Diwali is a festival of lights, colors, crackers, and food. It’s time to indulge in sweets, desserts, and snacks and forget about calories. All the diwali sweets, desserts, and diwali snacks listed below are easy-to-make, so you can spend much of your time enjoying yourself with friends and family. All the sweets and snacks recipes are easy-to-make and can be prepared hassle-free at home. So you can now enjoy this Diwali with these delicious homemade easy sweets and snacks.
About Diwali
Deepavali is a festival that commemorates the victory of good over evil. It is also referred to as Diwali or the “Festival of Lights.”
Diwali is a festival that transcends cultures and religions, encompassing and enveloping everybody. That is the only reason Diwali is India’s most famous celebration. The five days of Diwali last almost a week, with the celebrations lasting five days and after-effects occurring here and there for the remaining two days. The beauty of this festival is the convergence of five distinct ideas, each of which manifests itself in a unique thinking or ideal every day. As a result, people celebrate with true intelligence every five days of festivities in order to improve their lives.
What is the importance of Diwali’s five days?
Day 1
Dhanteras (Dhanvantari Trayodashi) is the first day of Diwali week, signaling the start of the glittering Diwali festivities. According to the Hindu calendar, it is the 13th lunar day of the Krishna Paksha, the dark quarter of the month of Karthik.
Dhanteras is a unique day since it is said that on this day, Lord Dhanwantari arrived from the sea with Ayurveda, a medical science, for the benefit of humanity. This day sees a huge number of purchases, particularly of gold, silver, valuable stones, ornaments, new apparel, and utensils.
Day 2
The second day of Diwali week is known as Kali Chaudas or Narak Chaturdashi. It is simply Choti Diwali, a celebration observed in various parts of India on the second day of Deepavali.
On this day, Lord Krishna is said to have killed Narakasur’s demon, thus liberating the universe from terror.
Day 3
Third day of the Diwali week is the Diwali festival. The third day of Diwali Week is the actual Diwali Day. It is a day dedicated to Goddess Lakshmi and Lord Ganesha. Hindus purify themselves and gather with their families and Pandits (priests) to worship the Divine Goddess Lakshmi for the benefits of prosperity and wealth, the triumph of good over evil, and light over darkness. People are lighting diyas and candles in their homes, while millions of crackers, crackers, and fairy lights are on the streets across India.
Day 4
In India, the fourth of the five Diwali days is celebrated in a variety of ways. In western states such as Gujarat, this day is celebrated with pomp as Bestu Varas, the new year according to their calendar.
This day, when people worship their instruments, arms, and equipment, is commonly celebrated as Govardhan Puja and Vishwakarma in Northern Indian states. As a result, most or all businesses are closed on this day. This day is also known as Annakut.
Several thousand years ago, Lord Krishna took the inhabitants of Vraja to Govardhan Puja. Since then, Hindus have worshiped Govardhan every year to commemorate the first Puja of the Vraja people.
Day 5
The fifth and last day of Diwali is known as Bhai Dooj or Bhai Beej. On this day several moons ago, Yama (Yamraj, the Lord of Death) visited his sister Yamuna during the Vedic period. He bestowed a Vardhan (a blessing) on his sister, promising that anyone who visited her that day would be cleansed of all sins and achieve moksha, or ultimate emancipation.
Since then, the brothers have visited their sisters to inquire about their well-being, and the sisters have prepared sweets as a token of love for their brothers.
Basic Recipes
How to make Sugar syrup (chashni) for Indian Sweets
We have tried to explain the process of one-string, two-string, and three-string consistency sugar syrup stages as minutely as possible. Most of our traditional Indian Sweets require sugar syrup (chashni), but we often avoid preparing them because of the preparation of sugar syrup.
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How to make Boora Sugar | bura sugar recipe
Learn how to make boora sugar by following this easy and quick method with a step-by-step tutorial and video recipe
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How to easily remove peanut skin
Today we are sharing a simple and quick trick with which you can easily remove peanut skin. This trick is the simplest way to remove the skin from peanuts and it is helpful when you have a lot of them.
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Diwali Sweets
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Magas Ladoo | Traditional Gujarati Magaj Recipe
Magas ladoo or Magaj is a traditional Gujarati sweet prepared from gram flour (besan), ghee, and sugar.
