Three generations, one sweet tradition.
From a Delhi halwai lane to a Mill Woods kitchen, made the same way, with the same love.
It started with Diwali ladoos for the neighbours.
In 2011, Asha Malhotra's besan ladoos became the most-requested treat at every Diwali party in Mill Woods. By the next year, the orders had outgrown her kitchen.
Asha learned mithai-making beside her father, a halwai in Old Delhi. Today she and her son Kabir run Saffron Lane with a team of twelve, still roasting besan by hand, still reducing milk for hours, and still sending every regular home with an extra piece.
- Recipes passed down three generations
- Pure desi ghee and Kashmiri saffron
- Local Alberta milk, reduced in-house
Good mithai has no shortcuts.
Fresh, every day
We make what we'll sell today, nothing frozen, nothing from a packet.
Honest ingredients
Real ghee, real saffron, real nuts, and plenty of each.
Made by hand
Rolled, cut and finished by hand by people who care.
Community first
Leftovers go to local community kitchens every night.
A little peek behind the counter.
Come say hello. The chai's on us.
Visit us in Mill Woods, Tuesday to Sunday. First-time visitors get a free cutting chai with any order.