Fed up of having thandai on Holi? Try these interesting cocktails with bhang.
Anthony Edgar Noronha shares 8 easy cocktail recipes for your Holi party.
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Masala Masti
Serves: 6 glasses
Ingredients:
- 1 bottle of 7 Up (250 ml)
- 1 bottle of jeera soda (250 ml)
- 1 bottle small Appy Fizz (250 ml)
- 1 bottle soda (200 ml)
- 250 gm ice cubes
- A pinch of chaat masala
- Coriander leaves
Method:
- Take a punch bowl and add ice cubes. Pour 7 Up, jeera soda, Appy Fiz and soda.
- Mix and garnish with a pinch of chaat masala. Add a teaspoon full of chopped coriander fresh leaves. Serve chilled in a high ball glass with a stirrer.
- Add paste of 25 gm leaves of bhang.
You can substitute bhang with any schnapps (150 ml) like coconut/cashew feni, urak, tequila, etc.
Hawa Hawai
Serves: 10 glasses
Ingredients:
- 1 bottle soda (200 ml)
- 1 bottle of kokum soda (250 ml)
- 1 bottle of jeera soda (250 ml)
- 1 bottle of 7 Up (250 ml)
- 1 bottle Appy Fizz (250 ml)
- Add 250 gm of ice cubes
- A pinch of chaat masala
- Corriander leaves (chopped)
- Green chilli (seedless and chopped)
- ½ lemon juice
Method:
- Take a punch bowl and add 250 gm of ice cubes. Pour soda, kokum soda, jeera soda, 7 Up and Appy Fizz.
- Mix and garnish with a pinch of chaat masala, one tsp fresh coriander leaves, one small green chilly and lemon juice. Serve chilled in a fancy glass.
- Add paste of 25 gm leaves of bhang.
You can substitute bhang with any schnapps (150 ml) like coconut/cashew feni, urak, tequila, etc.
Jingalala
Serves: 10 glasses
Ingredients:
- 250 gm of ice cubes
- 1 bottle soda (200 ml)
- 1 bottle 7 Up (250 ml)
- 1l litchi juice
- 1 bottle Appy Fizz (250 ml)
- Chopped litchi
Method:
- Take a punch bowl and add ice cubes.
- Pour litchi juice, soda, 7 Up and Appy Fizz.
- Mix and garnish with chopped litchi. Serve chilled in high ball glass.
- Add paste of 25 gm leaves of bhang.
You can substitute bhang with any schnapps (150 ml) like coconut/cashew feni, urak, tequila, etc.
Summer Cooler
Serves: 10 glasses
Ingredients:
- 250 gm of ice cubes
- 1l cranberry juice
- 1 bottle Citra/Sprite lemonade (250 ml)
- 1 bottle Appy Fizz (500 ml)
- 1 bottle of Soda (250 ml)
- 1 apple, chopped
Method:
- Take a punch bowl and add 250 gm of ice cubes.
- Pour cranberry juice, lemonade, Appy Fizz and soda.
- Mix and garnish with chopped apple. Serve chilled in a high ball glass.
- Add paste of 25 gm leaves of bhang.
You can substitute bhang with any schnapps (150 ml) like coconut/cashew feni, urak, tequila, etc.
Love Like
Serves: 10 glasses
Ingredients:
- 250 gm of ice cubes
- 1l guava nectar
- 1 bottle of 7 Up (300 ml)
- 1 bottle Appy Fizz (500 ml)
- 1 bottle soda (200 ml)
- 1 guava, chopped
Method:
- Take a punch bowl and add ice cubes. Pour guava nectar, 7 Up, Appy Fizz and soda.
- Mix and garnish with guava. Serve in a high ball glass.
- Add paste of 25 gm leaves of bhang.
You can substitute bhang with any schnapps (150 ml) like coconut/cashew feni, urak, tequila, etc.
Sea Side Cooler
Serves: 10 glasses
Ingredients:
- 250 gm ice cubes
- 1 l mango juice
- 1 bottle of 7 Up (300 ml)
- 1 bottle Appy Fizz (250 ml)
- 1 bottle soda (200 ml)
- 1 mango
- A pinch of (sooni) dry ginger, grated
Method:
- Take a punch bowl and add ice cubes. Pour mango juice, 7 Up, Appy Fizz and soda.
- Mix and garnish with chopped mango and a pinch of (sooni) dry ginger. Serve in a high ball glass.
- Add paste of 25 gm leaves of bhang.
You can substitute bhang with any schnapps (150 ml) like coconut/cashew feni, urak, tequila, etc.
Tomatine
Serves: 10 glasses
Ingredients:
- 1 l tomato juice
- 1 bottle Appy Fizz (250 ml)
- 1 kokum soda (250 ml)
- 1 jeera soda (250 ml)
- 250 gm ice cubes
- A pinch of salt
- A pinch of pepper
- Cucumber, chopped
Method:
- Take a punch bowl and add ice cubes. Pour tomato juice, Appy Fizz, kokum soda, jeera soda and a dash of salt and pepper.
- Mix and garnish with chopped cucumber. Serve in a high ball glass.
- Add paste of 25 gm leaves of bhang.
You can substitute bhang with any schnapps (150 ml) like coconut/cashew feni, urak, tequila, etc.
Kiss
Serves: 2 glasses
Ingredients:
- 250 gm ice cubes
- 200 ml lassi (C'Flo or any other brand)
- 1 cup mango pulp
- A pinch of nutmeg powder
Method:
- Take a punch bowl and add ice cubes.
- Pour lassi and mango pulp. Blend and garnish with a pinch of nutmeg powder. Serve in fancy high ball glass.
- Add paste of 10 gm leaves of bhang.
You can substitute bhang with any schnapps (60 ml) like coconut/cashew feni, urak, tequila, etc.