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Sugar Free Besan Ladoo
Besan Ladoo, also known as Besan ke Laddoo, is a traditional Indian delicacy made especially for festivals such as Holi and Diwali. But what if we told you that you could now indulge in these besan ladoos guilt-free? Yes, you heard it right. This sugar-free besan ladoo recipe does not have any sugar, jaggery, or artificial sweeteners.
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Bombay Ice Halwa Recipe
Bombay Ice Halwa Recipe | mahim halwa recipe with all thetips & tricks – now make perfect ice halwa by following the stepwise tutorial and video recipe
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Mathura Peda Recipe with milk powder | Mathura ke pede
An easier and quicker version of a traditional delicacy from Mathura – this Mathura peda recipe is prepared with milk powder. These are irresistible and you will fall in love with the roasted flavor and aroma of the pedas.
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Mohanthal Recipe without Mawa
Mohanthal is a traditional Gujarati sweet prepared from besan, ghee, sugar and flavoured with saffron, cardamom, and nutmeg. This mohanthal recipe is prepared without mawa and we have shared all the tips & tricks so you can easily prepare the mohanthal this Diwali.
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Triple Layer Chocolate Barfi | layered chocolate barfi with milk powder
Easy-to-make milk powder barfi presented in three layers: plain and chocolate layers are topped with melted white and milk chocolate. The marble effect on top adds a unique touch to this triple layer chocolate barfi.
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Sitaphal Basundi
Basundi which is a thickened sweet milk is flavored with the delicious and exquisite flavor of custard apple or sitaphal. For this delectable sitaphal basundi recipe you just need a few ingredients and a bit of patience.
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Churma Ladoo (with Jaggery)
Churma ladoos are one of the most popular sweets from Gujarati and Rajasthani cuisine. Churma ladoo is prepared during festivals or any special occasions.
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Kaju Katli Without Sugar Syrup
This is a no-fail and easier version of kaju katli. This kaju katli recipe is prepared without the hassle of making sugar syrup and we have to cook it on gas.
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Sugar Free Date and Apple Kheer | sugar free indian sweets | healthy sweets
a twist to the traditional kheer recipe with rice. We have tried to make it more healthy and sugar free yet delicious.
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Sugar Free Chocolate Sandesh Recipe | healthy sandesh recipe
Chocolate Sandesh is a twist to the traditional Bengali sweet. Plus this Sandesh recipe has no sugar, so you can enjoy guilt free.
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Badam Puri Recipe | baked almond poori recipe | no flour almond cookies
This is a very simple and healthy sweet or you may also call it a snack to enjoy during festivals. This badam (almond) puri is baked and plus you can also have it during your vrat (fasting).
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Orange Sandesh Recipe | orange sondesh
Orange Sandesh is a twist to the traditional Bengali sweet. The flavour of orange goes very well with this recipe and it tastes delectable.
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How to make perfect Balushahi | halwai style balushahi recipe
Balushahi is a flaky indian sweet that is deep fried first and then soaked in sugar syrup for a few minutes. Just follow this simple recipe and you will be able to prepare perfect halwai style
balushahi.
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Chocolate Barfi | How to make chocolate burfi from milk powder
A quick and easy-to-make milk powder barfi recipe that requires just 5 ingredients
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Microwave Gajar Ka Halwa without Khoya (Mawa)
quick and easy-to-make microwave gajar halwa with milk powder
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Microwave Kaju Katli Recipe in 2 minutes | quick kaju katli without sugar syrup
an easy-to-make kaju katli recipe that : does not require sugar syrup, prepared in microwave & requires just 2 minutes
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Besan Dry Fruits Ladoo in Microwave in just 7 minutes | quick besan ladoo recipe
Besan ke Laddoo is a very popular Indian sweet prepared specially during festivals. These ladoos gets ready in just 7 minutes in microwave.
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Chocolate Coconut Ladoo
quick and easy-to-make chocolate coconut ladoos that will be loved by all
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Paan Coconut Ladoo | paan ke ladoo
These ladoos have outer layer of coconut, paan leaves and condensed milk and are stuffed with gulkand, nuts, tuti fruity and saunf. Just one bite of it will remind you of all the flavours of paan.
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Chocolate Gujiya | Chocolate Coconut Gujiya Recipe
a small twist to the regular gujiyas – these gujiyas are filled with chocolate – coconut – nuts filling.
