The festival of lights, Diwali, is not only about lighting diyas and rangolis. The festivity is also celebrated via taste, smell, and delicacies. All parts of India and every home’s kitchen glow with the holiday mood, and families prepare food items they have relished the most since childhood.
Nowadays, Diwali is a festival where food takes centre stage in celebrations to express and enjoy life. One can glimpse the warmth and happiness that every hearth knows through these top 10 Diwali recipes families love to prepare.
Kaju Katli is enjoyed throughout the year. Yet it is a Diwali-special sweet made with cashew nuts and sugar as essential ingredients. Its softness and mild taste make it a favourite in every home. Although it is available in sweet shops, many families roll out the fudge and cut it into diamond shapes. The home-cooking version is believed to add a personal touch to the festive table.
Gulab Jamuns are the most loved Indian sweet, and the reasons are pretty fair. These melt-in-your-mouth, round-shaped milk dumplings are deep-fried in milk fat or ghee for a special aroma and taste. After frying, they are soaked in sugar syrup. Both young and adults love this sweet, hot, or cold. Some families have a tradition of making these delicacies manually at home from cultured milk. However, ready-to-use batters are also available to make this sweet without errors.
Savory lovers never let the opportunity to try Aloo Tikki Chaat go. The crispy potato patties are served with yogurt, tamarind chutney, and fresh coriander to multiply the deliciousness of a Diwali feast. It can be prepared from home ingredients. Also, many ready-to-fry brands sell them as frozen food today. So, anyone can try this street-style dish at home to double up the tanginess of festival celebrations. As it is easy to prepare and has ample scope for variations, people love it wholeheartedly throughout the year.
None of the Indian celebrations is complete without a rich curry of Paneer Butter Masala. This is a favorite amongst all households. The thick gravy is made of cream, spices, tomato, soaked cashews, and soft paneer, and tastes amazingly good when served with roti or rice. This delicacy easily uplifts the party mood with its mouthwatering flavour.
Mathri, a flaky savory snack, is ideal for enjoying alone while binge-watching OTT or distributing as gifts. Garnished with carom seeds and spices and slow-cooked for perfect taste, this food lasts many days. Thus, it is a convenient but traditional option for Diwali. Home-cooked mathri are everyone’s favourite irrespective of age and region of India. While mathri has limited variations in northern India, southern Indian recipes offer countless options.
Besan ladoos are prepared from ghee-roasted chickpea flour (besan) and a sugar concoction. Although simple, they are one of the must-have desserts at festivals like Diwali, as they can last for weeks without refrigeration. Shaping these little balls of flavour has been a lovely family activity for ages. Kids are especially enthusiastic about rolling ladoos from the warm dough, which takes effort and patience to achieve the perfect sphere shapes.
Chakli is a spiral-shaped, crispy, salty snack always on South Indian home shelves. However, with the quick-commerce boom, even North Indians easily relish it. It is a deep-fried snack that is very addictive. It is prepared using rice flour and seasoning. Every family member enjoys not only eating but also the process of making this tasty snack. The traditional hand-pressed Chakli and formulating the complex patterns are the challenges accepted in kitchens when Diwali is around the corner.
North Indian families prepare moong dal halwa as an auspicious and luxurious dessert during Diwali. It is made from roasting split yellow lentil paste in ghee for around an hour. The real flavour of this sweet dish is the result of sugar, cardamom, and the patience that goes into making it. The longer the lentils are roasted over a slow fire, the better the results. This melt-in-the-mouth sweet is special for both weddings and homes during Diwali.
Rasgulla is an Indian spongy sweet dish filled with sugar syrup. Although it is considered a Bengali sweet, it is a favourite of every Indian state. Preparing Rasgullas at home is a labor of love just like doing home’s Diwali decoration. Making them requires expertise, but the result is well worth the effort.
Crisp and mildly salty, Namak Para is a perfect evening snack. It can easily be made in big batches at home and remains edible for a long time with proper slow cooking. This is a very traditional item in Indian kitchens that adds to Diwali celebrations. The variations in its sizes and flavours make it a home staple.
Food recipes fill the homes with aromas. Festive cooking often unites families, creating memories that are part and parcel of the festive spell of Diwali decoration. Delicate desserts and savory snacks make the table more cheerful, and together with them, considerate decorations constitute a significant portion of the celebration and establish the optimal celebratory atmosphere. Many families now use services like CherishX to get easy and quick ideas for combining mouthwatering delicacies with exquisite home decor for their Diwali celebrations.
The fact that families cook these loved recipes and add equally adorable decorations shows that it is the right way to keep tradition alive, plus having social interaction, fun, and pleasure.
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