How to Make Singhare ka Pakoda Fasting Recipe

  Sighare ke Pakoda is a popular recipe.During Navaratri time  people abstain from  non vegetarian food . Sighare ke atta [chestnut flour], kuttu ke atta [buck wheat flour is used to Prepare pakodas, rotis and puris. Sendha namak is used instead of common salt. Learn how to prepare Singhare ki Pakoda in this easy way.

Ingredients for Sighare ka pakoda

Sighare [Cheshnut Flour] -- ½ cup

Potatoes – 2 [peel and sliced]

Green chilies – 3

Sendha namak [rock salt]  to taste

Oil for deep frying

Mix singhae ke atta [cheshnut flour], chopped green chilies and salt. Add sufficient water to make thick batter.

Heat oil in a pan and dip the potato slices in the batter and fry them,   till it becomes golden brown.

Serve hot with green chutney

How to make Jeera Aloo [Cumin Seeds with Potato] Fasting Recipe

Jeera Aloo is a very popular and simple vrat recipe. Learn how to make jeera aloo for fasting.

Ingredients for Jeera Aloo

Potato – 2 [boiled, peeled and cut into cubes]

Cumin Seeds [Jeera] – 1 tsp

Coriander seeds – 2 tsp

Red Chili Powder – ½ tsp

Cumin Seeds – 1 tsp [roasted and powdered]

Turmeric Powder – ¼ tsp

Dry Mango Powder – ¼ tsp

Oil – 1 tsp

Coriander Leaves – 1 tbsp [chopped]

Salt to taste

Method of Preparing Jeera Aloo

Heat oil in a pan and put coriander seeds, cumin seeds and allow for spluttering. Then add turmeric powder, red chili powder. And fry for 1 minute; add cubed potatoes, dry mango powder, roasted cumin seeds powder and salt. Mix well and cook on low flame for 5 minutes.

Transfer the jeera aloo into a servinhg dish and serve hot with chapattis.

How to make Vrat ke chawal [Samwat ke chawal]

 Vrat ke chawal, rice for fasting is a popular recipe for fasting . This particular rice mostly used for fasting.
Learn how to prepare vrat ke chawal in this Navaratri fasting time.

Ingredients for vrat ke chawal

Vrat ke chawal [samwat ke chawal] – 1 cup

Water – 2 cups

Potato – 1 [peeled and cubed]

Black pepper – 1 tsp

Cumin seeds -- 1 tsp

Rock salt to taste

Ghee – 1 tbsp
Coriander leaves -- 1 tbsp

Method of the Preparation of Vrat ke Chawal [Samwat ke Chawal]

Heat ghee in a pan and fry the cumin seeds for 2 minutes. Add the potato pieces and fry for 5 minutes.

Add the rice, pepper and rock salt and mix well.
 Add the water and cover the pan and cook on low flame for 15—20 minutes or till water evaporates
Vrat ke chawal is ready . Garnish with chopped coriander leaves and serve hot with Raita.

How to Make Navaratri Salad

Ingredients for Navaratri Salad

Peanuts – 1 cup [boiled]

Chest nuts – ½ cup [boiled, peeled and halved]

Cottage Cheese [paneer] – ½ cup [cubed]

Pineapple – ½ cup [peeled, cubed and boiled]

Cucumber – 1 [peeled and cubed]

Lemon Juice – 2 tsp

Rock salt to taste

Sugar – 1 tsp

Coriander Leaves – 1 tbsp [chopped]

How to Prepare Navaratri Salad

Mix the boiled peanuts, boiled pineapple, chestnuts, cottage cheese and cucumber. Add the lemon juice, rock salt and sugar and mix well. 

Transfer the salad in to a serving bowl and garnish with chopped coriander leaves. Serve immediately

Rice Modakam Recipe



Modakam

Ingredients for  Rice Modakam

Rice Flour -- 1 cup

Ghee – 1 tsp

Salt to taste

Water – 1 cup

Coconut – 2 cups [grated]

Jaggery -- 1 cup

Cardamom Powder – 1/2 tsp

Raisins – 1 tbsp

Method of Preparing Rice Modakam

Heat the jiggery in a thick bottomed pan by adding little water. Add grated coconut, stir continuously and cook till it becomes dry. Add fried raisins and cardamom powder and mix well. Keep aside.

Boil 1 cup of water and add ghee and salt. Add rice flour gradually in to the boiling water and stir quickly so as remove lumps. Remove from the fire and cover the paste and keep aside for 5 minutes. Make the rice paste to tight smooth dough.

