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

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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