Holi Recipes | Holi Sweets, Snacks, Drinks

Get 92 Holi recipes that are everyone’s favorite while celebrating this festival of colors. I share sweets, drinks and snacks in this collection of Holi recipes. This year Holi festival is on 29 March, 2021. Choti Holi or Holika Dahan is on 28 March and the rangwali Holi (color celebration) is on March29.

collage of holi recipes with a the text of holi recipes and holi sweets, snacks and drinks listed on image
Table of Contents

What is Holi
  1. Popular Holi Recipes
  2. Holi Snacks Recipes
  3. Holi Sweets
  4. Holi Drinks
  5. Sandwiches and Pizza
  1. Wishing everyone a happy and safe Holi this time. As much as I love colors, I also like the festival of Holi with everyone celebrating and sharing the warmth, joy, love and happiness.

Here in this post, I am sharing 92 Holi recipes that are made during this spring festival. These recipes can be easily scaled to feed a crowd.

Wishing happy Holi to all our readers.

Note: While playing Holi, it is better to avoid chemical based colors and play with plant-based colors or eco-friendly colors. Chemical based colors can be toxic and is difficult to clean later or irritates or harms the skin.

A common trick which people use to minimize the effect of the colors is to spread some mustard oil on their skin before they go out to play Holi. This thin layer of oil on the skin make sure that the color leaves off from the skin easily without much rubbing.

If possible use eco-friendly or plant-based colors that are easily available in the market. Enjoy this festival of colors and spread love and peace around you.

There are some snacks and sweets made for Holi, that are a must and traditionally made in North India. Can you imagine Holi without Thandai or Gujiya?

You will find these essential Holi recipes in the below list. They are not only popular but a must have during Holi Festival. These popular holi recipes include a varied list of sweets, snacks and drinks.

Some preplanning is great to make things easy and time-saving for you. Like with a samosa or kachori, you can make the filling or dough a day prior and refrigerate. Or the Thandai paste can be made a few days earlier before the festival and refrigerated or frozen.

Do what works best for you and adapt the recipes with the ingredients available in your city or town.

gujiya recipe, mawa gujiya recipe
1 HR 15 MINS

Gujiya

This crisp and flaky gujiya is made with khoya or mawa. Gujiya is a popular North Indian sweet of a crisp, flaky pastry filled with a sweet khoya and dry fruits stuffing. Khoya or mawa is evaporated milk solids. 
thandai recipe
1 HR 30 MINS

thandai recipe

Thandai is a traditional cooling drink, popular in the northern parts of India. It is made with a mix of dry fruits, seeds and a few spices.
top shot of assembled dahi vada in a light green rimmed cream shallow plate topped with white curd, reddish tamarind chutney, green coriander chutney, pomegranate arils, chaat masala, cumin powder and coriander leaves
MODERATE 8 HRS 45 MINS

Dahi Vada Recipe

Fluffy, tender, tangy and sweet dahi vada are a combination of all your favorite flavors and textures in one tasty snack. They consist of homemade fried lentil dumpling fritters, dunked in creamy whipped yogurt and topped with both spicy and sweet chutneys.
malpua recipe
1 HR 5 MINS

Malpua Recipe

Malpua is a popular Indian sweet of fried fluffy pancakes dipped in sugar syrup and served with rabdi or sweetened thickened milk.
kachori recipe
MODERATE 2 HRS 45 MINS

Kachori Recipe | Khasta Kachori

Flaky and tasty kachori made with spiced moong lentils stuffing.
lassi recipe, sweet lassi recipe, punjabi lassi recipe
10 MINS

lassi recipe

Sweet Punjabi lassi flavored with cardamom powder and saffron.
gulab jamun served in a white bowl
EASY 45 MINS

Gulab Jamun

Delicious gulab jamun recipe made with khoya (mawa) and paneer in the traditional way.
5 HRS 30 MINS

Dahi Bhalla

Popular North Indian snack of dahi bhalla papdi chaat.
matar kachori recipe, peas kachori recipe
1 HR

Matar Kachori

Peas kachori is a flaky & crisp Indian pastries stuffed with spiced & mashed peas. Vegan recipe.
papdi chaat recipe, papri chaat recipe
50 MINS

Papdi Chaat

Papdi chaat is a popular North Indian street food made with papdi, boiled chickpeas, potatoes, pakori and curd
paneer tikka
2 HRS 30 MINS

Paneer Tikka (Restaurant Style)

This Restaurant Style Paneer Tikka is a popular and delicious tandoori snack where paneer (Indian cottage cheese cubes) are marinated in a spiced yogurt-based marinade, arranged on skewers and grilled in the oven.

Holi Snacks Recipes

Snacks are a must during Holi parties or get togethers. There are so many varieties of Indian snacks that we can make during the festival. Many of these snacks are deep fried, but for a healthier option, you can always bake or air-fry them.

I have categorized this Holi Snacks recipes list into:

  1. Fried Snacks
  2. Pakoda Varieties
  3. Chaat & Street Food Recipes

Fried Snacks

samosa kept in a cream tray with a bowl of green chutney and fried green chillies by the side
MODERATE 1 HR 30 MINS

Samosa Recipe (The BEST!)

A Samosa recipe that is your popular and classic Punjabi samosa with a super flaky, crispy crust and a savory, tangy potato and green peas filling.
40 MINS

Aloo Tikki (Crispy & North Indian Style Recipe)

Aloo tikki is a popular North Indian snack of spiced, crisp potato patties.
dahi ke kabab recipe, dahi kabab recipe
8 HRS 15 MINS

Dahi Ke Kabab

Dahi kabab are crisp, soft and tasty kababs made with dahi or curd. Here the dahi used is hung curd.

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