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Diwali is a time for card parties, surprise visits and long evenings spent catching up over chai, and there's always something being passed around the room. Alongside the mithai, a good plate of namkeen, roasted nuts or spiced makhana often disappears the fastest. Those cravings are something friends and family share too, which is why a snack hamper makes such a welcome gift.
Whether it's for guests dropping by, a colleague at work or a host you're visiting, a box full of sweet and savoury bites is hard to go wrong with. Here's a list of snack hampers worth gifting this Diwali.
Sheraton Grand Pune Bund Garden Hotel
With seven hampers to choose from, there's a box here for almost every kind of snacker. Rajmor is the most snack-heavy of the lot, with beetroot chips, crispy corn, seed mix and dried cranberries. Asawali has salted mini pretzels, tahini cocoa dates and oatmeal raisin cookies, while The Paithan brings okra chips, Mexican chilli pretzels and salted nuts in a box with Paithani-inspired prints.
Price: ₹999 plus taxes onwards
Radisson Blu Bengaluru Outer Ring Road
Radisson Blu's Diwali hampers keep the familiar dry fruit and nut box but add the kind of snacks people actually reach for these days. You'll find trail mixes, spiced nuts and flavoured makhana alongside premium nuts and dried fruits, with golden raisins and honey for a sweeter bite. They work just as well for colleagues and clients as they do for family.
Price: ₹1,000 plus taxes onwards
The Cinnamon Kitchen
If you'd rather gift baked treats than fried namkeen, The Cinnamon Kitchen's festive hampers are a good place to start. The large box has Cheddar Nut & Seed Crackers, Cardamom & Almond Biscotti, maamoul cookies and fudge brownies. The smaller one comes with Cheddar Millet Bites, Berry Cacao Oat Cookies and Dark Chocolate Brownie Cookies, and both are packed with a hand-painted diya.
Price: ₹1,495 onwards
Kikli
Kikli's hampers are rooted in Punjabi flavours, and the snacks are all about the classics. Along with mithai, pickles and a lassi glass, each box has mathi, gur para and atta biscuits, the kind of things that disappear quickly with an evening cup of chai. The Nikka hamper suits smaller families, while the Vadda hamper is meant for big gatherings.
Price: ₹3,500 onwards
The Healthy Binge
The Healthy Binge's baked, millet-based snacks make a good gift for anyone who wants to snack a little lighter this Diwali. The Classic hamper comes with Indian Masala Jowar Chips, Smokey BBQ Quinoa Chips, Khatta Teekha Millet Namkeen and Choco Ragi Cookies. The Signature box adds Peri Peri Party Mix and orange laddoos, while the Premium one goes further with Chatpata Chaat Ragi Chips, Fruit & Nut Millet Cookies, trail mix and mixed berry laddoos. Each box also has a pack of playing cards for the Diwali card party.
Price: ₹399 onwards
JW Marriott Hotel Bengaluru
The Gifting Edit at JW Marriott is a set of four hampers with a gourmet feel. The snacking side includes macadamia nuts, lime chilli edamame, freeze-dried blueberries, Medjool dates and pitted prunes, along with organic jaggery and rose green tea. Brass diyas, torans and incense sticks give each box a proper festive look.
Price: ₹2,999 onwards
BlueBop Café
BlueBop Café's Festive Dry Fruit Gift Box is a simple choice that's easy to share when guests drop by. It comes with roasted almonds, black pepper cashews, apricots and pistachios. The peppery cashews add a savoury kick that sets it apart from the regular dry fruit box.
Price: ₹2,500
Haldiram's
Few names are as tied to Indian snacking as Haldiram's, and its festive gifting collection has options for most relationships and occasions. Along with traditional sweets, the range includes savoury favourites, premium dry fruits, chocolates and baklava, all packed into ready-to-gift hampers for family, friends and colleagues.
Price: NA
Oli Ohh!
Oli Ohh!'s Diwali hampers are a fun pick for anyone with a sweet tooth. Each of the five boxes comes with a pack of the brand's Arrabbiata Red Sauce Pasta, paired with sweet bites like Fazer Tutti Frutti fruit gummies, Moomin Fruit Pastilles, chocolate-filled peppermint candies and gold foil-wrapped chocolate bunnies. The bigger boxes add Fazer Geisha hazelnut chocolates, and all of them come in illustrated boxes showing family celebrations, puja and fireworks.
Price: ₹425 onwards
