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Follow These Chef Influencers For Lip Smacking Holi recipes
What’s Holi without scrumptious gujiyas, melt-in-the-mouth puran polis and soothing thandai? Holi celebrations are incomplete without get-togethers with family and friends, bonding over juicy malpuas, delicious dahi bhalle, crunchy gujiyas, chilled thandai and more.
Food influencers and home chefs in India have painstakingly built up recipes, handed down over generations, and crafted them into delicious dishes on to their social media pages. Most of these use traditional, seasonal and local ingredients like poppy seeds, jaggery, nuts and seeds to create the perfect festival cornucopia of food offerings. Many infuse a modern touch to make the dishes palatable to a discerning Gen Z! If you have been craving some traditional Indian Holi sweets and savories to round off your Holi celebrations, you have come to the right place!
Here are some Holi special food items along with their recipes prepared by popular Indian culinary influencers who have been treating their followers with scrumptious dishes each day.
Take a look!
Kabita Singh
Guntas Sethi
Meghna’s Food Magic
Shivesh Bhatia
Saloni Kukreja
Neha Deepak Shah
Jalpa Gada
Oh, Cheat Day!
Kirti Bhoutika
Saransh Goila
FAQs
Why is it called Holi?
Holika had been previously blessed by the gods so that she would not be harmed by fire, so she tricked Prahlada into sitting on her lap while she sat in a fire. Prahlada survived this ordeal because he prayed to Vishnu, while Holika perished. Holi, the name of the festival, is thus derived from the name Holika.
Which sweets are prepared on the festival of Holi?
While it is known as the festival of colours, sweets are an integral part of Holi. Many even have an emotional connection with sweets, like grandma’s special homemade Gujiyas. Remember being exhausted after a days play and rituals, and coming home to relish Thandai, Malpua, Rabri, or Kheer?
What is the most popular food in Holi?
Thandai is one Holi staple, which is loved by both children and adults, alike. The milky concoction of nuts and aromatic spices is a treat to the soul.