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Diwali Foods

The auspicious occasion of Diwali can be aptly described as the festival of lamps or lights, firecrackers, gifts and loads of delightful Diwali Foods. Any celebration is simply incomplete without the presence of good and mouthwatering foods. So, the presence of some traditional Indian foods is an essential part of the Diwali celebrations. The Diwali food list usually includes Gulab Jamun, Badam Phirni, Jalebi, Peda, Kesar Kaju Barfi, Gajar ka Halwa, Gujia, Kheer, Besan ka Ladoo, Ghathiya, and many more such delightful snacks and sweets.

Diwali Recipes


It is a common tradition in India that just before the festival of Diwali, the female members of the family start preparing special dishes and foods entirely meant for Diwali with special Diwali Recipes.
This festival of lights, also known as Dipawali has a common custom of exchanging sweets along with the gifts to their loved ones. The homemade sweets and snacks are more appreciated by all. So have a look at some of the mouth-watering and traditional Diwali special delicacies that are listed below along with the Diwali Recipe notes–
Besan ki Barfi
Ingredients – Besan, Sugar, Ghee, Water, Pistachios and Almonds for garnishing.
Directions – Firstly, in a pan heat ghee and fry the besan in it for near about 30 minutes. Stop frying it when the color of the besan becomes slight pink and it separates from ghee. Prepare syrup of sugar and water and then add it to the besan. Mix it properly and pour it in a tray that is thoroughly greased. Let it cool, and then cut the mixture into cubical pieces. Serve it after garnishing it with almonds and pistachios.
Kheer
Ingredients – Long grain rice (properly washed and drained), milk, sugar, almonds, cardamom seeds, saffron, pistachio nuts, raisins
Directions – firstly put all the main ingredients that are milk, rice and sugar in a pan and boil them. Boil them gently until the rice becomes soft and starts to break up. Add the almonds, raisins, cardamom seeds, saffron, and the pistachio nuts to the mixture and let it simmer for some more minutes. Add the sugar at the end and let it dissolve completely. Remove it from the heat and serve it hot or cold as per your wish. It tastes awesome in both ways.
Badam Phirni
Ingredients – Almonds, milk, sugar, rice flour, saffron, cardamom powder.
Directions – Firstly, make a fine paste by grinding the almonds with milk. Then mix the almond paste with rice flour. In a pan boil milk, add sugar to it and stir properly. Separately dissolve the saffron in a little amount of milk. After that add the mixture of the almond paste and the rice flour into the boiling milk that also comprises saffron. Stir the mixture continuously until the entire mixture thickens. Remove it from fire and add the cardamom powder and let it cool in the room temperature and then refrigerate it. Garnish it with pistachios and almonds and your delicious Badam Phirni is ready to be served.
Gujia
Ingredients – Flour, Raisins, Khoya, Almonds, edible oil, water and sugar.
Directions – Firstly make a binding consistency by mixing the flour with oil and some water. After making the dough set it aside by covering it with a damp cloth, then in separate pan heat some oil and fry the khoya until its color changes to light brown, then add sugar and mix it thoroughly. Add raisins and almonds to the mixture. After that make small sized chapattis out of the dough and fill it with the khoya mixture and seal the edges and deep fry them. Serve them hot or if you wish you can also store them and can have it anytime.
Gajar ka Halwa
Ingredients – Carrots, milk, water, cardamom seeds, almonds, pistachios, sugar, ghee, raisins.
Directions – Wash and properly grate the carrots. Then boil some water and add the grated carrots in it. Cook for near about 7 or 8 minutes. Then add milk and continue cooking on a low flame and stir the mixture in between. Add sugar, and milk and cook it until the sugar gets dissolved in the milk. Add ghee and the raisins and properly crushed cardamom seeds. Mix the whole mixture well. Remove it from the heat and serve it hot after garnishing with pistachios and almonds.

With all these mouth-watering recipes, you will surely have a delightful Diwali.