By Nikita Toppo
September 7, 2023
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Janmashtami is an auspicious Hindu festival which marks the birth of Lord Krishna. Here are the top fifteen dishes to celebrate the festival.
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Made with beaten rice, cucumbers, green chillies, and coconut, this Maharashtrian is very similar to curd rice.
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This is an extremely delicious and nutritious dessert which is flavoured with cardamom, saffron and cashews.
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Prepared with hung curd, yoghurt, saffron and cardamom, this rich and creamy delight gives a cooling and refreshing sensation with every spoonful you eat.
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This prasad is specially made with milk, curd, ghee, honey, and sugar and is an important part of many pujas and festivals.
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Made by mixing white butter with some coarsely ground mishri , this prasad is very easy to prepare and can be ready within five minutes.
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Made with semolina, sugar, ghee, and ground cardamom, it is a popular delight of Janmashtami.
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It is made with tapioca pearls, whole spices, peanuts, and potatoes. You can also garnish this healthy and savoury dish with curry leaves.
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It provides an instant energy boost and goes well with all kinds of Sattvik curries, like vrat wale aloo.
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Rajgira paratha has a sweet and nutty taste and goes well with dahi aloo, aloo jeera, suran ki sabji, and sweet potato sabji.
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Made with very few ingredients like bottle gourd, milk, sugar, and ghee, this kheer can be garnished with your favourite dry fruits and nuts.
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Panjiri is a very nutritious dish that is filled with the goodness of ghee and nuts.
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Made with buckwheat, potato, raw peanuts, ghee, cumin seeds, green chillies, and coriander leaves, this dish provides energy during fasting days.
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Vrat wale aloo is another popular food for fasting days. This quick and easy dish goes well with all kinds of pooris and parathas.
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Badam ka halwa is a rich and creamy dessert that is very popular in the southern part of India.
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To prepare this vrat-friendly version of rabri, you need grated sweet potato, full-fat milk, sugar, saffron, and cardamom.
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