18 Best Navratri Recipes | Fasting Recipes | Vrat Recipes | Upvaas ki recipes | Best and easy navratri recipes

 

 

 

Here are the best 18 Best Navratri Recipes | Fasting Recipes | Vrat Recipes that you can try while you fast.

Navratri, one of the biggest Hindu festivals is celebrated for 9 days, twice a year across the country with much fervor and enthusiasm.

Navratri means ‘nine nights.’ in Hindi, Indian Language. It marks the beginning of the Hindu festive season.

Goddess Durga is worshiped,  people observe fasts on these days and follow a particular diet, mostly gluten free.

Food is an integral part during Navratri, so this list of  easy recipes is all that you need. The best part? The dishes can be made very easily.

 

18 Best Navratri Recipes | Fasting Recipes | Vrat Recipes, all that you need

Navratri 2022, a nine days long festival is starting from few days today and the whole country is gearing up to celebrate this festival with much fervor and joy.

As with any other festival, food plays an important part during Navratri as well. Different delicacies are prepared in different parts of the country during these nine days.

During these nine days, people who are fasting as well as those who aren’t, prefer eating Satvik food. This ritual is good for digestive system and overall gut health according to our forefathers.

 

18 Best Navratri Recipes | Fasting Recipes | Vrat Recipes, a must try collection

 

During Navratri, we offer prayers to Ma Durga and observe fast. For many, this becomes just another reason to indulge in sattvic dishes to treat their taste buds.

While many stick to a vegetarian diet, others choose to go for a more stringent version by eliminating certain food items completely during Navratri.

During such days all you need is the recipe, that is easy to make and tasty too.

To make your job simpler, we have curated a list of 18 such dishes that can be made easily in no time.

 

Navratri fasting, why it is important?

Most people observe fast during the entire month of Navratri, while some stick to Vegetarian food.

Navratri is celebrated twice a year,  when Summer and Winter is about to bid adieu.

As the season changes from winters to Summer, to adapt the changes our forefathers very thoughtfully decided to follow this ritual.

This change in diet pattern gives your digestive system a required rest and makes you ready for the upcoming season.

Moreover there are some scientific reasons of taking to vegetarianism during this period.

 

Enjoy these delicious recipes this festive season and make sure you spread the joy and cheer with some delicious home cooked dishes.

 

Here Are 18 best Navratri Vrat Recipes that you can try. Play with your fasting ingredients to give your menu a festive twist.

 

Please click on the name of the dish to view the full recipe

 

Makhane ki kheer/Foxnut pudding

 

 

Makhane ki kheer | How to make makhana kheer | Kheer makhana recipe | Vrat ki kheer recipe is a delicious Indian style milk pudding made with makhana/Fox nuts, milk, sugar and some nuts. It is creamy, delicious, super easy, perfect as dessert and apt for fasting days.

Stuffed Makhana aloo tikki | Phool patasha ki tikki | Upvaas ki tikki

 

 

This Navratri try a very delicious, no onion – no garlic, fasting/Upvaas friendly, very easy to make makhana tikki.

It is delicately flavored with basic spices and stuffed with dry nuts which adds the perfect crunch to these tikkis.

 

Sweet potato/Shakrkand ke gulab jamun

 

Today I am sharing delicious version of sweet potato gulab jamun, which you can eat during vrat/upvaas/fasting. This recipe is easy to make & tastes great.

This is an easy and quick recipe of gulab jamun which turns out soft and light but makes no compromise on taste.

 

Phool Makhana Chivda

 

 

Makhana Chivda Recipe | Phool Makhana Chiwda is a delicious, gluten free, quick to make, easy recipe perfect as tea time or anytime snack.

Cucumber peanut raita

 

 

Ready under 10 minutes, this Cucumber peanut Raita Recipe or Kakdi ka raita is a refreshing and chilled yogurt dip best served along with daily meals.

Rajgira sabudana khichdi cones

 

 

Rajgira/Amaranth and sabudana khichdi cones, makes  for a delicious combination, this looks very attractive  and it’s fun to bite into it.

Sweet potato and apple kheer

 

This very interesting combination kheer is gluten free, can be easily made vegan, easy to make, sweetened with jaggery, includes coconut, and flavoured with unusual & interesting spices.

Apt for fasting days and It’s certainly worth trying.

Easy kalakand Recipe / Indian milk cake

 

This Navratri make instant recipe of Kalakand/ Indian milk cake, that is made under 15 minutes, using 2 main ingredients.

 

Paan Truffles/ paan gulkand ladoo

 

Paan truffles | Paan Coconut Ladoo are full of flavour, easy to make in just 10 minutes and melt in the mouth.

That beautiful green exterior coated with dessicated coconut holds within it a moment of bliss in the form of creamy, melt-in-your-mouth gulkand (rose petals jam) centre.

Bite into one and you are transported to dessert heaven.

 

Rajgira/Amranth creme brulee

 

 

Try this fasting/upvaas friendly Rajgira/Amaranth creme brulee (a dessert of custard(eggless) topped with caramelized sugar)
in it’s indian avtaar. its creamy & buttery texture going to satisfy your tastebuds fully.

But you all must be wondering how creme brulee can be egg less & made without Brulee Torch 🤔?
if you don’t have Brulee Torch, don’t worry I have shared the video trick to give the torch effect of it.

 

Fruit Lassi/yogurt cooler

 

 

A very cooling, refreshing, and nutritious lassi, that is so versatile. It’s filling, quenches your thirst, made with yogurt/curd and mix of fruits.

It is super easy to make and takes only 5 minutes to prepare this.

 

Rajgira Fruit Tart | Amaranth Fruit Tart | No bake fruit tart

 

Are you craving for something yummy while you fast? If yes then come, Indulge yourself with this special Rajgira Fruit Tart | Amaranth Fruit Tart | No bake fruit tart. It takes few minutes to prepare, and tastes amazing too.

The recipe for making fruit tart for fasting couldn’t be more simple and easier than this.

 

Coconut and roasted peanut pops

 

These only 3 Ingredient pops are super delicious, very easy to make and can be prepared few days ahead of festival season or for celebrations.

It stays good for many days. Prepare and store them in air tight container to stay good for long time.

 

Tub Tim Grob / Red rubies Thai dessert

 

A delicious summer dessert that is vegan, gluten free, very simple, unique recipe made with Water chestnuts, Sabudana/tapioca flour and coconut milk.

 

No bake mix fruit pie

 

A simple, naturally sweetened, No Bake Mix Fruit Pie is gluten free, loaded with fruits and dried berries.

It’s simple and easy to make, a no bake dessert. A perfect recipe for upvas/fasting/Navratri.

 

Shrikhand

 

 

Shrikhand/Shreekhand is a popular, traditional sweet dish. It’s creamy yogurt/ hung curd based, no cook recipe made just with 2 prime Ingredients.

 

Kaju katli/barfi

 

Many people are intimidated to try Kaju katli/Kaju Barfi  at home as it involves few techniques to get it perfect.

But let me tell you after going through this recipe, you will think why you didn’t attempt it earlier, as it’s so easy to make at home.

Coconut peda

This is one of the simplest Indian mithai/fudge, which is really easy to make, gets ready under 10 minutes and is apt dessert to be served with meals for any occasion.

Happy fasting and feasting, and let me know in the comments section if you try these recipe.

 

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