The Festival of Light Is Also a Festival of Flavors: 10 Awesome Diwali Dishes!
Gujjias, Karanjis or Neuris - A Diwali Faral is incomplete without these delectable crescent shaped karanjis as per Maharashtrians This very traditional sweet has a crisp golden exterior with a fluted edge and a delightful stuffing inside
Gulgule: quishy sweet dumplings made from wheat flour, gulgule are commonly eaten during Diwali in many states of north India. These dumplings taste fully delicious with kheer (rice pudding) or rabdi.
Mawaa Kachori- Rich dry fruit and khoya stuffed golden fried kachoris that are coated in sugar syrup, Rajasthan’s mawa kachoris can satisfy the sweetest tooth, which is absolutely scrumptious.
Mohanthal: A dense fudge flavored with saffron and dry fruits, mohanthal is an Indian dessert made on many auspicious occasions, including Diwali, as an offering to the deity. A perfectly made mohanthal can make anyone with sweet tooth swoon over it!
Moti Pak: A delicious sweet barfi made with Moti Pak is a regional specialty of Rajasthan and Gujarat. Adorned with a delicate layering of zarq, this sweetmeat has a taste reminiscent of the much-loved motichur laddoo.
Pinni: A winter sweet treat loaded with dry fruits, pinni is a Punjabi Diwali favourite. Whole wheat flour is roasted in rich home made ghee along with dry fruits, khoya and sugar till it turns a beautiful golden brown colour. It is then shaped into sinfully delicious laddoos.
Shankarpale: An ubiquitous festive snack in Maharashtra, shankarpale are diamond shaped sweet cookies dusted with powdered sugar. Totally yum, this is one snack loved by children and adults alike!
Singal: Singals are fried semolina spirals that are part and parcel of Diwali in the Kumaon region of Uttarakhand. Soft, spongy and flavourful, this healthy delicacy made with semolina, banana, curd, milk, sugar, and cardamom.
Teepi Gavvalu: In Telugu, teepi gavvalu literally translates to ‘sweet shells’. It is made rolling a dough made from flour and jaggery into pretty shell shaped curls that are then deep fried and dipped in sweet sugar syrup. It a popular festive snack in Andhra Pradesh.
Thenkuzhal: Every foodie would attest to the fact that Diwali is incomplete without crispy crunchy savories. This is exactly why thenkuzhal is an premier snack in Tamil Nadu’s Diwali menu. Few know that the word thenkuzhal literally translates to ‘tubes of honey’!
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