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3 Easy and Quick Dry Fruit Sweets – Diwali Special + Blog Anniversary
3 easy and quick dry fruit sweets recipes that you can prepare for your Diwali get-together –Date Cashew RollsCoconut Dry Fruit RollsChocolate Walnut Rolls
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Bombay Karachi Halwa
Bombay Karachi Halwa or Cornflour Halwa is an easy-to-make and colourful halwa with a jelly-like texture. Unlike other halwas, this halwa has less ghee in it. You can add nuts in the halwa for crunchiness or enjoy it plain.
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Coconut Ladoo | Coconut Laddu Recipe with Condensed Milk
quick and easy sweet recipe that gets ready with few ingredients
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Chocolate Peda | Instant Chocolate Milk Peda Recipe
With just 4 ingredients and 10 minutes, you can make this delectable sweet – these pedas are very much easy-to-make and plus gets ready quickly.
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Dates, Nuts & Fig Rolls
An easy-to-make and healthy sweet that you can enjoy guilt free – no need to add any extra sugar because of the natural sweetness of dates and figs. This recipe is a very quick & simple version and requires very few ingredients.
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Chocolate Energy Bars with Dates and Nuts Recipe
Healthy Chocolaty Dates and Nuts Energy Bars are the no-bake Energy Bars that are easy to make and very nutritious too. Dates are an excellent source of iron, potassium and are also rich in minerals like calcium, manganese, copper, and magnesium.
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Khubani ka Meetha Recipe
Khubani ka Meetha or Qubani ka Meetha is a traditional Hyderabadi sweet delicacy made from dried apricots. Khubani means apricots. So khubani ka meetha means apricot halwa or sweet made from apricots.
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Lapsi Recipe (Gujarati Broken Wheat & Jaggery Sweet)
Lapsi is one of the most popular and traditional sweets of Gujarati Cuisine. Being a Gujarati family, lapsi has a very special place in our house and is especially prepared during festivals and other auspicious occasions. It gets ready with very few ingredients and is a comparatively healthy sweet.
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Whole Wheat Flour Malpua Recipe | Atte ka Malpua
yummy and healthy malpuas that are soft and fluffy, yet crisp from outside
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Meethi Seviyan Recipe | Dry Sweet Vermicelli Recipe
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Puran Poli Recipe | How to make puran in microwave
Puran Poli or Vedmi is a well-known sweet from Gujarat and Maharashtra. Gujarati style puran poli is prepared using tuvar dal and Maharashtrian style puran poli is made using chana dal. In this puran poli recipe, we have used both the dals to make this yummy and mouth watering dish even more interesting.
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Raab (Traditional Gujarati Sweet Warm Drink)
Raab is a traditional Gujarati sweet warm drink with the goodness of whole wheat flour and jaggery. This is the sweet recipe that you can enjoy guilt-free and that gives you instant energy. This is a great option for kids and to-be mothers for building their immunity.
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No-cook Kesar Kulfi | no churn | 4 ingredients kulfi recipe
no-cook and instant kulfi recipe that can be made in a jiffy and hardly requires any pre-preparation – you just need to whip up the ingredients and freeze
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Sukhdi | Gol Papdi
Sukhadi or Gol Papdi is a traditional Gujarati sweet that is pretty easy-to-make and gets ready with just 3 ingredients
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Desserts
3 Ingredient Chocolate Orange Pudding | Eggless, Without Gelatin, Without Agar Agar
A creamy and delicious chocolate orange pudding made with only three ingredients. It is eggless, without gelatin and agar agar and does not have milk or cream.
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No Bake Chocolate Coffee Cake Recipe
This no bake chocolate coffee cake is flavourful and moist and a treat for all mocha lovers. Plus its gets readywith just few ingredients. This cake or you may even call it a dessert will beloved by kids. You can also involve them in preparing this cake. If you havechocolate ganache ready, then this cake gets ready quickly; just mix all theingredients and let the cake set in fridge.
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Fruit and Nut Custard Recipe | easy and quick fruit custard recipe with fruits and nuts
easy and quick fruit custard recipe with fresh fruits, dried fruits and nuts
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Chocolate Cups with Crunchy Nutella Filling
Chocolate, Strawberry, Nuts, Nutella…These ingredients are a perfect combination to make an interesting dessert. It would be even more impressive if you serve this dessert in edible chocolate cups. These edible cups looks a bit tricky, but are really easy to make. These edible cups are filled with a crunchy, tangy and chocolaty filling.
