A festive round-up for Diwali

If you are Bengali like me, we do not really need and excuse to celebrate. We find a festival in every nook and cranny. The month of November brings with it Diwali or Kali Puja and later Thanksgiving. So here is my Diwali round-up. It is more than just sweets as we all know, I love savory snacks.

  All parts of India, celebrate Diwali a little differently, and I have shared the Bengali way here.

Samosas, the iconic snack, here is the Bengali version with cauliflower. Here is another variation and then a more commonly found Punjabi version. Few things beat the magic of biting into a crisp and flaky samosa,. So if you were waiting for an excuse to give this a try, think Diwali.

There are very few holidays, or festivals in a Bengali household that are not graced by desserts. These days I crave for the simple childhood beauty of desserts gone by. In our household we enjoy hot freshly made roshogollas. An easy classic dessert. Here is my recipe and here is a link to a beautiful saffron variation.

Back to the savory, here is one of my favorite snacks, I really do not need an occasion for it, but it’s great if there is one. So, here is my fish fry recipe with a baked variation.

Besan Burfi, coming to think of it, I have not made this dish in a while, if my kids see it they will be hankering for some. Good thing, my recipe does not take very long to make.

Well, sure there are regular mealtime dishes, but lets face festive fare everywhere is about small plates, snacks and savories, which is really what my round up is all about. Anyone, who knows me know that I love pakoras. Here is my all time favorite fall pakora, and one more.  Also now is a recipe for alu bonda from Rak’s kitchen. Just looking at it makes me want to run to the kitchen to whip up a batch.

Well, where there are pakoras, there is always room for chutney, here is my favorite recipe for chutney, a classic green variety, why mess with perfection?

Well folks, it is fall it is difficult to not want an ooey, gooey sweet potato dessert. These sweet potato gulab jamuns are fresh from the archives, just for you.

I have to confess, I do not really do tons of sweets, but well, we can bring back the malai chop that I recently posted

I think this is a short selection of my favorite recipes, that should take you from this holiday season, here is wishing you and yours all the brightness this Diwali.