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Holi recipes: Thandai, Malpua and more

Last updated on: February 28, 2010 21:48 IST

We invited readers to share some of their favourite Holi recipes with us. As part of an ongoing series, here are four desserts that you can prepare for friends and family:

First up, is everyone's favourite Thandai contributed by Rubia Taneja:

Cuisine: Punjabi

Type: Vegetarian

Preparation time: 30 minutes

Ingredients:

Preparation:

Health quotient: This recipe is good for the brain thanks to the almonds.

Next up is Rohini's recipe for Semolina Mango Custard:

Cuisine: South Indian

Type: Vegetarian

Preparation time: 30 minutes

Ingredients:

Method:

Next Prateeksha Pagare shares her mom's recipe for Puranpoli:

Cuisine: Maharashtrian

Type: Vegetarian

Preparation time: 1 hour

Ingredients:

For the filling (puran)

For the cover

Method

Health quotient: Chana is a good source of protein while jaggery is good source of iron.

And last, Ria shares her mother-in-law's recipe for Malpua:

Cuisine: This is the Bengali version

Type: Vegetarian

Preparation time: 30 minutes

Ingredients:

For Malpua

For sugar syrup

Method:

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