When 28-year-old Niki Patel signed up for a day-long baklava-making course at a small bakery on her trip to Istanbul, little did she imagine that she would end up serving this delicious Middle Eastern dessert to patrons in Mumbai. "Once I returned from the trip, I was keen to introduce it to Mumbai as I discovered that baklava is not easily available in Mumbai. People usually order this dessert from Dubai or Turkey," says Patel, who then started Goksel Patisserie (Goksel means heavenly in Turkish), six months ago.

The rolled variety of baklava