Krishna Janmashtami Recipes: This post includes traditional prasadam and naivedyam recipes, Lord Krishna's favorite sweets. This year, Gokulashtami (Krishna Janmashtami) is celebrated on Monday, August 26th, 2024.
Janmashtami festival
Krishna Janmashtami, also known as Gokulashtami, Krishna Ashtami, or Krishna Jayanthi, is an Indian festival celebrating Lord Krishna's birthday, the eighth avatar of Vishnu. Every year, this day is celebrated on the eighth day, called the Ashtami of the Krishna paksha in Sharavan month.
Gokulashtami is celebrated in different forms around the world, depending on regional and cultural customs. In the simplest way, Hindus celebrate Janmashtami by fasting, praying together with Tulsi Archana, preparing sweets, and offering in the form of naivedyam and prasadam. This celebration is followed by dahi handi (mosaru kudike) the next day in Maharastra, Udupi, etc.
What is chappan bhog?
Chappan Bhog is a special prasad in thali that consists of 56 items which is offered to Lord Krishna for Gokulashtami (Janmashtami).
What is Krishna's favorite food?
Makhan Mishri (butter and sugar) and anything made from milk and milk products are considered Lord Krishna's favorite foods. You can also offer makhan (butter) and homemade ghee.
Prasad and Naivedyam
Panchamrit, also known as charanamrit, is a holy prasad made from five ingredients: milk, curd, ghee, honey, sugar, and holy basil (tulsi). On Lord Krishna's birthday, sweet poha (aval) and sweet and savory dahi poha (gopalkala) are offered. Fruits can also be offered.
Panchamrit (Charanamrit)
Panchamrut (Panchamrit) is the holy and sacred recipe, a mixture of 5 ingredients: milk, curd, ghee, honey, and sugar, used traditionally in Hindu worship for puja and abhisheka, which is distributed to devotees as prasad.
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Panchakajjaya - Poha Prasad
Panchakajjaya or Panchkadayi is a very popular prasad or naivedyam recipe from Mangalore, Udupi region of Karnataka, prepared during festivals like Ganesh Chaturthi, Varamahalakshmi, Janmashtami, Navratri, Diwali, etc.
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Dahi Poha (Gopalkala)
Dahi Poha (Curd Poha or Flavored Yogurt) is a quick and easy-to-make, cooling, and refreshing recipe prepared in 2 ways (sweet & spicy version) in less than 20 minutes. No cooking is required, only tempering.
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Panjiri Prasad
Panjiri is a healthy, nutritious Indian sweet recipe that is crumbly and coarse in texture and prepared using whole wheat flour (atta), desi ghee (clarified butter), jaggery (brown sugar), and lots of dry fruits and seeds. Panjeeri is prepared and offered as prasad in many parts of India during Krishan Janmashtami, Bhagavata Purana Katha, and Satyanarayan Pooja.
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Sheera halwa, Puri, Chana - Ashtami Prasad
Sheera or Halwa, Puri and Spiced Chana is a classic prasad recipe served at temples during festivals like janmashtami, navratri, ganesh chaturthi.
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Sweet Recipes
Panjiri Prasad is one of the most popular Krishna Janmashtami recipes, along with ladoo, burfi, halwa, and kheer, which are made with milk, ghee, or poha. Some of the popular ones include milk barfi, kalakand sweet, basundi, shrikand, poha ladoo, pal payasam, doodh pak or kheer, mohanthal, balushahi, mathura ke peda, etc.
Doodh Pak (Rice Kheer)
Rice Kheer is a delightful and luxurious, traditional old-fashioned Indian rice pudding prepared using rice, milk, nuts, and aromatic spices. This is dessert meant for the royals!
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Kalakand (Milk Cake)
Kalakand is a soft and creamy, popular Indian sweet made with milk and flavored with saffron or cardamom. Kalakand sweet is prepared during Indian festivals like Diwali, Holi, Navratri, Raksha Bandhan.
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Plain white classic milk barfi
Milk Barfi or Milk Powder Burfi is a popular, easy to make melt in mouth Indian dessert recipe prepared using five basic ingredients from your kitchen in less than 30 minutes—a perfect Indian sweet recipe to make for Diwali, Raksha Bandhan, Holi, or any special occasion.
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Basundi - Thick milk based dessert
Basundi is a traditional Indian dessert that is rich, sweet, and creamy, made with thickened milk. This milk-based dessert is served during special occasions, festivals, and celebrations.
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Danedar mohanthal
Mohanthal Sweet is a traditional and popular sweet recipe from Gujarat, India, that has a rich and melt-in-mouth texture prepared mainly using besan flour (chickpeas), ghee, sugar, and garnished with nuts of your choice.
