Indian Sweet Recipes For Holi

Saturday, March 23, 2013, 11:54 [IST]

Holi is known as the festival of colours. But the magic of colours is not really complete with a plateful of Indian sweets. That is why Holi recipes are just as important as the colours and celebrations of this beautiful festival. Most of the Holi recipes are sweet. In the festival of colours, likewise in all Indian festivals, Indian sweets plays a huge role.

Holi sweets are not very specific. Different kind of sweets made on Holi across the states of India. So while Malai Chum Chum is a popular Holi recipe in Bengal, Churma Laddos rule the roots in Rajasthan. But one thing is common among Holi recipes and that is bhang and thandai. Bhang is an intoxicating drink that we can have especially on Holi. Thandai is a drink made with milk and dry fruits but doesn't have any intoxication.

There are many ways to try bhang recipes. For example, you can add bhang to barfis, thandai or make pakoras out of it. We have given you various alternatives of this special Holi recipe. Many popular Indian sweets have also been included in the list of delicacies to be tried on Holi.

If you looking forward to celebrate this festival of colours with zest, certainly try these Holi sweets recipes.

Bhang Badam Barfi

What is Holi without Bhang? And how will the Bhang drink taste good without the Bhang burfi? So, we give you the tasty Bhang Burfi recipe. Our special pick for Bhang burfi is the delicious badam burfi (almond burfi).

Bhang Pakora

Although one wouldn't want to drink the alcohol, there are savoury ways to use it in cooking. Bhang pakora recipe is the highly preferred Holi recipe in India.

Malai Chum Chum

Chum chum is a spongy Indian sweet dish. The chum chum or chom chom is made with homemade cheese or paneer. It is a popular Bengali sweet dish that can be prepared in different colours. Ideally, chum chum is a plain white coloured sweet that is dipped in sugar syrup.

Thandai

Thandai is an essential ingredient on both, Shivratri and Holi celebrations. This lassi recipe is prepared in combination with intoxicants like bhang as a offering to the deity Shiva. However, the basic lassi recipe for Thandai can be made with milk, dry fruits and some spices.

Mango Kheer

Desserts are the best part of a meal. Mangoes are favourite fruit for many and moreover its the season of mangoes. Mango kheer is a very popular Indian dessert. So try making this kheer recipe at home and bring a slight change in the taste buds of your friends and family with this Indian dessert recipe.

Apple Sherbet

Holi is coming close. It is time to prepare your favourite dishes and serve your guests while celebrating the festival of colours. Holi is well known for the mind blowing drinks especially bhang! To have a change from the thandai and bhang, you can have some milk shake for guests who don't wish to have bhang.

Kesar Kulfi

Indian dessert recipes are relished all across the globe. They are very simple and at the same time yummy. Kulfi recipes fall among the list of favourites of many Indians. Kulfi recipes are available in a variety of flavours. But a kesar kulfi is among the most popular of them.

Churma Laddo

Churma is coarsely ground wheat that is prepared with ghee and sugar or jaggery. You can very easily try a churma ladoo recipe using a very few ingredients. This is actually a Rajasthani recipe that is highly relished on all the occasions.

Sweet Samosa

Sweet samosas are a bit of a paradox because when we say samosas you imagine hot crispy triangles that will taste like spicy cooked vegetables when you bite into them. But all Holi recipes cannot be hot and spicy, we need some desserts too. This samosa recipe is also for a fried snacks item, the only difference is that it has a sweet filling.

Colourful Gujiya

Gujiya is not something that you can prepare only as a Holi recipe; it is quite a common Indian dessert recipe actually. But this special dish for Holi will bring with it all the colours that are due to Holi. Yes, we will make our Gujiya colourful for Holi. See how..

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