Here are the most popular Diwali Recipes. These festive sweets and snacks are easy to prepare and truly delicious.
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 Snack Recipes
These homemade assorted nuts will surely become your favourite munching snacks.
This Mathri Recipe is truly crispy with a hint of crushed fenugreek leaves.
Moong Dal Mini Samosa is the perfect little bite for the festive season.
This tried and tested Papdi recipe always yields perfect results.
This is a whole wheat khasta kachori stuffed with a unique filling of moong dal namkeen.
Potato Cheese Balls are a crunchy party snack with melted cheese heaven inside.
Moradabadi Dal is a delicious moong recipe served as a chaat.
Nimki is always a favourite tea-time munchie for the festive season.
Cheese Rava Cutlet is a delicious vegetarian snack.
Aloo Tikki Chaat is a delicious Indian street food.
Have you ever tried making chaat with bread? If not, then try this basket chaat.
Chinese Bhel is a crispy, spicy, flavoursome Indo-Chinese street food.
Paneer Cutlet has a mouth-melting texture with a perfect crunch.
These bite-size aloo pakora are extra crunchy, spicy, and addictive.
This is the best restaurant-style Achari Paneer Tikka made at home.
This vegetarian chilli bajji is a perfect snack to satisfy fried food cravings.
Mixed Vegetable Cutlet is an all-time favourite festive snack.
Spring Roll is a crispy vegetarian snack perfect for Diwali party.
The caramel makhana is a perfect munching snack for Diwali party.
Crispy Baby Corn is a vegetarian Indian-Chinese party snack.
Corn Chaat is a perfect munching snack for a Diwali party.
Lobia Chaat is a delicious, healthy chaat recipe.
Spicy Murmura Namkeen is the easiest snack to make for Diwali.
For snacking, Masala Peanut Chaat is a forever favourite.
Falafel are a great snack for Indian Diwali parties.
Like paneer tikka, broccoli malai tikka is a fantastic veg snack for parties.
This air fryer smashed potato recipe takes everything you love.
Kele Ke Kebab Recipe is a delicious vegetarian snack made with raw banana.
Crispy Chickpeas are a tasty, and healthy snack!
They are easy to make, delicious to the core, gluten-free, Oats Cutlet.
Guilt-Free, air fryer potato chips recipe worth bookmarking.
If you are a fan of fiery Indian flavours: Grilled Thecha Paneer.
Dahi Vada is a show stopper for every Diwali party.
Tandoori Gobi is a delicious, gluten-free, vegetarian tikka recipe
Matar Kachori is a flaky, crispy snack loved by so many.
Cheese Golgappa Pakora is the masala potato stuffed Indian fritter loaded with cheese.
The ultimate party platter is loaded with hummus, dips, chips, veggies, cheese, and falafel.
Gluten-Free Masoor Dal Cutlet is a satiating party appetizer.
Without mint chutney, there is no Diwali snack platter.
Roasted Tomato Chutney or Indian salsa is a flavour bomb.
Diwali Sweet Recipe
This is a tried and true Gulab Jamun recipe with khoya.
These homemade jalebis will remain crisp for hours.
Coconut Ladoo is an easy, tasty Indian sweet.
This is a 6-ingredient easy-to-follow modak recipe.
This is an easy, tried, and tested gluten-free phirni recipe.
Here is a Kesar Mawa Gujiya Recipe for an indulgent festive treat.
Mouth-melting besan ke ladoo.
Eggless Rava Cake is a moist, easy cake infused with saffron.
A truly delicious moong dal halwa without spending hours in the kitchen.
Carrot Sabudana Kheer is perfect for festive feasts.
Paneer Kheer is a delicious Indian sweet dish prepared with paneer.
My baked shahi tukra recipe is a perfect party dessert.
These traditional Indian cookies are crumbly, buttery, and quite addictive.
Apple Kheer is a delicious dessert made with fresh apples and quinoa.
This is a classic Indian rice kheer recipe. GET RECIPE
Dry Fruits Atta Ladoo is one of the easiest Indian sweet recipes.
Carrot Halwa is a popular dessert for Diwali party.
Meethe Chawal or mishti pulao is an aromatic, sweet saffron rice.
Basundi is a traditional Indian sweet drink with milk, dry fruits, and saffron. GET RECIPE
This is a 5-ingredient, no-bake chocolate mousse recipe.
This is a mithai-style semolina cake inspired by the Ottoman delicacy Basbousa.
Here is a creamy vegan badam phirni recipe.
Here is a healthy twist of makhana given to classic phirni.
A Badam Kheer never fails to impress.
Doodh Pak is a classic Gujarati sweet dish.
Bhapa Doi is a no-bake, no-fuss Indian Cheesecake.
Orange Kheer combines the richness of milk with the fresh oranges.
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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Jayalakshmi says
Wow Feast recipes for this Diwali. I surely try from this list. Thanks a lot for sharing
Hina Gujral says
Always my pleasure!
Charvi says
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!!
Hina Gujral says
Thanks a million for your feedback. I am so glad you like the recipe.