Navratri Recipes

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During Navratri, many people observe fast and eat only certain kinds of food – phalahaar or non-cereal food. Essentially, this means no lentils or grains. Also salt is restricted to sendha namak or rock salt. As for spices and vegetables, different people follow different set of rules. Broadly speaking, heeng, cardamom, haldi and amchoor (dried mango powder) are avoided.

Again, some people stick to just a few root vegetables like kaddu, aloo and arbi, though a few also eat greens. Milk products are freely consumed – so plenty of curd and paneer is used in these recipes. All kinds of fruits are part of the diet.

Here are a range of Navratri recipes, including regional cuisines like Gujarati Kadhi, Dhokla, Chaat Paapri and Makhane ki Kheer and Singhare ki Barfi and many many more:

Singhare ka Halwa

Shakarkandi Chaat

Kele ki Sabzi

Sabut Aloo

Khire ke Pakode

Vrat Ki Kadhi

Makhaane ki Kheer

Aloo ki Khichree

Saboodaane ki Khichree

Cashew Kheer