Navratri Upwas recipes | Vrat-falahari -fasting dish- thali

Navaratri represents celebration of Goddess Durga, the manifestation of Deity in form of Shakti [Energy or Power]. The word Navaratri literally means nine nights in Sanskrit, nava meaning nine and ratri meaning nights.The Navarathri festival or ‘Nine Nights festival’ becomes ‘ten days festival’ with the addition of the last day, Vijayadashami which is its culmination.

Navratri Celebrations 2012 starts from October 16th 2012 to October 23rd 2012.

Since in most of the communities, people observe fast during Navratri and eat only one meal a day at sunset, the Navratri meal has special courses and is strictly vegetarian. Even onion and garlic are not allowed in some cases. Special ingredients and vegetables are used for the dishes, which vary from region to region. 

The Navratri fast is observed from the first day to the ninth day. Some devotees only observe fast during three days i.e., first fast during any one of the first three days and second fast during any one of the next three and last in any one of final three days. Some people confine to milk and fruits during the nine days. Most devotees take a single meal during the day. Non-vegetarian food is totally avoided.

Heres a collection of few upwas dishes which can be eaten during your fast. 

Click on individual recipe name for detailed recipe

For NAVRATRI sweet dishes which can be made as naivaidya during navratri ,
pls click on  NAVRATRI SPECIAL SWEET RECIPES

 

Pls click on     Navratri special recipe dishes       for complete main course thali menu

SWEET KACHORI                                              UPWAS BHAJANI THALIPEETH

 UPWAS  BATATA WADA                                                     ARVI/ARBI SURAN TIKKI

 UPWAS KACCHI KELI VADA                                             UPWAS ALOO PATTICE

UPWAS KACHI KELI  KABAB                                                      RATALA THALIPEETH

FALAHARI SABUDANA CHIWDA                                                     RAJGIRA WADA








SABUDANA BATATA CHAKLI                                             SUN DRIED BATATA KEES

UPWAS BHEL    
                                                                                              RAJGIRA POORI

UPWAS SABUDANA APPE                                              UPWAS  DOSA

 

SABUDANA CHIKODI /PAPAD                                      BATATA WAFERS

                                                      

                                                     

                                                    
UPWAS SHENGDANA AMTI                                       UPWAS BHAGAR/VARICHA BHAT

 

 KACCHI KELI SABUDANA CUTLET                                              SHENGDANA LADOO

SABUDANA WADA                                                             SABUDANA KHICHDI

 KACHI KELI BHAJIA/PAKORA                     UPWAS BATATA RATALA BHAJI

      

UPWAS GULABJAMUN                                          KELE KE WAFERS

RATALA /SHAKARKAND HALWA                                       SURAN (YAM) THALIPEETH       






PEANUT COCONUT CHUTNEY                           DAHI SHENGDANA CHUTNEY

RATALA KEES /GRATED SWEET POTATO                      SABUDANA THALIPEETH

UPWAS KOFTA CURRY                      RATALA ( SWEET POTATO) LOLLIPOP                    

UPWAS BHAJANI CHE WADA             MOSAMBI JUICE

RATALA TIKKI CUTLET

UPWAS SURAN (YAM) TIKKI - CUTLET      SABUDANA BATATA POORI

UPWAS RATALA CHAT                                            APPLE MALPUA

 

                                                           FRUIT CHAAT

KHAMANG KAKDI

SABUDANA BATATA PURI    
                                                                              RATALA (SWEET POTATO) KACHORI
















SABUDANA ROLL                                                                                       ARBI BHAJI

UPWAS KONPHAL BATATA BHAJI