By Luna 
Navratri is indeed the most joyous time of the year. The nine days of devotion and celebration bring everyone together in celebrating the festival with enormous energy. A lot of people keep navratri fast, which aims to detoxify the body. Thus, we must intend to eat clean for a healthy transition during the climate change. If you are also observing a fast and in a lookout for tasty navratri recipes that are also healthy, here we have three navratri vrat recipes. Make sure you try them and savour every bite while fasting.
Rajgira Kadhi
One of the popular navratri healthy recipes is this dish made with Rajgira(Amaranth flour), yoghurt, spices and served during Navratri.
Ingredients:
- rajgira flour
- curd
- water
- cumin
- ginger paste
- green chilli slit
- sendha namak or himalayan pink salt
- coriander for garnishing
- ghee for tempering
- cumin
Recipe
- Add a tablespoon of rajgira flour with a cup of curd in a bowl. Whisk this mixture until there are no lumps.
- Heat a teaspoon of ghee in a pan and then add cumin seeds. Add ginger and green chilli and saute them. Now add the rajgira mixture.
- Bring this to a boil and then reduce the flame to low and let it simmer for 10-12 minutes.
- Adjust seasoning with rock salt, add coriander and serve hot.
Singhare Ki Barfi
This is another popular sweet yet healthy navratri fast recipes that can be easily made at home.
Ingredients
- Singhare ke atta
- khoya
- Ghee
- Sugar
- water
- Cardamom powder for flavouring
Recipe
- Take a thick bottom pan and add a cup of ghee to it. Saute singhare ka atta until it becomes light brown in colour.
- Slightly heat the khoya until it is well roasted.
- Mix this with the saute atta and also add cardamom powder and leave to cool.
- Add water and sugar in a pan. Dissolve it and then bring to a boil until you get a nice thick sugar syrup.
- Now pour this sugar syrup in the prepared atta and khoya mixture. Stir continuously for a smooth mixture.
- Grease a plate and transfer this mixture. Pat to level and allow to cool.
- Garnish this with your choice of dry fruits such as almonds and pistachios. Cut into pieces and serve.
Farali Pattice
The third healthy and delicious fasting recipe for navaratri is this savoury Farali Patties.
Ingredients
- Potato
- Singhara flour
- Cashews
- Peanut
- Grated coconut
- Raisins
- Green chilli
- Ginger
- Sendha Namak
- Coriander for garnishing
- Oil
Recipe
- For Farali Stuffing, roast cashews and peanuts on low heat. Now, coarsely grind them.
- Add raisins, grated coconut, chopped ginger, green chilli and coriander leaf to grind nuts and your stuffing is ready.
- Boil the potatoes and mash them well.
- When potatoes are cooled, mix water chestnut or singhara flour to make a smooth dough.
- Make balls from the dough and slightly flatten to shape them into pattice.
- Add stuffing in the centre and seal the edges.
- Heat oil in a pan and fry the farali patty on low flame until it is golden brown.
- Serve the Farali pattice with a coriander chutney.
These are some easy-to-make fasting recipes that you must try and feed your loved ones. These make for a great alternative to those deep fried recipes that are traditionally made in most households during navratri fasting.