Holi - The Food

What’s a festival without mouth-watering food? Families wake up early in the morning to prepare a galore of savoury delicacies. Children and adults alike flock to tables laden with food items to gorge into after a morning and afternoon of dance and celebration. Dishes like gujia (sweet fried dumpling), puran poli (sweet bread preparation), dahi bhalle (balls made of ground lentils served with yogurt) and papri (thin wheat biscuit) are traditionally prepared on Holi.

During the celebration, it is common to eat savory delicacies, and drinked a chilled milk preparation called thandai with the option of combining it with bhaang, a local ingredient.

After a day filled with celebration, evenings are spent with family and friends by exchanging greetings along with Indian sweet preparations like barfi and thandai.