Diwali Gifts & Party Food

Diwali is the week the phone doesn't stop — "khaana khaya?" from mums, masis and grandmothers who measure love in whether you've eaten. This year Diwali falls on Sunday 8 November 2026, with Dhanteras on Friday 6 November and Bhai Dooj on Wednesday 11 November — a festival week of diyas, rangoli and a doorbell that keeps going. If you can't be at the table with the people you love, do what our families have always done: send the food.

How Diwali gifting works

Sending a Diwali gift box is simple. Build a box of home-cooked Punjabi meals — dal makhani, chole, paneer, rajma — and enter their address at checkout instead of your own. Every meal arrives frozen and freezer-ready, so it lands as a stocked freezer, not a parcel that has to be eaten tonight. Not sure what they'd choose? Send a Saakshi's Kitchen Gift Card and let them choose.

Diwali-week hosting, without the panic

Guests every evening from Dhanteras to Bhai Dooj is a joy — and a marathon. A freezer stacked with dal makhani, chole and paneer means you can heat a proper spread straight from frozen while the diyas are being lit, and actually sit down with your guests. Our masala is built from scratch every batch — onion, tomato, ginger and garlic, bhuno'd properly, no pre-made gravy base — the everyday repertoire of dal, rajma, chole, kadhi and seasonal sabzi that a Punjabi home actually runs on. Add rice and roti, and your Diwali party food is sorted.

A Diwali gift that isn't another mithai box

Searching for Diwali gift hampers in the UK usually ends the same way: sweets, dry fruit, more sweets. Lovely — but by the third evening every household is swimming in mithai. We don't sell sweets at all. Our gift is dinner: a hamper of home-cooked meals that feeds your family for weeks after the diyas are packed away. For parents, grandparents or a sibling in their first flat, it's the gift that asks "khaana khaya?" every time they open the freezer.

Office parties, Bhai Dooj and family abroad

Planning an office or community Diwali party? WhatsApp us on +44 7447 188555 and we'll help you plan portions. For Bhai Dooj on 11 November, our sibling gifting page has ideas that outlast a box of chocolates. Celebrating abroad while your family is here? Order online from wherever you are and we'll deliver to their UK mainland address. And for Sikh households, the season carries on to Guru Nanak's Gurpurab on Kartik Purnima — the same freezer of home-cooked food serves every gathering in between.

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Diwali gifting FAQs

Do you deliver to my city?

We deliver across UK mainland — some areas we can't reach, so check the postcode on our delivery locations page before you order.

When should I order for Diwali week?

Well ahead. Everything arrives frozen and keeps in the freezer, so a box delivered in late October is ready whenever the doorbell goes. No last-minute panic.

Is the food suitable for vegetarian and halal households?

Yes. We have a deep vegetarian menu, and our Pure Veg plan is cooked separately. Kitchen-cooked meats are halal.

What if I don't know what they'd like to eat?

Send a Gift Card — they pick their own meals and delivery date. The easiest Diwali gift for a family whose tastes you can't guess.

Send Diwali food, not just wishes

Browse the full menu, build a Diwali gift box or send a Gift Card. Free delivery over £70, and code FIRST20 takes 20% off a first order. Check where we deliver on the delivery locations page — and let someone you love hear "khaana khaya?" from their own freezer.