A chocolate twist to Deepavali: Crunchy kunafa cups, hand-rolled truffles, savouries, and decadent brownies

Why were so few desserts in Coimbatore made with real chocolate? A question that led founders Sibi and Jeyanth to build Melt & Mingle, a dessert café around couverture chocolate, the kind used by chocolatiers abroad.

Moddy’s Chocolates in Udhagamandalam turns 75 recipe For the upcoming festive season, the café has taken that same chocolate into a festive gifting range, as an alternative to the traditional box of sweets. Watch: How Moddy’s became Ooty’s chocolate destination Watch: How Moddy’s became Ooty’s chocolate destination Moddy’s, one of Ooty’s well-known chocolate brands, marks 75 years of chocolate-making in the Nilgiris.

From its beginnings at Modern Stores in 1951 to its signature hot chocolate, handcrafted chocolates, cakes and eggless bakery products, discover the story behind this family-run confectionery. Watch: How Moddy’s became Ooty’s chocolate destination video 1 “The idea came from customers who wanted to gift something different during the festive season, but with the same warmth that Deepavali gifting carries,” says Sibi .