Green Chutney (Mint and Coriander)
Fresh, zingy mint and coriander chutney with green chilli and lemon. No cooking, ready in 10 minutes, and it freezes well.
Fresh, zingy mint and coriander chutney with green chilli and lemon. No cooking, ready in 10 minutes, and it freezes well.
Creamy South Indian coconut chutney with green chilli and ginger, finished with a mustard seed and curry leaf tempering. Ready in about 13 minutes.
Six Diwali sweets and snacks that take 20 minutes or less, with quick swaps for the classics and a one-hour weeknight plan.
Masala makhana is a light, crunchy snack made by roasting fox nuts (lotus seeds) and tossing them with ghee and spices. It replaces deep-fried snacks on the Diwali…
Cornflakes chivda gives you the crunch of a Diwali snack tin without roasting poha: plain cornflakes are already crisp, so they only need a quick toss with peanuts,…
These date and nut ladoo need no stove and no added sugar: soft dates and toasted nuts are blitzed together and rolled. They take about 10 minutes, keep for two weeks in…
Rava coconut ladoo are a quick stand-in for besan ladoo: semolina takes about 6 minutes to roast instead of 25, and coconut keeps them soft and fragrant. From pan to…
Kalakand is a soft, grainy milk cake that traditionally takes hours of simmering milk. This quick version uses…
Milk powder barfi tastes like a classic khoya barfi but skips the hours of reducing milk. Milk powder, ghee, milk and sugar come together in one pan in about 10 minutes,…
Five traditional Diwali sweets and snacks, a day-by-day make-ahead plan for Diwali 2026, shelf-life tables and easy swaps for busy weeks.