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. Vrat Ke Jeera Aloo
5. Vrat ki Aloo Rasa Sabji
6. Vrat Ki Dahi Aloo Sabji
7. Aloo moongphali ki sabzi
8. Apple sabzi
9. Ajwaini Masala Arbi
10. Arbi sabji Rasa
11. Jeera Aloo
12. Aloo jeera
13. Vrat wali Lauki Ki Sabji
14. Arbi ki Sookhi Sabji
15. Raw Banana Sabji
16. Adrak aur Dahi Ki sabji
17. Mewa Paag Recipes
18. Rajgiri poori
19. Sabudana vada
20. Vrat ka dhokla
21. Kuttu ki Khichdi
22. Batayacha Kees
23. Sabudana Thalipeeth
24. Aloo Lachcha  Namkeen
25. Perfect Sabudana khichdi 
26. Masala Sabudana Khichdi
27. Kuttu Aloo Ki Poori
28. Vrat ki Muthiya
29. Rajgiri ka batata Vada
30. Sabudana Namkeen
31. Samak Dahi Ki Khichdi
32. Samak Ki Idli
33. Suran Tikki
34. Samak Ka Uttapam
35. Samak Aloo Tikki
36. Sabudana ka Cheela
37. Sun dried Potato salli
38. Rajgiri Aloo Cheela
39. Rajgiri paratha
40. Namkeen Phool makhana
41. Vrat ke Kadhi Chawal
42. Vrat ka Medu vada
43. Kuttu dahi vada
44. kuttu and raw banana pakoda
45. Vrat ka Dahi Vada
46. Kuttu Aloo Cheela
47. Dahi Aloo Chaat
48. Khamang Kakdi
49. Sabudana Papad
50. Shakarkand chaat
51. Vrat ka Paneer pakoda
52. Singhada Aloo Pakodi
53. Vrindavan ki special arbi
54. Gopalkala Recipe
55. Coconut ladoo
56. Paneer ladoo
57. Rajgiri ka Halwa
58. Badam Mysore Paak
59. Lauki ki kheer
60. Paneer kheer
61. Kaju Gulkand ladoo
62. Phool makhana kheer
63. Dhaniya Panjeeri
64. Walnut Barfi
65. Kesariya Shrikhand
66. kalakand
67. Lachcha Rabdi
68. Ras malai
69. Pineapple Sandesh
70. Mango Creme
71. Milk Halwa / Palkova
72. Aloo Halwa
73. Milk Powder Barfi
74. Lauki Halwa
75. Date and Almond Milk
76. Aam papad Chutney
77. Kiwi Mint Chutney
78. Peanut lemon chutney
79. Fruit and nut chutney
80. Instant Banana Chutney
81. Rajkot Chutney
82. Instant Sweet Mango chutney–
83. Amrood Ki Chutney
84. Yellow Pumpkin Raita
85. Lauki Ka Raita
86. Kele ka Raita
87. Cherry Raita
88. Bathua Ka Raita
89. Mango Raita
90. Angoor ka Sharbat
91. Banana Plum  Smoothie
92. Kesariya Thandai
93. 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