India is often known as the “land of festivals” with every year bringing along a wide range of celebrations. Diwali is one of the largest festivals in the country, celebrated by more than a billion Indians living in the country and worldwide.
Dubbed as “the festival of lights”, the celebrations of Diwali involve fireworks, parties, and big feasts.
Interestingly, Diwali traditions involve gambling on the night of the festival, with games like Teen Patti played between friends and family for fun. Last year, as COVID-19 made gatherings hard, some of the top online casino sites in the country saw a significant spike in traffic as many Indians still wanted to keep up with the tradition while following social distancing norms.
Going hand-in-hand with gambling and drinks, are the delicious food that’s served during this festival. Let’s take a look at some of the best dinner ideas for Diwali!
- Drinks and starters
Alcohol is always a major part of the festival, but you should also have some mocktails for the dinner. Some good examples of mocktails include classics such as Virgin Mojitos and Ginger Ales. For cocktails too, you cannot go wrong with classic drinks such as Royale Whiskeys and Cosmopolitans.
There are also several options, both veg, and non-veg when it comes to delicious starters. Some popular non-veg starters include Crispy Prawn 65, Chicken Lollipops, Mutton Kebab, and Chicken Keb. If you’re looking to add some delicious veg starters like the classic Onion Pakoda, Sweet Corn Chaat, and Paneer Tikka!
- Main course
For the main course, there’s again a wide range of options for both vegetarians and non-vegetarians.
Ideally, it always a good idea to serve both options during the main course and you cannot go wrong with dishes like Kadhai Paneer, Dal Makhani, Chicken Biryani, or Malabar Fish Curry. All these dishes can be served with rice or one of the Indian bread like Roti and Naan.
In fact, to spice things up even more, you can try out more complex dishes like Keema Naan which is a favorite of many non-vegetarian Indians.
- Dessert
To be fair, it is very hard to go wrong with any of the following desserts for the perfect Diwali dinner – Gulab Jamun, Rasmalai, Rice Kheer, or Atte ka Halwa!