Janmashtami Recipes I Janmashtami Fasting Recipe

Janmashtami Recipes – 80 Recipes for Janmashtami and Navaratri  fasting and celebrations!

Janmashtami Recipes- Shri Krishna Janmashtami is celebrated all over India to mark the birth Anniversary of Lord Krishna. This year it will be celebrated on 24 th Auguat. All temples will be decorated with lights and flowers and at midnight, “Krishna Janm” will be celebrated in most temples and houses.

Since I am from Mathura, this day is even more special for me. At midnight, the city of Mathura is a lovely sight. People come up to their roofs of their houses, and ring bells, drums, plates with spoons – to mark the time of birth of Shri Krishna.

An entire city creating these sounds in unison, and you participating in it, seeing people on their rooftops to kilometers in every direction – is a very unique and special sight. Do try and visit Mathura on Janmashtmi eve once!

Several sweet and savory items are prepared in each and every home for Krishna Janmashtami celebrations. Dhaniya ki panjiri, Sabudana khichdi and Mewa paag are made with other prashad items. Most Krishna devotees fast on janmashtami and do only falahaar.

What to Eat for Janmashtami Fasting-

Hindu religious fasting i.e Janmashtami, Navratri, Shivratri, Ekadashi, only permit certain grains, vegetables and spices are used. This list varies according to every family’s specific traditions, but these are the main grain, vegetables, and spices which are used during fasting –

1. Flours– kuttu aata/buckwheat flour, rajgiri atta/ amaranth flour, singhoda aata/ water chestnut flour, sama/ samu/ varai/ Barnyarn Millet , Sabudana/ sago/ tapioca pearls, arrowroot
2. Spices – Sendha namak/Rock salt,  Amchoor/mango powder, Kali mirch/pepper powder, Cumin/jeera, Carom seeds/Ajwain, Asafoetida/ Hing, Cloves/ Lavang
3. 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
4.  Nuts – All the dry fruits and Nuts can be used in fasting i.e – Cashew, Phool makhana, Almonds,Pistachio, Chiroli, Raisins, Coconut, Walnut, Peanuts, Pine nuts, Prunes, Pecans, Pumpkin seeds,Sunflower Seeds
5. Fruits– All the fruits-  raw or ripe, sweet or sour  are allowed to use during fasting.
6. Dairy Products– Milk, Yogurt, Paneer, khoya, Cream, Malai, butter, ghee ,lassi.
7. 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.
8. 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 Krishna Janmashtami celebration-

1. Perfect Panchamrit Recipe
2. Buff vada/ Nariyal aloo kachori
3. Kuttu aloo pakodi
4. Aloo moongphali ki sabzi
5. Apple sabzi
6. Ajwaini Masala Arbi
7. Jeera Aloo
8. Vrat wali Lauki Ki Sabji
9. Dahi wali Arbi
10. Arbi ki Sookhi Sabji
11. Mewa Paag Recipes
12. Rajgiri poori
13. Sabudana vada
14. Vrat ka dhokla
15. Kuttu ki Khichdi
16. Batayacha Kees
17. Saunth aur dahi ki sabzi
18. Sabudana Thalipeeth
19. Aloo Lachcha  Namkeen
20. Perfect Sabudana khichdi 
21. Masala Sabudana Khichdi
22. Kuttu Aloo Ki Poori
23. Vrat ki Muthiya
24. Rajgiri ka batata Vada
25. Samak Dahi Ki Khichdi
26. Samak Ki Idli
27. Suran Tikki
28. Samak Ka Uttapam
29. Samak Aloo Tikki
30. Sabudana ka Cheela
31. Sun dried Potato salli
32. Rajgiri Aloo Cheela
33. Vrat ki dahi aloo ki sabzi
34. Rajgiri paratha
35. Namkeen Phool makhana
36. Vrat ke Kadhi Chawal
37. Vrat ka Medu vada
38. Kuttu dahi vada
39. Vrat ka Dahi Vada
40. Kuttu Aloo Cheela
41. Dahi Aloo Chaat
42. Khamang Kakdi
43. Sabudana Papad
44. Shakarkand chaat
45. Vrat ka Paneer pakoda
46. Singhada Aloo Pakodi
47. Vrindavan ki special arbi
48. Gopalkala Recipe
49. Coconut ladoo
50. Paneer ladoo
51. Rajgiri ka Halwa
52. Badam Mysore Paak
53. Lauki ki kheer
54. Paneer kheer
55. Kaju Gulkand ladoo
56. Phool makhana kheer
57. Dhaniya Panjeeri
58. Walnut Barfi
59. Kesariya Shrikhand
60. kalakand
61. Lachcha Rabdi
62. Ras malai
63. Pineapple Sandesh
64. Mango Creme
65. Milk Halwa / Palkova
66. Aloo Halwa
67. Milk Powder Barfi
68. Lauki Halwa
69. Date and Almond Milk
70. Aam papad Chutney
71. Kiwi Mint Chutney
72. Peanut lemon chutney
73. Fruit and nut chutney
74. Instant Banana Chutney
75. Rajkot Chutney
76. Instant Sweet Mango chutney–
77. Amrood Ki Chutney
78. Yellow Pumpkin Raita
79. Lauki Ka Raita
80. Kele ka Raita
81. Cherry Raita
82. Bathua Ka Raita
83. Mango Raita
84. Angoor ka Sharbat
85. Banana Plum  Smoothie
86. Kesariya Thandai
87. Kesar Elaichi Sharbat

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Janmastami Fasting Recipe

Recipes for janmashtami ,Navaratri and all Hindu Relicious fasting and celebrations

Course: fasting recipe, Main Course

Cuisine: North Indian Cuisine

Keyword: Janmashtami fasting recipes, Janmashtami Recipes

Author: Anjana Chaturvedi