40+ Diwali Recipes (Sweets and Snacks) (2024)

We have got for you the most popular Diwali Recipes. These festive sweets and snacks are easy to prepare and truly delicious. Make your Diwali memorable with these tried and tested Diwali recipes.

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About Diwali

Diwali or Deepavali is an Indian festival of lights celebrated during the autumn season for 3 – 4 days. It is one of the biggest Hindu festivals. The festival symbolizes the victory of good over evil, prosperity, and hope.

Mainly Diwali is celebrated by cleaning and decorating homes with lights, candles, lamps, colourful rangoli, and fresh flowers. Sharing gifts and sweets with loved ones, worshipping Goddess Lakshmi, and bursting crackers.

Food is a quintessential part of the Diwali celebration.

From dry snacks and sweets to indulgent thali meals, a lot of good food is prepared in every Indian kitchen to celebrate the festival of Diwali.

I am sharing a collection of my favourite Diwali recipes I make everywhere to celebrate the festival, get-togethers, or parties.

Diwali Snack Recipes

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These homemade assorted nuts will surely become your favourite munching snacks. GET RECIPE

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This Mathri Recipe is truly crispy with a hint of crushed fenugreek leaves and carom seeds. GET RECIPE

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Moong Dal Mini Samosa is the perfect little bite for the festive season.GET RECIPE

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This tried and tested Papdi recipe always yields perfectly crispy papdi.GET RECIPE

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Serve Khasta Kachori with spicy chutney for a memorable festive feast.GET RECIPE

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Nimkiis always a favourite tea-time munchie for the festive season.GET RECIPE

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This is a whole wheat khasta kachori stuffed with a unique filling of moong dal namkeen.GET RECIPE

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Potato Cheese Balls are a crunchy party snack with melted cheese heaven inside.GET RECIPE

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Moradabadi Dal is a delicious moong dal recipe served as a soup or chaat.GET RECIPE

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Cheese Rava Cutlet is a delicious vegetarian snack made with semolina, cheese, and milk.GET RECIPE

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Aloo Tikki Chaat is a delicious Indian street food of crisp potato tikki loaded with curd, chutney, and spices.GET RECIPE

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Have you ever tried making chaat using bread? If not yet, then try this basket chaat.GET RECIPE

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Chinese Bhel is a crispy, spicy, flavoursome Indo-Chinese street food.GET RECIPE

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Mixed Vegetable Cutlet is an all-time favourite festive snack.GET RECIPE

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Lobia Chaat is a delicious, healthy chaat recipe made with black-eyed peas (lobia) and a lot of vegetables. GET RECIPE

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Kele Ke Kebab Recipe is a delicious vegetarian snack made with raw banana and Chana dal. GET RECIPE

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Dahi Vada is an Indian-style urad dal fritter served with spicy curd and tangy chutney.GET RECIPE

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Paneer Cutlet has a mouth-melting texture with a perfect crunch of corn kernels.GET RECIPE

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The cheese golgappapakora is the masala potato stuffed Indian-style fritters loaded with cheese.GET RECIPE

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This is the best restaurant-style Achari Paneer Tikka made at home.GET RECIPE

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These bite-size aloo pakora are extra crunchy, spicy, and addictive.GET RECIPE

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This vegetarian chilli bajji is a perfect snack to satisfy fried food cravings.GET RECIPE

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Spring Roll is a crispy, tasty vegetarian snack perfect for a party.GET RECIPE

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The ultimate party platter is loaded with hummus, dips, chips, veggies, cheese, and falafel.GET RECIPE

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Spicy Chilli Corn Dip is a spicy, cheesy dip perfect for a Diwali party.GET RECIPE

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The caramel makhana is a perfect munching snack for fun gatherings.GET RECIPE

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Crispy Baby Corn is a vegetarian Indian-Chinese party snack.GET RECIPE

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Corn Chaat is a perfect munching snack for a Diwali party.GET RECIPE

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Spicy Murmura Namkeen is the easiest snack to make for Diwali.GET RECIPE

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For snacking, Masala Peanut Chaat is a forever favourite.GET RECIPE

Diwali Sweet Recipe

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This is a tried and true Gulab Jamun recipe with khoya. GET RECIPE

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For this barfi recipe, I have made instant khoya (mawa) at home. GET RECIPE

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These homemade jalebis will remain crisp for hours and taste delicious.GET RECIPE

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Coconut Ladoo is an easy, tasty Indian sweet.GET RECIPE

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This is an easy, tried, and tested gluten-free phirni recipe.GET RECIPE

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No pre-planning or preparation work is required to make mouth-melting besan ke ladoo at home.GET RECIPE

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Paneer Kheeris a delicious Indian sweet dish prepared with paneer and milk.GET RECIPE

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This is a 6-ingredient easy-to-follow modak recipe made with mawa (khoya).GET RECIPE

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This is a classic Indian rice kheer recipe.GET RECIPE

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I am sharing a tried and tested Kesar Mawa Gujiya Recipe for an indulgent festive treat.GET RECIPE

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Eggless Rava Cake is a moist, super easy egg-free cake infused with saffron, lemon, and cardamom. GET RECIPE

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A truly delicious moong dal halwa without spending hours in the kitchen. GET RECIPE

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Basundi is a traditional Indian sweet drink with milk, dry fruits, and saffron. GET RECIPE

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This Carrot Sabudana Kheer is perfect for festive feasts, puja, or other celebrations. GET RECIPE

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These traditional Indian cookies are crumbly, buttery, and quite addictive. GET RECIPE

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My baked shahi tukra recipe is low on calories and will remind you of a rich bread pudding. GET RECIPE

