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Diwali feasts

Food plays an important role in bringing people together during the festival of lights. Here are some of our favourite recipes for Diwali celebrations.
Butter paneer curry
by Nisha Katona

This is creamy curry heaven - gentle spices mix with crème fraîche to make a rich sauce that covers paneer and sweet peas. A little pomegranate and coriander perks it up. This dish is great served with Nisha's ginger beer onion bhajis and coriander and mint chutney.

Main course

Indian cheese ball

by Sanjana Modha
Light meals & snacks

Samosa swirl

by Sanjana Modha
Starters & nibbles

Mushroom bhaji

by Sunil Vijayakar
Main course

Paneer tikka

by Maunika Gowardhan
Light meals & snacks

Samosa chaat

by Maunika Gowardhan
Light meals & snacks

Chaat masala potatoes with yoghurt

by Yotam Ottolenghi
Main course

Aloo chaat

by Romy Gill
Light meals & snacks

Aloo tikki

by Romy Gill
Light meals & snacks

Aloo paratha

by Maunika Gowardhan
Light meals & snacks

Vegetable biryani

by Sunil Vijayakar
Main course

Mediterranean veg pav bhaji

by Sanjana Modha
Main course

Sweet potato chaat

by Dr Saliha Mahmood-Ahmed
Light meals & snacks

Red lentil pancakes

by Romy Gill
Side dishes

Roasted onion curry

by Nadiya Hussain
Main course

Roast aubergine and potato curry

by Seema Pankhania
Main course

Veggie meatball biryani

by Sanjana Modha
Main course

Aloo gobi tawa burgers

by Sanjana Modha
Main course

Poha potatoes

by Madhur Jaffrey
Light meals & snacks

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