[1] The film is based on Geeta Malik's own script “Dinner With Friends” that won the 2016 Academy Nicholl Fellowships in screen-writing.

The website's critics consensus reads, "Often offering both halves of its titular flavor profiles with equal aplomb, India Sweets and Spices is a slightly uneven but uniquely savory rom-com.

"[11] Lisa Kennedy of The New York Times wrote that "Without sacrificing comedic buoyancy, Malik and her ensemble make palpable a community that is vibrant and claustrophobic".

[5] Kristen Page-Kirby of The Washington Post said that "But Malik has created a world that feels very real, ably communicating its occasionally frustrating and deceptively complex contours".

"[6] Josh Kupecki of The Austin Chronicle gave the film the same rating and opined that "Positive ethnic portrayals are always refreshing, but unfortunately, homogenization rarely has any flavor".