Navratri food doesn’t have to fried and oily! Here is a healthy,low fat tikki recipe which is a made in a few drops of oil. These pan fried tikkis/cutlets made of Sama ke chawal/Barnyard millets are so filling as they … Continued
Water Chestnut pakoras/fritters are such a treat during fasting! Potatoes, Green chilies and pieces of paneer dipped in batter and fried to a crisp goes so well with a cup of tea and makes a perfect breakfast or tea time … Continued
The tips included in this post will help you make the crunchiest,no fail sabudana vadas without any vadas breaking in oil or soaking too much oil. Sabudana vadas are a favorite during fasts and a popular dish from Gujarat,Rajasthan and … Continued
With only 3 ingredients, a blender and 2 minutes, this dessert is a regular at parties at my house. The taste,texture and presentation of this 2 minute kulfi is like the original kulfi made back home in India where the … Continued
Jai Mata Di, Halwa, Poori and Kala Chana is the typical parshad made on Ashtami/Navami day after praying to goddess Durga for 7/8 days. Navratri is the story of the fight between Durga and the demons and the eventual victory of … Continued
The word Rajgira literally means ‘Royal Grain’ The English word for Rajgira is Amaranth, whose origins are from the Sanskrit word ‘Amar’ which means immortal! Though Rajgira is an ancient grain, it has become very popular lately, ever since … Continued
Paneer made without onion and garlic is an easy and tasty addition to our Navratri/Vrat recipes. Usually we always think of Potatoes, Sabudana,Kuttu flour(buckwheat) and Singhare ka atta(chestnut flour) when we think of fasting, but they are all so high … Continued
Food eaten during Navratris usually involves fried puris,parathas and pakoras. And while I love all of them, the sensible side of me wants to eat healthy and tasty. This was an experiment I tried and it was a smashing success! … Continued
A healthy pulao using Sama/Moraiya which is a great alternative to traditional Rice. Using minimum spices and Cashews for the protein, its provides a complete meal when paired with Greek yogurt or Vrat ki kadhi. I do make this occasionally … Continued
Jai Mata Di,navratri is a time of cleansing both the mind and body by eating satvic food that is basic, pure and minimalistic with very few ingredients. During Navratri we are always looking for recipes that follow the norms of … Continued