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Home » Party Recipes » 50 Diwali Recipes (Sweets and Snacks)

Published: Oct 21, 2024 | Modified: Oct 21, 2024 by Hina Gujral

50 Diwali Recipes (Sweets and Snacks)

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Here are the most popular Diwali Recipes. These festive sweets and snacks are easy to prepare and truly delicious.

Diwali Sweet and Snacks
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  • About Diwali
  • Diwali Snack Recipes
  • Diwali Dip Recipe
  • Diwali Sweet Recipe
  • Diwali Thali Meal Ideas

About Diwali

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

Food is a quintessential part of the Diwali celebration.

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

Make your Diwali memorable with these tried-and-tested recipes.

Diwali sweet and snack recipes

Diwali Snack Recipes

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

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aerial shot of mathri stacked on a white platter

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

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

Moong Dal Mini Samosa
Papdi is the savory Indian crackers usually served with flavorful and colorful toppings of curd, chutney, and spices.

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

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

Matar Kachori Recipe
Diwali Recipe Nimki

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

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

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

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Aerial shot of suji cutlet in a black tray with green chutney on the side.

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

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

Aloo Tikki Chaat is a delicious Indian street food of crisp potato patties loaded with curd, chutney, and spices
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Have you ever tried making chaat using bread? If not yet, then try this basket chaat. GET RECIPE

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

Chinese Bhel Recipe
Mixed Vegetable Cutlet Recipe

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

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

Lobia Chaat With Toasted Peanuts, Pomegranate Seeds
Kachhe Kele ke Kebab Recipe

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

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

Dahi Vada Chaat
Corn Paneer Cutlet in a Black Tray With Green Chutney Blur In The Background

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

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

The cheese golgappa pakora is the masala potato stuffed Indian style fritters loaded with cheese.
aerial shot of paneer tikka skewers stacked on a vintage platter

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

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

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aerial shot of stuffed chilli bajji on a white plate with tea and chutney

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

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

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mezze platter

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

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

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

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

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aerial shot of potato chips with ketchup in a bowl

A gluten and guilt-free, air fryer potato chips recipe worth bookmarking. GET RECIPE

Diwali Dip Recipe

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

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Schezwan sauce is a quintessential component of Indian-Chinese cuisine. GET RECIPE

Beetroot Hummus adds a splash of colour to the Diwali snacks platter. GET RECIPE

Beet Hummus With Chopped Cilantro, Feta Cheese, Walnuts
Mint Chutney

Without mint chutney, there is no Diwali snack platter. GET RECIPE

Roasted Tomato Chutney or Indian salsa is a flavour bomb. GET RECIPE

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aerial shot of garlic yogurt sauce in a jar with a whisk

Garlic Yogurt Sauce is a perfect accompaniment for spicy Indian snacks. GET RECIPE

Diwali Sweet Recipe

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

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

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

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aerial shot of phirni in a wooden bowl garnished with nuts and saffron

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

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

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Paneer Kheer

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

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

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Diwali Special Kheer Recipe

This is a classic Indian rice kheer recipe. GET RECIPE

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

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

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

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side shot of basundi in a glass

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

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

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Light Brown Color Indian Cookies Nankhatai With Saffron On A Wire Rack

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

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

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

Gajar Halwa Garnished With Sliced Pistachio And Almonds
Apple Kheer Recipe

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

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

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

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

aerial shot of badam phirni in an earthen bowl

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

This Quinoa kheer recipe has all the essence of the classic kheer with a healthy twist. GET RECIPE

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A Badam Kheer never fails to impress. GET RECIPE

Doodh Pak is a classic Gujarati sweet dish. GET RECIPE

aerial shot of Gujarati sweet dish doodh pak in a bowl

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.

Festive Thali Meals

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  1. Jayalakshmi says

    October 22, 2019 at 1:27 pm

    Wow Feast recipes for this Diwali. I surely try from this list. Thanks a lot for sharing

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    • Hina Gujral says

      October 25, 2019 at 12:13 pm

      Always my pleasure!

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  2. Charvi says

    November 20, 2020 at 7:02 pm

    I have tried this “Apple Khee” recipe on Diwali, and it comes out delicious. My family just loves that. Thank you so much for sharing these amazing recipes, I will definitely try other recipes as well. Keep sharing!!

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    • Hina Gujral says

      November 20, 2020 at 8:10 pm

      Thanks a million for your feedback. I am so glad you like the recipe.

      Reply

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