like navratan namkeen, which has a mixture all kinds of mevas and other ingredients. <br /><br />Dry fruit mixture is a common choice and many prefer to stock it up during the festive season. <br /><br />“I buy mixtures and other namkeen items in bulk during Deepavali. I feel the quality and quantity are good and the best part is that I get fresh stuff. Sweets are an integral part of the celebrations but many guests prefer to have something tangy as well,” says Namitha, a home-maker.<br /><br />Meva mixture, dry-fruit mixture and the usual mixture are available along with other mixture packets. K C Das, one of the Bengali sweet shops in the City, has Bengali mishti like ras malai, sandesh, misti doi and others like labhanga latika, cham cham, rasgulla etc. <br />Many people prefer to mix delicacies from various parts of the country and savour the best this Deepavali.<br /></p>
<p>Indulgence has become a big part of Deepavali and to cater to that, one can see a wide array of sweets and namkeen savouries displayed at various sweet stores in the City. <br /><br /></p>.<p>While cashew nuts and pistachios are hugely popular, ladoos too are selling like hot cakes.<br /><br />Sweet shops like ‘Anand Sweets’ are packed with the latest variety of sweets and savouries for the festival. <br /><br />Dry fruit-based sweets like pista laungh; biscuits with almonds, raisins and chocolates are also available at all sweet shops. <br /><br />“There is a great demand for these biscuits and customers have been placing orders for the weekend. We have gift hampers as well as gift baskets. Some of our customers have placed an order for 50 to 100 dry fruit boxes. They are packed in a unique way, which makes them pretty attractive,” explains Arvind Dadu, one of the owners of ‘Anand Sweets’.<br /><br />Badam surya mukhi, badam pista roll, kaju barfi and kaju tacos have a rich layer of cashew and other nuts in them. <br /><br />These are becoming immensely popular. Kaju crown as well as kaju tokris look quite appealing as well. <br /><br />Apart from these, sweets with figs are available in good variety. Anjir chillam, anjir rolls and kaju anjir sandwich are also in huge demand this season. <br /><br />“Kaju items are always popular. New items like dry fruit basket and decorated fancy dry fruit caskets are also available. These are drawing the attention of customers. Every year, we try to bring in the best sweets so that people can place bulk orders,” says Srikanth, the manager of a popular sweet shop in the City. <br /><br />Deepavali cannot be complete without the namkin items, though sweets are the stars this season. <br /><br />People do buy namkins like navratan namkeen, which has a mixture all kinds of mevas and other ingredients. <br /><br />Dry fruit mixture is a common choice and many prefer to stock it up during the festive season. <br /><br />“I buy mixtures and other namkeen items in bulk during Deepavali. I feel the quality and quantity are good and the best part is that I get fresh stuff. Sweets are an integral part of the celebrations but many guests prefer to have something tangy as well,” says Namitha, a home-maker.<br /><br />Meva mixture, dry-fruit mixture and the usual mixture are available along with other mixture packets. K C Das, one of the Bengali sweet shops in the City, has Bengali mishti like ras malai, sandesh, misti doi and others like labhanga latika, cham cham, rasgulla etc. <br />Many people prefer to mix delicacies from various parts of the country and savour the best this Deepavali.<br /></p>