FASTING VRAT RECIPES | UPVAS RECIPES

In this post you will find vrat recipes or fasting recipes, upvas (upwas) recipes, prasad (prasadam) recipes that are prepared during Indian festivals like 9 days of Navratri, Janmashtami, Ganesh Chaturthi, Karwa Chauth, Varalakshmi vratam (varamahalakshmi pooja), Shravan  (Sawan) month, Shivratri, Diwali, Sankashti chaturthi, Ekadashi, Panchami, Gauri Vrat etc.

There differences in how each of these festivals is celebrated all over India. For example - in parts of South India that I am familiar with, no fasting is kept during Navratri, instead, deities are worshiped, sweets are offered as naivedyam to goddess Lakshmi and then served in form of prasad (prasadam) to all devotees. Whereas, in some parts of North and Western India, fasting (upvas or vrat) is kept on these 9 days of Navratri.

Even the fasting rules vary from one region to another and the same fasting rules will be applied even for Ekadashi, Shravan, Shivratri, Ashtami, or any religious fasting you do on a weekly basis.

What can be eaten during fast, upvas or vrat?

For example, after I started blogging, I got to know from my fellow bloggers that sabudana is one of the main dish you can eat during vrat but in my hometown, sabudana is not typically consumed on fasting days. Of course, these traditions are changing thanks to food bloggers and social media, and rightly so.

Another example that I would love to share is people prefer sendha namak (rock salt) for fasting in few regions but in my hometown we are allowed to use regular salt for any fasting, vrat or upvas.

And also make sure you check with your family elders and follow the traditions and fasting rules as some region do not prefer onion garlic recipes and all the recipes below are no onion no garlic while other do not eat the regular salt, rice or wheat flour on fasting or festival days.

But in general fasting recipes are quick and easy to make. Most of the spices and grains are not used, with no meat, no marination, no onion, and no garlic.

What are the fasting or vrat rules followed in your region? Do comment below. Based on dishes you can eat click on image or link to get the full recipe.

To know more about 9 days of Navratri vrat and fasting and importance of each day visit my blog on Navratri recipes.

I have shared both sweet and savory recipes. For savory recipes, scroll down below!!!!!!!!!

Sweet recipes for vrat, fasting, upvas and prasad (prasadam)

Milk Barfi / Milk Powder Burfi	Kaju Katli / Kaju Barfi
Carrot Halwa / Gajar Ka Halwa	Banana Rasayana (Pudding)
Urad Dal laddu(Ladoo)	Almond or Badam Ladoo (Laddu)
2 Ingredient Coconut Barfi	Laddu with Jaggery
Gasagase payasa (poppy seeds kheer)	Mango Vermicelli Kheer
Banana Halwa (No flour)	Apple Halwa
Best Sabudana Kheer	Chana Dal Sabudana kheer with jaggery
Coconut Barfi	Temple style kheer with jaggery
Carrot Burfi	Carrot Barfi Ice Cream
Mango Chia Pudding	Mango Thickshake
Badam Pista Burfi / Almond Pistachios Fudge	3 Ingredient Coconut Bites
Malpua / Malpura / Malpuri	Peanut Sesame Chikki / Groundnut Til Chikki
Rasgulla	Rasmalai
Kalakand / Milk Cake	Kalakand / Milk Cake
Stuffed Sweet Flatbread (Puran Poli / Ubbati)	Apple Sheera / Pudding
Gulab Jamun	Panchakajjaya (Sweet Poha)
Dry Fruit Cookies	Chilled Banana Pudding
Kayi Holige / Coconut Poli	Pineapple Sheera or Pudding (Rava kesari)
Red Rice Vermicelli Kheer (use any vermicelli)	Madgane / Chana Dal Kheer / Payasam
Peach Mango Halwa	Basundi / Sweetened Milk

Snacks, Breakfast, Main course (Lunch and Dinner) recipes for vrat, fasting, upvas and prasad (prasadam)

Sabudana Khichdi	Tender Cashewnut Stir Fry
Vrat wale paneer curry	Dalia Moong Dal khichdi
Samo Rice Chakli	Vrat Wale Palak Paneer
Pepper Dal	Dahi Bhindi
Samo Rice Upma	Pesaratuu Dosa
Samak Chawal Pulao (Varai)	Dahi Poha - 2 ways
Roasted Makhana	Tarri Batata Poha
Sabudana Idli	Banana Pakora
Ugadi Pachadi	Jamun Raita
Sabudana Vada	Sabudana Fries / Instant Sabudana Vada
Sweet Potato Fritters (shakarkandi pakoras)	Fried Sweet Plantains (banana pakoras)
Cucumber Semolina (sooji) Dosa	Instant Banana Dosa
Batani Usli (Sandal)	Sweet and Spicy Poha
Gajbaje (mixed vegetable curry)	vegetables in coconut milk (valval)
Tropical fruit salad (avnas ambe sasam)	coriander almond chutney
Potato stir fry (batate upkari)	Poha Chivda
Batata Vada (bonda)	Banana Chips
sweet potato fries (shakarkandi fries)	pan fried sweet plantains
Hing chutney	Pumpkin in Coconut Gravy (Dudhi sabzi)
Spicy Tomato Curry	Aloo Rasedar
Spicy Potato Gobhi Curry (batate vagu)	Pumpkin gut dip
Tukdi / Shankarpali / Nampakpara	Chane Usli / Chickpea Usli / Sandal
Spicy Butter Biscuits	Sabudana Dosa / Thalipeeth
Soybean bread	Oats chapati

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FASTING VRAT RECIPES | UPVAS RECIPES | FARALI FALAHARI RECIPES | PRASAD (PRASADAM)

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60 + vrat or fasting recipes, upvas (upwas) recipes, prasad (prasadam recipes) that are made during Indian festivals like 9 days of Navratri, Janmashtami, Ganesh Chaturthi, Karwa chauth, Varalakshmi vratam (varamahalakshmi pooja), Shravan month, shivratri, Ekadashi, Ram Navami.

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Course Breakfast, Dessert, Dinner, Lunch, Snack, sweets

Cuisine Andhra Pradesh, bengal, gujarati, Indian, Karnataka, Maharashtra, north indian, Odisha, punjabi, South Indian, Tamil Nadu, uttar pradesh

Ingredients

  

• ▢ Sabudana Vada or Fries
• ▢ Barfi
• ▢ Ladoo
• ▢ Halwa
• ▢ Pudding (Kheer)
• ▢ Khichdi
• ▢ Pakora
• ▢ Vrat ke aloo

Instructions

 

• Plan your fasting or upvas or vrat menu
• Arrange all the ingredients needed for each recipe
• Prepare delicious recipe and enjoy.

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