Navratri Special Recipes
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Navratri Special Recipes :
Navratri is a Hindu festival celebrated with great enthusiasm and devotion for nine nights, during which devotees often observe fasting and follow a specific diet. While the exact rules and food restrictions can vary by region and personal preference, here are some common recipes that are typically enjoyed during Navratri:
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Sabudana Khichdi:
- Ingredients:
- Sabudana (tapioca pearls)
- Peanuts
- Potatoes
- Green chilies
- Cumin seeds
- Ghee (clarified butter)
- Rock salt
- Method:
- Soak the sabudana in water for a few hours, then drain and use.
- In a pan, heat ghee, add cumin seeds, peanuts, and green chilies.
- Add boiled and diced potatoes and the soaked sabudana.
- Season with rock salt and stir-fry until cooked.
- Ingredients:
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Kuttu Ka Dosa:
- Ingredients:
- Buckwheat flour (kuttu ka atta)
- Water
- Rock salt
- Grated potatoes (optional)
- Method:
- Mix buckwheat flour and water to make a thin batter.
- Add rock salt and grated potatoes if desired.
- Heat a non-stick pan and pour a ladle of batter to make thin dosas. Cook on both sides.
- Ingredients:
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Singhare Ke Atte Ka Samosa:
- Ingredients:
- Water chestnut flour (singhare ka atta)
- Boiled and mashed potatoes
- Green chilies
- Rock salt
- Ghee or oil for frying
- Method:
- Mix water chestnut flour, mashed potatoes, chopped green chilies, and rock salt to make a dough.
- Roll out small circles of dough and stuff with potato mixture.
- Fold into a triangular shape and deep fry in ghee or oil.
- Ingredients:
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Fruit Chaat:
- Ingredients:
- Assorted fruits (like apples, bananas, oranges)
- Sendha namak (rock salt)
- Black pepper
- Lemon juice
- Method:
- Chop the fruits into bite-sized pieces.
- Sprinkle with rock salt, black pepper, and a dash of lemon juice. Toss and serve.
- Ingredients:
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Makhana (Fox Nuts) Snack:
- Ingredients:
- Makhana (fox nuts)
- Ghee
- Roasted cumin powder
- Rock salt
- Method:
- Heat ghee in a pan and roast makhana until they become crispy.
- Season with roasted cumin powder and rock salt.
- Ingredients:
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Makhana Kheer (Dessert):
- Ingredients:
- Makhana
- Milk
- Sugar or sugar substitute
- Cardamom powder
- Saffron strands (optional)
- Method:
- Dry roast the Makhana until they turn crispy.
- Crush them coarsely.
- Heat milk and add the roasted Makhana.
- Cook until the Makhana becomes soft and the milk thickens.
- Add sugar (or sugar substitute), cardamom powder, and saffron strands.
- Stir well and serve warm or chilled.
7. Makhana Raita:
- Ingredients:
- Makhana
- Yogurt
- Roasted cumin powder
- Sendha namak (rock salt)
- Mint leaves
- Method:
- Roast the Makhana until they become crispy.
- Crush or break them into smaller pieces.
- Mix them into yogurt and add roasted cumin powder, sendha namak, and chopped mint leaves.
- Serve as a cooling and refreshing side dish.
- Ingredients:
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