Diwali is the festival of lights celebrated in the month of November. The festival has a religious history when Lord Rama and Sita with Lakshman returned to Ayodhya after an exile of 14 years. It is widely celebrated in India by every community. The theme of the festival is well known and elaborated in the holy epic Ramayana. Lord Ram was welcomed to Ayodhaya after defeating the evil Raavana, justifying the defeat of evil forces. He killed Raavana and set Devi Sita free from his bondage. Hindus associate the festival of Diwali with Goddess Lakshmi and worship her on the day of Diwali with a belief that Goddess Lakshmi will bestow “Dhan” “Sukh” and “Samriddhi” in the family. The excitement of Diwali can be seen on kids who are ready to fire crackers and meet relatives for gift exchange. The festival symbolizes the victory over evil powers. Many locations in south India celebrates the festival with same theme, but with a different story. The story behind the celebration of Diwali in the southern hemisphere of India is that Lord Krishna destroyed the evil king Narakasura. The festival, on the other hand, teaches and symbolizes to remove the “darkness of ignorance” and get a victory over the evil powers developed inside every human.
The Five Days Celebration Includes:
Day 1: Dhantereas: This represents the 13th day of the darkest fortnight of Kartik Paksha. Dhanteras is the announcement of Diwali. It marks as the shopping day where people purchase new utensils, home equipment, jewelry, firecrackers and broom.
Day 2: Choti Diwali: The spiritual auspiciousness is visual on the second day of Diwali. This day is also known as “Naraka Chaturdasi”. This special day is celebrated to liberate any souls from their suffering in "Naraka”. People enlight a pair of Diya outside their home and kids celebrate the day by bursting crackers.
Day 3: Diwali: It’s the night which every Indian wait for. It’s the day when Goddess Lakshmi is worshipped to gain wealth and prosperity followed by visiting relatives, enjoying tasty dinner with the gift exchange.
Day 4: Govardhan Puja: It’s the bright fortnight which celebrates the eternal bond of husband and wife. The husbands will celebrate the day by presenting gifts to their wives.
Day 5: Bhai Duj: Also known as Bhai tilak, is a sacred festival which celebrates the connection and the unlimited love of brothers and sisters.
Everyone loves to stay with their family during these five festive days and celebrate Diwali with peace and happiness. Especially people from all over India travel to their native to meet their family after a long time and help the family with festival preparations. There are many special trains run by Indian Railways for Diwali and Chhath puja to facilitate the journey of passengers to their home town without any inconvenience. But, there are instances when people can’t enjoy Diwali at their home. They travel in train to reach their destination, as they have some mandatory duties to perform or engagement either personal or professional which can’t be ignored. They miss their family and celebrations of Diwali which dive them in a sullen and morose mood, as train journey can’t replace the happy and enlighten emotions of celebrating Diwali. Well there’s one reason to cheer your mood while journeying, because RailRestro, will provide you the selected cuisines of Diwali which is prepared by our partner restaurants and they are the star of every kitchen during festivals.
RailRestro, an e-catering partner of IRCTC provides food in train to the passengers traveling during Deepavali. Any passenger can order these 7 Special paneer and Chinese preparation during their journey. So, celebrate the paneer festival in train on the eve of Diwali.
PANEER BUTTER MASALA: Delicious restaurant style Paneer Butter Masala is an Indian preparation which is prepared with an intense spice mix and Garam masala. The final recipe is a thick and creamy gravy with Paneer chunks decorated with cream. Knobs of butter and cream extracted from full cream milk is used to prepare this delicacy. Order paneer butter masala with Naan or butter roti to enjoy your food journey.
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SHAHI PANEER: Tomatoes, spices, beaten curd and royal cottage cheese are the four main ingredients to cook this royal style recipe. The thick and spicy gravy is laced with the flavors of Indian spices and light chilly flavor. Some parts of India cook this royal dish in a sweet style with cashew paste and Khus-khus. It tastes best with butter naan and roti. No matter, which route you are traveling to, order Shahi paneer from or partner restaurants at every location of India.
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MATAR PANEER: Matar Paneer is a simple recipe and an everyday Indian recipe easily prepared at any time. The dish is specially prepared in Punjabi style by using a thick blended paste of onions, tomatoes, ginger and cloves of garlic. The green peas are cooked along with the mixture and paneer is used at the end. This deliciously rich and creamy paneer dish can be easily ordered in train.
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Food ordering in train was never easy. RailRestro, delivers best food in train of your choice to enjoy the festive cuisines in train.
PANEER KADAHI: The gravy is the attraction of this recipe. The gravy is made up of cream, tomatoes, ginger garlic paste and selected spices from the Indian subcontinent contributes to a better taste. Order Kadai paneer and Lachha paratha in train to enjoy your Diwali journey.
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MALAI KOFTA: The mouth-melting paneer kofta cooked in a rich gravy of cream and given a mild sweet flavor. The paneer balls float on the gravy giving it a royal look and prepared on special occasions & festivals. This taste yummy with Rotis and Naan.
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Service of Food delivery in train of your choice was the concern which everyone faces during a journey. Now, RailRestro will provide the best food in train to make your Diwali special even during train.
PANEER CHILLY: Chinese-style dishes are a special preparation during Diwali. People love to cook them as they are easy and quick to prepare. Paneer chilly is made both in Indian and Chinese style. The Chinese style is prepared with large chunks of paneer, green capsicum, Chinese flavor masala, and variety of sauces. The combination of these special ingredients results in a tasty and scrumptious Chinese Paneer Chilly which is lip-smacking. Order the recipe with veg noodles or fried rice.
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PANEER MANCHURIAN: The Dry and spicy Paneer Manchurian is one of the best Indo-Chinese recipes. The paneer balls are deep fried and cooked in a chines style gravy made with a variety of sauces. Order paneer Manchurian in train to celebrate the paneer style Diwali in train.
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No worries! If you have a scheduled journey via train on Diwali night. RailRestro will fulfil your veg hunger crave for food.