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The festival of Shardiya Navratri is a commemoration of the victory of good over evil, as the Hindus community across India believes that it was on this day that Durga defeated the demon king Mahishasura by combining the powers of Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva. It is also believed that during Navratri, Maa Durga travels from Devlok to Earth and takes away all the troubles of her devotees.
All through these nine days, devotees worship nine avatars of Durga, namely Shailaputri, Brahmacharini, Chandraghanta, Kushmanda, Skanda Mata, Katyayani, Kalaratri, Mahagauri and Siddhidatri. Also, a fast is kept either on all the nine days or in joda, the first two or the last two days of the Navratri, to please and seek blessings of Durga.
According to the Hindu calendar, this year Shardiya Navratri falls on Thursday, October 7 and the festival will end on October 15, 2021. Given that the festival of Shardiya Navratri is just round the corner, here are some easy recipes of Sabudana wada, Sabudana pakode, Sabudana kheer and more if you are fasting in the coming days.
1. Sabudana wada
Ingredients:
4 boiled mashed potatoes
250 gms sabudana (soaked overnight)
2 tb spoon of green chilly and ginger paste
1 lemon
1 tb spoon sugar
A spoon of corriander powder
1 cup of coarsely ground roasted peanut powder
Some corriander
Salt to taste
Method:
In a large vessel, add 4 boiled mashed potatoes, 250 gms sabudana (soaked overnight), 2 tb spoon of green chilly and ginger paste, squeeze a full lemon, 1 tb spoon sugar, just a spoon of corriander powder, 1 cup of coarsely ground roasted peanut powder, some corriander and salt. Mix well and roll into small balls and slightly flatten by just pressing a little with you hands.
Add oil to you hands before rolling. Deep fry and eat. You can also shallow fry like a patty. You can make about 20 to 22 wadas with this quantity. Eat with corriander chutney/sweet dahi/dahi chutney/ketchup. It will take you about 45 to 60 minutes to prepare.
2. Sabudana Kheer
