Festivals in India are a curious amalgamation of lights, food, and family. So how can India’s biggest festival – Diwali, be any different! The festival of lights, as Diwali is commonly known, is celebrated differently all across the country. Each and every family celebrates it differently and has special memories attached to it.
When there is talk of festival can mouth-watering delicacies be far behind? We had a conversation with five lovely foodies, Amrita Raichand (Host, Mummy ka Magic), passionate chef Rekha Kakkar (Food photographer, consultant and founder of My Tasty Curry), Dr. Nandita Iyer (Saffron Trail), Chef Rakhee Vaswani, (Celebrity chef trained from Le Cordon Bleu) and Nutritionist Dhvani Shah. To celebrate this auspicious festival we discussed many special Diwali memories, delicious food, and easy and healthy recipes to dish up this season.
We started the hangout asking our guests what their favourite Diwali sweet was and the answers ranged from Pedas to Baklava and beyond!
We also spoke about whether children today really enjoy traditional Indian sweets like Pedas, Ghevars, or if they yearn for a new twist on everything! One of our speakers mentioned how her kids love waffles and she ended up making healthy waffles for Navratri, that were gluten free and a huge hit with her family! The discussion continued with the other guests saying how tweaking recipes to make them appeal to a modern palette would take away from the flavour of a traditional festival and how children have not witnessed generations of family members gathering around to make one Diwali sweet.
Here is a sneak peek into what else was discussed. Watch the video below and get all your curious questions answered!
- One favourite food memory of Diwali and how has Diwali and the memories associated with it changed for you over the years? Do you have any special memories with your children now?
- How has Diwali and the signature dishes we make changed over the years? Have we compromised on quality?
- In this health conscious world we live in is it possible to make a healthier version of Diwali sweets?
- Lots of new must try recipes for all moms to try this festive season that kids are sure to love!
- How to get your kids to eat if they are fussy.
- Tricks for time strapped parents to have easy substitutes for Diwali sweets and savoury preparations.
We sure had tons of fun talking to all these lovely women! We hope you have fun listening in and we hope you will join us for our next hangout. Watch this space for more!
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Janani S Koushik
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