Diwali 2025 Snacks Recipe: Diwali is a festival of lights, firecrackers, and Lakshmi Puja, but taste is also important. A variety of traditional and delicious dishes are prepared during Indian ...

A few years ago, I found out from a DNA test that I’m about 19 percent South Asian—from southern and eastern India, results said—and I just had to learn more about that culture I never grew up with. I ...

Onion bhajiya, golden fried onion fritters, are a staple for the cookbook author Palak Patel’s Diwali celebrations. By Christina Morales At the home of the cookbook author Palak Patel, the days ...

Sweets, extra-crispy samosas, nachos layered with chutney and more recipes. By Tejal Rao The best Diwalis I can remember involved days of epic, back-to-back parties: endless sweets in my aunties’ ...