Lights, dresses and food! Diwali is that time of the year when foodies indeed have a blast. And what is this festival of lights without some karanjees, vadis, ladoos and other heart-warming delicacies? If for some reason you are not able to get your hands on these Diwali farals (snacks), here’s where you can buy them in Pune.
Why Cook When You Can Get Your Diwali Faral From These City Stores?
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Chitale Bandhu Mithaiwale
For obvious reasons, Chitale Bandhu Mithaiwale have become synonymous with a number of large-scale festivals in Pune. So, how can Diwali be missed? Their various outlets throughout the city serve a number of traditional Maharashtrian Faral. This includes stuff like karanjee, shankarpali, rava, besan ladoo and much more. Their signature for Diwali is their olya-naralachi karanjee whose taste is beyond explanation. The prices over here start at INR 250 for shankarpali and chakli . They also have services where you can send a parcel to your friends/family abroad.
Desai Bandhu
Known for their mango-centric products, Desai Bandhu also accepts orders for farals. They too make a number of Maharashtrian dishes such as chaklis, chivdas, ladoos, barfis and much more. These guys price their faral on kilogram basis. For a 200 gm package of regular karanjee, the prices start at INR 80. If you have loved ones abroad yearning for Diwali faral, you can send a parcel from them. The charges for the parcel start at INR 1575 and then this cost is added to the price of the faral. This cost is also limited to one kg of packet.
Kaka Halwai
Get a load of Maharashtrian as well as Marwari Diwali special delicacies from Kaka Halwai. Located across a number of places in the city, all of their branches cater to Diwali faral needs. You can find mathris, gathiyas, corn-flake chiwda, karanjees, ladoos and much more. From all their Diwali special delicacies, the most sought after dish is anarse. They also have a number of other faral options with them. The prices start at INR 150.
Dadu’s Sweet Emporio
Even if Dadu’s doesn’t really have a lot of options when it comes to the traditional faral, Diwali in Pune is incomplete without a box of mithais from Dadu’s Sweet Emporio. Having a large variety to choose from (so you can now excuse the age-old kaju-katli), you will find motichoor ladoos, malai pedas in various flavours, barfis and much more. They also do special Diwali edition gifting boxes in which there are different types of sweets. The prices over here start at INR 200 per kg, depending upon the type of sweets you choose.
Farsan Galli
Did you know, Pune has its own Farsan Galli near Mandai? It’s a street that is dedicated to only farsan stores which also have some Diwali specific products. There are packets of chakli, shankarpali, chiwda and other dry snacks. There are a number of shops over here and these stores also sell farsan in bulk. However, the prices start from as cheap as INR 80 for a packet of chaklis.
Nutrimiller
Not exactly the faral that you need, but the kind of things you can gift in the faith of a healthy Diwali. Nutrimiller in Market Yard has a large number of nuts for you to choose from that will make you go nuts. Candied dry fruits, trail mixes, granola are on offer too. The prices over here start at INR 100 for a small jar.
