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Holi Recipes

Holi is a colorful Indian Festival, celebrated in all over India. Along with variety of colors people likes to enjoy variety of food as well. It’s a time again for this colorful festival this year and we are ready to get drench in color, to have fun, enjoyment, laughter, get-together, family, friends and good food. Holi is one of the best festival in India and on this day, people forget the bad things of their life’s and just lives this day at their fullest.

Someone has said that,

Holi ke din dil khil jaate hain
Rangon mein rang mil jaate hain
Gile shikawe bhul ke doston
Dushman bhi gale mil jaate hain

There are a host of traditional delicacies that are relished on Holi Festival for making the occasion even more enjoyable. Holi and delicious Indian food goes hand in hand and the pre & post Holi parties happens all over. It again a big task to think that what to cook to impress family and friends. At this moment, a little planning helps to avoid lots of stress in last minute, so here you can have a collection of recipes related to Holi and also for parties. This is where holi recipes comes handy.

Are you Planning to host a grand Holi party? If yes, then have a look on these Holi Recipes to help you celebrate this festival to the hit. Is Holi completes without gujhiya and bhaang lassi? No, not for me. Celebrate this colorful festival with such and more recipes. Try these simple Holi Recipe with love and make place in the hearts of your loved ones. Hopefully you will enjoy these recipes and Holi as much as possible. Before moving over to other recipes we must say …
Holi Hai !!

Holi is one festival where everyone is hungry after every few minutes. So stack up the plates with these easy to make crisps and let the guests munch!

Holi Special Sweets

Gujiya

Gujiyas are sweet dumplings made of Maida and filled with a delightful khoya and dry fruits mixture. Deep fried in ghee and dipped in a sugary syrup. You can even bake Gujiyas, if you are calorie conscious. Just brush them with some oil before placing in the oven.

Sweet Kachori

Sweet Kachori is a traditional Maharashtrian delicacy. A sweet dish that contains two unique and very delicious parts, the outer layer and the inner filling. The outer layer of kachori is made with plain and corn flour and the filling is simply delicious combo of khoya, milk, nutmeg and cardamom.

Rasmalai

Rasmalai Recipe is simply made with the delicious cheese dumplings, flavored with milk, cream, saffron and rose petals.

Mysore Pak

Mysore Pak is a lovely and popular sweet dish of India, traditionally made with the blends of bengal gram flour (besan), ghee and cardamoms.

Malpua

Malpua is a cute, mini pan cake made with the flour, semolina and milk and then flavored with the sugar and saffron. A unique, combined color of yellow and orange makes it more attractive while serving during the festivals.

Instant Jalebi

Instant Jalebi is a quick and easy way to make mouth melting jalebi at home. You just need to mix the flour, besan and sugar and get your homemade jalebi ready in 8-10 minutes.

Badam Puri

Badam Puri is a yummy, soft and crispy sweet delicacy, beautifully layered with a great taste of badam, milk, cardamom, ghee and sugar syrup.

Dharwad Pedha

Dharwad Peda is a specialty of Dharwad region, situated at the border of Maharashtra and Karnataka. Dharwad Pedha are also famous by the name of “Kandi Pedha”.

Rava Ladoo

Rava Ladoo are the simple yet delicious semolina ladoo (balls), made specially to celebrate various Hindu Occasions.

Coconut Burfi

Coconut Burfi is a traditional Indian sweet dish made from dessicated coconut, milk and sugar.

Kesar Peda

Kesar Peda is a milk-based famous Indian sweet dish. Milk brings a unique taste to the sweets and saffron (kesar) is an ultimate flavoring ingredient. It is ultimate sweet dish to celebrate Holi.

Boondi Ladoo

Boondi Ladoo is one of the most famous Indian sweet dish made with bengal gram flour, milk and ghee. These are the special Festival laddoo that brings sweetness to everyone’s life.

Chum Chum

Chum Chum is the most delightful Bengali sweet dish made with Indian cottage cheese, maida, milk and sugar.

Gulab Jamun

These delicious home-made gulab jamun are made from maida, sugar and milk. They are extremely tasty and perfect to serve to friends and family on this Holi.

Karanji (Karchikai, Kajjikayalu)

Karanji (Karchikai, Kajjikayalu) is the Maharashtrian style sweet dish, prepared with easily available dessert ingredients and the delicious filling got the brilliant taste of coconut, sugar and cardamom.

Rabdi

Rabdi is made by using the full fat milk, which is to be thickened with the sugar and then is to be flavored with the cardamom and dry fruits. It is one of the most versatile sweet Indian dish taken from the Punjabi desserts.

Dry Fruit Chikki

Dry Fruit Chikki is the special mixture of plenty of healthy dry fruits and nuts It is a famous delight or sweet to celebrate various Indian festivals.

Halwa & Kheer

Sooji Halwa

Sooji Halwa is the most popular Sweet Dish all over in India. Sooji, Suji and Rava are different names of Semolina. In South India, Sooji Halwa is generally called as Rava Kesari.

