What is Navratri & How is Navratri Celebrated ?
Navratri is a celebration of nine days during which Goddess Durga is worshiped and most people do fasts. Here are some easy & famous vrat recipes that you can prepare and relish on Festivals such as Navratri .
It is that time of the year again when idols of goddess Durga are decorated with kumkum, bangles, flowers, and jeweled attires. Morning prayers are offered accompanied by synchronised bells. The aroma of pure butter or desi ghee delicacies fill up the space. Navratri, one of the biggest Hindu festivals is celebrated twice a year with great fervour across the country. Devotees worship the different avatars of Goddess Durga for nine days. Goddess Durga is believed to have nine different incarnations and each female deity signifies a distinct power. The word ‘Navratri’ refers to the nine auspicious nights during which Goddess Durga is worshiped and most people have fasts. It is celebrated twice a year, at the beginning of spring and during the onset of autumn.
During Navratris most people give up non-vegetarian food while many others also eliminate onion and garlic from their meals. Delicacies such as Sabudana khichdi, fruit chaat, kheer and kuttu ki poori are some of the most popular dishes cooked during the Navratri season.
Usually a large part of north, west and central India observes a fast on all nine days. Some people may choose to fast only on the first and the last day of the festive period. Fasting is a way to pay your gratitude to the Goddess. Traditionally, the consumption of alcohol and non-vegetarian food is considered inauspicious and unholy but there is also sound science behind it. During these fasts people avoid eating meat, grains, alcohol, onion, garlic etc. From an Ayurvedic perspective, these foods attract and absorb negative energies and should be avoided during a seasonal change as our bodies tend to have low immunity around that time.Navratri festivities give you a chance to get back to the roots and deviate from the day-to-day affair. Ingredients like kuttu atta, singhara atta, fresh vegetables, milk, yogurt and makhanas are preferred as they are light on the stomach and can be digested easily. Instead of regular salt, rock salt or sendha namak is used as it is pure and unprocessed. Those who do not wish to fast may follow a vegetarian satvik diet where ingredients like garlic and onions that produce heat in the body are avoided to allow your body to detox.
Embrace the joy of the festival with the best of our fasting recipes. From old favourites to newer ones, indulge in a lot more than just the usual fare.
Here Are some of the Best Navratri Vrat Recipes That You Can Try:
1. Sabudana Khichdi :
Sabudana is full of starch or carbohydrates which gives you the much needed energy boost while fasting. A light dish made with sabudana, peanuts and mild spices. You could also opt for sabudana kheer or sabudana vada, which also make great Navratri snacks.
How to make Sabudana khichdi – Navratri Vrat Recipes: Sabudana Khichdi is one of the most loved vrat recipes.
2. Kuttu Ka Dosa:
If you are a dosa fan, this Navratri, move over the usual kuttu puris and russle up something different. A crisp dosa recipe made of kuttu ka atta (buckwheat flour) with a potato filling. Don’t forget to serve it with mint and coconut chutney.
How to make kuttu dosa – Navratri Vrat Recipes: This Navratri, rustle up something different like Kuttu ka dosa.
3. Singhare ke Atte ka Samosa:
Feast while fasting! Your favorite tea time snack made with fasting ingredients like water chestnut flour, sendha namak and a filling of spiced chironji. You could serve this samosa with coriander chutney.
How to make singhare ke aate ka samosa – Navratri Vrat Recipes: Vrat-friendly samosa made with water chestnut flour.
4. Aloo ki Kadhi :
How to make Aloo kadhi – Navratri Vrat Recipes: Try this lovely Aloo ki Kadhi made with the ever-so-versatile potatoes .
5. Low Fat Makhana Kheer :
6. Banana Walnut Lassi :
7. Arbi Kofta with Mint Yoghurt Dip :
How to make Arbi kofta with mint yoghurt dip – Navratri Vrat Recipes: Delicious kofta made with Arbi is an amazing snack for fasting days.
8. Vratwale Chawal Ka Dhokla :
9. Vratwale Paneer Rolls :
10.Kebab-e-Kela:
How to make kebab e kela – Navratri Vrat Recipes: Spiced banana kebabs for special cravings.
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