Make small balls from the dough. Grease the palms of your hands well. Place a ball on your palm and flatten the ball to form a cup shape. Place 1 tsp of coconut mixture and give the shape of ladoo or another shape that is garlic pod shape

Dip the index finger into the oil and you can give 5-6 pinches on the outside edges of the modakams and bring them together on the top and give the shape of a peak.

Place the all modakams in a steamer and steam for 15 minutes and serve hot.

Navaratan Curry Recipe

Ingredients for Navaratan Curry Recipe

Cauliflower -- 50m gms [cut into florets]

French Beans – 50 gms [cut into small pieces and boiled]

Capsicum – 1 [sliced]

Potatoes – 2[peel, diced and cooked]

Tomatoes – 2 [pureed]

Green Peas – 30 gms [boiled]

Cottage Cheese – 50 gms [cut into cubes]

Carrots – 2 [par boiled and diced]

Pineapple pieces – 30 gms

Cherries – 10 gms

Chick pea flour – 1 tbsp

Yogurt – 1 cup

Turmeric Powder – 1/4 tsp

Red Chilli Powder – 1 tsp

Coriander Powder – 1 TSP

Ginger paste – 1 tsp

Oil – 2 tbsp

Salt into taste

Cashew nuts – 5 [fried and crushed]

Raisins – 5

Method of Preparing Navaratn Curry Recipe

Heat 1 tsp of oil in a pan and fry the capsicum slices and remove from the oil and keep aside. Pour 1 tbsp of oil into the pan and add the ginger paste and fry for 2 minutes. Add chick pea flour and fry lightly.

Add turmeric powder, coriander powder, red chilli powder and salt. Add tomato puree and cook for 2 minutes.

Add yogurt and 1 cup of water and stir. Bring to boil on low flame for 5 minutes. Stir continuously. Add cooked vegetables and pineapple pieces and cook for 2 minutes.

Mix gently and transfer into a serving bowl garnish with cashew nuts and raisins.

Serve hot.

Sweet Potato Desert Vrat Recipe

Sweet Potato drsert is a simple recipe. It is very popular and easy to prepare

Ingredients for Sweet Potato Desert

Sweet Potatoes – 2 [boil, peel and mashed]

Condensed milk – 2 cups

Honey -- 3 tbsp

Butter – 1 tbsp

Coconut – 1 cup [grated]

Method of Preparing sweet potato desert

Mix the mashed potatoes with honey, condensed milk. Melt the butter and sauté the grated coconut little browned.

Place the mixture in a greased oven dish and baked at 350°F for 1 hour.

Remove from the oven and sprinkle with browned coconut.

Kaddu Ka Raita [Pumpkin Raita] Fasting Recipe

 People who want to lose their weight in this fasting period should choose pumpkin Raita. Diabetic people  need to be careful  feast and fasting syndrome. Pumpkin Raita is good for diabetic people for  fasting  time. It is a simple and good recipe for fasting. Learn how to make Pumpkin Raita for this Navaratri.

Ingredients for Pumpkin Raita

Kaddu [Pumpkin] – 1 cup [peel and grated]
Curd -- 2 cups
Cumin Seeds – 1 tsp [roasted and powdered]
Sendha Namak [Rock Salt] to taste
Green Chilies – 2 [chopped]
Coriander leaves -- 1 tbsp [chopped]
Cumin seeds -- 1 tsp
Oil -- 1 tsp

Method of Preparing Kaddu ka  Raita

Boil the grated kaddu with little water and salt. Mix the all the ingredients along with the boiled pumpkin.
Heat oil in a pan and add cumin seeds and allow to splutter, then add to the Raita.
Garnish with chopped coriander leaves
Serve it chilled

Makhana [Lotus Seeds] Kheer Fasting Recipe

Makhana Kheer is a popular recipe for fasting. It is a Healthy recipe. Makhana Kheer is a good energizer at the fasting time. It is rich in vitamins also. Learn how to make Makhana Kheer in this easy way.

Ingredients for Makhana Kheer

Makhana [Lotus Seeds] – 1 cup
Milk – 1 liter
Sugar – 1/4   cup
Ghee – 1 tbsp
Cashew nuts  – 5 [fried]
Almonds – 5 [chopped]
Pistachio – 4 [chopped]
Cardamom Powder – 1/2 tsp

Method of Preparing Makhana Kheer

Heat ghee in a pan and fry the makhana till crisp. Take out and roughly crush.
Boil the milk on low flame for 5 minutes. Add crushed makhana and continue boiling, until the kheer becomes thick. Stir occasionally.
Add sugar and cook for another 10 minutes.
Remove from eths flame and decorate with chopped almonds, fried cashew nuts and chopped pistachio. Serve hot or chilled.

Rabdi Recipe [Navaratri Vrat Recipe]

Rabdi is a popular Indian recipe. It is famous dessert recipe. Learn howto prepare Rabdi In this Navaratri  fasting.

