Diwali is undoubtedly the biggest festival of Indian subcontinent. We seek divine blessings as well as party hard. Many communities also start their new year. Most merchants begin with new accounting books. We light earthen lamps/diye, kandeel and burst crackers. Indian sweets and snacks are also synonymous with it. This Deepavali, worry not and eat a lot, with our Diwali sweets platter. The celebrations are subdued in 2020 still we can celebrate with immediate family. We have put together a kid friendly Indian snacks and sweets. It has something for everyone. You may be vegan, gluten-free, nut allergic or have an egg allergy. There is something for everyone. Celebrate the festival with full fervor with homemade delicacies.
Happy Diwali to all the readers!
Diwali & festive fever
Pre-Diwali is all about redecorating houses. Paint the houses, add new furniture and shop for appliances. All mums are Marie Kondo in action. Hectic days of de-junking clutter. Then comes clothes n mall hopping. Next comes food and recipes. Some traditional, others modern in a mix. Loads of guests and relatives coming home. Hectic time yet full of enjoyment. Sindhi households celebrate the festival with various types of layi or chikki and a vegetable made with 7 veggies called sata bhajiyu.This curry is made with 7 different veggies. While Gujarati community celebrates with a similar curry, undhiyu, the South with kajjakaylu/gujiya, badushah/balushahi and various types of burfi.
Browse through the easy Diwali special sweets & snack recipes below:
- Kala Jamun recipe
- Air fryer onion pakora | Onion bhajiya
- Air fried Chana dal | Air fryer Chana dal
- Air fried Moong dal
- Murmura ladoo | Pori urundai recipe
- Cornflakes chivda ( Air fry / Roast )
- Til Patti recipe | Sesame brittle | Sesame chikki
- Peanut Chikki with jaggery| Peanut chikki recipe
- Bread Pakora - Air fry / fry
- Mathura peda Recipe | Mawa peda recipe with jaggery
- Bread roll - Fry / Air fry
- Achari Mathri (fry/ air fry)
- Urad dal vada | Medu Vada ( Air fry / Fry )
- Gajar ka Halwa recipe | Easy carrot halwa
- Kesar Rasmalai | Easy rasmalai recipe
- Mini samosa (Air Fry/Bake/Fry)
- Namak Paare Recipe ( Air fry / Bake ) | Katori chaat
- Instant mawa | instant khoya using milk powder
- Shahi tukda recipe | Shahi toast recipe (Air fry / Fry)
- Kesar Rajbhog Recipe
- Air fried Potato Curly fries | Air fryer Aloo lachha
- Instant Moong dal halwa - easy recipe
- Air fryer methi mathri
- Air fryer Gulab Jamun
- Air fryer masala peanuts
- Banana chips - Fry / Air fry
- Air Fryer Samosa / Baked Samosa
- Dal vada ( Fry/Air fry )
- Oats laddu
- Dahi bade recipe ( Air fry / Fry )
- vegan protein bar
- Air fryer chickpeas | Crispy air fryer chickpeas
- Wholewheat Mawa gujiya - Fry / Air fry
- coconut burfi
- Badam Katli
- Vegan Gujiya - Fry / air fry
- Batata vada | aloo bonda (air fry / fry )
- Besan ladoo
- Onion bhajiya | Sindhi onion bhaji | Sanna pakora
- Varo (Sindhi Dry fruit sweet)
- Sugar free mango peda
- Roasted chana dal chikki
- Sindhi Khorak
- Easy Homemade Jalebi
- Rasgulla - Indian Sweet cheese balls
- Rajasthani Mirchi vada | Stuffed Mirchi bada
- Aate ke laddu
- Khajur & Anjeer roll
- Brown rice chakli - fried pretzels
- Bhugal mawa- milk cake
- Chocolate barfi
- Gulkand barfi - Rose preserve fudge
- Mango Kalakand - Mango milkcake
- Wholewheat Balushahi- Indian donut
- Paneer Pakoda- cottage cheese fritters
- Oats chikki- Oats brittle
- Sattu ki barfi
- Khasta Kachori-Vegan lentil pasties
- Karachi Halwa/Bombay Halva
- Gulab Jamun(with khoya)
- Gulab Kaju Katli
- Sev Barfi | Singhar ji mithai
- Akhrot barfi-walnut fudge
Also, Click here to see more sweet recipes.
Click here for the yummy namkeen list for Diwali.. After all snacks make sweets better. However, if you still want to have oats, make these yummy Indian Oats recipes to balance your diet.
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Have a very Happy Diwali everyone!
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