Navaratri Fasting recipes- 79 recipes to use during Navaratri fasting
Navratri Fasting Recipes- In Northern and Southern Part of India people celebrate Navaratri and fast during the nine days . Goddess Durga is worshiped in all her nine swaroops. In Bengal Durga pooja is also celebrated at this time of the year.The 10 th day is celebrated as Dusshera, to mark the victory of good over Evil. In Southern India people decorate beautiful Golu on Navaratri.
Every state have its own different tradition to worship Devi Maa. Some people fast the whole nine days of Navaratri and some observe fast on the 1 st day and the last day of Navaratri . People often refrain to use onion ,garlic and non veg food during Navaratri and eat only satvik food with is allowed during Navaratri fasting
Hindu religious fasting i.e Janmashtami, Navaratri, Shivaratri, Ekadashi, Poornima only permit certain grains, vegetables and spices to be consumed . This list varies according to every family’s specific traditions, but these are the main grain, vegetables, and spices which can be used during fasting –
What type of flour ,vegetables and spices are allowed to eat during Fasting
- Flour – kuttu aata / Buckwheat flour, Rajgiri atta /Amaranth flour , Singhoda aata /water chestnut flour, Sama/ samu/ varai / Barnyarn millet, Sabudana/ Tapioca Pearls/sago, Fox nut flour, arrowroot
- Spices – Sendha namak, Amchoor/mango powder, Kali mirch/pepper powder, Cumin/jeera, Carom seeds/Ajwain, Green Cardamom and Cloves.
- Vegetables – Aloo/potato, Arbi/colocasia, Sweet potato/shakarkand, Yam/jimikand, Raw banana, lauki/ bottle gourd , yellow pumpkin /kaddu, Raw Papaya/papita, Cucumber/kheera, lemon/ neebu, Green chili, Ginger/adrak ,bathua and Green coriander
- Nuts – All the dry fruits and Nuts can be used in fasting i.e – Cashew, Phool makhana, Almonds, Chiroli, Raisins, Coconut, Walnut, Peanuts, Pine nuts, Prunes, Pecans, Pumpkin seeds,Sunflower Seeds
- Fruits– All the fruits- raw or ripe, sweet or sour are allowed to use during fasting.
- Dairy Products– Milk, Yogurt, Paneer, khoya, Cream, Malai, butter, ghee ,lassi.
- Sweets– All the sweets made purely with milk, khoya or paneer or nuts can be consumed.Desserts made with the allowed fruits,vegetables and nuts. i.e- potato halwa, doodhi halwa, sweet potato kheer etc.
- Cooking Medium– Ghee, butter and any cooking oil can be used but peanut and sunflower is the preferred oil to use during fasting.
I am sharing few Fasting Recipes which you can make for Navaratri celebration-
- Buff vada/ Nariyal aloo kachori
- Kuttu aloo pakodi
- Aloo mongphali ki sabzi
- Apple sabzi
- Jeera Aloo
- Dahi wali Arbi
- Rajgiri poori aur Jeera aloo
- Sabudana vada
- Kuttu ki Khichdi
- Batayacha Kees
- Saunth aur dahi ki sabzi
- Sabudana Thalipeeth
- Aloo Lachcha Chivda Namkeen
- Perfect Sabudana khichdi
- Masala Sabudana Khichdi
- Kuttu Aloo Ki Poori
- Vrat ki Muthiya
- Rajgiri ka batata Vada
- Samak Dahi Ki Khichdi
- Samak Ki Idli
- Suran Tikki
- Samak Ka Uttapam
- Samak Aloo Tikki
- Sabudana ka Cheela
- Sun dried Potato salli
- Rajgiri Aloo Cheela
- Vrat ki aloo ki sabzi
- Rajgiri paratha
- Namkeen Phool makhana
- Vrat ka Medu vada
- Kuttu dahi vada
- Vrat ka Dahi Vada
- Dahi Aloo Chaat
- Khamang Kakdi
- Shakarkand chaat
- Vrat ka Paneer pakoda
- Vrindavan ki special arbi
- Coconut ladoo
- Paneer ladoo
- Badam Mysore Paak
- Lauki ki kheer
- Paneer kheer
- Kaju Gulkand ladoo
- Phool makhana kheer
- Dhaniya Panjeeri
- Walnut Barfi
- Kesariya Shrikhand
- kalakand
- Lachcha Rabdi
- Ras malai
- Pineapple Sandesh
- Mango Creme
- Milk Halwa / Palkova
- Aloo Halwa
- Milk Powder Barfi
- Lauki Halwa
- Date and Almond Milk
- Sabudana Papad
- Aam papad Chutney
- Kiwi Mint Chutney
- Peanut lemon chutney
- Fruit and nut chutney
- Instant Banana Chutney
- Rajkot Chutney
- Instant Sweet Mango chutney–
- Amrood Ki Chutney
- Yellow Pumpkin Raita
- Lauki Ka Raita
- Kele ka Raita
- Cherry Raita
- Bathua Ka Raita
- Mango Raita
- Angoor ka Sharbat
- Pomegranate cooler
- Banana Plum Smoothie
- Kesariya Thandai
- Kesar Elaichi Sharbat
- Badam Ka Harira
- Rajgiri Aloo Ki Kadhi aur Samak Ke Chawal
★ Have you tried this recipe? Click on the stars ★ in the recipe card to let us know your feedback! If you tried it then You can also click the recipe pic and share on Instagram with hashtag #maayeka
You can also follow me on Pinterest , Facebook ,Twitter, Instagram and You Tube for more delicious recipes and updates.
Awesome Navratri fasting recipes. Thanks