Holi 2022: 10 traditional Holi recipes that will take you back to childhood!

Holi is a festival of colours. But, if you ask a true foodie, it’s a festival of colour and flavours too. And to an extent, it is right too. With the number of flavours that are prepared for this festival in Indian homes, it feels like it’s a festival of colourful foods. Let us take you back to your childhood days with these traditional Holi dishes that make this festival even more memorable. (Image: istock)

It’s a sweet, tangy, and spicy blend of curd and deep-fried dumplings made with urad dal and moong dal. The use of thick yogurt, red chilli, chat masala and cumin powder along with tangy tamarind chutney adds to the taste of this treat that is celebrated mostly in Northern and some Eastern parts of India. (Image: istock)

Made with semolina, khoya, dry fruits, refined flour, and powdered sugar, this deep-fried sweet dish has now become world-famous and now comes in baked variations too. No Holi celebration is complete without a sinful bowl of gujiya loaded with nuts. (Image: istock)

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These scrumptious discs of happiness are made with all-purpose flour, milk, and sugar. This deep-fried dish also has a strong flavour of cardamom and nuts. If you are health conscious, you may use wheat flour and stevia to make this sweet dish, which is also served to deities on the occasion of Holi as bhog. (Image: istock)

No Holi celebration is complete without Bhang Thandai. It’s a cold beverage made with milk, sugar, dry fruits, herbs, and spices. Bhang Thandai is considered Lord Shiva’s favourite and is served to him during Shivratri too. (Image: istock)

It’s spicy, crunchy, and flavourful. Moong Dal Kachoris is a sheer delight that is best served with aloo curry. It’s a Holi treat made in many homes with soaked moong dal sauteed along with black pepper, garam masala, and coriander powder. This simple recipe goes well with spicy aloo curry, mint chutney, and curd. People also serve it with thandai during this festival. (Image: istock)

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For non-vegetarians, Holi means spicy mutton curry loaded with spices and aroma, that goes well with malpua and thandai too. It’s a slow-cooked disha that goes well with jeera rice, biryani, or pulao too. (Image: istock)

It’s a regional dish of Bihar and Jharkhand, and is made with rice flour and chana dal. This deep-fried dish is served as breakfast and even an evening snack along with aloo curry and green chutney. It is crunchy and mildly sweet in taste too. (Image: istock)

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It’s a popular evening snack made with refined flour, salt, carom seeds, oil, salt, black pepper, and chilli powder. This deep-fried snack is rhombus in shape and goes well with masala chai. (Image: istock)

These are tender sweet laddoos made with grated coconut, milk powder, sugar, and milk. It’s a melt-in-the-mouth snack that people also use for greetings during Holi celebration. (Image: istock)

Shakarpare is also a popular sweet snack made with refined flour, sugar, oil, and water. This crunchy deep-fried snack coated in sugar syrup is enjoyed by kids and even adults. v(Image: istock)

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