I was wandering around Delhi's famous Bengali Market today, located close to Connaught Circus and well known as the heart of the city's sweet shops. When people talk about sweets, or mithai, in India they are almost always talking about sweet, sticky deserts made from sugar, condensed millks and nuts.
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