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The festival of Holi…means a wealth of colours, colors and food. For this, many types of snacks and sweets like Namak Pare, Shakkar Pare, Gujhiya etc. are prepared in advance at home. However, most of the people are seen shying away from eating on this day, because only selected dishes like Gujhiya and similar dishes are served in every house. If you want to please the guests then this Holi, apart from the traditional sweets, make and serve some new types of sweets.
This time the festival of Holi will be celebrated on 25 March 2024. You will also be preparing many types of dishes and sweets for this day. If you are bored of making and eating traditional sweet recipes every Holi, then you can try something new this time. So let us know.
Clove Lata Sweets
Clove Lata sweet is very much liked in Bihar and it is made on special occasions like wedding etc. It is also easy to make. – Prepare one-string syrup by adding sugar and water in a pan. – Add flour to the dough and knead it soft. Keep it covered like this for some time.
prepare the filling
Put mawa (khoya) in the pan and fry it while stirring on low flame. – Add grated coconut, cardamom powder, some chopped nuts and poppy seeds and fry.
– Now to prepare clove lata, make small balls and roll them, fill them with stuffing, wrap them in a square shape and while closing, add cloves. – Fry the prepared cloves till they become crisp and golden and then dip them in sugar syrup.
Karachi or Bombay Halwa
You will not even need mawa to make this halwa. For this, first make cornflour solution. – Now take a thick bottom pan, boil water in it and also add sugar. When the sugar dissolves completely in water, add the prepared cornflour solution in it and start cooking on low flame, taking care that lumps do not form. When the solution starts thickening a bit, add food color and ghee to it, stir and let it cook for a few minutes. – Now you can also add cardamom, finely chopped cashews and almonds in it. Once cooked, grease it in a tray or plate, freeze it and cut it like barfi.
Dry Fruit Chocolate Barfi
Chocolate is liked by children and adults alike. Make Chocolate Dry Fruit Barfi this Holi. For this you need bread crumbs, mawa, desi ghee, grated coconut, some nuts, dry fruits like almonds, cashews, raisins, walnuts, grated chocolate and cardamom powder. – Take out the mawa in a vessel and mix all the ingredients well and spread the prepared mixture well in a baking tray. – Now bake it in the oven for some time. When it cools down, take it out and cut it into barfi shapes.