Holi is not just a festival of colours, but it is also about binge-eating — whether on gujias or pakodas. And bhang is an indispensable part of the palette. Once you have it, you will either have endless stories to tell, not just about its taste but also about why you’re not able to understand anything anyone says to you anymore. But bhang is not just consumed with thandai, instead, you can have in your regular dishes as well! We have curated a list of dishes in which you can easily infuse some bhang.
PS: Eat plenty of food before and after consuming bhang and don’t mix it with alcohol
1. Bhang Ke Pakode
What could possibly be better than getting high on pakodas? While playing with colours, people generally get hungry and so why not get your mind adrift with some delicious Bhaang Ke Pakodas.
Ingredients
250 gm potatoes
150 gm onions
200 gm chickpea flour
200 gm brinjal
100 gm spinach
10 gm cannabis seed powder
Oil
1 tsp cumin
1/2 tsp dry mango powder
1/4 pomegranate
1 tsp red chilli
1 tsp salt
1 tbs coriander
200 ml water
Method:
1. Peel, wash and cut all the vegetables
2. Mix all the ingredients except oil with water
3. Deep fry them on a medium flame till they turn golden brown
4. Serve hot
2. Bhang Besan Halwa
There’s hardly anything that can beat a plate of besan halwa and when there is a hint of bhang in it, you just may even like that even more. You must have tried bhang thandai and bhang pakora before, so this year try bhang besan halwa.
Ingredients
For The Bhang
½ cup ghee
½ cup cannabis leaves
For The Halwa
1 cup chickpea flour
½ cup ghee
½ tsp cardamom seeds
¼ cup mixture of watermelon and cantaloupe seeds
1 cup sugar
1 cup water
1½ cup milk
Method:
1. Heat ghee in a pan and put cannabis leaves in the pan. Cook it on a medium flame till the leaves start changing colour.
For Halwa
1. Put water, milk and sugar in a pan and boil till the sugar gets completely dissolved
2. Take a separate pan, mix ghee and chickpea flour, and make a raw roux paste
3. Mix the mixture with bhang
4. Put the mixture of ghee, chickpea flour and bhang on low heat till the flour turns golden-brown
5. Add water, milk and sugar mixture to it and let it cook till it becomes a thick paste
6. Now, add cardamom seeds and watermelon and cantaloupe seeds. Stir it well
3. Bhang Gujia
Show some Holi spirit with these sweet fried dumplings with a kick of bhang. Made with khoya, sugar, dry fruits and bhang, these gujias are perfect to give you super-sweet-smooth high.
Ingredients
4 cup all-purpose flour
1.5 cup ghee
1/4 cup water
1 cup sugar
200 gm khoya
1 tbs bhang seed
1 tsp almonds
1/4 cup semolina
1 tbs green cardamom
Method
1. Mix ghee, flour and water to make a stiff dough. Keep aside for 60 minutes
2. Take another pan and saute khoya and semolina. Add sugar, bhang powder, green cardamom and almonds and mix well.
3. Now, make balls of the dough and roll them into thick rounds. Fill it with the mixture and seal the edges with wet fingers.
4. Heat ghee and fry gujiyas till they get golden-brown.
5. Once done, enjoy.
4. Bhang Ki Chutney
If you want to make work simpler, just make bhang ki chutney and you can eat it with pakora, samosa or any other savoury.
Ingredients
50 gm bhaang seeds
2 green chillies
3 tbsp lemon juice
2 tbsp mint leaves-chopped
3 tbsp water
1/2 tsp salt
Method
1. Roast the bhang seeds
2. Grind all the ingredients
3. The chutney is ready
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5. Bhang Masala Chai
Want to relax after playing with colours the entire day? Make a hot cup of masala tea infused with some bhang. Relax and enjoy.
Ingredients:
5 gm bhang seed powder
3/4 cup tea of your choice
2 cups water
4 cups milk
1/4 cup sugar
1-inch cinnamon stick
6 cloves
6 green cardamom pods, crushed
6 black peppercorns
1 teaspoon fresh minced ginger
1 teaspoon oil
1/4 cup cream
Method
1. Add the bhang seed powder, milk, sugar, cinnamon, cloves, cardamom, peppercorns, ginger, oil in a pan and bring it to a boil. Lower the flame, and let it simmer for 15-20 minutes.
2. Cool it and strain the mixture, and keep it covered.
3. Pour one-fourth cup of cream and a three-fourths cup of strained tea in a cup. Heat it in the microwave.
4. Your drink is ready.
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