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This year Diwali comes on Nov 13th Tuesday 2012. Have a blast on Diwali.



Our Diwali Sweets and Food Recipes section contains a variety of traditional Diwali recipes. Diwali (a.k.a Deepavali) is the most significant Hindu festival. Celebrate Diwali along with some delicious food. Some parts of South India cook a sumptuous non-vegetarian Biriyani meal for Deepavali Lunch, so we have added them too. Also try out the medicated digestive syrup - Diwali Legiyam which is popular in South India, this is for easy digestion of all the sweets that we plunder during Diwali. Try our easy Diwali recipes; Here are some recipes for sweets, which you can try at home as they are easy to make and fast to cook. You can try out these dishes and serve to your guests on the festive day.

Diwali food and Recipes - Diwali Sweets and Delicacies

Diwali Breakfast	Diwali Lunch
Bedmi Puri Methi Ki Puri Spicy Chatpati Puries Sel Roti Pav Bhaji Masala	Chicken Biryani Madras Style Biryani Fish Biriyani Mutton Biriyani Vegetable Biryani Tomato Raita Cucumber Raita - Kakri Raita Boondi Ka Raita Deepavali Leygiam - Digestion Helper
Diwali Sweets and Delicacies
Adhirasam Almond Seera Aloo Ki Puri Aloo Ki Sabzi Atta Halwa Badam Gheer Badam Halwa Badam Katli Badam Phirni Basundhi Beetroot Halwa Besan Ke Laddu Besan Laddoo Carrot-Coconut Burfi Carrot Halwa Channar Payesh Cheeda Chocolate Burfi Churma Laddoo Dahi Bada Doodh Pak Dry Fruit Kheer Gajar Ka Halwa - Indian Carrot Pudding Ghathia Green and Fried Gram Muruku Gujhia Gulkand Peda Kaddu Ki Kheer Kaju Burfi Kalakand - Indian Chesse-Cake Squares Karanji Karanjia Kesar - Kaju Barfi	Khaja Khari Pudi Kheer - Indian Rice Pudding Kuzhi Paniyaram Lapsi Lauki Burfi Magaj Malai Peda Malpua Mandhi - Diwali Delights Matar Paneer - Green Peas and Cheese Curry Mattar Karanjis Milk Poli Milk Vada Mixture Muruku Pantuva Parwal Sweet Pedas Pineapple Sandesh Pista Burfi Rabdi Raj Bhog Ras Malai Rava Laddoo Sarson Ka Saag Seviyan Shakarpara Shankarpali Sitaphal Rabdi Spicy Sev Sweet Paniyaram Therattipal

Diwali (Deepavali) is the festival of sweets. Days before the festival, the ladies of the family start preparing traditional delicacies and Sweets for the family and friends. On Diwali they distribute these sweets to the friends and neighbours and the needy. We cannot imagine Diwali without sweets and savouries that are specially made at home. These sweets are very family specific. Each family has its own recipe of the cuisines which they use year after year. From delicious rawa laddoos to ghathia and other mouth watering delights.

Here we have provided you with the recipes of few traditional mouth watering recipes. We have listed some of the usual Diwali recipes. Now you can try your hand at these too! The festival of Diwali gives us the license for fun and revelry. During the festive season of Diwali, India dresses up in a new look of fun and feasts. Diwali is the time for decorating your house with earthen lamps called diya, wearing new clothes, bursting firecrackers, meeting family and friends and of course enjoying the delicious items of sweets and snacks prepared specially for this occasion. People make colorful rangoli patterns in front of their house to give a festive look, special Diwali recipes are made and even gift items and greeting cards. Weeks before Diwali, every Hindu family is busy painting and decorating their homes, and shopping for gifts and preparing new dishes. On the Diwali day, shops are packed with people buying freshly made sweets. You can choose from a wide variety of sweets available in the market ranging from dry fruit sweets to special Diwali sweets.