Diwali, the auspicious Indian ‘Festival of Lights’ is said to bring prosperity, good fortune, health and happiness in our lives. But that’s not all! Besides bringing all the spiritual goodies, Diwali also brings with it, that time of the year when every Indian restaurant, café, bakery or even grocery store gets stocked up with some of the yummiest, most authentic Indian delicacies, especially mithais (sweets). So, here’s your guide to some of the best places in Singapore where you’ll find the most heavenly and delightful Indian sweets of the festive season. Buy some and give yourself a treat or simply get them gift wrapped and send some love to your dear ones.
1. Rang Mahal
The legendary Indian restaurant has resolved to make your Diwali remarkably guilt-free by creating a super-food themed Mithai menu whose ingredients includes an impressive list of super-foods like oats, blueberries, goji berry, pistachios and sunflower seeds. Renowned Chef Milind Sovani has come up with this Diwali Special menu that comprises of oats and white chocolate barfi, goji berry and dried fruits, pistachio barfi, pumpkin and lentil mithai and blueberry barfi. They are offering these mithais in the form of two mithai boxes – Premium Royal Box (30 assorted flavours) and Classic Jubilee Box (18 assorted flavours). The gorgeous packaging of these Diwali boxes is a mini-celebration in itself! They come in five shades of pastel colors, adorned with Rang Mahal’s signature floral motif in gold. Order Online – https://rangmahal.com.sg/mithai/#intro or https://www.rangmahal.com.sg/rangmahal/shops.html Contact Info – Call (+65) 63331788 or Visit – Level 3, Pan Pacific Singapore, 7 Raffles Boulevard
2. Punjab Grill
The multi-award winning restaurant at Marina Bay Sands, Punjab Grill is a chic and modern take on the glamour of Indian royalty. Besides offering you the best cuisine selections from metropolitans like Lahore, Rawalpindi, Amritsar, Kabul, Multan and Patiala, this incredible restaurant is also known for its impeccable hospitality. Going a step further and exceeding your expectations is what they believe in. And keeping in mind this motto, Punjab Grill has launched an enticing Deepawali Sweets Collection that comes in two types of boxes – 24 piece ‘Jannat’ and a two-tier 25 piece ‘Royal Mithai Box’. The different varieties of mithais they are offering this year includes – alphanso mango & white choco magical delight, delectable Darjeeling green tea & refreshing pista barfi, sensational crunchy & munchy sugar-free dates & figs mithai, magnificent sweet tooth blueberries delight dulce, macadamia nuts & saffron swirl roll stuffed with rose petals marmalade and roasted flaxseeds & motichoor paak delight. Order Online – http://www.punjabgrill.com.sg/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Deepawali-2018-Restaurant-Order-Form.pdf Contact Info – Call (+65) 66887395 or Visit – B1-01A, The Shoppes at Marina Bay Sands, South Podium, 2 Bayfront Avenue, Singapore
3. Shahi Maharani
One of the best Indian restaurants on the soil of Singapore, Shahi Maharani is widely recognized for its unwavering commitment to serving traditional Indian cuisine passed down from the yesteryears of the maha rajas and maha ranis. This year, like every other year in the past, the imposing restaurant has come up with a lavish Diwali collection that comprises sweets, mithais, chocolate preparations and also a long list of savories and snacks such as – jalebis, gulab jamuns, stuffed kaju rolls with pistachio, blueberry rolls, chocolate hazelnut and walnut ladoos, mango surprise and milk cake, badam pista paan rolls, mathris, shahi namkeen, namak pare, spiced cashews, roasted pistachios, etc. Order Online – http://www.shahimaharani.com/eshop Contact Info – Call (+65) 62358840 or Visit – 252 North Bridge Road, 03-21B Raffles City Shopping Centre, Singapore
4. The Song of India
This year, South East Asia and Singapore’s first and only Michelin Starred Indian restaurant, The Song of India has created a unique collection of premium Diwali Celebrations Mithais. Master Chef Manjunath Mural has created this collection by combining the finest of Indian ingredients with a range of super foods like chia seeds, blueberries, raspberries, extra virgin organic coconuts, figs and saffron. The mithais on offers includes – pink hibiscus wild raspberry and pistachio extravagance, yuzu warm ginger and saffron sensation, butter peaflower and organic coconut blueberry sensation, their signature diamante delight and royal rose and mango magnifique. All these amazing flavours are available in special Diwali boxes of various different sizes. Order Online – http://thesongofindia.com/shop/ Contact Info – (+65) 97309725 or Visit – 33 Scotts Road, Singapore
5. Anjali Chocolat
