Yummy Food options to whip up your Holi appetite

Like all other Indian festivals, the festival of “Holi “ too is the perfect time to get immersed in the high spirits of fun and frolic with variety of  frisky colours, water guns loaded with mischief, water- ballooned enthusiasm and definitely the not to be missed mouth-watering delicacies  that are unique to this festival of colours.

So, to let you get drenched in coloured water and the zest of this festival while, consuming some of the most mouth-watering delicacies, here is a list of few important sweets, snacks and drinks that will let you enjoy during your Holi celebration in full swing.

1. Starting from the official Holi drink, Thandai a preparation made from Milk, ghee, and spices/ nuts provide the base for a Thandai. The almond and Saffron (Kesar) variants of thandai are amazing to let you enjoy the spirit of the festival with full Zing and vigor.

2. Like Thandai is the official drink of Holi so, Gujiyas are the star sweet of Holi. Gujiyas, which are basically the native to Rajasthan are sweet dumplings made of maida or flour and filled with a delightful khoya and dry fruits mixture. To  make the festive more cheerful and yummy , this Holi you can definitely try some variations of Gujjiyas like Chocolate gujiyas, with stuffing of mava and chocolate chips and garnishing with cream and chocolate sauce. Or otherwise Coconut Gujjiyas too can be a delightful and tempting option.

If you are one among the health conscious people, even then you could have the star sweet of Holi by opting for the Baked Gujiya made with whole wheat and semolina stuffed with nuts, and dipped in honey while perfectly baked.

3.To try something absolutely different from the routine snacks of Holi which include Malpua, a sugar syrup soaked pancake prepared from a batter of flour, milk and cardamom. An absolute delectable Lavang Latika is a traditional North Indian sweet that is stuffed and deep-fried pastry soaked in sugar syrup and is served as a sweet can be a savory dessert recipe that would be   surely loved by kids and adults too.

4.Apart from everything sweet, if you wish to give your taste buds some crispy change  then you can surely add on steaming hot Bhang Pakoras, a great munching option to pair with Thandai. Also, the delicious chaat in its most popular avatar like the Dahi Bhalla and the Papri Chaat along with the evergreen Pani Puri can be a perfect way to whip up a Holi appetite.

5.Other tempting options may for a perfect Holi can be a plateful of spicy and tempting channas served with baked kachoris. While if you wish to have a one –bite menu in this list that is absolutely handy and let you enjoy fully then Dal Kachori  with the Stuffing of arhar dal, spices and either fried crisp or baked, would be one snack that no one could resist  to have. Other crisp snacks to let everyone enjoy Holi while munching can be Shakkar pare and Namak paare.

While Almond Malai Kulfi with garnishing of dry fruits and saffron, chilled Phirni, Thandai ice-cream would complete the Holi celebration with a delicious and enjoyable bliss.

So, start on with your culinary skills and impress your family and friends with these mouth-watering delicacies to mark this festival of colours into a happening time while indulging in sheer gastronomic affair.

Wishing all of you a colourful, joyful and Happy Holi 2017.