Christmas 2024: 9 popular Christmas dishes from India that are a ...

Dec 23, 2024

BY: Kritika Pushkarna

Christmas in India is a lively celebration marked by festive foods that reflect the country's cultural diversity. From sweet treats to savory delights, Indian Christmas dishes are a fusion of traditional and regional flavours. Here are 9 popular dishes you must try this Christmas season.

Plum cake is synonymous with Christmas in India. Made from dried fruits that have been soaked in rum or brandy, nuts, and aromatic spices, this moist and flavourful cake is a festive favorite throughout the country.

These deep-fried sweets are a staple of Goan Christmas. Kalkals are made from a dough of flour, coconut milk, and sugar, curled and coated with powdered sugar for a crunchy delight.

A classic Goan dessert, Bebinca is a layered cake made with coconut milk, eggs, sugar, and ghee. This indulgent sweet treat is baked one layer at a time, offering a rich and festive flavour.

A traditional Kerala Christmas breakfast will be a wholesome and comforting veg or meat stew with appam. The coconut milk stew is mildly spiced and best for the season.

A roast chicken/mutton is the center dish of Christmas feasts across India. Marinated using Indian spices and roasted until perfect, it's truly a flavourful dish that pulls families to the dining table.

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This is one of the popular South Indian Christian recipes that is crispy and soft in texture. It is prepared using a special mold. The special taste comes from the rice flour batter, coconut milk, and sugar.

Vindaloo is a spiced and sour pork or chicken curry. This is the most popular dish in the Goan Christmas celebration. Vinegar, garlic, and spices are the ingredients for cooking this tasty curry that can be eaten with rice or bread.

Made from fresh fruits soaked and spiced, along with caramelised sugar, this cake does not contain alcohol and thus has a lighter version of the plum cake, popularly known as Kerala fruit cake. This dessert is aromatic and wholesome.

Just like Gujiya, Neureos are dumplings stuffed with grated coconut, sugar, nuts, and spices. They are made in every Christian home all over India on Christmas day and can be gift given to any person as a gesture of goodwill.

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