For the first time in many years, our visit to India coincided with the festival of Deepavali (Diwali), and we enjoyed a lovely celebration with a small group of my husband’s aunts and uncles, along with their children and grandchildren.
When it comes to indulging your sweet tooth, Deepavali can be the poster child for “too much of a good thing”. When you find yourself wondering if you can burn off the calories from a bowlful of payasam, by chewing slowly and deliberately through a couple of karjikai, or ladoos, you know you’re definitely sinking on the wrong side of indulgence.