Showing posts with label Navratri Vrat Recipes. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Navratri Vrat Recipes. Show all posts

Samvat Pulao | Vrat Ke Chalwa Ka Pulao | Kuthiravali Pualo | Navratri Vrat Recipes

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Samvat Pulao, Sama Pulao, Vrat Ke Chawal Ke Pulao, Phalahari Pulao, Bhagar Pulao,Barnyard Millets Pulao, Kuthiravali pulao and we can call this pulao with many other names. As Navratri is approaching I decided to share some Navratri Fasting (vrat) recipes and starting the series this year with this delicious yet simple Sama Chalwa Ke Pulao. Sama Chawal is Kuthiravali in tamil, Udalu in telgu, to know more about this wonderful millet check out my millet post.

Vrat Ke Arbi Sabzi | Navratri Vrat Recipe | Phalahari Tari Arbi (Taro) Sabzi

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Phalahari Arbi Sabzi or Kochhai/Taro/Colocasia is delicious curry or sabzi made with arbi and this is suitable curry for Navratri fasting/vrat/upwas with no onion no garlic and everything that is not allowed in fasting.  We can make this curry not only during fasting but on normal days too just change sendha namak/rock salt with regular salt and enjoy this no onion no garlic curry with anything of choice.

Phalahari Mungfali Til Chutney | Peanuts Sesame Chutney | Navratri Vrat Recipes


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Phalahari Mungfali Til Chutney, Vrat Ki Chatni, Peanut Sesame Chutney is delicious chutney suitable for fasting (vrat/upwas) or with idli-dosa or any tiffin items. If you like peanut chutney then you will love this one too, sesame makes this chutney creamy and tasty. This is another chutney that I make often other than my peanut chutney, onion tomato chutney. The best thing about this chutney is it's suitable for everyday and also while fasting (vrat/upwas).

Phalahari Hari (dhaniya) Chutney Recipe for Fasting | Navratri Vrat-Upwas Recipes


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Phalahari Hari Chutney or Vrat ki dhaniya chatni or fasting green coriander chutney whatever we may call is chutney recipe suitable for Navratri or any other fasting. This is no onion no garlic recipe and made with simple and few ingredients. This simple green chutney is suitable for fasting or just any day you just want to replace sendha namak (rock salt) with normal salt if not making this during fasting.

Apple Banana Carrot (ABC) Juice Recipe | Summer Drinks Recipes


Apple Banana Carrot Juice RecipeABC Juice or Apple Banana Carrot Juice is one thing you can find in all fruit juice stalls in Singapore and it's one of the popular juice, some place sell ABC as Apple Beetroot & Carrot juice too. It's quite a filling juice and taste delicious, I mostly pick ABC or watermelon juice if I am not drinking tea. I mostly make this for breakfast along with sandwich for a delicious and satisfying meal. Now a days Singapore is just too hot it's getting unbearable and I am skipping tea and making juice or milkshake mostly, I guess it's happening with most of us facing this summer.  Before moving to recipe Wishing Happy Tamil New Year and Vishu to those celebrating, have a great festive time.

Navratri Recipes | Vrat | Upwas Recipes

I am compiling all Navratri  recipes and Vrat/Upwas (Fasting) recipes here.  For Navratri 2014 vrat recipes collection click here. Navratri is 9 days of celebration worship of Durga (Shaki) in different avatars and Navratri celebrated in different forms across India.  In Northern and Western India fasting is observed during nine days of navratra.  So here collection of fasting (vrat/upvas) recipes and South Indian Navratri recipes so it would be easy for you to plan your meal specially during fasting.   Hope you find it useful.

Vrat Ke Papdi Chaat | Navratri Vrat Recipes

Vrat ke papdi chaat recipe navratri recipesYou must be wondergin what’s vrat ke papdi chaat?  Well, it’s same like normal papdi chaat recipe with minor changes to suit vrat ie fasting rules like instead of plain flour used here is Rajgeera Atta, no garlic, onion and aloo sev replaces normal sev.  It doesn’t really looks very appealing like papdi chaat because it’s very simple with less ingredients but neither the less it taste delicious. 

Vrat ke papdi chaat navratri fasting recipes
During Upwas/fasting it’s going to be feast,  I just got the idea to make papdi chaat suitable for vrat during one of my chaat section with my colleague and she was saying fasting days nothing interesting to eat.  Not only for vrat you can make this any time and enjoy this different and yummy papdi chaat.

Easy upwas vrat recipes chaat recipes papdi chaat
Ingredients

For Papdi [ Makes around 30 pieces]
Rajgira Atta / Amarnath Flour - 1 Cup
Jeera/Cumin Powder - 1/2 tsp
Sendha Namak/Rock Salt - to taste
Pepper Powder - 1/4 tsp
Water - As needed

For Assembly
Papdi - 25-30 pieces
Chopped Boiled Potato - 2
Aloo Sev - 1 Cup
Sweet Chutney - As needed
Cilantro Chutney - As needed [recipe below]
Chopped Cilantro - 1/ 4 Cup

For Cilantro or Vrat ki Hari Chutney
Cilantro/Dhaniya Patta - 1 Cup
Green Chilies  - 3-4
Lemon Juice - 1 tbsp
Sugar - 1/2 tsp
Sendha Namak/Rock Salt - to taste

Fasting vrat recipes navratri papdi chat

Method

1. For cilantro or vrat ki hari chutney, add all chutney ingredients in a blender or mixer and grind to smooth paste, add water only if required.  Keep aside.
Vrat Ki hari dhaniya chutney cilantro chutney
2. In a bowl take all the ingredients listed for papdi, add water in small quantity ie 1 tbsp at a time and knead to smooth dough.  This doesn't required too much of water so be careful.  Keep the dough aside for 15 minutes. 
Papdi Chat

3. Divide dough into 3 parts, take one section of dough, make smooth ball and roll into thin roti.  Use a cookie cutter or any jar/box cap/lid to make small circles.
4. Prick the circles in 4-5 places with fork or knife so it doesn't puffs up and becomes puri.
5. Deep fry in hot oil in small batches until golden brown and drain in kitchen towel.
Vrat Papdi Chat Easy Recipe

For Assembly
6. Grab all the ingredients like papdi, chutney, aloo sev, potato, cilantro etc. [ya no papdi in this picture]
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7. In a plate arrange 6-7 papdi.  Keep 2-3 potato pieces on top of papdi.  Add 1-2 tsp drops of green/vrat ki chutney.
Vrat Papdi Chaat navratri Recipes

8.  Now add sweet chutney, aloo sev and garnish with cilantro. 
Easy Vrat fasting chaat papdi chat recipe

Our Vrat Ke Papdi Chaat is ready, don’t wait just enjoy. 

Sev papdi chat for navratri vrat khana recipe

Variations ~

~ You can skip pepper powder in papdi, I added to have little spicy papdi.
~ You can sprinkle jeera/cumin powder on top during assembly I didn’t do that as I have jeera powder in papdi.
~ If you like dahi papdi chaat, then just add curd on top and hurray your dahi papdi chaat is ready.
~ Adjust both chutney according to your taste.

Have a nice day ~~

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India WON the match ...Yahh of course we all know this but hurray how exciting is this, still can't believe it.  Once again it was awesome game along with facebook friends whom makes the game more exciting.  So as we decide to post something on Saturday for which I did Palak Dhokla, here again we decided a post to celebrate the victory and sweet comes first in mind once we think about celebration isn't it?