Holi is a festival of colors. Every Indian celebrates this festival with plenty of joyfulness, togetherness, and love. This festival is a symbol of good over evil, light over darkness, and positivity over negativity.
We celebrate Holi with full enthusiasm and meet people with love. Forget all the bitterness from their relationship and start it in a new way, or mend a broken one. So we call this festival a symbol of love.
Holi is incomplete without Holi fun games and food.Many traditional recipes are synonyms of Holi, such as Gujiya,sweet sweet Thandai, and many more. These are the real Holi snacks for the Holi-themed kitty party., and we can’t forget these Holi snacks. In this article, I’m going to share some Holi snacks with you, I am sure these Holi snacks will elevate your kitty party dining, and you can serve these Holi snacks at a party because all snacks are super easy and tasty.
Gujiya is a very famous traditional sweet from north India. It is especially served on the festivals of Holi and Diwali.If you are planning a Holi kitty Party at home then you can’t forget Gujiya, your Holi party incomplete without Gujiya.
It has a crispy and flaky outer layer of Maida and sweet stuffing of khoya (mawa), dry coconut (optional), dry fruits (as per choice), cardamom powder, and sugar.
Nowadays, we use mould to give shape to gujiya. If you don’t have the mould, don’t worry because you can also shape it easily without using the mould.
This is a must drink for your Kitty party. It is an authentic Indian drink, specially served during Maha Shivratri and Holi. Thandai, as the name depicts, means dhanda (in Hindi) or cool. It gives a coolant effect to our body, which is why it is called Thandai.
This delicious and aromatic coolant is made up of nuts,seeds,rose petals,whole species, milk, and sugar. All these ingredients have coolant properties.
But if you don’t have much time to prepare it, then no worries; there are tons of ready-made thandai powder or syrup available in the market.
3. Kachori
Kachori is a very famous snack in north India and is made with moong dal stuffing. It has different variations, like mawa kachori, peas (matar) kachori, and onion (pyaz) kachori. This is the perfect snack for a Holi kitty party.
4. Gulab Jamun
Gulab Jamun is a very popular classic Indian sweet made with mawa (evaporated milk), sugar, rose water,and cardamom powder. It is a very famous Indian dessert and is enjoyed at festivals and celebration meals.
Traditionally, gulab jamun is made from evaporated milk, also known as khoya or mawa in Hindi. An easier version of this is also made with milk powder if you do not have khoya available.
5. Malpua
Amaze your friends with tasty,crispy,and sweet malpuas. Malpuas are crisp on the edges with a soft center. It is the perfect dish for your Holi theme kitty party, and it will hook all your friends. It would be great if you added Rabri on it.
Malpua is a festive delight and is traditionally made in many Indian kitchens during festivals like Holi, Diwali, and Navratri.
There are many malpua variations available across various parts of India. Making malpua recipes at home can be very time-consuming. But you can make it in advance.
It has simple ingredients like all-purpose flour, fennel seeds (saunf), and green cardamom pods (discard the peels) or a pinch of cardamom powder.
6. Dahi Bhalla
If you are going to plan a kitty party at home, then dahi bhalla is the perfect snack for your party. These are deep-fried lentil fritters (moong dal pakoras) dipped in creamy curd (yogurt), topped with different kinds of chutneys (green and tamarind), and garnished with spicy powders.
It is a time-consuming dish, but don’t worry, you can cook it in advance, and on the day of the kitty party, you only need to serve this item.
7. Papdi Chaat
Papri chaat is one of the most famous North Indian street foods. It is truly a mouth-watering dish for people of all age groups.
This chaat is easy to make; you only need chickpeas,boiled potatoes, green and tamarind chutney, dahi (yogurt), papdi, and sev, and garnish it with coriander leaves. Serve this delicious dish immediately as a snack; otherwise, it will turn soggy.
8. Samosa Chaat
When we have a kitty party at home, how can we forget samosa? It’s a lip-smacking dish made with chickpea curry,green and tamarind chutneys, samosa, and topped with chopped onion,green chillies, and garnished with green coriander leaves.
9. Pakoda
Pakoras are one of the famous street foods of north India. It is a snack that is easy to make and tastes good. It has very simple ingredients, such as gram flour, vegetables like onions and potatoes, and spices served with chutneys.
10. Vada pav
It is a famous food in Maharashtra state. As the name implies, vada refers to potato dumpling fritters coated with gram flour, and pav is a bun. We serve it along with different chutneys.
11. Potato wedges
Potato wedges are the perfect snack or appetizer for your kitty party. These delicious snacks are easy to cook and are soft on the inside yet crispy on the outside. You can cook it by air-frying or deep-frying; both methods are convenient and as per your choice.
These are delicious alone, or you can also serve this dish with tomato ketchup
12. Bread roll
This is a popular Indian snack for parties, and you can serve it at your kitty party too. You can make it with very simple ingredients like boiled potatoes, gram flour, Indian spices, and bread. These are super tasty crisps on the outside and filled with potato stuffing inside. Serve this dish with green chutney and ketchup.
13. Batata Vada
It is a famous fast food in Maharashtra state. These are spiced potato balls,dipped in gram flour batter, and then deep-fried. It is eaten with green chutney along with tea as an evening snack for your kitty party.
14. Raj Kachori
Raj kachori is the king of all kachoris because of its royal,rich and splendid taste.It is an Indian chaat made with large crisp puri filled with chickpeas,boiled potato,sprouts,sweetened yogurt along with green chutney,tamarind chutney,and some sev(namkeen).
15. Katori chaat
This will be a unique snack for your party. Another name for Katori Chaat is Basket Chaat. Tokri (bowl) is made by frying or baking all purpose flour dough as per your preference. These bowls are made by filling boiled chickpeas, chutney,sprouts, boiled Potato, curd and sev.
You can make these bowls in advance and store them for a long time.
16. Matar Kulcha
This is a famous street food of Delhi and Punjab. Basically matar are similar to chickpeas but they are small in size and perfectly round.Actually they are dried versions of green peas.They are dried white peas,and easily available in any grocery store.
Kulcha is a bakery-made light and fluffy Indian bread.
17. Dahi puri
Dahi Puri is an Indian chaat type snack made with fried mini puris and sweetened curd as main ingredients.
Dahi Puri is easy to make at home as it requires minimal cooking. Dahi means curd and Puri or “Golgappa” means light, hollow, and crispy fried puff and is often sold by roadside vendors but nowadays puris are easily available in Indian grocery stores.
18. Sev puri
This is a popular street food of Mumbai and made with crisp fried flat puris,topped with boiled potatoes,onion,tomato,yogurt,green and sweet chutney.
make this chaat recipe at home. It takes less than 10 mins to make and is perfect for evening snacks with tea or as an appetizer for your next party!!
