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Top 3 Holi Dishes

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Holi is the festival of color.  Holi is a two day festival which starts on the Purnima (Full Moon day). There are different dishes that is made during this eve and top 3 of them are following with recipe. 1. Gujiya  It is at typical Holi food that is only made for the occasion of Holi. Gujiya are sweet dumplings that is made up of maida or flour and filled with khoya and other dry fruits.  INSTRUCTIONS Preparing the gujiya pastry: take the all purpose flour, whole wheat flour and salt in a bowl. heat ghee in a small pan or bowl. pour the ghee on the flours. rub the ghee with the flours, with your fingertips to form a bread crumb like texture. then add water in parts and begin to knead. the amount of water needed will depend on the quality and texture of the flour. knead the dough till firm. cover the dough with a moist cloth and keep aside for 30 minutes. Preparing the gujiya stuffing: crumble and grate the khoya/mawa chop the dry fruits and keep aside. me