Diwali Dinner Menu Ideas 2026 (for 2, 4 or 8)

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Planning Diwali dinner for 2, 4 or 8? Here's the Punjabi-home formula: one rich curry, one dal, a paneer or sabzi, rice or roti, something crisp and something sweet. Here are three menus by table size, all from the home-cooked dishes on our feast menus. Every dish arrives ready to heat.

Diwali dinner for 2

  • Rich: Butter Chicken or Shahi Paneer
  • Dal: Amritsari Chole
  • Base: jeera basmati and chapatti
  • Sweet: Gulab Jamun

That's our Date Night Feast (£52.50). Add a Dal Makhani and a Gulab Jamun for a fuller table.

Diwali dinner for 4

  • Rich: Butter Chicken, Shahi Paneer
  • Medium heat: Chicken Nihari
  • Dal and sabzi: Amritsari Chole, Bhindi
  • Base: jeera basmati and 2× chapatti
  • Sweet: 2× Gulab Jamun

All of it comes in the Host Feast for 4 (£84.15, 8 dishes).

Diwali dinner for 6–8

Double the mains and add a biryani, samosas and two desserts. Both are 10-dish menus: the Festival Table (£125.50) or the Host Feast for 6–8 (£135.65).

A fully vegetarian Diwali menu

Matar Paneer (Medium), Langar wali Dal, Amritsari Chole, Baingan ka Bharta, Royal Vegetable Biryani, Aloo Tikki, then Ras Malai. See all vegetarian dishes. Vegetarian dishes contain onion and garlic.

How it arrives

Home-cooked Punjabi meals, delivered ready to heat in minutes. Storage and reheating instructions are on every pack.

Timing

Diwali is Sunday 8 November. All our meat is halal. The Festival Table and the Host Feast for 6–8 deliver free even with a first-order discount. We deliver Tuesday to Friday, and the last delivery is Friday 6 November. Orders start from £25. Free delivery over £70 after discount.

FIRST20: 20% off your first order. Orders from £25.

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FAQs

What is a traditional Diwali dinner? There's no single menu. Most North Indian homes serve a rich curry, a dal, a paneer or vegetable dish, rice or roti, a fried snack like samosa or tikki, and mithai such as Gulab Jamun or Ras Malai.

How much food do I need for 8 people? Plan about 8–10 dishes, including two rich mains, two dals, a biryani, a snack and dessert. The Festival Table and the Host Feast for 6–8 are built for that size.

Can I make the whole menu vegetarian? Yes. Choose paneer, chole, dal, baingan and vegetable biryani. The dishes contain onion and garlic, and we can't give Jain or allergy guarantees.

How spicy are the dishes? Mild or Medium only. Matar Paneer and Chicken Nihari are Medium. Each product page shows its spice level.

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