| S No. | Month | Festival | Dishes | Prominent States |
| 1 | January | Makar Sankranti | Tilkut, Pongal | Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Gujarat, Maharashtra |
| 2 | February | Maha Shivratri | Thandai, Sabudana Khichdi | Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra |
| 3 | March | Holi | Gujiya, Thandai | Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Rajasthan, Punjab, West Bengal |
| Eid | Sewaiya, Biryani | Pan India (prominent in Uttar Pradesh, Hyderabad, Kashmir, West Bengal) | ||
| 4 | April | Baisakhi/ Poila Boishak | Kada Prasad, Poilabaisha, Pithe | Punjab, West Bengal, Haryana |
| 5 | May | Akshay Tritiya | Pooran Poli, Shrikhand | Maharashtra, Gujarat, Rajasthan |
| 6 | June | Jagganath rath yatra | Poda Pitha, Khaja | Odisa |
| 7 | July | Gurupurnima | Kheer, malpua | Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar |
| 8 | August | Janmashtami | Makhan Mishri, Ghevar | Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Gujarat |
| 9 | September | Ganesh Chaturthi Onam | Pooran Poli, Modak Onam Sadya | Maharashtra, Karnataka, Goa, Andhra Pradesh |
| 10 | October | Navratri / Durga Puja/ Dussehra | Kuttu ki poori, Pokharo, Bhog (Khichuri, Labra, Chutney, Payesh), Luchi-Alur Dom, Beguni, Mishti Doi, Sandesh. | Gujarat, West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Karnataka |
| 11 | November | Diwali | Laddoo, Kaju Katli, faral, Khichdi, Nadu | Pan India (prominent in Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Tamil Nadu) |
| 12 | December | Christmas, Hornbill Festival (Nagaland) | Plum cake, Bamboo Steamed Fish & Rice Beer, Mulled Wine | Goa, Kerala, Nagaland |