Diwali Snacks Recipes - Diwali is incomplete without snacks that include dry snacks or namkeens, chaats, and some simple savory bites. I have covered all of them here. All you have to do is pick up your favorite item from each category along with some interesting and unique Diwali Sweets & Dessert Recipes, plan your menu and surprise your guests.
What is Diwali?
Diwali, also called the Deepavali festival, signifies the victory of light over darkness, good over evil, knowledge over ignorance, and hope over despair.
This festival is the most popular and my favorite Indian festival, which is celebrated from Monday, 20th October 2025, to Wednesday, 22nd October 2025. Karwa Chauth is on Thursday, 9th October 2025.
I hope you guys are excited and getting ready to celebrate this festival of lights with your family and friends.
What is the best food for Diwali?
Some of the best food you can prepare to make your Diwali special are
- Murukku
- Samosa
- Pakora or Pakoda
- Special Paneer recipe
- Masala cashews or peanuts
- Aloo Bonda or Batata Vada
Below I have shared the recipe for all of them. These are just the savory list. If you want Diwali sweets and desserts, check this out, where I share more than 100 recipes.
Make ahead and store North Indian and South Indian snacks
In this post, I have added dry namkeens or dry snacks that can be made ahead of time and stored in airtight containers for more than 15 days. You don't even have to reheat it. A few of them can also be a great gift box idea.
For some snacks like chaats, the preparation can be made a day before and stored in the refrigerator. This completely reduces the stress of making several items at once for a Diwali dinner party. All you will have to do is, just when you are ready to serve, mix as instructed in the recipe.
If you are looking for Gujarati, Bengali, Maharashtrian, South Indian, or North Indian snacks for Diwali (Deepawali), you are at the right place. I have got you covered.
My main goal is to make your task easier as you plan to entertain your family and friends during this festival. Each of these recipes will be a super hit at your home, and the praises and compliments you get will make you happy.
Added bonus for you if you are here. Check out the list of some special sweet recipes that can be prepared during the occasion of Deepavali.
You can also check out fasting or upvas recipes or vrat ka khana for Karwa Chauth 2022 (Karwa Chauth)
And don't forget some of these snack recipes can also be used for your upcoming tailgating events, game nights, potlucks, Easter, Thanksgiving, and Christmas holiday parties!
Indian Chaats
I agree Diwali is the time of the year to have a lot of sweets, but there is also room for spicy and flavorful chaats. Agree?
I have not met a person who dislikes chaat (street food) in India. So to make any tea party or dinner party special, I always add a couple of chats recipes. Here are a few of them that you can try during Diwali
- Crispy Samosa
- Aloo Pyaz Kachori
- Batata Vada (Aloo Bonda)
- Dahi Bhalla (Instant and Traditional version)
- Dabeli
- Vada Pav
- Churmuri Chaat (Bhel Puri)
- Dahi Aloo Chaat
- Aloo Chana Chaat
- Banana Pakora
- Mirchi Bajji
- Pav Bhaji
- Aloo Tikki
- Dahi Poha
- Instant Sabudana Fries
- Mini Veg Puff
- Crispy Onion Rings
- Traditional Sabudana Vada
Crispy Homemade Samosa
Make crispy and flaky samosas with melt-in-mouth filling at home any time of the year when you are craving these delicious bites following this simple samosa recipe. This samosa recipe is vegetarian/vegan and can be served as an appetizer, snack, or finger food with mint chutney, dates chutney, or tomato ketchup.
Check out this recipe.
Best Aloo Pyaz Kachori
Aloo Pyaz Kachori or Onion Potato Dumplings are popular Indian snack with crispy and flaky texture on the outside and spicy, delightful and flavorful filling on the inside. I bet you just can't stop after eating one!
Check out this recipe.
Batata Vada
Batata Vada or Fried Potato Dumpling is a simple and easy to make, spicy and delicious Indian snack prepared using potatoes and aromatic spices in less than 30 minutes. This potato recipe is gluten free and vegan. These batata vadas or aloo bonda are crispy on the outside with melt in mouth filling inside.
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Instant Dahi Bhalla in 10 minutes
Instant Dahi Bhalla or Dahi Bread is a super easy-to-make yet delicious, addictive, and filling Indian chaat recipe that you should try whenever you have a craving for street food.To make this chaat, all you need is the bread of your choice, green mint chutney, and tamarind or date chutney with sev, onion, and pomegranate for garnish. Instant Dahi Bhalla is one of the best and easiest snack recipes to try for your Holi and Diwali parties.
