30+ Indian Inspired Christmas Recipes

Indian style potato and paneer filling stuffed inside a canned biscuit ( or a dinner roll) and baked till golden. A perfect side for holidays.

Nachos and Indian Chaats come together to make a beautiful, drool worthy appetizer which is crunchy, cheesy, spicy and tangy. A perfect blend of texture and flavors

Crescent Samosa is the baked version of samosa made with crescent rolls. Buttery crescent is filled with a spicy potato filling and baked till golden crisp.

Cauliflower is roasted with warm spices and served with creamy coriander jalapeño chutney. A tasty and delicious way of enjoying cauliflower.

These Masala Smashed Potatoes baked with Indian spices will soon become your favorite way of enjoying potatoes. Enjoy these potato with this delicious and creamy cilantro jalapeno chutney.

This Peanut Salad is a tasty and refreshing Indian style salad made with roasted peanuts. Its crunchy, spicy, sweet and tangy flavors will surely tingle your taste buds

Spicy Corn chaat is a healthy take on the traditional chaat recipes. Sweet corn combined with veggies, boiled peanuts and sweet and spicy chutney’s make for a lip smacking chaat. 

Indian spin to the famous Charcuterie board made with favorite desi snacks and served with lip smacking chutneys.

Chaat served in the form of a dip with papdi ( crispy cracker). This make ahead dip is a great appetizer which will be loved by your friends and family.

Indian Style Potato Sliders that are spicy, sweet, tangy and cheesy. A great fusion recipe where Indian street food is served in slider form.

Flavorful Vegetable Biryani made with fragrant basmati rice, veggies, aromatic spices and saffron milk. Sharing a slightly easy version of this restaurant favorite which can be enjoyed for special occasions.

Tikka Masala Pasta is a vegetarian fusion spin to the popular chicken tikka masala from west.

Indian style sandwich made with paneer, coriander chutney, spicy mayo and cheese

Mexican Indian fusion Tacos made with sauteed paneer, fresh salsa and cilantro jalapeno crema. These tacos are super flavorful and easy to put together

One pot Indian rice pilaf made with fragrant basmati rice, vegetables and spices. Easy, flavorful and whole some meal which can be made in the instant pot or pressure cooker. Pair the veg pulao with plain yogurt or raita.

India’s famous street food Bombay Sandwich served in grilled form. The addition of green chutney and chaat masala truly elevate this sandwich and make it one of the best desi sandwiches

Mac and Cheese with Indian spin. Jalapeno, ginger-garlic and warm Indian spices make the classic Mac and Cheese creamy, spicy and delicious

Masala Vegetable Quesadillas loaded with veggies, warm Indian spice and mexican style cheese tucked in a pan fried tortilla.

Tofu Tikka Masala is a delicious Vegetarian Curry where baked tofu is tossed in a creamy onion tomato gravy. This recipe will turn any one into a Tofu lover.

This Indian Style Chickpea Sandwich is made with a masala chickpea filling and tucked inside a toasted sour dough bread with mango chutney and fresh salad

Samosa Sandwich – a healthy spin to the Mumbai’s street food favorite, is made with spiced potatoes, cilantro chutney, date chutney, chaat masala, cheese and crusty bread.

Browned (burnt) garlic is tossed with rice, and colorful veggies giving tons of flavor. Irresistibly delicious and gets done in 20 minutes.

Fun and festive Indian Style Dessert Board made with your favorite mithai, nuts and fruits. Store bought and home made treats makes this dessert board a stress free entertaining for any occasion.

Croissant Shahi Tukda – this royal Indian dessert gets a fusion spin by replacing fried bread with croissants. Its decadent and rich and a perfect make ahead dessert.

This Almond Cake is light and moist with a tender crumb. Ground cardamom adds a beautiful aroma to the cake which is prefect to serve for brunch or afternoon tea. Eggless option included.

Best Eggless Vanilla Cake recipe which is soft and moist. Simple pantry ingredients go into making this egg free cake, which is perfect for any kind of celebrations.

Gajar ka Halwa also referred as Indian Carrot Pudding (in the west) is one of the most popular Indian Desserts. A winter delicacy which is rich, creamy and absolutely delicious.

Bread halwa is a Indian style bread pudding made by soaking deep fried ( or pan fried) bread pieces in a sugar syrup and finished with saffron and nut

Carrot Cake – simple and easy Carrot Cake which is moist and flavorful and has lemony cream cheese frosting.

Tres Leches Cake is a sponge cake soaked in three different kinds of milk and topped with whipped cream.

Ricotta Cheese Badam Burfi is a melt in the mouth burfi made with ricotta cheese and store bought almond flour

Moist banana bread loaded with ripe bananas, nuts and chocolate chips. Perfect for breakfast, tea time snack or dessert.

Eggless Sugar Cookies that are incredibly easy to make and stays soft for days. In this recipe, eggs are replaced with cream cheese. Perfect cookie recipe for Holidays!

Buttery, crumbly and melt in your mouth,these snowball cookies are just irresistible. These no nuts cookies are easy to make and a perfect little treat to enjoy for holidays.

Ricotta Cheese Malai Peda is a soft melt in the mouth Indian sweet made with ricotta cheese, milk powder, sugar and flavored with saffron and cardamom. The same mixture can also be used to make ricotta cheese malai ladoo.

Kalakand– this kalakand recipe made with ricotta cheese is the easy version of the traditional kalakand, a milk based Indian fudge. It’s crumbly, moist and just melts in your mouth. A must try recipe for any festive season.

Easy no cook kulfi recipe is a quick version of the traditional kulfi recipe