Holi 2024 recipes: Try the Classic Thandai Popsicle or the Tamarind Ginger Fizz for this year's Holi party

Holi 2024 recipes: Classic Thandai Popsicle, By Chef Rajinder Sareen, Executive Chef, Sheraton Grand Pune Bund Garden Hotel

What drinks to serve in house parties is always a puzzle. Wines for Holi parties may not be such an exciting option. So let's see some interesting beverages as suggested by experts.

Classic Thandai Popsicle

By Chef Rajinder Sareen, Executive Chef, Sheraton Grand Pune Bund Garden Hotel

"It's a thandai to be enjoyed like a popsicle, crafted with premium ingredients and traditional spices, it's a refreshing twist on a classic favourite."

Ingredients:

• Milk, 1 cup
• Sugar (adjust to taste), 1/4 cup
• Thandai powder (readily available or homemade), 2 tablespoons
• A handful of chopped nuts (almonds, cashews, pistachios)
• Saffron strands (optional, for garnish)

• Combine milk, sugar, and Thandai powder in a blender. Blend until smooth.
• Stir in the chopped nuts into the mixture.
• Pour the mixture into popsicle molds, leaving a little space at the top for expansion.
• Insert popsicle sticks into each mould.
• If using saffron strands, gently place a few strands on top of each popsicle for garnish.
• Freeze the popsicles for at least 6 hours or until solid.
• Once frozen, run the molds under warm water for a few seconds to loosen the popsicles.
• Carefully remove the popsicles from the moulds and serve immediately.

Holi 2024 recipes: Holi Special Wash Up, By Nikhil Jacob, Bengaluru Marriott Hotel Whitefield

Holi Special Wash Up

By Nikhil Jacob, Bengaluru Marriott Hotel Whitefield

Ingredients:

• Vodka, 30 ml
• Tequila, 30 ml
• Triple Sec, 30 ml
• Fresh Orange Juice, 15 ml
• Fresh grape juice, 15 ml
• Fresh cranberry juice, 15 ml
• Blue Curacao, 30 ml

• Use the alcohol and liquid density
• Build the beverage based on that density. Serve.

Holi 2024 recipes: Tamarind Ginger Fizz, By Manjay Kumar Shahi, Executive Chef, U-Kitchen by Ferns N Petals

Tamarind Ginger Fizz

By Manjay Kumar Shahi, Executive Chef, U-Kitchen by Ferns N Petals

Ingredients:

• Tamarind and Jaggery Serums, 25 ml
• Fresh ginger, ½
• Orange juice, 40 ml
• Lemon juice, 15 ml
• Top Up Soda

• Strain out the pulp using a strainer.
• Then, add crushed jaggery, salt, and cumin powder, stirring well.
• Adjust the consistency by adding more water as needed and the sweetness by varying the amount of jaggery.
• Garnish with mint or basil leaves.
• Serve chilled.

Holi 2024 recipes: Gulabi Thandai, By Head Chef Gaurav Ramakrishnan, Hyatt Centric MG Road, Bengaluru

Gulabi Thandai

By Head Chef Gaurav Ramakrishnan, Hyatt Centric MG Road, Bengaluru

Ingredients:

• Rose syrup, 15 ml
• Milk, 60 ml
• Rum/tequila, 45 ml

For the syrup

• Infuse Rose petals in Sugar Syrup
• Or make a rose syrup with sugar and water with a dash of rose water

• To make the thandai, pour all the ingredients in the serving glass
• Mix it well and serve .

By Chef Rajesh Sharma, Director of Food & Beverage Six Senses Vana, Dehradun

"A delightful  revitalising blend designed to detoxify and invigorate."

Ingredients:

• Fresh pineapple, peeled & chopped, 2 cups
• Fresh ginger root, peeled & chopped, 2 inches
• Turmeric root, peeled & chopped, 3 pieces
• Lemon juice, 10 ml
• Coconut water, 200 ml
• Soaked chia seeds, 1tsp

• Peel and chop pineapple, ginger, turmeric
• Push pineapple, ginger, turmeric and lime one at a time through a high-powered juicer.
• Put all the ingredients in a blender and blend it until smooth and strain it and serve.
• Stir the juice to blend well.
• Pour 1/4 glass full of juice, 1/4 glass full of crushed ice, and fill the rest of the glass with coconut water or distilled water
• Add soaked chia seed and mix well
• Garnish with lime slices and fresh mint. Serve.