Now that you’re saving so much on cheap eats, you’ll have enough cash left in your pocket for dessert. Forget the Oreos, tucked away in a fridge at Indian Groceries (2585 Robie Street, 423-6339), are trays filled with nuggets of sweet, homemade heaven. Sticky, sticky gulab jamun, how I long to bathe in your syrup. My love for you is as shiny as the dainty silver leaf that laces the top of the kaju katli. Dear burfi, I miss your pistachio kisses as much as I long for laddoo, Sigh. Though you’ll want to horde these treats for yourself, they’re cheap enough to double up and share (platter in photo: $5.33), and you’ll want to savour that creamy, rich taste for as long as possible anyway.
