Jeera Chaas Recipe | Cumin Buttermilk | Navratri Vrat Recipes

Jeera Chaas or Cumin Flavoured Buttermilk is easy and quick beverage during (vrat/upwas/navratri) and completes the meal aka vrat (navratri) ka khana or even normal any meal, buttermilk is must during summer but since we are battling haze here so I am making cumin buttermilk almost every day to serve with lunch and we like cumin flavored butter milk very much and it's very easy to prepare

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.

Brinjal Sambar Recipe | Kathirikai (Vankaya) Sambar | Easy Sambar Recipes

Kathirikai Sambar or Brinjal sambar is easy sambar recipe where brinjal is used and normal sambar procedure followed. I like brinjal sambar a lot and specially with vankaya I like when sambar is made too, this sambar recipe we can serve with rice and also with idli/dosa, tiffin variety. Goes perfectly with rice and we don't really required any side dish just fryums or papad makes comforting lunch or we can pair along simple potato fry, okra fry etc.

Godhuma Kudumulu Recipe | Wheat Kudumulu | Ganesh Chaturthi Recipes

Godhuma Kudumulu Bellam Kudumulu or Godhumai vella kozhukattai is easy, healthy kudumulu or kozhukattai recipe using wheat flour where here I have used multi grain flour. Kudumulu is Andhra traditional prasadam during Vinayagar Chavithi and the same is known as kozhukattai in Tamilnadu. I have already posted the Rice flour kudumulu and this year presenting wheat flour kudumulu which is yummy and easy to prepare.

Ganesh Chaturthi Recipes | Vinayagar Chaturthi Recipes 2015

Ganesh Chaturthi or Vinayakar Chavithi falls on 17th September 2015 this year. Vinayakar Chaturthi is celebrated to mark birth of Lord Ganesha, worshipped as God of Wisdom, good fortune, prosperity and all Hindu worship Ganesha before starting any work even we worship Ganesh when we buy anything new doesn't matter whether it's house, car, tv or even a laptop. Ganesh Chaturthi known as Ganesh Ustav observed in the month of Bhaadrapada in Hindu calender usually between Aug-Sep in the year.

Ammini Kozhukattai | MANI KOZHUKATTAI RECIPE I Ganesh Chaturthi Recipes

Ammini Kozhukattai or also known as ammani kozhukattai, mani kozhukattai, mini kolukattai is healthy, easy and quick Naivedyam for Ganesh Chaturthi. Among all the sweet offering to God these quick and super cute ammani kozhukattai makes pleasant change. There are few methods of making mini kozhukattai too and this one is most popular and easy kolukattai method. If you look for some good and easy prasadam for Pillar then this ammani kozhukattai should be in your list.

Aval Laddu Recipe | Poha Ladoo | Easy Ladoo Recipes

Aval Ladoo , Poha Laddos easy, healthy laddu made with minimal ingredients and taste delicious. Popular during Janmastami but we can make this ladoo any time and to celebrate any festival. I made this during Janmastami for offering and thought it to post it now for Ganesh Chaturthi or Vinyakar Chavithi as people keep Bappa at home needs lot of ideas of Naivedyam for morning and evening prayers. And since Ganesh or Bappa love laddu then this poha ladoo is excellent choice too as it's very easy to prepare.

Paasi Payaru Sweet Sundal | Green Moong Dal Sweet Sundal | Easy Sundal Recipes

Green Gram Sweet Sundal, Paasi Payaru Inippu Sundal, Green Moong Sweet Sundal, Paasi Payaru Sweet Sundal what ever we may call it is this healthy, easy sundal recipe perfect for Ganesh/Vinayak Chaturthi and Navratri Naivedyam and snack. Along with savory version of sundal sweet sundal is also very popular in festival season and sweet or inippu sundal really add that extra zing to any festival and no to mention sweet normally attracts more people than savory dishes :)

Gokulashtami Recipes 2015 | Krishna Janmashtami Recipes

Krishna Janmashtami falls on 5th September 2015 this year also known as Gokulashtami, Ashtami Rohini, Sri Krishna Jayanthi and many other names is celebration to mark birth of Krishna, eight avatar of Vishnu. I have already posted Janmashtami Vrat or fasting recipes collection and today I am listing Naivedyam recipes specially done in South India with payasam, ladoo, halwa, vada, rice variety etc which normally not in the case for Naivedyam for people whom are fasting. (image from google).