Latest Festival Recipes
The Dry Fruits and Nuts balls are an easy to make, quick and handy treats. They also make great energy bites. The nuts and dried …
Chocolate – it would be tough to find someone who doesn’t enjoy this delightful treat. Right from a child to an elderly adult, no one …
Spicy Thukkada is a popular snack in India during Diwali time. It is made of a dough made from maida flour or wheat flour and …
Shakkarpara is a sweet, crispy, and crunchy dessert that is made from flour, sugar and ghee. It is usually served with a cup of milk …
Aloo Bhujia or also known as Aloo Bhujia Sev is a very popular Indian snack. Made with potatoes mixed with spices and fried in hot …
Aval Mixture is a simple and tasty snack that is often served during teatime and in some cases served as a side dish with rice …
Paneer is now a staple dish at most Indian homes. Apart from being easily available, it is an extremely versatile dish that can be used …
Rasgulla or Roshogollas is one of the most popular Bengali sweet in India. Made with paneer and soaked in a sugar syrup, it is a …
Kala Jamun is a dark (sometimes black) gulab jamuns made with paneer, khoya and soaked in sugar syrup. The regular gulab jamuns are light golden …
Bread Rasmalai is a popular dessert in India. It is made of bread soaked in milk and then cooked with cream, condensed milk and nuts. …
Oats Ribbon Pakoda is a crunchy snack in South India. It’s usually served as an evening snack to kids and adults alike. A modern variation …
The Doodh Peda (Milk Peda) is a sweet and soft Indian dessert. It is made from milk, sugar, and flour. The milk peda can be …
Cashew Peda (Kaju Peda) is a popular Indian sweet made from cashews, sugar, cardamom and ghee. This is a traditional Indian dessert that is usually …
Kesar Peda is a type of Indian sweet made with sugar, milk, and saffron. It is usually served as a dessert on festive occasions, like …
Badam Peda is made from milk, sugar and almonds. It is one of the most popular dishes in the Indian cuisine. It can be found …
Rava Seedai is a traditional South Indian dish that consists of small, round or oval-shaped, deep fried balls made from semolina and rice flour. It …
Pista Burfi is a popular Indian sweet made with pistachios. It is also known as “pistachio barfi”. The recipe for Pista Burfi can vary from …
Festival Recipes
India is a heterogeneous mix of different cultures, religions, and languages. Therefore, you will see different festivals celebrated with pride, joy, and unity in our country. Every day in India is unique and so are its festivals.
Indian festivals are always related to the seasons. The special dishes prepared during these festivals also have a deeper meaning since each dish is carefully prepared to complement that particular climate or weather change. Moreover, the recipes that come from different regions have their own unique characteristic and flavor as well.
Among the most popular festivals are Diwali, Ramzan Eid, Christmas, Parsi New year, Mahavir Jayanti, etc. Modern festivals like Valentine Day also have their own special recipes and dishes. Therefore, there is plenty to indulge in and get spoilt when it comes to the food culture of Indian festivals.
Sweets dishes are common in almost all the festivals. Sweets like chikki made from jaggery and til (sesame) have their own importance in Makara Sankranti since the heat of these ingredients provide a warm relief in the chilly season of winter. Also, festivals like Diwali have their own menu of chakli, ladus, barfi, and other sweet and crispy dishes.
Festivals like Pongal are celebrated throughout the country with different names such as Bhogi, Besakhi, Makar Sankranti, etc. Sweet preparations from cereals, millets and other grains are popular dishes of these festivals since they mark the onset of harvesting season in India.
Some festivals like Eid, Christmas, etc. have their own share of non-vegetarian dishes as well as they are considered to be special recipes of these festivals. People experiment with different types of cakes during Christmas and Easter such as frosted ice cake, cherry cake, plum cake, etc.
The impact of Mughal cuisines on the Indian food culture cannot be ignored especially when we consider the traditional recipes cooked in a typical Muslim family.
On the other hand, the Southern regions of India have always included spices and special ingredients like tamarind, coconut, etc. in their recipes. These ingredients come to play during their festivals as well and we are able to taste different flavors and dishes when we visit these places. Although the festival recipes are a little heavy on fat and calories, you can definitely indulge in them during festivals and once in a while when you crave for them.