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Balushahi
This balushahi recipe gives you the perfect halwai-style badusha sweet that is crispy on the outside with melt in the mouth and a soft and flaky interior—one of the best Indian pastry-style dessert recipes for any special occasions like birthdays, anniversaries, or festivals like Diwali, Navratri, Karwa Chauth, Christmas, or even Thanksgiving.
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Rasmalai
Rasmalai is a super delicious, flavorful, and melt-in-mouth dessert where soft and spongy cheese balls are soaked in saffron-flavored sweetened milk.This is one of the popular Indian sweet recipes from Bengal, along with GULAB JAMUN, BARFI, LADOO, KHEER, etc.
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Poha Ladoo
Poha Laddu or Poha Ladoo with jaggery is a delicious and super easy-to-make Indian sweet recipe ready in less than 20 minutes, with just 5 ingredients. #laddu #ladoo
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Sweet Poha , Mangalorean
Mangalorean Sweet Poha Prasad: A popular and easy-to-make naivedyam and prasadam recipe prepared traditionally using poha, coconut, jaggery, sesame seeds, and cardamom powder. This sweet dessert can be made in less than 10 minutes.
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3 Ingredient coconut laddu
Coconut Ladoo, popularly known as Nariyal Ke Laddu, is a quick & easy to make, soft & melt-in-mouth instant Indian sweet prepared using three simple ingredients from your kitchen in less than 15 minutes. These laddus are gluten-free and can be easily made vegan. Make this traditional coconut ladoo for Raksha Bandhan, Independence day, Janmashtami, Navratri, Ganesh Chaturthi, Diwali, Varamahalakshmi, or any special occasion any time of the year. It is very simple and easy to make and loved by all.
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Traditional laddu with jaggery
Laddu with jaggery is a traditional recipe from the Mangalore and Udupi region, part of Coastal Karnataka in India. Laddu is prepared mainly during Janmashtami and Ganesh Chaturthi and offered to God in the form of naivedyam and then distributed as prasad.
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Churma ladoo with jaggery
Atta Ladoo or Wheat Flour Laddu with Jaggery is a classic and rich, melt-in-mouth, and irresistibly delicious Indian sweet recipe that you should prepare during any special occasion. I bet you can’t stop after eating one. I have received rave reviews from those who have tasted this laddu, so I am sure it will be a crowd favorite when you serve it to your loved ones.
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Mathura ke pede
Mathura Peda and Mawa Barfi are easy, milk-based, popular, and among the best Indian sweets recipes prepared during festivals like Janmashtami, Diwali, Navratri, and Ganesh Chaturthi.
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Badam or Almond halwa
Badam Halwa is a popular Indian sweet recipe that is rich and melts in the mouth with aromatic flavor. This halwa is made using almonds (badam), ghee(clarified butter), milk, and sugar and flavored with cardamom and saffron(kesar). Almond halwa dessert can be prepared in less than 30 minutes.
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Rava coconut barfi sweet
Rava Burfi is a classic, rich, aromatic, melt-in-mouth Indian sweet recipe prepared during festivals like Diwali, Ganesh Chaturthi, and Janmashtami. This Indian burfi dessert uses semolina (suji), coconut, besan, sugar, milk, and homemade ghee and is flavored with cardamom.
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Instant Banana Appam
Sweet Paniyaram or Banana Appam is an instant, and easy-to-make Indian snack or dessert recipe prepared using wheat flour, ripe banana, and jaggery as the main ingredients in less than 20 minutes.
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Savory Recipes
Murukku, seedai, thattai, nippattu chakli are some snacks made, and no onion or garlic recipes are preferred for the dinner menu. In my hometown gajbaje and khotto is a classic and traditional recipe. If you come to Mangalore, alvati (colocasia leaves curry) and moode are prepared.
Murukku (Chakli)
Murukku or Chakli is a crunchy, highly addictive, savory Indian snack made with five ingredients. It is traditionally prepared during festivals like Janmashtami, Ganesh Chaturthi, Diwali, and Navratri and is frequently served at home as a tea-time snack.
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Samo rice chakli
Samo Rice Chakli or Vrat Chakli is a crispy and crunchy fried dough or spiral-shaped savory snack prepared using five ingredients.These savory treats are the best accompaniment for evening tea or coffee during festivals like Diwali, Navratri, etc. I love munching these snacks throughout the day.
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Instant rice flour chakli
Rice Chakli is a crispy and crunchy, addictive, deep-fried Indian snack prepared using rice flour and aromatic spices. You need less than 30 minutes to make this bite-size snack.
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Nippattu (Chekkalu)
Nippattu or Tandla Vado are crispy and crunchy deep-fried rice crackers made with just five ingredients.This nippatu is different from the ones that are sold in bakeries in Bangalore. Both are prepared using rice, but the spices and other ingredients make them different in taste and texture.
