Samvat Rice Khichdi | Sama Khichdi | Navratri Vrat Recipes

Samvat Chawal Khichdiis quick fasting (vrat/upwas/navratri) recipe which makes excellent dish for vrat (navratri) ka khana and goes well with aloo tamatar sabzi, dahiwale kaddu or even simple raita. We can make this khichdi in no time in pressure cooker and I like to jazz up the khichdi little with spices to make it more delicious, so I added whole garam masala you can skip that too.

Navratri Fasting Food, Rules, Procedure, Colors | Navratri Vrat Ka Khana | Navratri Recipes 2015

 

As Navratri is starting from 13th Oct 2015 to 21st Oct 2015 this year, Navratri festival celebrated across India in different forms and Durga pooja, dandiya & garba and kolu/golu (array of Idols) is famous among navratri customs. Nav means nine so it's 9 days of celebration and worship of Durga (Shaki/Devi) in different avatars and the 10th day is celebrated as Vijayadashami/Dussehra. I am compiling here for easy access of vrat or fasting recipes and general rules. Navratri Fasting (Vrat/Upwas) recipes or Navratri fasting food (vrat ka khana) and fasting rules or guidelines (Navratri Vrat Vidhi),

Falahari Aloo Tamatar Sabzi | Potato Tomato Curry | Navratri Vrat Recipes

Vrat Wale Aloo Tamatar Sabzi is quick fasting (vrat/upwas/navratri) recipe which makes excellent side dish with vrat (navratri) ka khana like kuttu cheela, singhara cheela, singhara poori, samvat pulao or khichdi. This is my go recipe whether it's fasting day or not, I follow same procedure to make this aloo tamatar sabzi during non-fasting days too just add normal table salt instead of sendha namak, as this sabzi goes well with roti, poori, pulav too.

Kuttu Ka Cheela (Chilla) | Navratri Vrat Recipes

Kuttu atta cheelais quick fasting (vrat/upwas/navratri) recipe, kuttu cheela/dosa is ideal vrat (navratri) ka khana and taste yum if you like kuttu atta. This cheela is real treasure recipe which is of course very simple since most of us won't prefer to have every day during fasting. Not only during fasting we can make kuttu atta (buckwheat flour) cheela any day for breakfast as it’s quite filling, healthy, vegan and gluten-free.

Sama Chawal Kheer | Samvat Rice Kheer | Kuthiraivali Payasam | Navratri Fasting Recipes

Falahari Sama Chawal Kheer , Samvat Rice Kheer or Swang Kheer, Kuthiravali Arisi Payasam, falahari kheer is made from sama chawal also known in English as Barnyard Millets, Kuthiravali in Tamil, Udalu in Telugu, Shyama in Bengali, Khira in Oriya, Swank in Punjabi, Kavadapullu in Malayalam, Oodalu in Kannada plus other names for Samwat chawal are bhagar, varai chawal, vari chawal,saanwa, saunfiya, samkiye, swang, samvat.

Anar Ka Raita | Pomegranate Raita | Easy Raita Recipes

Anar Raita or Pomegranate Raita is easy raita recipe made with colorful pomegranate and spices. Anar ka raita makes great side dish with paratha or variety rice, pulao well. There are few ways of making this anar or pomegranate raita too and this is the most simple way with minimal ingredients which not only makes great side dish but also quick snack to munch on specially on summer days or if you are on diet then use low-fat yogurt and enjoy this delicious raita as snack.

Sukhi Arbi Fry | Seppankizhangu Varuval Recipe | Arbi Recipes

Sukhi Arbi, arbi fry, seppankizhangu varaval, seppankizhangu roast is easy, delicious side dish which can be also served as snack or starter. Sukhi arbi makes excellet side dish with paratha, rice dal/sambar or rasam. Crispy, spicy sukhi arbi fry is delicious to eat we just need to make sure to fry the arbi well to avoid any itchiness that arbi (colocasia), yam usually has but if we fry it well then we can avoid that also we can apply little oil on hands while handling arbi or yam to avoid itchiness too.

