Holi
is around the corner, and what’s the better way to start the celebration than
drooling over these delicious festive sweet treats.
India
is a country that celebrates a whole lot of different festivals. Andwhen it’s
come to holi, it brings along with it lots of colours, water guns, balloons,dance
on old- new Hindi songs, and plates filled with delicious sweets and snacks.
We
have listed few holi sweets, which you can relish this festive seasons. And like
the way we play with colours on Holi,why not play with these sweets by doing
something creative with it and lay-out an impressive spread that makes it more
appealing.
Gujiyas
The
traditional gujiya‘the real queen’ of Holi sweets, is made up using maida flour for
covering and stuffed with a delightful mixture of khoya, dry fruits and
powdered sugar, and fried in desi ghee till crisp. This popular sweet dumpling
is one of the best sweets during this festival and undoubtedly one of the
finger-licking sweet you ever had.
Varieties
of gujiya are sold in the market during this festive season with a modern twist
in their filling named as chocolate gujiya, coconut gujiya, baked gujiya etc.
Malpua
It is a deep fried, soft, fluffy, yet crisp
melt-in-mouth pancakes coated with sugar syrup often served with rabri. When topped
up with a dash of dry fruits makes it even more alluring. This is also one of
the traditional north Indian sweet, loved across India and is heartily enjoyed
during Holi.
Coconut ladoo
A sweet made up of coconut and condensed milk, shaped
into round balls and rolled in desiccated coconut asa garnish is a must-have
sweet on holi. To make it more festive and colourful, add a drop of different food
colours to the coconut mixture and makea yummy eye drooling ladoos to grab on
one bite.
Shakarpara
This is a popular
snack often made during holi festival. This sweet and crispy shakarpara is made
up of maidaand wheat flour, deep fried in ghee and coated with sugar syrup. This
crunchy inside and soft outside yummy bites, add crunch to this festival.
Thandai
How
can one forget Thandai, a must drink for holi. Welcome your guest with
something cool and refreshing. The mixture of milk, sugar, dry fruits,
watermelon seeds, rose petals, saffron, fennel seeds and other condiments. Aroma
of this traditional drink and its ingredients have that natural cooling effect
which soothes the body after playing Holi in the scorching heat. Toadd more craziness,and
to make this festival more interesting some people also arrange bhang thandai
for the holi festival.India’s very own desi cocktail. J
Jalebi, kheer, halwa, gulab jamun, kulfi, barfi and what
not. The list will go on as holi is a season of love, craze, colour, fun and of
course yummy snacks and sweets.
Invite your near and dear ones and treat them with
these yummy holi desserts. After all, Holi is a perfect excuse, which we only
get once a year to enjoy all these delicious sweets.
So, this Holi be ready for an overdose of all these
sugary sweets and gifts lined up
for you and enjoy this festive season. Happy Holi everyone!
