Gujiya to Bhaang ke Pakore: Top 10 traditional Holi dishes

Holi is all about colours, but like every other festival the celebrations are incomplete without some delicious mouth watering food that will awaken your senses and keep you happy. Different delicacies are prepared in various parts of India with great zeal and enthusiasm. So, before you head out to get drenched in the festivities, here we bring you 10 traditional Holi-special dishes that you can toss up for a grand, colourful festival.

Gujiya: Holi is incomplete without Gujia for many, a traditional Holi-special delicacy; this sweet dish is made from thickened milk and dry fruits coated with dough, then deep fried.

Puran Poli: This is a Maharashtrian sweet dish prepared on special occasion, also popular in states like Gujarat, Goa and Andhra Pradesh. The dish is sweet flattened bread and made using jaggery and wheat flour along with other spices and condiments.

Thandai: This is a Rajasthani speciality and you must-have while you drench yourself in various colors. It is prepared with concoction of milk, dry fruits and saffron and is usually served to guests during holi.

Malpua: Like Puran Poli, Malpuas are also a sweet dish that is best eaten steaming hot. It is prepared with flour and sugar syrup and is best served with rabri.

Nolen Gur Rossogolla: In Bengal Holi is known as Dol Purnima wnjoyed with herbal colours. This sweet is made up of jaggery, which is in a liquid form, is boiled and the syrup is used to make these rosogollas.

Dahi Wada: This chaat is prepared by soaking fitters made from lentil, chickpea flour soaked in thick yogurt and served with chutney.

Phirni: Phirni is an easy traditional Indian dessert flavoured with cardamom and saffron.

Shakkar paare: Shakarpara is a sweet snack prepared to offer to guests. It is easy to munch on and tastes delicious too. It is prepared with dough and sugar mixed and deep fried.

Dal Kachori: This is a crispy snack that’s stuffed with a mixer of potatoes, lentil and spices covered with dough batter.

Bhaang ke Pakore: These pakoras are stuffed with bhaang and it is a customary dish. It is tasty to eat and is also considered auspicious.