Diwali recipes

Happy Diwali! Recipes and food ideas to celebrate the vibrant Hindu festival of lights.
Sweetness and light

Tuck into this sticky treat and other moreish Indian sweets as you celebrate Diwali.

Recipes for sweets

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Desserts

Diwali collections

Delicious dal recipes

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Diwali snacks

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Diwali recipes

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Southern Indian fried chicken

by Atul Kochhar
Main course

Easy chicken tikka masala

by Jo Pratt
Main course

Easy potato and pea samosas

by Anjum Anand
Light meals & snacks

Potato and pea curry

by Rick Stein
Main course

Poha potatoes

by Madhur Jaffrey
Light meals & snacks

Baked aloo gobi with flatbreads

by Anna Jones
Main course

Paneer jalfrezi

by Rick Stein
Main course

Spinach and paneer kati roll

by Nadiya Hussain
Light meals & snacks

Crunchy palak paneer

by The Hairy Bikers
Main course

Pilau rice

by The Hairy Bikers
Side dishes

Dal with quick naan breads

Main course

Chickpea, spinach and egg curry

by Sunil Vijayakar
Main course

Quick veggie korma

by Nigel Slater
Main course

Chicken and spinach balti

by John Burton Race
Main course

Onion bhaji

Starters & nibbles

Whole eggs in coconut masala (egg molee)

by Rick Stein
Main course

Kashmiri biryani

by Vivek Singh
Main course

Saag aloo with roasted gobi curry

by The Hairy Bikers
Main course

Carrot and parsnip bhajis with coriander and chilli chutney

by Nadiya Hussain
Light meals & snacks

Carrot and pistachio baklava

by Tom Kerridge
Desserts

Prawns with coconut, chillies and mustard seeds

by Rick Stein
Main course

Chicken and rosewater biryani

by Rick Stein
Main course

Vegan potato cake with chickpea curry

by John Torode
Light meals & snacks

Vegetable pakoras and coconut dal

by Justine Pattison
Main course
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