Everything you need to know in creating and assembling the perfect Indian Charcuterie Board with food inspirations, expert tips and instructions. Serve your Indian snacks and sweets in a cheerful and festive way!
Prep Time20 minutesmins
Total Time20 minutesmins
Course: Appetizer, Dessert
Cuisine: Indian
Keyword: desi board, diwali charcuterie board, indian charcuterie board
Cook in advance everything you need to put on your charcuterie board. Buy/ order any items that you want to get readymade.
Take out all of the ingredients for your charcuterie board, such as sweets, farsaan/ namkeen
If using fruits and vegetables, they should be washed and dried.
Set the board and bowls on the table.
Choose the board and bowls based on the number and type of ingredients you intend to include on the charcuterie board. Bowls can be used for chutneys and condiments, as well as munchies like masala peanuts, makhana etc.
Assemble your Indian Charcuterie Board
When it's time to put together your charcuterie board, start by filling your bowls and distributing them evenly across the board.
Put together the biggest components you plan to use on the board. It would be samosa, laddoos, etc. in this case.
Add the sweets and medium-sized items next.
With the smaller items, you can now fill in the remaining empty spaces on the board. Adding things like banana chips, nuts and namakpara at this time is a great idea.