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Eggless Chocolate Mousse
This mousse – can be assembled quickly (once you have your ganache ready), requires few ingredients & is egg-free
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White Chocolate Cranberry Fudge
Fudge is an easy-to-make and addictive quick dessert that comes to your rescue when you want to make something simple and absolutely yummm!!! This recipe requires only 4 ingredients and gets ready in minutes.
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Chocolate Walnut Fudge
This is a very quick and easy fudge recipe that requires only 4 ingredients and gets ready in minutes
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No Bake Dragon Fruit Jam Tarts
These no bake easy and healthy tarts gets ready with just 3 ingredients. We have used dates for the binding, so as to use less butter.
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No Bake Parle G Swiss Roll Recipe
easy-to-prepare no bake swiss rolls that gets assembled quickly and requires few ingredients.
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Whole Wheat Jam Swiss Rolls in Kadai | eggless, without oven
These swiss rolls are – eggless, prepared using whole wheat flour, prepared without oven – in non-stick pan
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2-Ingredient Oreo Swiss Roll in kadai | eggless
the easiest and quickest swiss roll that needs only 2 ingredients – milk and cookies
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Dalgona Mocha Pudding | eggless, without gelatine & agar agar
This is a quick and easy-to-make puddingthat is – eggless, without gelatin & without agar agar
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Fruit & Nut Chocolate – 2 ways
Learn how to make 2 types of chocolates – 1) Stuffed fruit & nut chocolates & 2) Chocolate rocks
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Eggless Marzipan Recipe | no cook & egg free marzipan recipe
Learn how to make easy, no cook & egg free marzipan – a Christmas special recipe that is very colourful and quick to prepare, not to forget it tastes delicious.
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Diwali Snacks
10 Diwali Sweets Recipe Video
Gur Para | Wheat Shakarpara Recipe with Jaggery
Shakarpara or shakarpare is one of the most common snacks that is prepared during the festival of Diwali or any other festive occasion. There are many variations of shakarpara that we have already shared on our blog like chocolate shakarpara and sugar coated shakarpara. Now we thought of sharing one more variation with a healthy twist – Wheat Shakarpara Recipe with Jaggery or Gur Para.
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Baked Thandai Mathri
Mathris are usually deep fried and prepared from maida. But this healthy version of thandai flavoured mathri is – – prepared using 50% wheat flour & 50% maida – baked not fried
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Raw Banana Wafers | homemade banana chips recipe
simple banana wafers that are topped with black pepper powder and sendha namak. Since we have prepared these wafers for vrat or fasting, we have sprinkled only sendha namak and black pepper powder over the chips, but you may also sprinkle other spices like red chilli powder, chaat masala or any of your favourite herbs.
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Baked Savory Multigrain Crackers
These savory multigrain crackers are healthy and easy-to-make baked snack that you can munch on anytime of the day. Not only these crackers are baked, but it also contains different flours that makes this snack much nutritious and filling.
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Multigrain Nankhatai Recipe | healthy multigrain nankhatai recipe
healthy nankhatai prepared using whole wheat flour, ragi flour, jowar flour, bajra flour and oats
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Besan Kachori Recipe | easy besan khasta kachori recipe
crispy and flaky kachoris filled with sweet, tangy and spicy besan filling – these kachoris can be served hot or at room temperature with imli chutney or green chutney
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Raw Banana Sev
An easy-to-make sev or namkeen made from grated raw bananas and besan, flavoured with basic spices.
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Namkeen Chirote Recipe | Crispy Verki Puri | parat puri
Namkeen chiroti puri is a savoury puri that is flaky and crispy. These puris can be a
great treat for your friends and family for any festive occasions
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great treat for your friends and family for any festive occasions
shakarpara recipe | sugar coated shakarpare | learn how to make shakkarpara recipe
These are flaky, crispy shakarparas coated with sugar syrup. The recipe for preparing sugar coated shakarparas is divided into steps1) Preparing the dough 2) Preparing shakarparas & 3) Preparing sugar syrup & adding shakarpara
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Dal Moth Namkeen Recipe
Dal moth namkeen is an easy-to-make and quick snack recipe prepared using whole masoor dal
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Chocolate Shakarpara | how to make chocolate shakkarpare
Chocolate shakarparas are a twist to the usual sweet shakarparas.
