Diwali Delight: Creative Recipes for a Flavorful And A Festive Spread – News18
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Diwali 2024: Each dish balances traditional flavors with contemporary presentation, adding a touch of creativity and warmth to your celebration.
Diwali recipes done right
This Diwali, bring festive flair to your table with a trio of unique Indian-inspired recipes. A vibrant Chaat Board offers a customizable appetizer perfect for mingling. For dessert, Chenna Poda, Odisha’s caramelized cottage cheese treat, is a light yet indulgent addition. Finally, Healthy Fresh Fruits Ladoo combines fruits with moong dal for a refreshing, guilt-free sweet. Each dish balances traditional flavors with contemporary presentation, adding a touch of creativity and warmth to your celebration.
Chaat Board recipe by Chef Sushil Multani Culinary Director Food Square
A Diwali chaat board is a fun, interactive way to enjoy vibrant flavors in a festive setting. It combines classic Indian street foods like sev puri, vegetable chips, chutneys, and dahi for a customizable grazing experience. Guests can mix and match toppings and chutneys, creating a lively focal point for any gathering.
Ingredients
– 500g hung yogurt
– 30g sugar
– 75g pomegranate seeds
– 60g tamarind chutney
– 100g mint chutney
– 30g nylon sev
– 150g assorted vegetable chips
– 120g flat puris
– 30g onion, thinly sliced
– 50g vinegar
– 7g salt
– 25g crisp chickpeas
– 5g fresh coriander
– 15-20 mint leaves
Method
1. Hang 1.5kg yogurt overnight to get 500g thick yogurt, then whisk with sugar until creamy and transfer to a piping bag.
2. Pickle onion in vinegar and salt for a few hours.
3. Pipe yogurt on a wooden board, arrange chips, puris, and chutneys.
4. Garnish with sev, pomegranate, mint, and coriander.
Chenna Poda recipe by Chef Ritesh Negi, Head Chef, Rambha Palace, Hidden India
Chenna Poda is Odisha’s beloved, caramelized cottage cheese dessert, perfect for a Diwali feast. With a delicate texture and fragrant notes of cardamom, this unique dessert offers a wholesome, festive indulgence.
Ingredients
– 250g fresh paneer (cottage cheese)
– 4 tbsp caster sugar
– 1.5 tbsp ghee
– 4-5 tbsp milk
– 2 tbsp semolina
– 1/2 tsp cardamom powder
– Chopped cashews and raisins
– 1 tsp pistachio for garnish
For Caramelization
– 1 tbsp ghee
– 2-3 tbsp sugar
Method
1. Mash paneer, then mix with sugar, cardamom, semolina, milk, and ghee.
2. Caramelize sugar in a ghee-lined baking pan. Add paneer mixture and bake at 180°C for 40-45 mins.
3. Cool for 2 hours, then garnish with pistachios before serving.
Healthy Fresh Fruits Ladoo recipe by Tenzin Losel, Executive chef Voco, Jim Corbett
These nutritious ladoos combine fresh fruits and moong dal for a refreshing take on traditional Indian sweets. A mix of apple, kiwi, pineapple, and coconut adds a natural sweetness to this wholesome treat, perfect for any festive occasion.
Ingredients
– 30g moong dal
– 3-4 tbsp ghee
– 10g each chopped apple, kiwi, pineapple, pomegranate
– 1 tbsp golden raisins
– 10g fresh coconut
Method
1. Soak moong dal for 4-5 hours, then grind to a paste.
2. Cook in ghee on low heat until golden brown, then let it cool.
3. Add fruits to the moong dal mixture and shape into ladoos, rolling in coconut for garnish.
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