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Idli in jackfruit leaves
Idli in Jackfruit leaves or Khotte Kadubu is a healthy and comforting, soft and fluffy savory cake, a two-ingredient popular Indian breakfast recipe. The idli batter is prepared using urad dal (split black lentil) and rice rava is fermented and steamed.
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Best fasting recipe
Sabudana Khichdi is a popular Indian breakfast recipe or comfort food prepared using sago or tapioca pearls, potatoes, crunchy and roasted nuts, lemon juice, and spices. It is chewy and fluffy in texture. Sago khichdi is one of the most popular fasting, upvas, or vrat recipe prepared during the Navratri season. This is also known as sago pilaf or pulao or pulav, aloo or potato khichdi, sabudana usal, or saggubiyyam upma.
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Samvat rice pulao
Samak Chawal Pulao or Barnyard Millet Pilaf is quick and easy to make, flavorful & fluffy, one-pot or one-pan recipe that can be prepared in less than 30 minutes. It becomes even more wholesome, satisfying, and tasty when you add more vegetables to the recipe.
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Aloo rasedar
Aloo Rasedar is a quick, easy-to-make Indian curry prepared using potatoes and tomatoes with aromatic spices. You need less than 30 minutes to make this simple potato curry. Serve it with dosa, poori, or any Indian flatbreads for breakfast, lunch, or dinner.
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Tarri batata poha
Tarri Batata Poha is a spicy and flavorful, protein-packed, easy-to-make breakfast recipe prepared using chickpeas, poha (rice flakes), and batata (potato) as the main ingredients.Batata Poha is a popular street food recipe from Maharashtra and Gujarat. Poha, along with tarri, is so filling that it can also be served as one complete meal (lunch or dinner) during fasting, upvas, or vrat days.
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Chana Usli (Chickpea Sundal)
Sundal is an easy-to-make, healthy, protein-packed Indian recipe served for breakfast or an evening snack prepared using black or white chickpeas as the main ingredient. This sundal recipe is also popularly prepared during Gowri Ganesh Chaturthi, Navratri, and served in temples as prasad. It is also prepared on fasting and vrat days as it is a no onion, no garlic recipe.
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While you are here, also check out traditional Indian sweets and desserts, simple vrat and fasting recipes, and Diwali sweets.
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Krishna Janmashtami Recipes | Gokulashtami Recipes
Krishna Janmashtami Recipes: This post includes traditional prasadam and naivedyam recipes, Lord Krishna's favorite sweets and savory recipes.
Ingredients
Panchamrit 5 Ingredients
- 1 cup Milk Doodh
- ¼ cup Curd Yogurt or Dahi
- 2 tablespoon Ghee Clarified butter
- 2 tablespoon Honey Madhu
- 2 tablespoon Sugar
- Holy Basil Tulsi
Other popular sweets
Instructions
- For panchamrit abhishekam to Lord Krishna, pour the ingredients in the given order to Lord Krishna's idol.1 cup Milk, ¼ cup Curd, 2 tablespoon Ghee, 2 tablespoon Honey, 2 tablespoon Sugar
- Transfer this to a bowl along with holy basil. Serve it as prasadam in tsp.Holy Basil Tulsi
- You can learn more about panchamrit abhishekam here.
Notes
- Panchamrut must be served within 3 to 4 hours. Leftovers will not taste good, so they must be discarded in the tulsi plant or under the coconut tree.
- Instead of doing abhisheka, pour all the ingredients of panchamrut into a bowl and mix. Do naivedyam and offer it to devotees.
- All five ingredients are a must, and there is no substitute for panchamrut.
- For all other recipes, click on the sweets, snack, and savory links given above.
- Wish you all a very happy Sri Krishna Janmashtami.
Nutrition
Calories: 14kcalCarbohydrates: 1gProtein: 0.3gFat: 1gSaturated Fat: 0.5gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.1gMonounsaturated Fat: 0.2gCholesterol: 2mgSodium: 2mgPotassium: 8mgFiber: 0.01gSugar: 1gVitamin A: 8IUVitamin C: 0.004mgCalcium: 8mgIron: 0.02mg
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Ben
I love reading your posts as much for the lessons in Indian culture as the amazing recipes you share. This was really cool!
Luna S
Wow, I wouldn't know which one to start first! All of these dishes look delicious, thank you for sharing them all.
LisaLisa
OMGoodness, I agree your house must smell so good with all these delicious recipes. I wouldn't mind trying them all especially the Mohanthal Sweet recipe, that one really looks tasty!
Kristine
Yum! I love your recipes and Indian food. Thank you for the guide to Krishna’s favorite food!
Marysa
So many interesting foods that I've never tried before. The barfi and Basundi look very tasty. I would love to try so many of these.