If instead of being a ‘mithai enthusiast’, you are more of a ‘chocolate addict’, this is the place for you! This year Anjali Chocolat has created an extravagant collection of fine chocolates, inspired by the season’s favorite ingredients – almonds, walnuts, pistachios, cashew nuts, figs and sesame. The chocolate flavours she has on offer includes – chai spice truffle, strawberry fennel, mango pistachio, fig and ginger, rose, coconut, almond, walnut, pistachio, sesame and cashew nut. You can buy these chocolates in the form of three beautiful boxes – Deepavali Gift Medium Size Box (9 chocolates), Deepavali Gift Box Corporate (16 chocolates) and Premium Deepavali Chocolate Platter (a huge box of happiness with more than 60 chocolates). Order Online – https://www.anjalichocolat.com/Premium-Deepavali-Gifts-s/2143.htm Contact Info – Call (+65) 65096800 or Visit – 73 Loewen Road, 01-15 & 16, Singapore
6. Yantra
Yantra by Hemant Oberoi is a serene North Indian restaurant located in the Tanglin Mall. This fine dining restaurant promises to take you on a culinary journey of the most premium North Indian Cuisine in an atmosphere of tranquility and mysticism. This year, the restaurant is offering a special Diwali collection that goes by the name of Diwali Temptations and Treats, which consists of freshly prepared pistachio ladoos, organic besan ladoos, sugar-free dates & nuts barfi, kaju katli, almond ladoos and anjeer barfi. Their savory collection comprises of masala-fied peanuts, almonds, cashews and pistachios. Order Online – http://www.yantra.com.sg/diwali-temptations-treats-2018/ Contact Info – Call (+65) 68363088 or Visit – 163 Tanglin Road, 01-28/33 Tanglin Mall
7. Bikanervala
With more than 55 mega outlets currently being operational in countries like India, UAE, New-Zealand and Nepal, Bikanervala is one name that needs no introduction, what so ever. The supreme quality of their sweets, snacks and savories is adored and applauded all over the world and with Diwali being around the corner, expect to get some additional love in the form of beautifully decorated traditional mithai and savory boxes. The list of what you can buy from Bikanervala for Diwali is just so long! Let’s just say, “You name it, They have it.” But some of our eternal favorites from this food-chain include delicacies like – gulab jamuns, besan ladoos, chana almond bites, dodha barfi, panjeeri, rosogolla and angoori petha. Now, you can also order your favorite Bikanervala mithais online. Order Online – https://redmart.com/marketplace/bikanervala-sg Contact Info – (+65) 65842590 or Visit – 04-01 Viewing Mall, Changi Airport Terminal 3, Singapore
8. Raj Restaurant
We all know that when it comes to authentic vegetarian food, prepared from the freshest wholesome ingredients, Raj Restaurant is the place to go for. You can enjoy cuisines from all parts of the country. And this year, the restaurant is offering a wide selection of barfis in unique flavours and styles. You can buy Diwali boxes of barfi in flavours like – rose, red velvet, pistachio, blueberry, strawberry, lemon, coconut chocolate, matcha (green tea), mango, passionfruit, coffee and kesar. Order Online – https://raj-restaurant.oddle.me Contact Info – Call (+65) 62971716 (Farrer Park) and (+65) 64789495 (Biopolis Way)
9. Shivam Restaurant
This fabulous multi-cuisine restaurant is known for its wide variety of preparations. Here, you can enjoy cuisines like – North Indian, Gujarati, Continental, Mexican, Italian, Chinese and Indian Street Food. Following a similar theme in their special Diwali Mithai menu, they’ve kept a huge variety of sweets and snacks in their collection – kaju katli, pista roll, aata ladoo, coconut barfi, motichoor ladoo, badam mawa barfi, besan ladoo, kesar mawa barfi, son papdi, Mysore pak, baalushahi, mawa barfi, chocolate barfi, kesar mawa peda, gulab jamun, badam chumchum, jalebis, etc. Order Online – https://www.shivamrestaurant.com.sg/Diwali-Sweets Contact Info – Call (+65) 69082966 or Visit – 87 Syed Alwi Road, Singapore
10. Kailash Parbat
This incredible chain of restaurants spread across the entire length and breadth of India, has a couple of homes in Singapore as well, bringing the good old Indian finger-licking goodness to you. To make your Diwali a memorable affair, Kailash Parbat has created a very special dessert menu offering – gulab jamuns, badam chumchum, rasmalai, rasgullas, malai chumchum, etc. All these sweets are available in stunning Diwali Box Packages that make up for perfect Diwali gifts. Contact Info – Call (+65) 68365545 (Belilios Road) and (+65) 62915545 (Syed Alwi Road)
11. Moghul Sweet Shop
Established before any of the above mentioned restaurants, Moghul Sweet Shop is an iconic little hub for traditional Indian sweets, full of flavours and rich aroma. They keep changing their menu from time to time, but some of their all time favorites include mithais like – jalebis, ras malai, gulab jamuns, a variety of pedas and halwas. The shop is located in Little India Arcade on Serangoon Road. The shop remains crowded during the festive season, so be prepared to wait in a queue for some time, before getting your hands on their yummilicious delicacies. Contact Info – (+65) 63925797 or Visit – 48 Serangoon Road, 01-16 Little India Arcade, Singapore