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Churmuri Chaat - Mangalorean Style
Churmuri or Charamburi Upkari is a popular street-side snack from Mangalore, Udupi region of Karnataka, which can be prepared in less than 5 minutes.
Check out this recipe.
Street Style Dahi Aloo Chaat
Dahi Aloo Chaat is a popular, lip-smacking Indian street-style snack recipe that has sweet, spicy, and tangy – all flavors in every single bite.
Check out this recipe.
Aloo Chana Chaat
Aloo Chana Chaat or Potato Chickpea Salad is a sweet, spicy and tangy - all in one Indian chaat recipe that can be served as a starter or even had as an evening snack. One of the best dishes that you can make this Diwali, Thanksgiving or Christmas.
Check out this recipe.
Banana Pakoda
Banana Pakora is an easy-to-make, spiced and crisp Indian fritter that is addictive and so delicious that you just can’t stop eating one. This recipe is vegan. gluten-free, dairy-free, and keto friendly.
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Dahi Bhalla - Traditional Dahi Bhalle
Dahi Bhalla or Dahi Vada is a popular and delicious Indian snack recipe where vadas or lentil fritters are soaked in lightly sweetened thick yogurt and then garnished with chutney, sev, coriander leaves, pomegranate and spices.
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Mirchi Bajji (Mirchi Pakora)
Mirchi Bajji is a popular, quick & easy to make, and addictive Indian snack recipe that is crispy and crunchy on the outside.
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Mumbai Pav Bhaji
Pav Bhaji is a very popular Indian street food where spicy and irresistibly delicious curry (bhaji) prepared using mixed vegetables is served with homemade warm rolls or pav that are toasted in butter. The recipe is ready in under 30 minutes and comes to about 270 calories per serving.
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Kali Pav Bhaji or Black Pav Bhaji
Black Pav Bhaji is the newest trend in Mumbai, which is a sister version of the traditional, famous fast food dish - Pav Bhaji. The color, change in texture, and mouthwatering taste makes it different from traditional pav bhaji.
Check out this recipe.
Aloo Tikki
Aloo Tikki or Potato patties are vegan, quick and simple, easy-to-make snack recipe prepared using potatoes, peas, and spices.This recipe is prepared using leftover samosa filling and is pan-fried instead of the traditional deep fry or shallow fry method.
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Instant Sabudana Fries
Sabudana Fries or Instant Sabudana Vada is an irresistibly delicious and addictive snack or finger food crispy on the outside, chewy, and melt in mouth texture inside. I bet you just can’t stop having one.
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Dahi Poha - Special South Indian Diwali Recipes
Dahi Poha (Curd Poha or Flavored Yogurt) is a quick and easy-to-make, cooling, and refreshing recipe prepared in 2 ways (sweet & spicy version) in less than 20 minutes. No cooking is required, only tempering.
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Mini Veg Puff, Bakery Style
Veg Puffs or Curry Puffs are bakery-style mini snack bites that are golden, crispy, and flaky with flavorful vegetarian filling inside. A perfect evening snack, appetizer, or finger food recipe using puff pastry sheets.
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Crispy Onion Rings, Onion Pakora
This recipe will give you the best homemade crispy onion rings ever!! The recipe below ensures that your onion rings are perfectly crispy every single time and never turns soggy. This can be prepared in less than 30 minutes.
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Sabudana Vada
Sabudana Vada is a crispy and addictive popular Indian snack or finger food prepared using sago, potatoes, and a few spices. These fried vadas are crunchy on the outside and chewy on the inside. Sabudana Vada is specially made during fasting, vrat, and upvas days like Navratri, Ekadashi, etc.
Check out this recipe.
Diwali Faral, Dry Snacks & Namkeens
Below is a list of Diwali Faral that can also be called dry snacks or namkeen. These can be made ahead of time and stored in the container. For a traditional and authentic taste, I have deep-fried them. To make them healthier, you can always bake or air fry them.
- 3 ingredient Banana Chips
- Aloo Bhujia or Potato Sev
- Masala Cashews or Roasted Kaju (3 ways)
- Butter Chakli or Butter Murukku
- Samo Rice Chakli
- Crispy Nippattu
- Shankarpali
- Namakpare
- Chivda
- Masala Peanuts
3 ingredient Banana Chips
Banana Chips or Plantain Chips are a salty, crispy and irresistible snack that can be prepared using just 3 ingredients in less than 20 minutes and gets over in no time. This recipe is vegan and gluten-free. A great food recipe for your football party, Super Bowl, tailgating events, Diwali parties or any holiday get-togethers.
