Support Local Home Based Businesses This Coming Deepavali

Aside from the bright festive light displays, stocking up for Deepavali snacks is definitely a clue that the Festival of Lights is approaching. These home-based businesses will allow you to nibble to your heart’s delight while supporting local hustlers for families celebrating Deepavali. Even for those not celebrating Deepavali, who wouldn’t mind munching on some crispy Murukkus and sweet Modak dumplings.

1. Cakes & Bakes SG – Rare Traditional Indian Pastries

Cake and Bakes

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Cake and Bakes

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Cake and Bakes

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Cakes & Bakes SG offers a variety of baked goods, including exquisite brownies, tartlets and even some uncommon traditional Indian delicacies. Some of these sweet treats are also hard to find unless you head down to specialised cafes located in Little India. A must-try from this home-based business is their Mothagam, which are steamed sweet dumplings stuffed with shredded coconut.

2. Pearls Delicacies – Freshly Made Verki Puri And Dhokla

Pearls Delicacies

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Here is another home based business that sells lesser known Indian tidbits such as Verki Puri and Dhokla. If you are looking for something to munch on that is crispy and salty, you should definitely try Verki Puri. They basically resemble flaky flavoured crackers with thinner layers that breaks in your mouth.

Pearls Delicacies

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Pearls Delicacies

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Pearls Delicacies also produce Dhokla, which are spongy pastries made from fermented lentil or ground chickpea flour. This snack is suitable for vegetarians and when paired with the free green chutney that they offer, it packs a powerful flavour punch. They also sell fried dhokla cubes, which have a golden-brown crispy outside and a mushy, spongy inside.

3. The Whisk Affair – Perfect Gift Box For When You Are Going to Visitations

The Whisk Affair

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The Whisk Affair

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With the ease of restrictions, many Indian families can host an open house to invite their friends and relatives over to celebrate Deepavali together. The Whisk Affair offers all you need if you're going to a friend's house for Deepavali and want to bring something for the hosts. They offer a variety of eggless goodies in their Mini Pataka boxes, including truffles flavoured with Paan. There is also a Motichoor Rabri combination, which consists of chickpea flour and sweetened thickened milk.

4. DZ Vadai Kadai – Savoury Mini Vadai Platter With Free Chutney

DZ Vadai Kadai

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DZ Vadai Kadai

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Vadai which can be patty-shaped or donut-shaped, are savoury fritters that are popular in many different cultures. DZ Vadai Kadai provides platters of small vadai that are ideal for gatherings and parties, while many would be accustomed with the larger ones flecked with green chillies or bearing a whole prawn. Choose between Masala Vadai, which has additional flavouring from ground spices or Methu Vadai, which is prepared with black lentils. Twelve little fritters and two varieties of free chutney are included on each tray.

5. Merliz Bites - Achu Murukku Which Is Crispier And Crunchier

Merliz Bites

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Merliz Bites

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Ahhh. Yes. The classic Murukku but with a twist. These exquisitely moulded crackers, also known as rose cookies or kuih rose, are produced from rice flour. With the addition of green beans to the recipe, it gives each mouthful a gently sweet and nutty flavour. Pick up a jar of Pakoda from Merliz Bites, which are gramme flour fritters flavoured with onion and a combination of herbs and spices, if you want something more savoury.

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