Diwali Food Delivery UK 2026: Home-Cooked Feasts, Ready to Heat
Saakshi'sShubh Deepavali from all of us at Saakshi's. May your home be full of light, family and good food.
Diwali falls on Sunday 8 November 2026. This year, spend Diwali evening lighting diyas with family, not stuck at the stove. Saakshi's delivers home-cooked Diwali food across mainland UK, ready to heat. Our Festival Table feeds 4–8 people and delivers free, even with your first-order discount. Browse every option on our Diwali page.
When to order for Diwali
We deliver Tuesday to Friday. The last delivery day before Diwali is Friday 6 November. Order early in that week for Tuesday to Thursday delivery, so everything is in the fridge before the weekend. Orders start from £25. Free delivery over £70 after discount.
Diwali feast menus
| Menu | Serves | Price | What's on the table |
|---|---|---|---|
| Date Night Feast | 2 | £52.50 | 6 dishes: Butter Chicken, Shahi Paneer, Amritsari Chole, jeera basmati, chapatti, Gulab Jamun |
| Host Feast for 4 | 4 | £84.15 | 8 dishes: Butter Chicken, Shahi Paneer, Chicken Nihari, Amritsari Chole, Bhindi Sabzi, jeera basmati, 2× chapatti, 2× Gulab Jamun |
| Festival Table | 4–8 | £125.50 | 10 dishes: 2× Butter Chicken, Shahi Paneer, 2× Chicken Seekh Kebab, Langar wali Dal, Amritsari Chole, Royal Vegetable Biryani, 2× chapatti, 2× Cocktail Samosas, 2× Gulab Jamun, 2× Ras Malai |
| Host Feast for 6–8 | 6–8 | £135.65 | 10 dishes: 2× Butter Chicken, 2× Shahi Paneer, Royal Chicken Biryani, 2× Amritsari Chole, Bhindi Sabzi, Baingan ka Bharta, 3× chapatti, Cocktail Samosas, 2× Gulab Jamun, Ras Malai |
The Festival Table and the Host Feast for 6–8 deliver free on their own, even after a first-order discount.
Build your own Diwali thali
Prefer to pick dish by dish? Start with a dal (Dal Makhani, £12), add a paneer (Matar Paneer, Medium, £10.50) and a biryani, then finish with Gulab Jamun or Ras Malai (£4.25 each). For snacks with chai, add Cocktail Punjabi Samosas and Aloo Tikki.
How it arrives
Home-cooked Punjabi meals, delivered ready to heat in minutes. Storage and reheating instructions are on every pack. Spice levels are Mild or Medium.
Away from family this Diwali?
You can send a Diwali feast to parents, students or grandparents anywhere in mainland UK, and pay in GBP from the US, UAE or India. See Send ghar ka khana.
FIRST20: 20% off your first order. Orders from £25.
Diwali food delivery: FAQs
When is the last delivery before Diwali 2026? Friday 6 November 2026. We deliver Tuesday to Friday across mainland UK, so for Diwali on Sunday 8 November, order early that week for Tuesday to Thursday delivery. Orders start from £25.
Is delivery free? Delivery is free over £70 after discount. The Festival Table and the Host Feast for 6–8 clear that on their own, even with a first-order discount, so they deliver free anywhere in mainland UK, Tuesday to Friday.
How spicy is the food? Every dish is Mild or Medium. Matar Paneer and Chicken Nihari are Medium. There is no hot option.
Is it vegetarian-friendly? Yes. Many dishes are vegetarian, including Amritsari Chole, Langar wali Dal, Matar Paneer and Royal Vegetable Biryani. Vegetarian dishes contain onion and garlic, and we can't give Jain or allergy guarantees. All our meat is halal.
Can I send Diwali food to family in another city? Yes. Order online, enter their mainland UK address and choose a Tuesday to Friday delivery day. You can pay in GBP from the US, UAE or India.