Anjeer Mawa Burfi | Figs Khoya Burfi | Easy Diwali Sweets Recipes

Anjeer Mawa Burfi, Anjeer Khoya Burfi, Anjeer Burfi, Figs Burfi, Mava Figs Barfi we can call this burfi with so many names and this is one recipe in my wish list to post for a long time, figs or anjeer burfis are very delicious at the same time very easy to prepare. From the time I posted Dry Fruits Burfi I wanted to post this too but I made this rarely and never manage to take pictures these cuties always disappears so fast :)

Kesar Peda | Kesar Peda Recipe | Easy Diwali Sweets Recipes

Kesar Peda, or Kesar Mawa Peda, Saffron Peda is easy and quick peda or sweet recipe in just 15 mins, perfect for Diwali or even the coming Karwa Chauth on 11th Oct 2014. Kesar Peda is one of my favorite sweet cause it's not very sweet in taste but just mildly sweet and the aroma of saffron is just wonderful, made with only few ingredients, less sugar and limited or no ghee makes this sweet for people whom doesn't like to eat very sugar loaded sweets :)

Rajgira Ka Halwa | Rajgira Sheera | Navratri Vrat Recipes

Rajgira Halwa, Rajgara Sheera, Rajgira Atta Ka Halwa or amaranth flour halwa is easy, delicious halwa made with rajgira atta (amaranth flour) made for fasting or vrat. Amaranth is gluten-free and very healthy, flour made from amaranth are slightly coarse compare to singhara or kuttu flour which gives more texture to the halwa. This rajgira no sheera (rajgira ka halwa) is very easy to prepare with minimal ingredients.

Sama Ke Mungfali Chawal | Kuthiravali Peanut Rice | Navratri Vrat Recipes

Falahari Sama Ke Mungfali Chawal , Samvat mungfali chawal or Swang Fali Ke Chawal, Kuthiravali Peanut Rice, Kuthiravali verkadalai sadam, falahari peanut rice is made from sama chawal also known in English as Barnyard Millets, Kuthiravali in Tamil, Udalu in Telugu, Shyama in Bengali, Khira in Oriya, Swank in Punjabi, Kavadapullu in Malayalam, Oodalu in Kannada plus other names for Samwat chawal are bhagar, varai chawal, vari chawal,saanwa, saunfiya, samkiye, swang, samvat.

Raw Banana Chips | Kele ka Chips | Vazhakkai Chips | Navratri Vrat Recipes

Homemade Raw Banana Chips, Kachche Kele Ke Chips, Vazhakkai chips also known as Kerala Banana Chips is super easy chips to make at home, easier than potato chips and it's very quick too. Kela chips is also good for Navratri fasting or vrat as raw banana is allowed in fasting so it's great option for snack. Perfect with a cup of tea or coffee or serve as a side dish with bisi bela bath, sambar sadam, puliyogare etc too it's works wonderfully.

Falahari Khatta Meetha Kaddu | Sweet Sour Pumpkin | Navratri Vrat Recipes

Phalahari Khatta Meetha Kaddu (Kumar), Sweet and Sour Pumpkin, vrat ke kaddu sabzi, petha ki sabzi is easy, slightly sweet, sour and spicy pumpkin dry curry suitable for Navratri fasting or vrat. Made with only minimal ingredients this sabzi iw very quick to make and goes well with singhara poori, rajgira paratha or cheela or even with sama pulao, even if you are not fasting you can make this pumpkin side dish to pair with roti or paratha.

Falahari Rajgira Paratha | Rajgira Thepla | Navratri Vrat Recieps

Phalahari Rajgira Paratha or Rajgira Ka Thepla is easy rajgira atta recipe suitable for fasting/vrat. Normally for singhara, kuttu and rajgira paratha, puri is made with potato using as binding agent but here I didn't use any potato so all those people like to avoid potato this is great recipe for upvaas as most of the vrat recipes revolves around potato :) This parathas are tasty and it taste yum even if cold so you can even make this for lunch box if you or family member working during upvaas.