Boondi Halwa

Boondi Halwa is a slightly twist and a variation of Boondi Ladoo, that is perfect for making during the festive occasion. Sweet Boondi Halwa is made with boondi, kesar, sugar and dry fruits.

Coconut Custard Halwa

Coconut Custard Halwa is the yummy, sweet Indian dish made with lots of grated coconut, coconut milk, custard and vanilla.

Singhade Ka Halwa

Singhade Ka Halwa is a great sweet delight made with fresh water caltrop i.e (hare singhade). This halwa is most often prepared during the fasting and festivals. It is commonly known as kuttu ka halwa recipe.

Moong Dal Halwa

Moong dal halwa is the special delicacy of Rajasthani cuisine, simply made with yellow moong dal, milk and ghee.

Gajjar Halwa

Gajjar Halwa is made with grated carrots, milk and lots of dry fruits. It is traditional style sweet dish of Punjabi Cuisine.

Sabudana Kheer

Sabudana Kheer is the sweet blend of soaked sago i.e sabudana with the condensed milk and dry fruits. It is one of the most healthy kheer recipe which is commonly served during the fasting.

Atta Halwa

Atta halwa is the favorite Indian dessert, made with wheat flour, ghee and sugar. This halwa contains a good amount of Vitamins A and iron and generally made to celebrate various Indian religious occasions.

Sweet Potato Kheer

Sweet Potato Kheer is a yummy Goan Festival Recipe, here sweet potatoes are truly blended with wonderful flavors of coconut, sabudhana, jaggery and cardamom.

Seviya (Vermicelli) Kheer

Vermicelli Kheer (Pudding) is the special, sweet delight made with seviya, milk, sugar and saffron. This pudding really makes the mouths watery when served in front of guests.

Parippu Payasam

Parippu Payasam is a unique blend of coconut, jaggery, cashew nuts and green gram. It is one of the most famous festival dessert, specially made in various Indian special days.

Rice Pudding

Rice Pudding is made with the combination of cooked rice, milk, sugar, cream and dry fruits. This is one of the most common dessert recipe, which is a delightful treat for almost every Indian family.

Holi Special Savouries ~ Namkeen

Aloo Bhujia

Aloo bhujia Recipe / Potato Sev is one of the crunchiest Indian Snack Dish, made with potatoes, besan and spices. A healthy, homemade Aloo Bhujia has a unique taste compare to all other Namkeens.

Poha Chivda Recipe / Aval Mixture

Poha Chivda or Aval Mixture is a delicious Indian snack dish made with Poha (rice flakes) and dry fruits and tempered with cumin and chillies.

Murukku

Mullu Murukku | Chakali| Magizhampoo is a crispy and crunchy namkeen dish, made with combination of Indian Lentils and Flour. It is one of the most tastiest Savory dish to serve on Holi.

Masala Mathri

Masala Mathri is one of the famous Indian snack dish, here two types of flours are blended in dry fenugreek leaves and cooked with fresh Indian spices.

Moong Dal Chakli

Moong Dal Chakli is a traditional style chakli recipe made in the combination of rice flour, wheat flour and yellow moong dal. This is the special chakli made in Gujarati style and can be stored for many days.

Appetizers ~ Snacks—-

Vegetable Kebabs

Vegetable Kebabs Recipe is the yummy and spicy treat for the potato and veggie lovers. You can easily make this snack dish at home and enjoy with your friends and family on this Holi.

Bhaang Pakore :

Bhaang pakore is the special delicacy of Indian and generally made on special Indian festival of Holi. The most important ingredient is Bhang (cannabis) seed powder, which is easily available in market.

Aloo Bonda

Aloo Bonda are made with the boiled potatoes, bengal gram flour and spices.

Rice Pakora / Rice Fritters

Rice Pakora Recipe is one of the most easiest and fast cooking recipe. The best thing about Rice Fitters / Rice Pakora is that they can be made from left over rice and they taste very crispy and tasty.

Ram Ladoo

Ram Ladoo can be easily made by mixing the Bengal gram and Yellow moong dal. They are the special and wonderful ladoo’s for serving at the snack time.

Paneer Rice Fingers

Indian cottage cheese is smeared with the spicy batter of spices and the deep fried to turn crispy and crunchy.

Sundal

Sundal is the perfect festival dish, made with chickpeas and coconut and flavored with mustard and urad dal. It is one of the most famous Indian snack dish also known as Channa Sundal recipe.

Handvo

Handvo is the most famous Gujarati delicacy, traditional made with rice and combination of Indian lentils, and the best ingredient is grated white pumpkin, that brings a huge taste in this Festival Recipe.

Chaats—-

Aloo Chaat

Making Aloo Chaat Recipe is a delight of watching the baby potatoes, that how they turn into something very exciting, when tossed with Indian spicy masala.