Ingredients for Rabdi

Milk – 5 cups
Sugar – 1/2 cup
Cashew nuts –5 [chopped]
Almonds – 4 [chopped]
Pistachio –4 [chopped]

Method of Preparing Rabdi

Boil the milk in thick bottomed vessel, on low flame, for 15 —20 minutes. Add sugar and continue boiling on low flame until the milk become thick. Stir continuously.
Remove from the fire and add chopped almonds, chopped cashew nuts and pistachio.
 Serve hot or cold.

Aloo Tikki Fasting Recipe

Aloo  Tikki is a popular recipe of northern India. Add  Sendha namak and pepper powder and prepare potato Tikki in this Navaratri fasting time.Learn how to prepare Aloo  Tikki in this easy way.

Ingredients for Potato Tikki

Potatoes – 2
Grnn peas -- 1/4 cup[cooked]
Chopped ginger -- 1 tbsp
Green chillies -- 1 [chopped]
Sendha namak to taste
Green Chilies – 2
Coriander leaves 1 tbsp [chopped]

Method of Preparing Potato Tikki

Boil, peel and mash the potatoes. Add salt and pepper  and knead until properly mixed.
Mash the cooked green peas and add chopped green chillies, salt,chopped coriander leaves  and chopped ginger.
Take small portion of potato and make a  ball.
 Flatten each ball at a round patty and place a small portion of a stuffing in the center and fold the edges together very finely, so that mixture does not come out.. Heat oil in a non stick pan, and shallow fry the potato tikkies, till golden brown.
Serve hot with green chutney.

Serve hot

Potato Fry Fasting Recipe

potato fry

Potato Fry is a easy recipe for fasting. It is a popular recipe. It is a good energizer recipe. Learn How to prepare Potato fry for fasting.

Ingredients for Potato Fry

Potatoes – 2
Sendha namak [rock Salt] to taste
Pepper Powder to taste
Oil for Frying

Method of Preparing Potato Fry

Peel and slice or cut into  length wise the potatoes. Heat oil in a pan and fry the potatoes until crisp.
Remove the fried potatoes  onto a kitchen towel. Sprinkle pepper powder and sendha namak [rock salt].
Potato fry is ready.Serve hot with tea.

Panchamrutham [Navaratri Vrat Recipe]

Punjamrutham Navaratri Vrat  Recipe is a popular vrat recipe.It is a traditional puja recipe of India.Try to learn preparing of Punjamrutham  in this Navaratri time.

Inredients for Panchamrutham

Fresh Curd -- 1tbsp
Milk -- 1 cup
Honey -- 1 tbsp
Sugar -- 2 tbsp
Water of Sacred River Ganga -- Few Drops [ optional ]
Banana -- 1 [Peel and cut into small pieces]
Few leaves of Tulsi

Method of Preparing Panchamrutham

Mix  curd,  honey, sugar, milk. Add chopped banana and Tulsi leaves
Pour few drops of Ganga jal .
Panchamrutham is ready.

Raw Banana curry Fasting Reccipe

Ingredients of Raw Banana Curry

Raw Banana – 2
Cumin Seeds – 1 tsp
Turmeric Powder – 1/2 tsp
Pepper Powder – 1/4 tsp
Green Chilies – 2 [chopped]
Sendha Namak [rock salt] to taste

Method of Preparing Raw Banana Curry

Peel off the bananas and cut into small pieces. Take abundant amount of wa5ter in a bowl and add 1/2 tsp of turmeric powder before they get discolored.

Heat oil in a pan and add cumin seeds, chopped green chilies, and fry for 2 minutes. Add turmeric powder, pepper powder, banana pieces and rock salt sendha namak. Mix well. Add little water and cover the pan and cook on low flame for 10—15 minutes.

Remove the cover and transfer into a serving dish and serve hot.

Fried Arabi Fasting Recipe

Fried Arabi is a healthy recipe for fasting. Learn how to make Fried Arabi in Navaratri festive season.

Ingredients for Fried Arabi

Arabi – 200gms
Ajwain [caraway seeds] – 1/4 tsp
Green Chilies – 2 [chopped]
Ginger Paste – 1/4 tsp
Sendha Namak [rock slat] to taste
Dry Mango Powder – 1/4 tsp
Pepper Powder – 1/4 tsp
Coriander Powder – 1/4 tsp
Red Chilli Powder – 1/4 tsp
Oil for frying

Method of Preparing Fried Arabi

Boil the Arabi and peel, and cut into two
Heat oil in a pan and put caraway seeds [ajwain] when it starts spluttering, add ginger paste and chopped green chilies and fry for 2 minutes. Add arabi pieces, dry mango powder and stir on low flame.

