snacks for diwali evening

Diwali is incomplete without snacks, sweets & food.
Food plays a very important role in diwali celebrations.
Diwali is traditionally a time to make a lot of great food.
On the occasion of diwali i make potato pakoras for all at home.
INGREDIENTS:-
Sliced potatos - 3
Onion - 1
Besan - 2/3 cups
Tomato sauce - half small bowl
Red chilli - 1/2 tsp
Ajwain - 1/4 tsp
Turmeric - a pinch
Salt - to taste 
Garam masala - 1/2 tsp
Water - 1 cup
Oil - for frying

INSTRUCTIONS:-
- take besan,salt,turmeric,red chilli,garam masala,ajwain in a bowl.
- mix well.
- add half cup of water and make smooth paste.
- then add sliced potatos and onion in the paste.
- add remaning water in it.
- heat the oil in a pan on medium heat for deep friying.
- now drop the paste into the hot oil.
- fry 5 to 6 pakoras/ fritters at a time, fried them till they are golden brown from both the sides.
- remove the pakoras on paper.
- serve hot with tomato sauce.

importance of rangoli (diwali special)

-Diwali is celebrated to herald the coming of goddess lakshmi, asking for her blessings in the form of wealth. As such rangoli design is created at the entrance of the house , not only to welcome the guest but also the goddess lakshmi.
-rangoli are usually made by using coloured chalk,rangoli powder, rice powder etc.
-no matter the design , diwali would be incomplete without the rangoli to welcome the divine and human both.