Diwali 2022: Already Tired With Diwali Preparations, Check Out These Easy Snack Ideas!

For those who are preoccupied with home and work during the festive season, here are some simple quick fix recipes that are easy to make and will please everyone!

Diwali is a great time to get together with family and friends and eat whatever you want. It's the one time when no rules apply and calorie counting is conveniently ignored.

Diwali is synonymous with guests, parties, and plenty of food. For those who are preoccupied with home and work during the festive season, here are some simple quick-fix recipes that are easy to pull off without any panic attacks, are tasty and will please everyone.

"While growing up we would use good old Monaco biscuits and put small cubes of processed cheese on top, sometimes with a dot of chutney for an additional burst of flavor. I’ve just taken an old family favorite and elevated it a bit," Roxanne Bamboat, Host of the cultural food podcast, Beyond Butter Chicken. She further shares her easy-to-make snack recipes for Diwali: 

The Classic: Use any small toasts or crostinis as a base. You can choose garlic toast or plain toast in any size you like. For these toasts, I like to use 3 different toppings to add variety. The first is a simple bruschetta mix – finely chopped tomatoes with a sprinkling of salt pepper and a drizzle of olive oil. Top the toast with these and your mini bruschetta are ready. 

Honey & Brie: For the second variety, I like to cut a slice of brie cheese and top each toast with it. I pop this into the oven or even microwave for a couple of minutes to let the cheese melt slightly (you don’t want it too melted or it gets messy). Take them out, top each toast with chopped walnuts and a drizzle of honey. Trust me these Brie honey walnut canapes are an instant hit. 

Fruit & Yogurt: The third topping I like is to smear Greek yogurt or hung curd on each toast and top it with finely chopped fruit and garnish with a sliver of rosemary or even finely chopped parsley. The fruit I usually enjoy is peaches or nectarines but you can add chopped apples, pineapple, or even grapes. Sounds really simple (which it is) but unassumingly effective. 

If you’re in a pinch you can also just top each toast with simple or flavored hummus. Decorate each hummus toast with half a sliced cherry tomato and add this to the mix or your crostini canapes. A mix of these canapes makes for great finger food and pass-around snacks and you’ll be surprised at how soon your platter is wiped out. 

A sweet beginning of joy and love is about to begin and travel to our hearts and stomachs. The binge eating festival is about to begin. If you are more diet conscious but still want the festive vibe to work for you, Shruti Naidu, Diet And Nutrition Expert At ToneOp, has shared some healthy snack options:

Baked Chakali: The traditional Diwali snack has always been chakali. But here we are, adding a healthy twist while still propping up the chakli and not deep frying it. When we overeat oil-fired chaklis, we tend to get acidic; however, chakli is a popular diwali item, so curating it in a healthy manner is more important.

Roasted Makhana Namkeen: It is a low-fat, healthy, gluten-free snack that you can also eat during a fast and makhana is rich witty nutrition and very easy to digest, and perfect for healthy munching

Ragi bites: A healthy balance of calcium, protein, iron, and fiber is found in ragi bites. In the preparation of this snack, neither refined wheat flour nor trans fats are utilised. Making it the ideal Diwali snack, it is also very convenient and simple to serve.

Roasted Poha Chivda: Poha chivda is yet another traditional Diwali dish. Because it is made with minimal oil, it is a light snack that can be enjoyed without guilt. It's made with cashews, peanuts, and a few other healthy crunchy ingredients.

Oats chivda recipe: Oats chivda is a light and healthy snack. It is the same as roasted poha chivda where one ingredient, poha, is switched with oats to make it more nutritious.