Holi Hai! Try A Glass of Chilled Thandai from These Unusual Places

Holi is finally here and the entire nation is ready to celebrate their own version of this colourful festival. This year Holi will be celebrated on Friday, 2nd March, 2018. Holika Dahan or Chhoti Holi is slated to be celebrated on 1st March, 2018. Holi is all about spending quality time with your loved ones, playing with dry and water colours and digging into delicious delicacies. Some popular choices around this time of the year include gujia, malpua, paani puri and kachori. If there is one beverage that is synonymous with the festival of colours, then it's the creamy and rich thandai. Thandaiis made using a mixture of almonds, cardamom, milk, sugar, pepper, rose petals and fennel seeds. It is offered in a range of flavors and is a popular drink in North India. Here are some amazing places in Delhi NCR where you can get a taste of this traditional drink.
 

Best places in delhi-NCR For Thandai 

 

Hira Sweets: Located in the heart of the city, this sweet shop is one of the best places to experience thandai this Holi! This restaurant is known for its lip-smacking thandi badaam thandai along with delicious foods such as kachori, paneer ka pakoda, dahi vadaand fried aloo chaat. Go ahead and indulge!

Where: K-19/21, Connaught Place, New Delhi

Cost: INR 600 for two people

 

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Gopal Di Kulfi: As the name suggests, this eatery is known for ice creams in all their glory! Along with some amazing kulfi flavors, Gopal ki Kulfi also offer badam thandai and rose thandai. The more you sip on it, the more you wish to have more.

Where: Shop 1, Near Liberty Cinema, New Rohtak Road, Karol Bagh

Cost: INR 200 for two people

 

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Sudarshan: This place is surely a paradise for all thandai and sweet lovers. It's located in Chawri Bazaar and they sell a wide array of flavours including badam, rose and paan! You can also enjoy some savouries here like kachori aloo and aloo sabzi. Sudarshan's Badam halwa is quite popular too.

Where: 4097, Barshabulla Chowk, Chawri Bazar, New Delhi

Cost: INR 150 for two people

 

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RDH Chaat Bhandaar: It's more like a kiosk in INA market that serves chilled refreshing badaam and rose thandai. Reasonably priced, this place has a lot of regulars that come back to it again and again. While you are there - pair your thandai with ram ladoo, chhole bhature or their special thaali when you feel like a BIG meal.

Where: Shop 228, Mohan Singh Market, INA

Cost: INR 150 for two people.
 

 

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So if you happen to be thandai lover, what are you waiting for? Go ahead and make the most of it!Here's wishing you all a very Happy Holi in advance.Disclaimer:

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