Add pepper powder, red chilli powder, rock salt and coriander powder. Mix well and serve hot

Sweet Potato [Shakarkandi] Chat Fasting Recipe

Sweet Potato Chat  is very simple and tasty. Just try how to make easy and delicious chat.

Ingredients for Sweet Potato [shakarkandi]  Chat

Sweet Potato –2
Sendha Namak [Rock Salt] to taste
Pepper Powder to taste
Lemon Juice -- 1 tsp
Coriander Leaves -- 1 tsp[chopped]

Method of Preparing Sweet Potato Chat

Steam the sweet potatoes in a steamer.
Peel and cut into cubes. Add sendha namak and pepper powder,  to taste and  lemon juice.  Mix well and garnish with chopped coriander leaves and serve

Kuttu Atta Paratha Recipe

Ingredients for Kuttu Atta Paratha

Kuttu Atta – 1 cup

Potato –1 [boil, peel and mashed]

Dry flour for dusting

Sendha Namak to taste

Ghee – 1 tbsp

Method of Preparing Kuttu Atta Paratha

Mix kuttu atta with mashed potato and sentha namak [rock salt].

Add enough water and make smooth dough. Knead well.

Cover the dough and keep aside for 20 minutes. Divide the dough into 4 parts and shape them into round balls using dry flour.

Rollout these balls into chapattis. Heat the griddle [tava], and put the chappati on the griddle and cook for 2 minutes or until under side is cooked. Flip the parathas and apply the ghee. Again flip and cook both sides.

Remove the parathas and serve hot.

Kuttu Atta with Potato Poori

Ingredients for Kuttu Atta Potato Poori

Kuttu Atta –1 cup

Potato –1 [peels, boiled and mashed]

Pepper powder – 1/4 tsp

Sendha Namak [Rock Salt] to taste

Oil for Frying

Method of Preparing Kuttu potato Poori

Mix the kuttu atta with mashed potato, pepper powder and sendha namak [rock salt]. Add enough water and make it tight dough.

Rollout pooris from the kuttu atta dough. Heat oil in a pan and deep fry the kuttu pooris and serve hot.

How to Make Sabudana [Sago] Pulav

Sabudhana pulav is a popular recipe for fasting. It is  great for  a quick boost of energy. A Maharashtrian faourite and it is very tasty. It is also known as tapioca pearls. Learn how to prepare Sabudhana Pulav in this Navaratri time.

Ingredients for sabudana Pulav

Sabudana [Sago]  – 1 cup [soak in water for 3 hours]

Potato – 1 [peel and cut into small pieces]

Sendha Namak to Taste

Pepper powder to taste

Oil – 1 tbsp

Method of Preparing Sabudana Pulav

Cook sabudana in pressure cooker. Heat oil in a pan and fry the aloo cubes and cover the pan wirh a lid and cook till the potato render.

Add the boiled sabudana, sendha namak, and pepper powder and mix well. Cook again for10 minutes on low flame. Mix gently and remove from the flame and serve hot.

Makhana [Lotus Seeds] Fry

Ingredients for Makhana Fry

Makhana – 1 cup

Pepper Powder – 1/4 cup

Oil – 2 tsp

Sentha Namak [Rock Salt] to taste

Method of Makhana Fry

Heat oil in a pan fry makhana till it becomes fluffy. Remove from the flame and add sentha Namak and pepper power and serve hot

Sabudana [Sago] Kichdi Recipe

Sabudana [Sago] Kichadi is a popular recipe.It is mostly used in puddings . Sago is full of starch or carbohydrates and is great for a quick boost of energy. So it is good for fasting times.Sago gruel is also great when you are sick because it gives you quick energy.

Ingredients of  Sabudanana Kichdi

Sabudana  [Sago] --1 cup [ wash and soak in water for 2 hours]
Potato --1[peel and cut into cubes]
Green chillies --2 [chopped]
Caraway Seeds -- 1 tsp
Sentha Namak [ Rock Salt] to taste
Pepper Powder --1/2 tsp
Asafoetida --1 pinch
Coconut -- 1 tbsp [grated]
Oil -- 1 tbsp
Coriander leaves -- 2 tsp [chopped]

Method of Preparing Sabudana [Sago]  Kichdi

Heat oil in a pan, add caraway seeds [ajwain], chopped green chillies,  Asafoetida and fry for two  minutes. Add potato cubes and fry for another two  minutes.
 Drain and add soaked sabudana, sentha namak and enough water to boil.
Cook on low flame until the sabudanana become transperent.
Remove from the flame and sprinkle pepper powder and grated coconut
Garnish with coriander leaves and serve hot.