By Aishwarya Sahasrabudhe
August 1, 2023
Sawan Pournima is a time when many choose to observe a day-long fast to practice abstinence from certain foods. Here are some vrat-friendly dinner ideas to keep up the Sawan vrat throughout the day.
Have this groundnut amti with varai or sama rice for a full meal to end a day of fasting. Pair it with potato papad and lime pickle for some crisp and zing.
A big, round thalipeeth made from bhajani flour, without onions, is a delicious, crispy alternative for vrat-friendly dinners. Pair it with curd and freshly churned butter.
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To be enjoyed with singhada paratha or thalipeeth, this soft, steamed vegetable recipe is a tasty choice for a vrat appropriate dinner.
Made from the nutritious complex carbohydrate, sweet potato kees is an ingenious one-dish meal that quickly fills you up, inducing satiety and preventing overeating.
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Curd, aloo and singhada come together to make this kadhi seasoned with chillies, cumin and curry leaves. It is best paired with singhada paratha, sama rice or thalipeeth.
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Made from buckwheat flour, this crispy, crunchy poori can be enjoyed for vrat dinners with lime pickle, some pumpkin curry or aloo ki vrat-vali subzi.
A preferred dinner option by the elderly, rajgira or amaranth kheer seasoned with eelaichi and jaggery is a dinner alternative that is light but full of energy, ideal for the Sawan fasting period.
Made from varai or sama rice, this soft, easy to digest pez is a clever dinner idea for cool, monsoon evenings. Season it with cumin, crushed groundnuts and green chillies for a bit of flavour.