Holi Recipes

Any Indian festival is incomplete without grand feast and scrumptious recipes. As Holi is one of the most popular festivals in the country, Holi is also celebrated along with several interesting delicacies. Though the traditional recipes vary from family to family and place to place, one thing that remains the same is the zeal with which these delicacies are prepared for this occasion. Sweets are the vital element of Holi celebrations in any part of India. In fact, the festival of Holi is renowned for the umpteen varieties of sweets prepared on the occasion.

There are some universal sweets and dishes that are prepared throughout the length and the breadth in the country on this occasion. One of the most popular desserts of Holi is 'Gujhia', which is a must for every Indian home during the season. Then, there are 'papris' and 'dahi vade' or ‘dahi-bhalles’ that are prepared in majority of Indian homes on the occasion. The intoxicating 'bhang-ke-vade' and ‘thadai’, the sauf and bhang sharabat are the special recipes reserved for the Holi celebrations. If you are looking for these traditional Holi items, you need not go anywhere else. Here we have given the recipe of several traditional Holi special dishes. Hope you enjoy eating them as well as serving them on the festival of Holi.

Jaljeera
The spring festival of Holi brings in freshness in the air. All through the day, people indulge in merrymaking, relish on melt-in-the-mouth sweets and enjoy having thandai that is mixed with Bhang. Since eating pakoras and vadas made of bhang and drinking thandai made of bhang is a tradition that is followed since ages, people do not miss out their part of the drink. However, if you want to try out something different, very unconventional for Holi, then make Jaljeera.

Onion Bhajia
The festival of Holi is celebrated with gusto, by people in many parts of India. It is the spring festival of colors, which brings with it the warmth of the season and vanishes the chillness of winter, the preceding season. The festive occasion is all about playing with vibrant colors, splashing water over each other. In addition to this, people relish on a number of lip-smacking delicacies that are prepared especially for the festival.

Aloo Chaat
During the festival of Holi, people relish on a number of delicacies to satisfy their taste buds, after playing with colors, with their loved ones. A number of dishes are prepared especially for the festival, so that the guests return to their homes with a feeling of satisfaction that they were served scrumptious food on Holi. Thandai, a refreshing drink made of bhang, chilled milk, spices, almonds and sugar, is the highlight of the festival.

Papri Chaat
India is known for its diverse culture and ethnicity. When it comes to food, people have different tastes, which may vary as per their culture and lifestyle. On the occasion of festivals such as Diwali, Navratri and Holi, people relish on lip-smacking delicacies. Talking about Holi, the spring festival is all about having a lot of fun and playful activities with loved ones. During the festival, people indulge themselves in smearing color on each other, playing with water and relishing on mouth watering snacks, sweets and thandai.

Bhang
Holi is the festival for spreading good cheer and enjoying to the fullest. People smear colors over their loved ones, playfully. Enticing delicacies, including sweets, thandai and snacks are prepared to satisfy the taste buds, after playing a frivolous Holi. It is said that the festival refreshes the body and the soul, because it is all about letting your hair down and banishing all your drudgeries of everyday life.

Vegetable Pakora
Apart from colors, the festival of Holi is known for its traditional cuisines. Several scrumptious recipes are prepared in every Indian home on the occasion of Holi. Apart from full course meal, varieties of snacks are prepared on this occasion. Some of the popular snacks include Namak Pare, Dahi Bhalle, Papadi and Vegetable Pakoda. Made of several vegetables like potato, cabbage, spinach wrapped in chickpea flour or besan, Vegetable Pakoda is an extremely scrumptious light snacks that can be served with any sweet dish.

Gujhia
The festival of Holi is known for its colors as well as scrumptious recipes. Several recipes like Dahi Bhalle, Bhaang Pakode, Thandai, Papadi and Gujia are the special dishes for the festival. Gujiya is a scrumptious sweet dish prepared using maida and khoya. It is a must to make Holi dish in most of the Indian homes. Though the preparation of Gujiya requires a little time and efforts, the taste of this delicious recipe is worth it.

Kanji Ke Vade
The spring festival of Holi brings lots of excitement along with it. All through the day, people are busy in merrymaking and relishing on delicious sweets and scrumptious pakode. Taking thandai mixed with Bhang and several other kinds of drinks is also a trend on this occasion. Since pakoras and vadas make an interesting companion with these drinks, varieties of pakoda and vadas are made on the occasion of Holi.

Dahi Bhalle
India is known for its delicious recipes. When it comes to food, there are umpteen kinds of dishes available throughout the length and breadth of the country. On the occasion of festivals such as Diwali, Dusshera and Holi, people relish on delightful delicacies. Especially in Holi, people indulge themselves in smearing color on each other, teasing their loved ones and relishing on scrumptious recipes like Gujia, Namak Pare, Kheer and Dahi Bhalle.

Thandai
The festival of Holi is celebrated by playing with colors and having a lot of fun with loved ones. After playing an exciting, yet tiresome Holi, people would head towards the kitchen to get their hands on the sweets and thandai prepared especially for the day. Thandai is a refreshing drink that is a specialty of Holi. It soothes the mind and cools the body. The drink is a great stress buster as well, because it contains some of the cooling agents of nature, such as watermelon and rosewater.

Kesar Chawal
Holi, the Hindu festival of colors, is celebrated with great fanfare across different parts of India. Although the festival is observed in different ways in different regions of the country, the thought in the minds of the people remains the same - to spread good cheers, forget about rivalry and play a frivolous Holi. People gather in groups to relish on lip smacking gujiya (a sweet), thirst quenching thandai (refreshing drink) and other delicacies. Community lunch is also arranged by different communities.

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