Holi hai...
The Hindu religious festival Holi is all about color, happiness and partying, and who can rule out the excellent excuse to indulge into the delicacies that get up the senses and lift your spirits to an all time high. Holi is an Indian festival, with its mention in the early Vedic mythologies, the beginning of this famous festival goes back to the amazing event that saved the life of a God’s devotee, and killed the demoness named Holika in a bonfire. Holi also symbols the end of winter and the beginning of spring season, celebrated on one of the full moon days in the last week of February, or the first week of March every year. This festival of colors is the most expected and liked festival for people of all ages.
The most special and representative Holi recipe is the tasty sweet ‘Gujiya’, made with dried whole milk powder and nut filling. Other preparations are ‘Dahi Vada’, which are fried balls of skinned and split white lentils arrangements dipped in curd, ‘Puran Poli’ that is the cooked sweet yellow gram paste preparation rolled up in a spread out of dough made from wheat flour, and ‘Besan Papri’ with the salty preparations of gram flour in compressed fried small pieces. The people of Southern India prepare interesting sweet rice preparations and a variety of fruit mixtures, along with cold beverages called Sherbets.
The most special and representative Holi recipe is the tasty sweet ‘Gujiya’, made with dried whole milk powder and nut filling. Other preparations are ‘Dahi Vada’, which are fried balls of skinned and split white lentils arrangements dipped in curd, ‘Puran Poli’ that is the cooked sweet yellow gram paste preparation rolled up in a spread out of dough made from wheat flour, and ‘Besan Papri’ with the salty preparations of gram flour in compressed fried small pieces. The people of Southern India prepare interesting sweet rice preparations and a variety of fruit mixtures, along with cold beverages called Sherbets.
Here are traditional foods and drinks you should make to like the festival of colours to the fullest.
The most special and representative Holi recipe is the tasty sweet ‘Gujiya’, made with dried whole milk powder and nut filling. Other preparations are ‘Dahi Vada’, which are fried balls of skinned and split white lentils arrangements dipped in curd, ‘Puran Poli’ that is the cooked sweet yellow gram paste preparation rolled up in a spread out of dough made from wheat flour, and ‘Besan Papri’ with the salty preparations of gram flour in compressed fried small pieces. The people of Southern India prepare interesting sweet rice preparations and a variety of fruit mixtures, along with cold beverages called Sherbets.
Here are traditional foods and drinks you should make to like the festival of colours to the fullest.
The most special and representative Holi recipe is the tasty sweet ‘Gujiya’, made with dried whole milk powder and nut filling. Other preparations are ‘Dahi Vada’, which are fried balls of skinned and split white lentils arrangements dipped in curd, ‘Puran Poli’ that is the cooked sweet yellow gram paste preparation rolled up in a spread out of dough made from wheat flour, and ‘Besan Papri’ with the salty preparations of gram flour in compressed fried small pieces. The people of Southern India prepare interesting sweet rice preparations and a variety of fruit mixtures, along with cold beverages called Sherbets.
Here are traditional foods and drinks you should make to like the festival of colours to the fullest.
The most special and representative Holi recipe is the tasty sweet ‘Gujiya’, made with dried whole milk powder and nut filling. Other preparations are ‘Dahi Vada’, which are fried balls of skinned and split white lentils arrangements dipped in curd, ‘Puran Poli’ that is the cooked sweet yellow gram paste preparation rolled up in a spread out of dough made from wheat flour, and ‘Besan Papri’ with the salty preparations of gram flour in compressed fried small pieces. The people of Southern India prepare interesting sweet rice preparations and a variety of fruit mixtures, along with cold beverages called Sherbets.
Here are traditional foods and drinks you should make to like the festival of colours to the fullest.
The most special and representative Holi recipe is the tasty sweet ‘Gujiya’, made with dried whole milk powder and nut filling. Other preparations are ‘Dahi Vada’, which are fried balls of skinned and split white lentils arrangements dipped in curd, ‘Puran Poli’ that is the cooked sweet yellow gram paste preparation rolled up in a spread out of dough made from wheat flour, and ‘Besan Papri’ with the salty preparations of gram flour in compressed fried small pieces. The people of Southern India prepare interesting sweet rice preparations and a variety of fruit mixtures, along with cold beverages called Sherbets.
Here are traditional foods and drinks you should make to like the festival of colours to the fullest.
Here are traditional foods and drinks you should make to enjoy the festival of colours to the fullest.
•Thandai
This sweet, creamy milk drink is a Holi staple. Saveur explains that the drink is “flavored with nuts and mixed with spices such as cardamom, fennel, rose petals, and poppy seeds. On Holi, the refreshment is traditionally served with the addition of bhang.
•Gujiya
The signature Holi-special delicacy, this sweet dish is made from thickened milk and dry fruits. Gujia is a sweet dumpling made with suji or Maida flour wheat flour and stuffed with khoya. It is common in North India, particularly in Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan.
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