Vrat Food Recipes
Fasting-day recipes - sattvik, vrat-friendly dishes for Ekadashi, Navratri, Shivratri, Karwa Chauth and every upvas, with step-by-step methods.
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Healthy & Filling Paneer-Avocado Salad for Vrat - Fasting
A modern, nutrient-dense fasting bowl - creamy avocado and crumbled fresh paneer tossed with juicy pomegranate and roasted nuts, dressed with honey, sendha namak and bhuna jeera.
14 June 2026
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Quick & Filling Mango Banana Shake for Vrat - Fasting
A rich, creamy fasting meal-replacement drink - ripe mango and banana blended with chilled milk, soaked almonds and cashews, cardamom and a touch of saffron for a filling, energy-boosting shake.
14 June 2026
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Refreshing 5 Minutes Berry Juice for Vrat - Fasting
A pure, homemade fasting cooler - mixed berries blended with coconut water, lemon and a touch of honey or mishri, with a pinch of sendha namak. No preservatives, ready in 5 minutes.
14 June 2026
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Energy Booster Dry Fruits & Dates Ladoos for Vrat - Fasting
No-bake, no-sugar energy balls - soft dates minced into a sticky dough with coarsely chopped roasted almonds, walnuts, cashews and peanuts, scented with cardamom and a touch of ghee. Ready in 10 minutes.
17 June 2026
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Healthy & Filling Dahi Fruit Salad for Vrat - Fasting
A refreshing no-cook fasting bowl - creamy whisked yogurt folded with apple, banana, pomegranate, melon, mango, grapes and roasted cashews, finished with honey and a pinch of cinnamon.
14 June 2026
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10 Minutes Roasted Makhana Recipe for Vrat - Fasting
The ultimate crunchy, low-calorie fasting snack - foxnuts roasted in ghee with sendha namak, black pepper and a touch of bhuna jeera. Ready in 10 minutes and stays crisp for up to 2 weeks.
13 June 2026
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Crispy & Spicy Sabudana Vada Recipe for Vrat - Fasting
Vrat wale sabudana vada - crispy outside, soft and chewy inside patties of soaked tapioca pearls, mashed potato and crushed peanuts, spiced with ginger, green chili and lemon.
13 June 2026
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Easy & Simple Kaddhu Ki Sabzi - Pumpkin Curry for Vrat - Fasting
A khatta-meetha pumpkin curry for fasting days - kaddu cubes tempered in ghee with jeera, ginger and green chili, finished with a little jaggery and lemon. No onion or garlic.
13 June 2026
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Easy Aloo Tikki Recipe for Vrat - Fasting
Vrat wali aloo tikki - crispy outside, soft inside potato patties bound with samak or makhana flour, spiced with ginger, green chili and bhuna jeera, shallow-fried in ghee.
13 June 2026
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Apple & Peanut Butter for Vrat - Fasting
The ultimate no-cook fasting power snack - crisp apple slices with pure peanut butter, optionally seasoned with sendha namak or cardamom, for steady energy through the day.
12 June 2026
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Easy & Simple No Cook Banana Sabudana Dessert for Vrat - Fasting
Sabu Makha, the Bengali no-cook classic - soaked tapioca pearls mashed with ripe banana, soft dates, fresh coconut and cardamom, brought together with milk. No stove needed.
12 June 2026
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Easy & Simple Sabudana Khichdi Recipe for Vrat & Upvas
The classic fasting staple - fluffy tapioca pearls tossed with roasted peanuts, golden potato, cumin and sendha namak, finished with lemon and coriander.
12 June 2026
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Easy & Simple Sabudana Mango Dessert for Vrat - No Sugar
A refreshing, creamy, naturally sweet fasting treat - tapioca pearls simmered in milk with cardamom and saffron, chilled and folded with ripe mango and nuts.
12 June 2026
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Easy & Simple Vrat Wale Aloo ki Sabzi Recipe
The classic fasting comfort dish - boiled potatoes hand-crushed into a light ghee, jeera and ginger gravy with sendha namak. Pairs perfectly with Kuttu or Singhare ki Puri.
12 June 2026
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Easy No Cook Yogurt Protein Smoothie for Vrat - Fasting
A creamy, no-cook fasting protein boost - thick yogurt blended with banana, soaked almonds and walnuts, makhana powder, peanut butter and a pinch of cardamom.
12 June 2026
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Easy and Simple Sama ke Chawal - Barnyard Millet Khichdi in Bengali Style
Bengali-style fasting khichuri - barnyard millet toasted in ghee with bay leaf, cumin and ginger, simmered with golden potatoes, crunchy peanuts and the classic pinch of sugar.
12 June 2026
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Easy and Simple Sweet Potato Chaat for Vrat - Fasting
Shakarkandi Chaat, the fasting-day street classic - steamed or roasted sweet potato cubes tossed with sendha namak, bhuna jeera, lemon, peanuts and coriander.
12 June 2026
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Healthy & Chatpata Phalahari Raita - Fruit and Yogurt Salad for Vrat - Fasting
A cooling 5-minute side for oily or spicy vrat dishes - whisked curd seasoned with sendha namak, bhuna jeera and black pepper, folded with apple, pomegranate and banana, finished with mint.
11 June 2026
About Vrat Food
Vrat food is the special fasting cuisine of Hindu observances - dishes prepared without grains, lentils, onion or garlic, using ingredients the tradition counts as phalahar ("fruit food"): sabudana (sago), kuttu (buckwheat), singhara (water chestnut flour), rajgira (amaranth), samak (barnyard millet), potatoes, fruits, nuts, dairy and rock salt (sendha namak).
Every recipe on this page is written for fasting days - Ekadashi, Navratri, Maha Shivratri, Karwa Chauth, Janmashtami, purnima and weekly vrats - with simple step-by-step methods. Which ingredients are permitted varies by region, family tradition and the strictness of the fast (Ekadashi, for example, excludes even some phalahar items in many households), so adjust to your own practice.
