Top 5 Recipes for Holi Sweets

Traditional Step-by-Step Guide

Holi celebrations are incomplete without homemade sweets that bring warmth, nostalgia, and festive flavour to the table. These traditional Holi sweets recipes are easy to follow, perfect for family gatherings, and widely prepared across India during the Festival of Colors.

1. Gujiya – Classic Holi Sweet

Preparation Time: 45 minutes
Serves: 15–18 pieces

Ingredients

• Maida (refined flour) – 2 cups

• Ghee – 4 tbsp

• Khoya (mawa) – 1 cup

• Powdered sugar – ¾ cup

• Chopped cashews & almonds – ½ cup

• Raisins – 2 tbsp

• Cardamom powder – ½ tsp

• Water – as needed

• Oil or ghee – for deep frying

Method

1. Mix maida and ghee in a bowl until crumbly. Add water gradually and knead into a stiff dough. Cover and rest for 20 minutes.

2. Heat a pan, crumble khoya and roast lightly until aromatic.

3. Add powdered sugar, dry fruits, and cardamom powder. Mix well and let the filling cool.

4. Roll dough into small discs, place filling in the centre, fold and seal edges carefully.

5. Deep fry on low flame until golden and crisp.

6. Cool completely before storing in an airtight container.

2. Rice Kheer – Creamy Festive Dessert

Preparation Time: 40 minutes
Serves: 4–5 people

Ingredients

• Full-cream milk – 1 litre

• Rice (washed) – ¼ cup

• Sugar – ½ cup

• Cardamom powder – ½ tsp

• Chopped almonds & pistachios – 2 tbsp

• Raisins – 1 tbsp

• Saffron strands – optional

Method

1. Boil milk in a heavy-bottom pan and simmer on low heat.

2. Add rice and cook, stirring occasionally until rice softens.

3. Add sugar, dry fruits, cardamom, and saffron.

4. Cook until the kheer thickens to desired consistency.

5. Serve warm or chilled, garnished with nuts.

3. Malpua – Syrup-Soaked Pancakes

Preparation Time: 30 minutes
Serves: 8–10 malpuas

Ingredients

• Maida – 1 cup

• Milk – 1 cup

• Sugar – ½ cup

• Fennel seeds – ½ tsp

• Cardamom powder – ¼ tsp

• Ghee – for frying

For Sugar Syrup

• Sugar – 1 cup

• Water – ½ cup

Method

1. Prepare sugar syrup by boiling sugar and water until one-string consistency.

2. Mix maida, milk, sugar, fennel seeds, and cardamom to form a smooth batter.

3. Heat ghee in a pan, pour small ladles of batter.

4. Fry until golden on both sides.

5. Dip hot malpuas in warm sugar syrup and serve.

4. Thandai – Traditional Holi Drink

Preparation Time: 20 minutes
Serves: 4 glasses

Ingredients

• Milk – 1 litre (chilled)

• Almonds – 10

• Cashews – 10

• Fennel seeds – 1 tsp

• Poppy seeds – 1 tsp

• Black pepper – 4–5 seeds

• Sugar – as required

• Cardamom powder – ¼ tsp

• Rose water – few drops

Method

1. Soak almonds and cashews for 2 hours, peel and grind with spices into a smooth paste.

2. Mix paste with chilled milk and sugar.

3. Add cardamom powder and rose water.

4. Strain if needed and serve cold, garnished with nuts.

5. Puran Poli – Sweet Stuffed Flatbread

Preparation Time: 50 minutes
Serves: 6–8 pieces

Ingredients

• Chana dal – 1 cup

• Jaggery – 1 cup

• Cardamom powder – ½ tsp

• Wheat flour – 2 cups

• Ghee – for roasting

Method

1. Cook chana dal until soft, drain excess water.

2. Mash dal and cook with jaggery until thick. Add cardamom powder.

3. Knead wheat flour with water into a soft dough.

4. Stuff dough balls with puran (filling), roll gently.

5. Roast on a tawa with ghee until golden. Serve warm.

6. Besan Ladoo – Easy Festive Sweet

Preparation Time: 25 minutes
Serves: 10–12 ladoos

Ingredients

• Besan (gram flour) – 1 cup

• Ghee – ½ cup

• Powdered sugar – ¾ cup

• Cardamom powder – ½ tsp

• Chopped nuts – optional

Method

1. Roast besan in ghee on low heat until aromatic and golden.

2. Cool slightly, then add sugar, cardamom, and nuts.

3. Shape into round ladoos while warm.

4. Let them set before serving.

7. Shrikhand – Creamy Yogurt Dessert

Preparation Time: 15 minutes (+ chilling)
Serves: 4 people

Ingredients

• Thick hung curd – 2 cups

• Powdered sugar – ½ cup

• Cardamom powder – ¼ tsp

• Saffron – soaked in milk

• Chopped pistachios – garnish

Method

1. Whisk hung curd until smooth.

2. Add sugar, cardamom, and saffron milk.

3. Mix well and chill for 1 hour.

4. Garnish with pistachios and serve cold.

Holi Sweets Serving Tips

• Pair crispy sweets like gujiya with creamy desserts like kheer or shrikhand.

• Serve thandai alongside sweets to balance rich flavours.

• Store dry sweets in airtight containers for longer freshness.

These traditional Holi sweets recipes are more than food — they represent togetherness, celebration, and cultural heritage. Preparing them at home adds warmth and meaning to Holi festivities, making the Festival of Colors even sweeter.

इस आर्टिकल को हिंदी में पढ़ने के लिए यहां क्लिक करें 

Happy Holi!!!