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