How to celebrate Govardhan puja and make Govardhan puja Prasad thali. A no onion-garlic Thali consisting of nearly 56 ingredients. Fifty-six- “Chappan Bhog” is synonymous with Lord Krishna. It symbolizes prosperity and a rich feast offered to the Lord to pray and get his blessings. All about Govardhan Puja | Annakut, and why do we…
No onion no garlic
Arbi Kadi | Vrat ki Kadi | Colocasia Dumpings in Yoghurt sauce |Ekadashi fasting recipe
Arbi Kadi | Vrat ki Kadi | Colocasia Dumpings in Yoghurt sauce |Ekadashi fasting recipe. Arbi or colocasia dumplings dipped in a yoghurt gravy sauce tempered with sizzling mustard seeds and curry leaves. Amaranth Flour or popularly known as Rajgira Atta is mixed with yoghurt. This is a Gluten-free, No Onion, No Garlic recipe. The…
Navratri/Fasting Mezze Platter
Navratri Celebrations have begun. For all you who do not know what Navratri festival is all about,it is a festival dedicated to the worship of Hindu deity Durga. Navratri literally means ‘nine nights’ and each day is devoted to nine different Devi’s. Navratri falls twice in a year once in march during spring and again during Oct-Nov ,during Fall. We celebrate this festival with a lot of zeal all over India,but most people observe fasting in north of India. Navratri Fasting demands a no grain,no onion and no garlic meals.People usually eat and prepare their meals with either buckwheat flour,…
Kuttu Ki Kachori /Buckwheat Pastry
Vrat Ki kachori or Kuttu ki kachori/Buckwheat Pastry is a cottage cheese stuffed pastry which is shallow fried on medium heat .These are not made from wheat flour,but from Buckwheat flour.In India during the fasting periods especially Navratri which falls around march and October only fruits or ingredients made our of fruit are used to prepare food.We normally avoid eating any grains at all. Food is eaten only once in a day and only rock salt is consumed during fasting.So all the recipes are prepared using rock salt or sendha namak as called in India. This year am trying this…
Khatta -Meetha Kaddu/ Sweet & Sour Pumpkin
Navratras are approaching and so the preparations are in full swing to celebrate the Festivities and relish the food to their best. Come October and the festivities begin.I just love this month.Its full of excitement,action,celebrations,happiness,birthdays and best of all feasting!!. Food preps go hand in hand with all other paraphernalia. And Food preparations are my favorite part. I learnt this recipe from my mother-in-law. I love this dish and hope you all too.Do try this khatta meetha kaddu. During,Fasting days we make it only with jeera and tomatoes. It gets its “khatta/sour” flavor from the tomatoes and meetha from sugar….
Sabudana Kheer / Tapioca Pudding
Sabudana Kheer or Tapioca / Sago Pudding is synonymous with Fasting here in India. Its a popular ingredient for food during fasting period,as it gives a cooling effect to the body and also helps remove excess bile. As believed by many, our food culture originated from Ayurveda. If you must have noticed,our Fasting Period appears during the two change of seasons. According to Ayurveda, during the change of seasons,our digestion becomes slow and we must intake food which is soft and easy to digest. Wheat and other grains could be hard for the digestive system and if consumed could make…
