Indian Recipes
40+ Vegetarian Dussehra Recipes
With Dussehra right round the corner, it’s time to start planning your festive menu. Here are 40+ vegetarian Dussehra recipes to choose from for a celebration worth remembering!
Dussehra is the final day of the festival of Navratri. It’s a day that celebrates the triumph of good over evil, as well as marks the start of Hindu festive and wedding season in India. Most people celebrate this day by preparing and eating traditional meals and sweets and sharing it with loved ones.
To help you get started, here’s a list of over 40 delicious recipes that are a 100% vegetarian and Dussehra appropriate! My favourites that always feature on our Dussehra thali are aloo tamatar, kala chana or pindi chole, gobi masala, shaam savera, sooji halwa, jalebis and pooris of course! Lots and lots of pooris!
Appetizers/Snacks
Main Course
Sides – Bread
Sides – Rice
Dessert
Sides
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions
What food is eaten on Dussehra?
Dussehra is one of the most celebrated Indian festivals and Indian sweets or mithai are eaten in abundance on this day. While the type of mithai people eat depends on the part of the country they’re from, but some common Dussehra sweets would be rasgulla, jalebis, kheer, sooji halwa, besan laddoo, moong dal halwa, and payasam.
Is Dussehra vegetarian?
Although this is a personal choice, most people who celebrate Navratri and Dussehra usually abstain from eating non-vegetarian food during the festivities.
