Holi hai!!
March is the month of receding winters and the hint of the coming summers. It’s also the season of a major festival in Northern India - "Holi". This is a fun filled festival in which practical jokes and people playing with colors are seen everywhere. As with every festival in India, this is also characterized with special dishes and drinks which are shared with everyone in the community. Some of these are: Thandai (a cool milk based drink), Gujiya (a khoya & coconut filled sweet), Mathri (indian chips of refined wheat flour), Shakkarpare (a fried sweet), Kanji ke vade (fried dumplings of green gram dal), Kachori (packets of dal & onion filling in refined wheat flour), and Besan burfi (a chickpea fudge). All this food is yummy enough to shake any dieter’s will. Note that all of these items are fried and some are sweet as well. It’s alright to refuse them completely, but then we don’t want to be spoilsports. There are just a few things which we need to keep in mi...