Check out this recipe.
Masala Cashews or Roasted Kaju
Roasted Cashews or Indian Masala Kaju are a crispy and delicious snack that you can make in 20 minutes. In this post, you will learn how to roast cashews and three interesting flavors. Serve these as an evening snack or include them in a gift box for the Diwali and Christmas holidays. These also make the best accompaniment for your cocktail and mocktail parties. Cashews can be deep-fried, air-fried, oven-baked, or roasted in the microwave. I have shared all 4 methods to roast cashews. Store them in an airtight container for up to 1 month.
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Butter Chakli or Murukku
Murukku or Chakli is a crunchy, highly addictive, savory Indian snack made with five ingredients. It is traditionally prepared during festivals like Janmashtami, Ganesh Chaturthi, Diwali, and Navratri and is frequently served at home as a tea-time snack.
Check out this recipe.
Samo Rice Chakli
Samo Rice Chakli or Vrat Chakli is a crispy and crunchy fried dough or spiral-shaped savory snack prepared using five ingredients.These savory treats are the best accompaniment for evening tea or coffee during festivals like Diwali, Navratri, etc. I love munching these snacks throughout the day.
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Crispy Nippattu
Nippattu or Tandla Vado are crispy and crunchy deep-fried rice crackers made with just five ingredients.This nippatu is different from the ones that are sold in bakeries in Bangalore. Both are prepared using rice, but the spices and other ingredients make them different in taste and texture.
Check out this recipe.
Paneer & Aloo Recipes
Small reunions or get-togethers are often kept during Diwali. A party can be made special when there are unique and interesting recipes with your favorite ingredients like paneer, aloo (potatoes)
- Peri peri Paneer with Cheese Sauce
- Paneer Pepper Dry
- Cajun Potatoes
- Paneer in Garlic Cream Sauce
- Tandoori Potatoes
- Dominos Taco Mexicana
- Flaky Potato Mushroom Pies
- Honey Chili Potatoes
- Loaded French Fries
Peri Peri Paneer with Cheese Sauce
This Diwali & Holiday season, try this chatpata, spicy peri peri paneer topped with creamy cheese sauce. It is an explosion of flavors in the mouth like a Diwali firecracker.You will surely go for the second and third servings. This piri piri paneer is going to be a total crowd-pleaser.
Check out this recipe.
Paneer Pepper Dry
Paneer Pepper Dry (Paneer Kadi Patta) is an easy-to-make, flavorful recipe that is crispy on the outside with a soft melt-in-mouth texture inside, prepared mainly using curry leaves, peppercorns, and paneer (Indian cottage cheese).
Check out this recipe.
Cajun Potatoes
Cajun potatoes are one of the best recipes you will add as a side dish or appetizer for your Diwali Party, Thanksgiving, or Christmas dinner menu. Can be prepared in under 30 minutes.Cajun Potatoes are crispy on the outside, creamy, and melt in the mouth on the inside. These are finger licking and lip smacking good, and I bet you can’t stop by just eating one.
Check out this recipe.
Paneer in Butter Garlic Cream Sauce
Paneer in Butter Garlic Cream Sauce is a rich and classic, garlicky, quick and easy-to-make recipe that can be prepared in less than 20 minutes.This paneer dish can be served as an appetizer or starter with bread slices, with a bowl of soup, or even toss it with pasta of your choice.
Check out this recipe.
Tandoori Potatoes
Tandoori Potatoes is a mouth-watering, spicy and flavorful Indian appetizer or snack recipe prepared using potatoes and aromatic spices.
Check out this recipe.
Dominos Taco Mexicana
Cheesy Potato Mushroom Quesadilla is an easy-to-make, delicious appetizer or snack where fresh homemade tortillas are topped with your favorite ingredients and toasted until crispy. These can be prepared in under 30 minutes.
Check out this recipe.
Flaky Potato Mushroom Pie
Flaky potato mushroom pie or crispy samosa pastries are delicious, melt-in-mouth, easy-to-make pastry recipes prepared using a few basic ingredients from your kitchen. These can be served as an evening snack or appetizer for your lunch or dinner.
Check out this recipe.
