Here are some vrat / upavas recipes. In Vrat ka khana there is no use of garlic and onion. Vrat food is easy on the digestive system too. This is a small collection of Indian fasting recipes.
Vrat / Upavas means fasting in Sanskrit. In Hindus fasting is done to please Gods and Goddesses. On vrat day people avoid cereals, nonveg and sometimes salt also. Special type of food is prepared and lot of hygiene and cleanliness is maintained in the preparation of the food. There is no use of onion and garlic. Here are some vrat food recipes or vrat ka khana for your convenience.
KADDU KA RAITA RECIPE
Here's a delicious curd recipe with kaddu (pumpkin).
Learn how to make kashiphal ka raita.
Ingredients:
- 1/2 cup pumpkin (kashiphal)
- 2 cup curd (dahi)
- 1/4 tsp salt (namak)
- 1/4 tsp rock salt (kala namak)
- 1/2 tsp mustard (raai) powder
- 1/2 tsp cumin powder (jeera)
How to make kaddu ka raita:
· Grate kashiphal (kaddu) and boil in 1/4 cup water at low flame.
· When water dries remove it from the gas and let it cool.
· Beat curd and mix all the ingredients along with kaddu (pumpkin).
· Serve it chilled.
SINGHADE KA HALWA
Ingredients:
- 500 gm hare singhade (fresh water caltrop)
- 125 gm sugar
- 100 gm thickened milk (mawa)
- 1 tbsp clarified butter (ghee)
- 1 cup milk (doodh)
- 1/4 tsp cardamom powder (elaichi)
- 5-6 cashew nut (kaju)
- 5-6 almond (badam)
- few drops of yellow colour (peela rang)
How to make singhade ka halwa:
· Peel singhade and grate them.
· Fry singhade in a pan with ghee.
· Grate thickened milk and add to the above until it becomes light brown.
· Boil milk, sugar and 1 cup milk in a container.
· Add thickened milk and stir continuously until it thickens.
· Then add 2-3 drops of colour and remove it from the flame.
· Garnish with cardamom powder and finely chopped almond and cashew nuts and serve hot.
