12 Mouthwatering Recipes For Your Holi Party!

Thursday, March 13, 2014, 17:59 [IST]

The festive season of Holi is knocking at your door. Are you prepared for it? Holi calls for a merry making, teasing each other with colours and hogging on good food!

Holi is a royal affair in India, especially in the eastern and northern parts. The festival is celebrated with great enthusiasm and fervour. People visit each other's house and it is party time in almost all households. In many houses people prefer to eat only vegetarian on the day of Holi while most people love to prepare non vegetarian dishes to celebrate the festival.

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So, Boldsky brings to you a selected list of vegetarian as well as non vegetarian dishes which are just perfect for your Holi party. Take a look at these 12 mouthwatering recipes for Holi.

Spicy Achari Paneer

Achari paneer is a recipe which is full of robust flavours. It has spicy and tangy taste which makes your taste-buds go crazy for more of the delicious dish. Generally a simple mango pickle is preferred for the recipe. But you may experiment with any pickle of your choice.

Aloo Curry Without Onion

Many people do not prepare onions and garlic recipes on Holi. So, check out the aloo curry without onions and garlic.

Paneer Navratan Korma

This paneer recipe is made along with a medley of vegetables like carrots, beans, cauliflower and potatoes. This recipe is known as the paneer navratan korma which basically means nine gems curry. The nine gems are actually nine items or vegetables using which this curry is prepared. The nine items are cooked in a thick cashew nut gravy which is a sheer treat to your taste-buds.

Parwal Do Pyaza

This dish tastes extremely delicious due to the variety of spices added to it and the sweet flavour of the onions.

Soaji Mutton Curry

Some Indian communities eat vegetarian food to celebrate Holi, the festival of colours. But for some communities like the Biharis, Bengalis and Maharashtrians, Holi is a the day to enjoy some special mutton curry. That is why we bring to you a special mutton recipe for Holi; called the soaji mutton curry.

Bhuna Gosht

Bhuna gosht is a traditional Indian mutton recipe usually made with goat's mutton. Mutton is slowly cooked under low heat with a blend of different spices which adds to the richness of the dish.

Aloo Kofta

Here is the aloo kofta recipe which tastes yum and can be easily prepared as well. If you have tried malai kofta and want to try the same Indian side dish which has aloo as well, then this aloo kofta recipe is perfect for you.

Katal Curry

Jackfruit is commonly called as katal in Hindi. Jackfruit or katal curry is a tasty Indian side dish that can be teamed up with rice or rotis. It is a popular curry served on Holi in the states of Bihar and Bengal.

Low Fat Desi Chicken Masala

Want to try out something Desi on Holi? Here is a desi yet low cal chicken recipe to try this festive season. This chicken recipe is easy to prepare and does not have any high calorie ingredient. The main ingredient is the low-fat yogurt which makes this an excellent recipe for foodies who want to keep their calorie count low.

Aloo Parval Ki Sabji

This dish tastes extremely delicious due to the variety of spices added to it and also has the tangy kick due to the essence from yogurt. Since it is the season of pointed gourds, this will be an excellent item to have on your Holi menu.

Khajur Gosht

Khajur Gosht literally means ' dates mutton'. This special mutton recipe is prepared with dry dates which makes it an absolute delight for your taste-buds.

Jackfruit Dalma

Dalma is basically cooked with a lot of vegetables such as unripe papaya, unripe banana etc. But we can always make variations depending on the availability of vegetables and since jackfruit is found abundantly during this season, we have used it with other vegetables to prepare this exotic recipe of jackfruit dalma.

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