Navratri Menu Planning | meal plan ideas for fasting | vrat special lunch/dinner ideas – Meal planning is a tedious task. In fact, sometimes we feel that cooking is much easier as compared to planning and thinking about what to cook. Especially, in times of fasting/vrat it becomes more complicated since options are limited. We have designed the below meal plan, especially for fasting days, so it becomes easy for you all to plan and prepare your meals.
We have divided this fasting / vrat recipes compilation into 2 categories –
Snacks
Fasting Meal Ideas (Lunch/Dinner)
You can also check our Collection of Vrat Special Recipes
Snacks
Raw Banana Wafers | homemade banana chips recipe
simple banana wafers that are topped with black pepper powder and sendha namak. Since we have prepared these wafers for vrat or fasting, we have sprinkled only sendha namak and black pepper powder over the chips, but you may also sprinkle other spices like red chilli powder, chaat masala or any of your favourite herbs.
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Raw Banana Chivda (Kachche Kele ka Chivda)
A sweet and sour chivda or namkeen mixture made from grated raw bananas and flavoured with spices and sugar
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Homemade Sweet Potato Chips
crisp and fresh homemade sweet potato chips recipe. We have sprinkled only salt and chaat masala over the chips, but you may also sprinkle other spices like red chilli powder, pepper powder or any of your favourite herbs.
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Til Chikki Recipe
Chikkis are a healthy and nutritious option for our sweet cravings. You will find different varierties of chikkis in almost all Gujarati households during winters, especially during Makar Sankranti/Uttarayan – Festival of Kites.
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Peanut Chikki Recipe (Peanut Brittle)
a simple, nutty and crunchy recipe that gets ready with few ingredients. Peanut Chikki also referred to as Groundnut Chikki or Peanut Brittle, is a must-have during winters
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Peanut Ladoo Recipe | 3 ingredients peanut ladoo with jaggery
a very easy and quick recipe that gets ready with just 3 ingredients – peanuts, jaggery and ghee
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Meal Ideas (Lunch / Dinner)
Meal Plan 1
SAMA RICE PULAO + VRAT KI KADHI + ALMOND WALNUT ENERGY BITES
Sama Rice Pulao Recipe | vrat ke chawal ka pulav
This is a very quick and healthy pulao recipe that you can prepare during vrat or fasts. It is so simple and filling that you can even prepared this during non-fasting days.
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Almond Walnut Energy Bites
These are pretty quick and hassle-free bites that will give you instant energy and plus they are extremely healthy
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Meal Plan 2
SABUDANA KHICHDI + MIXED FRUIT RAITA + DATES, NUTS & FIG ROLLS
Mixed Fruit Raita | quick and easy fruit raita recipe
This is a very simple and easy-to-make raita or accompaniment. You will just need few basic ingredients and raita is ready. You can also consume this during your vrat or fasting
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Dates, Nuts & Fig Rolls
An easy-to-make and healthy sweet that you can enjoy guilt free – no need to add any extra sugar because of the natural sweetness of dates and figs. This recipe is a very quick & simple version and requires very few ingredients.
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Meal Plan 3
RAW BANANA SABZI + FARALI KADHI + RAJGIRA PARATHA + SINGHARA ATTA HALWA
Vrat Special Thali | easy vrat ki thali recipe
Vrat ki thali recipes – Raw Banana Sabzi (Kache kele ki sabzi)Farali KadhiRajgira ParathaSinghara Atta Halwa
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Meal Plan 4
VRAT KA DHOKLA + SWEET POTATO RAITA + ORANGE AND MINT COOLER
Vrat Ka Dhokla | Farali Dhokla | Sama ke Chawal ka Dhokla
spongy and tasty dhoklas, you will be tempted to make them on non-fasting days too
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Orange and Mint Cooler
This is a very refreshing cooler that is perfect for summers. You will love the combination of flavours when you take the first sip – tanginess of oranges, sweetness of sugar and the zesty flavour of mint leaves.
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Meal Plan 5
RAJGIRA PARATHA + SWEET POTATO SABZI + DATE APPLE KHEER
We made Rajgira Paratha as part of our Vrat Special Thali
Vrat Special Thali | easy vrat ki thali recipe
Vrat ki thali recipes – Raw Banana Sabzi (Kache kele ki sabzi)Farali KadhiRajgira ParathaSinghara Atta Halwa
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Sweet Potato Sabzi
Sweet Potato Sabzi is a very easy sabzi to cook, also it is healthy given the nutritional benefits of sweet potatoes.
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Sugar Free Date and Apple Kheer | sugar free indian sweets | healthy sweets
a twist to the traditional kheer recipe with rice. We have tried to make it more healthy and sugar free yet delicious.
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Meal Plan 6
SWEET POTATO TIKKI + MASALA DAHI + DUDHI HALWA
Sweet Potato Cutlets
Sweet potatoes are a great replacement for potatoes. So if you are bored of eating the regular potato dishes, or want a healthy alternative, then these tikkis are great to start with.
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Masala Dahi Recipe | Spicy Masala Curd Recipe
Masala Dahi or Spicy Masala Curd is a tangy spicy Indian dip made with yogurt & tempered with Indian spices, served as a side dish.
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Meal Plan 7
FARALI ROTI + JEERA ALOO + SHRIKHAND
Farali Roti from homemade farali flour
This farali roti is prepared from homemade farali atta. This farali flour or vrat ka atta can be easily prepared at home. It just need 4 ingredients. You can prepare this flour in bulk and store in an air tight container.
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Jeera Aloo Sabzi
A simple and an all-time favourite North Indian dish made using boiled potatoes and seasoned with flavours of cumin seeds, cumin seeds powder and other spice powders. It gets ready with few ingredients that are easily available in your kitchen.
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Kesar Elaichi Shrikhand
Shrikhand is one of the easiest sweets to make. It is also very hassle-free and quick; provided we are ready with the hung curd
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Meal Plan 8
Zero Oil Vrat ki Thali
Presenting a zero oil vrat ki thali that you can enjoy during vrat or fasting, guilt-free. Zero-oil vrat ki thali menuFarali RotiAloo SabziPaneer SabziSama Chawal ki TikkiGreen ChutneyImli ChutneyShrikhand
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