Pesto, Tea Cakes & Parsi Cheese: Sienna’s Handmade Diwali Hampers Are Perfect For Gifting

Our favourite store and café, Sienna, is making picture-perfect handmade goodies packaged for Diwali that are ideal to send out to your guests.

Bored of laddoos and barfis? Racking your brains about the perfect hamper to send out to the fam this Diwali? Stress no more – Sienna has uber-cute hampers that are sure to leave your family excited. Packed full of goodies, each hamper is carefully desgined so that there’s something for every one.

The edible hamper is loaded with perfectly-packaged jars of homemade sauces {and honey} that are served at Sienna cafe. If you’ve ever tried a sauce at the café that you’ve wanted to take home, here’s your chance! There’s a jar each of Besto Pesto, Saucy Chilli and two infused honey bottles –  Herbie Honey and Hottie Honey {with star anise, cinammon, herbs and lemon zest to give them a warm, spiced flavour}.

The basket also comes with a loaf of fresh home-baked raisin bread and a nutty mix of herby, sliced almonds and – wait for it – Viloo Aunty’s homemade Parsi ricotta cheese!

Not just food, the Diwali hampers also have tasteful non-edible items. Know a friend who loves coffee and chocolate? The chocolate and coffee hampers come with Sienna ceramic mugs {which are handmade by their skilled artisans in Shantiniketan} are up for grabs.

For all you tea lovers, their hamper with a selection of tea comes with handmade ceramic tea cups and some Shuktara tea cakes – you’ll be high-tea-party ready!

Diwali wouldn’t be complete without a touch of candles – the aromatherapy hamper has a combination of artisanal diffusers and incense holders with natural aroma oils and incense and scented sachets.

All the hampers are hand-decorated and packaged and come in different combinations – which means there’s something for everyone. They start at INR 600 and go up to INR 1,800. You can just walk into the store and pick them up; there’s no need to order in advance.