Raksha Bandhan 2025: Celebrate Rakhi with these delicious dishes

New Delhi: In India, any festival is about enjoying a grand feast with family members, friends and guests at one place. On Raksha Bandhan, after the sister ties the sacred thread around her brother’s wrist, it is a custom to prepare an elaborate meal and serve the traditional rakhi lunch to the invitees. Delicious dishes are the quickest way to make everyone happy. However, there is no specific Rakhi special menu. And any mouth-watering platter will surely please your loved ones.

There is an unlimited number of lunch menu ideas. But savoury and flavourful kadai paneer, healthy and quick vegetable pulao, super delicious lachha paneer paratha and spicy pindi chole bhature are easy to make, letting you spend time with the guests and talk. It is the best time to put on your chef’s hat and master the culinary skills to win your brother’s heart, along with others.

Read more about the 4 lunch menu ideas to liven up the festive spirit of Raksha Bandhan.

1. Kadai Paneer

Kadai Paneer is a flavourful, spicy, warming, and delightful dish. It consists of paneer, bell peppers, and fresh spice powder, making it different from the other famous paneer gravy dishes like paneer butter masala and shahi paneer. This dish is a must on the lunch menu for the guests. It is best served with butter naan, roti, jeera rice or steamed basmati rice.

2. Vegetable pulao

If you want to save the time and hassle of cooking, vegetable pulao is the easiest and delicious. It's a great addition to your lunch menu. It is filled with lots of vegetables and fresh ground garam masala that gives a lovely flavour to the pulao. Serve it with any raita and you will be done.

3. Lachha paneer paratha

Lachha paneer paratha is a different, flaky, layered Indian flatbread cooked with wheat flour and ghee as its topping. It is a different version of the popular roti or chapati with an additional pleating and kneading to make it flaky and crisp. It will be a great choice to divert from the usual lunch menu.

4. Pindi chole bhature

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Pindi chole bhature, with dahi bade and stuffed bhindi or matar paneer or kadai paneer, is a great lunch option with its flavourful, satisfying, and filling nature. The rich, spicy chole goes well with the fluffy, deep-fried bhatura, offering a delightful textural and taste experience. You can also serve it with dessert like gulab jamun or aam ki kheer.

Now that you have sorted out what rakhi lunch dishes to serve your brother and other guests, you can happily say – Eat, pray, love!