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 sweets do you eat on Diwali? ›

Diwali sweets recipes include popular bengali sweets like kalakand, rasgulla, rasmalai, chum chum, sandesh, chocolate sandesh. All time favorites like gulab jamun, peda, burfi varieties, kaju katli, halwa varieties, kesari varieties, kheer or payasam recipes.

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.

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 Bengali sweets for Diwali? ›

  • Fresh Gulab Jamun Pack Big. ₹ 238.00 INR₹ 335.00 INR.
  • Fresh Chenna Angoor (mini Rosgulla) Pack Big. ₹ 399.00 INR₹ 499.00 INR.
  • Fresh Rosgullas Pack Big. ₹ 238.00 INR₹ 335.00 INR.
  • Fresh Shahi Gulab Jamun (mini) Pack Big. ₹ 399.00 INR₹ 499.00 INR.

Which sweet is most gifted on Diwali? ›

Then there's kaju katli, one of the most gifted mithai during Diwali. It can be thought of as a sweet cousin of barfi made from cashews and just as decadent and fudgy. Kaju katli is often adorned with a delicate layer of edible silver leaf, reflecting a festive twinkle.

What are Indian cultural sweets? ›

Sweets from the Indian subcontinent
Gulab jamunRasmalaiJalebi
GujiyaSweets with varkKumaoni bal mithai
SandeshPedaBarfi
A sweet shop in IndiaChikkiSohan halwa

What to bring to Diwali dinner? ›

What to Bring to a Diwali Party?
  1. Sweets and Chocolates: Sweets and chocolates are traditional Diwali gifts that are always appreciated. ...
  2. Diwali Decorations: Bring decorative items like colorful candles, intricate diyas (clay lamps), or decorative rangoli designs.
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What is the national sweet dish of India? ›

Do you know that Jalebi is the national sweet of India and you will find this sweet in every corner of India and the taste of the Jalebis of this shop is wonderful and you will like to visit it for other reasons like the liveliness of the place and the activities taking place nearby it.

What is the proper greeting for Diwali? ›

Use warm and positive language: Diwali is a time of joy and celebration, so your greeting should reflect positivity. Use words that evoke warmth, happiness, and prosperity. Incorporate traditional greetings: Including phrases like “Happy Diwali” or “Shubh Diwali” can add a traditional touch to your message.

What snacks to gift for Diwali? ›

Varah Kesariya Diwali Gift Hamper

Gift sets can be built to include stuffed dates or fruit and nut bites, but there are also boxes which feature items like saffron spice blends, chai, candied nuts and savory trail mix.

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 is Diwali potluck? ›

Diwali is also known as the Festival of Lights. Source: Supplied. Food is the focus from dawn to dusk, but our feasts have morphed over the years to become potluck events, with each family bringing a dish to share rather than the host bearing the burden of all the cooking.

What sweets do people eat in Diwali? ›

Celebrate the festival of Diwali with a range of fabulous sweet recipes. Make sticky gulab jamun or indulgent barfi with a dazzling decoration, or try spiced ladoo.

Which is the most expensive Diwali sweets? ›

02/7​The Exotica

It is the most expensive sweet of India and comes with a hefty price tag of INR 50,000 per kilogram. The Exotica is prepared by 'Chhappan Bhog', a well-known manufacturer of premium sweets and other delicacies from Lucknow.

Is baklava for Diwali? ›

Diwali 2022: From Baklava to Galaktoboureko, Try Out These Exotic and Unique Desserts for Deepavali.

Do people give sweets on Diwali? ›

Diwali is synonymous with , and gifting boxes of traditional Indian sweets, such as Gulab Jamun, Kaju Katli, or an assortment of ladoos, is a delightful gesture. These delectable, sweet treats are delicious and enjoyed throughout the festival.

Why do we eat 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 tradition involves exchanging gift and sweets during Diwali? ›

For Hindus, the festival honours Lakshmi, the goddess of wealth, prosperity and beauty, and Ganesha, the lord of success and the remover of obstacles. Exchanging gifts is an important part of Diwali as a way of expressing love, gratitude and giving thanks to the deities.

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