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Chirote | Crispy Layered Sweet Puri
Crispy Layered Sweet Puri is a delicious sweet puri that is flaky, crispy & dipped in sugary syrup. These puris can be a great treat for your friends and family for any festive occasions; especially for Diwali get-together.
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Crispy Baked Cheese Sticks
crispy cheese sticks are an easy-to-make baked snack that you can munch on anytime of the day
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Dry Fruit Kachori
Dry fruit kachori or dry kachori is a popular gujarati tea-time snack recipe – crispy kachoris stuffed with tangy, spicy filling of crushed ganthiyas, chopped nuts, flavoured and tempered with basic spices.
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Poha Chivda | Thick Poha Chiwda Namkeen
a very quick and easy-to-make namkeen/chivda recipe prepared from thick poha/flattened rice
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Chana Dal Namkeen | Spicy Fried Split Bengal Gram
Chana dal namkeen is the most easy and simple snack that you can enjoy with your tea/coffee or juice
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Farsi Puri Recipe
Farsi means crisp in gujarati. Generally, farsi puri is made using maida/all purpose flour. But, we have used maida and whole wheat flour in equal proportions.
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Homemade Sweet Potato Chips
crisp and fresh homemade sweet potato chips recipe. We have sprinkled only salt and chaat masala over the chips, but you may also sprinkle other spices like red chilli powder, pepper powder or any of your favourite herbs.
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Raw Banana Chivda (Kachche Kele ka Chivda)
A sweet and sour chivda or namkeen mixture made from grated raw bananas and flavoured with spices and sugar
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Eggless Cookies & Biscuits
Eggless Whole Wheat Coffee Bean Cookies
These eggless coffee cookies are a perfect treat for all coffee lovers. Shaped as a coffee bean, these cookies not only look great but they taste delicious
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Eggless Orange Cookies
These eggless orange cookies are buttery, tangy and crispy. No added preservatives or colors, prepared with fresh orange zest and freshly squeezed orange juice.
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Whole Wheat Chocolate Vanilla Swirl Cookies Recipe
A classic combination of vanilla and chocolate, presented in a different way with these melt in mouth cookies
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Kaju Badam Cookies Recipe
healthy, tasty cookies prepared using almonds and cashews, these kaju badam cookies are perfect for a tea-time snack
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Multigrain Nankhatai Recipe | healthy multigrain nankhatai recipe
healthy nankhatai prepared using whole wheat flour, ragi flour, jowar flour, bajra flour and oats
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Whole Wheat and Jaggery Chocolate Chip Cookies | healthy chocolate chip cookies
These are Healthy Chocolate Chip Cookies that you can enjoy guilt-free. These Chocolate Chip Cookies are – eggless, no refined sugar and no maida. So what are the ingredients ? So, lets finish the suspense and tell you the ingredients for these healthy cookies – contains whole wheat flour & jaggery
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Eggless Wheat and Oats Cookies
Easy-to-make eggless cookies prepared using wheat flour and oats.
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Eggless Gingerbread Cookies
Easy-to-make Eggless Gingerbread Cookies recipes using brown sugar and honey (without molasses)
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Eggless Checkerboard Cookies
These eggless checkerboard cookies not only looks pretty, but are also great to learn in a fun way. A classic combination of vanilla and chocolate, presented in a different way with these melt in mouth cookies.
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Eggless Cranberry Cookies
egg free and healthy cookies made from whole wheat flour and dried cranberries
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Diwali Recipes | Diwali Sweets and Snacks Recipes 2023
Diwali is a festival of lights, colours, crackers and food. It's time to indulge in sweets, desserts and snacks and forget about calories. All the sweets, desserts and snacks listed below are pretty easy-to-make, so you can spend much of your time enjoying with friends and family. All the sweets and snacks recipes are easy-to-make and can be prepared hassle-free at home. So you can now enjoy this Diwali with these delicious homemade easy sweets and snacks.
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Ingredients (1 cup = 240 ml)
Please check individual recipes for the full list of ingredients. Below we are listing out basic ingredients that are required to prepare diwali sweets and snacks
- ghee / oil
- sugar / jaggery
- flours like wheat flour, maida, besan
- milk powder
- nuts like cashews, almonds, pista or walnuts
Instructions
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