Falahari Tamatar Dhaniya Chutney | Vrat ki Hari Chutney | Navratri Vrat Recipes

Phalahari Chutney,no cook green chutney with tomato and coriander leaves, vrat ki hari chutney, tamatar dhaniya falahari chutney is easy and simple chutney made with fresh tomato, coriander leaves and spiced with green chilies. This is one of my favorite chutney and I have posted which is not satvik chutney version so here I am posting today falahari or satvik chutney for vrat or upvaas, this is one chatni that can be serve with almost everything whether you are fasting or not.

Phool Makhane Ki Kheer | Makhana Kheer Recipe | Navratri Vrat Recipes

Makhane Ki Kheer or Falahari Phool Makhana Kheer is easy, delicious kheer recipe suitable for fasting or navratri vrat or any upvaas for that matter. One of the most famous recipe of phool makhana (foxnut or puffed lotus seed) is this kheer which is quite easy to cook and taste yum whether it's served hot, warm or cold just like any more kheer. If you look for something very easy, quick and healthy then this makhana kheer is perfect wheather you make this for fasting/vrat, Naivedyam for just like that it's wonderful.

Vrat Ka Uttapam | Samvat Sabudana Uttapam | Navratri Vrat Recipes

Sama Ke Chawal Ka Uttapam, Samvat Sabudana Ka Uttapam or Swang ke Chawal Ka Uttapam, Vrat Ke Uttapam, Falahari Uttapam is made from sama chawal also known in English as Barnyard Millets, Kuthiravali in Tamil, Udalu in Telugu, Shyama in Bengali, Khira in Oriya, Swank in Punjabi, Kavadapullu in Malayalam, Oodalu in Kannada plus other names for Samwat chawal are saanwa , saunfiya, samkiye, swang, samvat. As only sama rice is allowed in Navratri fasting (satvik food) this uttapam is made from swang chalwa and sabudana (sago/javarisi) so it's vegan, gluten-free and healthy recipe same as the idli,dosa I posted before as I used the same batter to make this uttapam.

Navratri Fasting Food, Rules, Procedure | Navratri Vrat Ka Khana | Navratri Recipes 2014

 

As Navratri is starting from 25th Sep to 3rd Oct 2014 this year, Navratri festival celebrated across India in different forms and Durga pooja, dandiya & garba and kolu/golu (array of Idols) is famous among navratri customs. Nav means nine so it's 9 days of celebration and worship of Durga (Shaki/Devi) in different avatars and the 10th day is celebrated as Vijayadashami/Dussehra. I am compiling here for easy access of vrat or fasting recipes and general rules. Navratri Fasting (Vrat/Upwas) recipes or Navratri fasting food (vrat ka khana) and fasting rules or guidelines (Navratri Vrat Vidhi),

Sama Ke Chawal Ki Idli Dosa | Vrat Ki Idli Dosa | Navratri Vrat Recipes

Sama Ke Chawal Ki Idli, Dosa or Samvat ki Idli also known in english as Barnyard Millets, Kuthiravali in Tamil, Udalu in Telugu, Shyama in Bengali, Khira in Oriya, Swank in Punjabi, Kavadapullu in Malayalam, Oodalu in Kannada plus other names for Samwat chawals are bhagar,samo, saanwa , samak, saunfiya, samkiye, vari chawal, varai.  As only sama rice is allowed in Navratri fasting this idli is made from sanwa chalwa and sabudana (sago/javarisi) so it's vegan, gluten-free and healthy idli, dosa recipe.

Roasted Phool Makhana (Fox Nuts) Recipe | Spicy Puffed Lotus Seeds | Navratri Vrat Recipes

Roasted Phool Makhana, Spicy roasted foxnuts or spicy roasted puffed lotus seeds are easy, healthy, guilt-free snack for Navratri fasting or just for any day. If you look for something very easy, quick and healthy then this roasted makhana fits your bill perfectly. Easy time-time snack roasted lotus seeds are crunchy and tasty snacks to munch on and trust me it's difficult to stop at few.