Celebrate Diwali at Rassa
The festival of lights is Sunday, November 8, 2026. Gather the family for a vegetarian feast, finish with gulab jamun, rasmalai and kulfi, and light up someone's Diwali with a Rassa gift card.
Diwali gift card offer
Buy a $100 gift card, get $120
Give the gift of a festive dinner. Buy a Rassa gift card of $100 or more by November 15 and we add $20 to the same card. Pick the Happy Diwali design, add your message and send it now or on Diwali morning.
A vegetarian feast
Vegetarian favorites for Diwali
Many families keep Diwali vegetarian, and so can your table. We cook 68 vegetarian dishes, from tandoor paneer and Bombay chaat to South Indian vegetable curries and dosa from the griddle. Here are the ones we would put on a Diwali table.
Vegetarian picks
Paneer Tikka
$16Paneer, yogurt, tandoori spices, bell peppers, onions
Hung yogurt, paneer, bread crumbs, spices, herbs
Mixed vegetable dumplings, chana dal, fennel seeds, curry leaves, spices
Samosa Chaat
$14Samosa, chickpeas, yogurt, tamarind and mint chutneys
Dahi Poori
$14Crisp puri, yogurt, potatoes, chickpeas, tamarind chutney, spices
Potato filling, turmeric, curry leaves
Paneer, tomatoes, cream, bell peppers, spices
Palak Paneer
$20Paneer, spinach, garlic, ginger, cream
Dal Makhani
$20Black lentils, kidney beans, cream, butter, tomatoes
Avial
$20Mixed vegetables, coconut, yogurt, curry leaves, coconut oil
Stuffed eggplant, peanut, coriander seeds
Basmati, mixed vegetables, saffron, yogurt
Mithai
Indian sweets
No Diwali is complete without something sweet. Warm gulab jamun, chilled rasmalai, kulfi in three flavors, falooda, and two Kerala payasams made with coconut.
Sweets on our menu
Khoya dumplings, sugar syrup, cardamom
Rasmalai
$9Paneer, milk, saffron, cardamom
Tender coconut, coconut milk, condensed milk, cardamom
Rice flakes, jaggery, coconut milk, cardamom, roasted cashews, ghee
Rose Falooda
$11Sweet basil seeds, vermicelli, rose syrup, milk, ice cream
Saffron-pistachio kulfi, basil seeds, vermicelli, rose syrup
Mango Kulfi
$10Condensed milk, mango purée, cardamom
Mix Kulfi
$10Condensed milk, cream, pistachios, cardamom
Milk, saffron, nuts, cardamom
Diwali dinner
Book a table for the family. Add a celebration cake or flowers for the table when you book.
Celebrating at home
Catering trays for your Diwali gathering, or order online for pickup and delivery.
Good to know
Diwali questions
When is Diwali in 2026?
How does the Diwali gift card offer work?
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Which Indian sweets do you serve?
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