Mark and Kate talk to baker and cookbook author Hetal Vasavada about the truths and falses about making Indian sweets, the MasterChef cattle call, and the utter joy of Diwali.

Get the recipe from this week's episode, plus enter to win a copy of Hetal's book, Milk & Cardamom, here: https://www.bittmanproject.com/p/vasavada

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