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Dry Fruits Atta Ladoo is one of the easiest Indian sweet recipes. GET RECIPE

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This carrot halwa recipe requires only 10 minutes in an instant pot or pressure cooker. GET RECIPE

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Apple Kheer is a delicious milk pudding made with fresh apples and dates. GET RECIPE

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This is a 5-ingredient, no-bake chocolate mousse recipe.GET RECIPE

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MeetheChawal or mishti pulao is an aromatic and sweet saffron rice pulao.GET RECIPE

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This is a mithai-style semolina cake inspired by the Ottoman delicacy Basbousa.GET RECIPE

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Here is a creamy vegan badam phirni recipe perfect for festive celebrations.GET RECIPE

Diwali Thali Meal Ideas

Looking for a festive menu idea? We have 10 Indian thali festive thali meals that will make your Diwali feast one of the best.

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40+ Diwali Recipes (Sweets and Snacks) (2024)

FAQs

What is the famous sweet for Diwali? ›

Diwali sweets recipes include popular bengali sweets like kalakand, rasgulla, rasmalai, chum chum, sandesh, chocolate sandesh.

What is the name of the snack for Diwali? ›

Murukku, murukulu or chakralu is a traditional snack made with rice flour and urad dal flour. These are crispy, light, aromatic and delicious.

What is the significance of sweets in Diwali? ›

Diwali is not only the festival of lights but also the festival of sweets. India has had a long and rich tradition of sweets or 'mithais,' and they have an eternal significance in Indian culture. Sweets signify happiness, celebration, good omen, & prosperity.

What sweets are eaten at Diwali? ›

Diwali sweets recipes
  • Pistachio barfi. A star rating of 3.7 out of 5. ...
  • Boondi laddu. A star rating of 0 out of 5. ...
  • Soan papdi. A star rating of 0 out of 5. ...
  • White chocolate, pistachio & cardamom truffles. A star rating of 0 out of 5. ...
  • Rangoli cookies. ...
  • Cardamom-spiced vermicelli. ...
  • Kaju katli (Kaju barfi) ...
  • Kalakand.

What is the most popular food during Diwali? ›

South Asian sweets and desserts are called mithai and are a staple part of Diwali celebrations. Many of the treats are fried foods made from sugar, chickpea flour and condensed milk. They vary between regions but common ones include balushahi, which are a bit like doughnuts, laddoos and barfis.

Do you eat sweets on Diwali? ›

When it comes to a big, flashy holiday like Diwali, there is simply no way the celebration can be complete without delicious treats. The sweets are made by households as early as ten days before the celebration. It's unexpected, isn't it?

What is Diwali lunch? ›

Curries are usually the main for Diwali, such as our next-level chicken tikka masala or Kerala prawn curry. If you're vegetarian, we have lots of meat-free options for you to choose from, like our vegetable biryani or spiced rice & lentils with cauliflower. More curries: Indian spice box chicken.

What special dishes are prepared at home on Diwali? ›

Celebrate the festival of light with these hearty snacks
  • Besan ke Ladoos. Ladoos made of besan or gramflour. ...
  • Gulgule made using jaggery! Gulgule are a popular sweet snack in Northern and Eastern India, made using jaggery (a type of cane sugar) and fennel. ...
  • Coconut Ladoos. ...
  • Murukku. ...
  • Mathri. ...
  • A Thali from Tamil Nadu!

Can you eat chicken on Diwali? ›

Curries are a fundamental part of the Diwali menu. Bulking up on vegetables, lentils and chickpeas in your curries are a great way to boost the fibre content of your meal. If you're eating meat, choose a lean source like grilled chicken or fish instead of fried which will reduce your fat intake.

What do people drink for Diwali? ›

Mix roasted cumin powder, mint paste, coriander paste, lemon juice and black salt. Now add water and mix well. Adorn with mint leaves. Put the first three ingredients in a blender.

Do you give chocolate for Diwali? ›

In recent years, chocolates (particularly Diwali chocolate boxes) have joined the ranks of traditional mithai (sweets) as a popular gift. Chocolates blend universal appeal with the luxury and comfort they symbolise, making them a perfect gift to convey warm wishes to loved ones.

What is the sweets of India? ›

North
NameMain ingredientsCategory
Kaju katliCashews, ghee with cardamom and sugar.Barfi
KalakandMilk, cottage cheese.Burfi
KheerA rice pudding made with milk, rice, sugar and dried fruitsPudding
KhirmohanChhena, sugar, semolina, water.Sugar syrup based
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What are Indian cultural sweets? ›

Other traditional Indian sweets and desserts famous throughout the history of Indian food include:
  • Mysore pak (a dessert made out of ghee, sugar and chick pea flour)
  • Halwa (or Halva in modern English spelling); made out of flour, butter and sugar.
  • Jangiri.
  • Jhajariya.
  • Dharwad pedha.
  • Karadantu.

What is the most famous food in Diwali? ›

Peda is a super-popular mitai (sweet) in Indian households during Diwali. It's a milky fudge-like confection that is traditionally made from dried evaporated milk solids called khoya, though lots of people use a shortcut method of sweetened condensed milk and non-fat dry milk powder (like we did here).

What is the most popular food at Diwali? ›

Top 10 recipes to celebrate Diwali
  • Cardamom biscuits (nan khatai) ...
  • Punjabi semolina halwa (suji halwa) ...
  • Rice pudding (kheer) ...
  • Spiced gram flour ladoo (besan ladoo) ...
  • Carrot halwa (Gajar halwa) ...
  • Aloo tikki. ...
  • Makhani dhal. ...
  • Herby paneer parcels.

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