Easy Holi Cocktail Recipe: Here’s how to make Bombay to Benares thandai cocktail

Bring home the taste of the authentic Banarasi Holi with Dishkiyaoon's delectable cocktail containing thandai, rum, brandy and katha.

Holi is the time to throw caution to the wind and surrender yourselves to the world of colours. It’s the time to loose yourself to carefree revelry and celebrate life the way it should be done. An inseperable part of the festival is the drink of thandai. Holi is the time that thandai brewers and sellers are in demand and the chilled drink is in vogue once again. The drink is consumed all over the country during the festival of Holi, and is sometimes laced with bhaang that is prepared from cannabis, to make the festive colours a little more brighter and more vivid.

The festival is celebrated with an unmatched gusto in Varanasi, that is a popular tourist destination of India. Being the city of Shiva, Holi has a special place in the culture of the city that attracts thousands of people from all over the world especially during this time of the year. ALSO READ: How to make mulled wine, spiked monk’s coffee & Blue Blazer cocktails at home

The authentic Holi experience of Benares is something that puritans will certainly want to experience. But for those who can’t, you can try out this cocktail called Benares to Bombay, that is a fusion of the flavours of Banarasi thandai and alcohol, mixed together to form the perfect cocktail to be served on Holi. ALSO READ: Easy Holi Sweet Recipe: Here’s how to make thandai rasmalai in simple steps

The cocktail, that has been sourced from Dishkiyaoon in Bandra Kurla Complex Mumbai, is called Bombay to Benares and it contains brandy, rum, ice-cream, thandai and katha (typically used in paan).

Bombay to Benares Cocktail Recipe

Ingredients:

 Honey bee brandy – 30 ml
Old monk rum – 30 ml
Vanilla ice cream – 1/2 scoop
Thandai syrup – 2 tbsp
Katha (Catechu) – 1 tsp

Method:

1. Mix brandy and old monk with a dash of water and shake together.

2. Add ice cream and thandai syrup together to shake up in a mixer to a frothy texture.

3. Transfer to a glass and add froth on top. Garnish with Katha.

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