Matar Ki Chaat (Green Peas Chaat)

Matar Ki Chaat (Green Peas Chaat) is simply a delicious snack dish. Boiled green peas are tossed with onion, tomatoes, potatoes, chutney and papdi

Potato Dahiwada

Potato Dahiwada Recipe is the special curd preparation of boiled potatoes into the beaten curd mixture. Here wada are made from boiled potatoes and Indian spices, then mixed in the beaten curd (dahi / yogurt) and spiced up with some flavors.

Bread Rolls

Bread with potato filling makes a mouthwatering snack. Bread Potato Rolls are crunchy from the outside, and soft and spicy from inside. Bread rolls with stuffed potatoes is always a tempting dish to serve in front of guests.

Pani Puri

Pani Puri is my favorite evening chaat, and I think it’s the most favorite Indian Chaat of every Indian out there. Pani Puri is also famously known as golgappa or puchkas.

Dal Kachori

Dal Kachori Recipe is extremely delicious chaat or snack dish that can be easily made in the combination of your favorite dal. You just need to add some spices and here it go to rock and roll the homemade yummy dal kachori.

Bhel Puri

Bhel Puri is the famous Indian chaat or snack dish, made with puffed rice and the mixture of vegetables, sev and gol gappa. It is flavored with coriander and tamarind chutney and garnished with grapes, etc.

Ragda Patties

Ragda Patties is one of the most famous street chaat of Mumbai. Patties are made with potatoes and ragda are made from chickpeas. A delicious snack dish is loaded with several flavors and tastes great when served with green chutney, sweet chutney and nylon sev.

Papdi chaat (Batan Papdi)

Papdi chaat (Batan Papdi) is a mouth melting chaat or snack dish, here bread buttons are topped with delicious mixture of onion and potatoes, then flavored with chutney and finally garnished with papdi and nylon sev.

Beverages—–

Thandai :

Thandai is a milk based summer drink made with aromatic flavors of almonds, milk, sugar and spices. It is a flavorful Indian Drink, generally made on special Festivals, such as Holi.

Bhang Thandai

Bhaang is a popular intoxicating drink prepared during the festival of Holi. It is originally made with cannabis leaves, but this recipe makes use of whole spices, poppy seeds, water melon seeds and rose petals.

Angoor Sharbat

Angoor Sharbat is a chilling grape drink, contains the unique flavors of cinnamon, honey and cloves. This sharbat can be considered as a mocktail or juice, that refreshes your mind and body.

Gulab Sharbat

Gulab Sharbat is a beautiful blend of rose petals, lemon juice, sugar and cardamom seeds. In India, this drink is served on Holidays and during Festivals. It spreads a fragrant of true Indian Festivals.

Chandan Ka Sharbat

Chandan Ka Sharbat is a refreshing drink made with an extra-ordinary fragrant of sandalwood and its essence.

Kesar Badam Shake

Kesar Badam Shake is a tempting shake recipe made with lots of almonds, saffron and milk.

Main Course—–

Spicy Dal

Spicy Dal is a popular Indian dal dish, cooked in a combination of yellow moong dal and chana dal, flavored with ghee and whole spices.

Shahi Paneer Korma

Shahi Paneer Korma is the most delicious Festival Recipe, cooked with Indian cottage cheese and all rich and flavorful dairy ingredients.

Coconut Rice

Coconut Rice is the delicious coconut and dry fruits flavored rice dish. A most famous South Indian delicacy can be easily made with good quality rice and carefully chosen chopped nuts.

Kesar Pulao (Saffron Rice)

Kesar Pulao (Saffron Rice) is one of the best rice dish, simply tasty and razing, with a great taste of basmati rice and flavor of real saffron.

Punjabi Dum Aloo

Punjabi Dum Aloo is the rich and spicy Amritsari recipe, truly flavored with awesome flavors of Punjab. Here baby potatoes are cooked in onion and tomato based gravy and flavored with Indian spices and kasuri methi.

Stuffed Brinjals

Stuffed Brinjals is one of the most easiest main course dish for making on this Holi Festival. You just need to stuff the brinjals in mild spices and stir fry them on low flame.

Crispy Aloo Bhindi

Crispy aloo bhindi is the dry (sukhi) sabzi recipe, which is very tasty side dish to serve with plain Indian roti. Aloo and Bhindi are simply fried and tossed with fresh Indian spices.

Baby Potato Fry

Baby Potato Fry Recipe is very fast and easy snack recipe made with small baby potatoes. It’s a classic North Indian style stir-fried potatoes, cooked in few mild spices and can be served as a side dish with Indian flat bread.

Vegetable Kofta Curry

Vegetable kofta curry is the most amazing combination of several healthy vegetables. Kofta are extremely tasty in eating, and you can really feel a crunchy taste and flavor of each and every vegetable you are putting into it. Gravy is tremendously awesome and fragrant with fennel seeds and whole garam masala.

Vegetable Biryani

Vegetable Biryani recipe has wholesome flavors of several healthy vegetables. Basmati rice are layered with quickly made vegetables in a tomato based gravy. Add your favorite veggies and garnishing ingredients for making it more flavorful and colorful like Festival of Holi.