Diwali Special Recipe Ideas: The festival of lights, Diwali is around the corner. This is a time when families, relatives, and friends come together to celebrate. If you’re hosting guests this Diwali, prepare some delicious homemade dishes and sweets to serve them with love. Sitting together, talking, laughing, and sharing good food enhances the warmth and happiness of the occasion. To make your celebration even more special, here are some delightful recipes for Diwali sweets and festive foods you can try at home.
Diwali Sweets Recipes: Make these sweets on Diwali
1. Date and dry fruit laddus
To make date and dry fruit laddus, first grind all the dry fruits coarsely. Then, finely chop the dates and mix them. Heat ghee in a pan and fry the dates for 2-3 minutes. After frying the dates, add the ground dry fruits and cardamom. Let the mixture cool slightly, then form the laddus.
2. Kaju Katli
To make this sweet, coarsely grind cashews in a mixer. Then, combine water and sugar in a pan to make a syrup. Add the cashew powder to the syrup, mix well, and spread it on a greased plate and roll it out with a rolling pin. Then, cut it into diamond shapes and top with a moon design.
3. Banana malpua
To make Malpua, first mash the bananas thoroughly, then add milk, semolina, cardamom powder, and flour, mixing thoroughly. Next, add sugar, fennel seeds, and saffron, then cover and let the mixture steep for 2 hours. Heat ghee in a pan and fry the batter using a small bowl. Your delicious traditional Indian dessert is ready.
Diwali Party Food Ideas: Make these dishes for guests at your Diwali party:
1. Chole Puri
You can prepare and serve chole-puri to your guests at a Diwali party. For this, soak the chickpeas overnight and boil them in a pressure cooker in the morning for 5-6 whistles. Now heat oil in a pan, add cumin seeds, asafoetida, bay leaves, onion and fry them. Now add ginger-garlic paste and fry them and then add tomato paste. After this, add all the spices like salt, coriander powder, red chilli, garam masala and mix them well. Add some water to it, add boiled chickpeas and cook till it comes to a boil. When the chickpeas are cooked, add chopped green coriander to it. Serve it with hot puris.
2. Paneer Pulao
Paneer Pulao is also perfect for a Diwali party. To make it, first wash the basmati rice and soak it for 15-20 minutes. Heat oil in a pan, add cloves, cumin seeds, cinnamon, cardamom, paneer, and your favorite vegetables like carrots, peas, and bell peppers. Stir in the garam masala and salt, stirring well. Add the soaked rice, add water, and cook over low heat.
3. Paneer Pakora
You can also make paneer pakoras for a Diwali party snack. To make them, combine gram flour, salt to taste, red chili, turmeric, and water in a bowl to form a thick batter. Add small pieces of paneer to this mixture, then fry them in oil. Serve them with green chutney or tomato sauce.
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