Crispy Honey Chilli Potatoes
Crispy Honey Chilli Potatoes is an irresistibly delicious, addictive sweet, and spicy appetizer where the crispy golden potatoes are glazed with fresh honey chilli sauce or honey sriracha sauce. This is definitely worth trying, and I am sure it will be a crowd-pleaser for your next cocktail/mocktail party, game night, or other social gatherings.
Check out this recipe.
Loaded French Fries
Loaded cheese fries or Loaded French fries are easy to make, finger-licking good, and a total crowd-pleaser appetizer or snack where crispy French fries are loaded or topped with honey-chili or honey-sriracha mushrooms, onions, bell peppers, olives, and creamy cheese sauce. These are flavor-packed loaded cheese fries. The recipe is vegetarian, meatless version of loaded fries with cheese sauce made from scratch.
Check out this recipe.
Recipe card
Diwali Snacks Recipes | Easy Diwali Party Food Ideas with Aloo Bhujia or Sev
Diwali is incomplete without snacks that include dry snacks or namkeens, chaats, and some simple savory bites. I have covered all of them here. All you have to do is pick up your favorite item from each category along some interesting and unique Diwali Sweets & desserts Recipes, plan your menu and surprise your guests.
Equipment
- 1 Sev maker, chakli or murukku press
- 1 Pan for frying
Ingredients
- 2 Potatoes
- 1 cup Chickpea flour / Besan
- 1 tablespoon Rice flour
- ½ teaspoon Red chile powder
- 1 teaspoon Chaat Masala
- 1 teaspoon Salt
- ⅛ teaspoon Turmeric powder
- ⅛ teaspoon Asafoetida or Hing
- 1 tablespoon Oil for dough and more for frying
Instructions
- Peel the skin of potatoes, cut them into cubes and wash them.2 Potatoes
- Cook the potatoes in any way desired. I have just sprinkled water, covered it th a lid, and microwaved the potatoes for 5 minutes. Alternatively, you can cook potato cubes in boiling water for 15 to 20 minutes or pressure cook them for 2 whistles.
- Mash cooked potatoes once they have cooled down. This should yield approx 1 cup of mashed potatoes
- Heat oil on medium flame in a heavy-bottomed frying pan while preparing the dough.1 tablespoon Oil for dough and more for frying
- To the mashed potato, add the chickpea flour, rice flour, chilli powder, chat masala, salt, turmeric powder, hing, 1 tablespoon of hot oil - and mix well to form a soft and sticky dough.1 cup Chickpea flour / Besan, 1 tablespoon Rice flour, ½ teaspoon Red chile powder, 1 teaspoon Chaat Masala, 1 teaspoon Salt, ⅛ teaspoon Turmeric powder, ⅛ teaspoon Asafoetida or Hing
- The moisture content of the potato is sufficient here. So please do not add any water. If you find it difficult to knead, then just grease your palm with oil and continue kneading.
- Grease the entire inner surface of the sev maker with oil. Place enough dough in the sev maker and close it.
- Once the oil is hot, hold the sev maker over the frying pan and start turning or pressing the handle (depending on how it works) and move it in a circular motion. Stop when you complete one round.
- Fry them on both sides on a medium flame till the oil stops sizzling and they become golden brown in color. Keep flipping it so that it gets uniform color.
- Using slotted spoon, transfer this to paper towel to absorb any excess oil.
- Repeat the process for remaining dough.
- Aloo Bhujia is now ready. Crush them using hands and store them in air tight container. This will remain fresh for at least 2 weeks. Use it as desired.
Nutrition
Calories: 160kcalCarbohydrates: 25gProtein: 6gFat: 4gSaturated Fat: 0.5gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 2gTrans Fat: 0.01gSodium: 407mgPotassium: 474mgFiber: 4gSugar: 3gVitamin A: 59IUVitamin C: 14mgCalcium: 19mgIron: 2mg
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When is Diwali 2025 in USA?
Diwali is celebrated from Monday, 20th October 2025, to Wednesday, 22nd October 2025.
When is Karwa chauth or Karva Chauth 2025?
Karwa Chauth is on Thursday, 9th October 2025.
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Ryan Allen
So many yummy choices to choose from. I am going to start with the cajun potatoes because they look amazing.
nancy
thanks for this list of Diwali recipes.
Beth
Wow! So many great recipes to try that I better start celebrating Diwali a little early to make my way through this tasty list! Yum!
Beth
These all look delicious. I really want to try the Dahi Poha. It looks amazing!