Goan Style Banana Halwa Recipe (Kelyacho Halwo)

Goan Style Banana Halwa Recipe (Kelyacho Halwo)

The Kelyacho Halwo, is a traditional Goan recipe that is made from a special variety of bananas called the...
Diwali Cornflakes Mixture Recipe - A Savory Evening Tea Snack

Diwali Cornflakes Mixture Recipe - A Savory Evening Tea Snack

Diwali Cornflakes Mixture Recipe or Makai Flakes/ chivda is something every Indian is familiar with. A dry...
Gluten Free Rajgira Burfi Recipe

Gluten Free Rajgira Burfi Recipe

Diwali is just around the corner! I'm sure most of you have planned family get togethers, festive lunches...

South Indian Thali Meal To Ring In The Festival Of Diwali

Get into the festive spirit with a traditional South Indian thali. As we welcome the festival of lights,...
Kesar Peda Recipe

Kesar Peda Recipe

Kesar Peda Recipe is one of the easiest Indian sweets to make and doesn't require too much time or effort....
Gulab Sandesh Recipe - Cottage Cheese Flavored with Rose Water

Gulab Sandesh Recipe - Cottage Cheese Flavored with Rose Water

The Gulab Sandesh Recipe also known as the Shondesh is traditional sweet in every Bengali...

Top 18 Must Try Sweets and Savoury Recipes for Diwali

With the festival of lights around the corner, your kitchen must be buzzing with activity. Knowing you must...
Green Tea Coconut Ladoo Recipe - Coconut Energy Balls

Green Tea Coconut Ladoo Recipe - Coconut Energy Balls

The Green Tea & Coconut Ladoo Recipe is a wholesome energy ball that is made from fresh coconut and...
Authentic Nimki Recipe - Evening Tea Time Snack

Authentic Nimki Recipe - Evening Tea Time Snack

Nimki is a traditional Indian tea time snack recipe, that is often available at every north Indian home. Its...
Pheki Mathri Recipe - Crispy Fried Savoury Fritters

Pheki Mathri Recipe - Crispy Fried Savoury Fritters

Pheki Mathri Recipe is a nostalgic one for me. It takes me back to train journeys from my childhood, which...
Mithi Mathri Recipe (Crispy Fried Sweet Fritters)

Mithi Mathri Recipe (Crispy Fried Sweet Fritters)

Methi Mathri Recipe is a traditional deep-fried snack of flat fritters flavoured with typical Indian spices....
Dry Fruit Burfi Recipe With Gulkand

Dry Fruit Burfi Recipe With Gulkand

The Dry Fruit Burfi Recipe With Gulkand is a super healthy and delicious sweet that you must make either for...
Angoori Rasmalai Recipe

Angoori Rasmalai Recipe

Angoori Rasmalai or Spiced Cottage Cheese Milk Pudding from festival celebrations. Serve Angoori...
Aloo & Nariyal Ki Kachori Recipe (Pan Fried Farali Aloo Vada)

Aloo & Nariyal Ki Kachori Recipe (Pan Fried Farali Aloo Vada)

The Nariyal Ki Kachori Recipe is a pan fried version of Farali Aloo Vadas that are made during fasts for...
Gulab Phirni Recipe - Rose Flavoured Rice Pudding Shots

Gulab Phirni Recipe - Rose Flavoured Rice Pudding Shots

Gulab Phirni Recipe is a freshing rice pudding packed with flavours from gulab jal and saffron and sweetened...
Besan Oats Ladoo Recipe

Besan Oats Ladoo Recipe

Besan Oats Ladoo Recipe is a healthy twist on the popular festival favourite - snack box too. They are easy...
Coconut Ladoo Stuffed With Pistachios Recipe

Coconut Ladoo Stuffed With Pistachios Recipe

Coconut Ladoo Stuffed With Pistachios is a quick and easy recipe for preparing coconut ladoos which are a...
Chocolate Kaju Katli Recipe - Chocolate Kaju Barfi

Chocolate Kaju Katli Recipe - Chocolate Kaju Barfi

Chocolate Kaju Katli Recipe is another perfectly indulgent and delightful sweet that comes right in time for...
Kaju Badam Ladoo Recipe

Kaju Badam Ladoo Recipe

Kaju Badam Ladoo is a rich and indulgent preparation of sweet cashew nuts and almond balls perfect for the...
Habshi Halwa Recipe

Habshi Halwa Recipe

Habshi Halwa is a milk halwa that is made by curdling, sweetening and flavoring milk. It is a slightly...

Diwali or Deepavali is the Hindu festival of lights celebrated every year which signifies the victory of light over darkness, good over evil, knowledge over ignorance, and hope over despair. Diwali is the festival of lights, where every home, lights up their home with diyas. The festival preparations and rituals are celebrated over a five-day period.

It is also the time, when people clean, renovate, buy new clothes, new homes, cars, etc. On Diwali night, people dress up in new clothes or their best outfit, light up diyas inside and outside their home, and do Lakshmi pooja who is the goddess of fertility and prosperity. After puja, people celebrate with fire crackers and have an elaborate feast including sweet/ mithai, and an exchange of gifts between family members and close friends. 

Celebrate this festival with over 100 recipes from across every region in india - from mixture, murukku, karanji, athirasam, jamun, jalebi, kheer, laddu and more.