Pooja/ Navami ka Khana

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This year Durga Navami is on October-10th-2024. Many people who fast for eight days break their fast on this auspicious day of Navami (ninth day of the navratri pooja) after the prayers people feed nine small girls. For the navami pooja mostly sooji ka halwa (semolina porridge) and kale chane (black gram) are made to offer to the god. Onion and garlic is not used for the pooja’s (prayer) food. Usually one or two dry vegetables, vegetable in curry (without onion and garlic), one yogurt preparation (raita) , and poori and kachauri are made for the feast (kanya bhoj). The entire food is first offered to god and then to young girls and then the family eats. Let’s take a look at some of our favorite dishes for this auspicious day.. You can choose dishes for pooja feast as per your budget, taste and time....

Happy Navami,
Shuchi

Few photos displaying Vaishnava khana for pooja

Above picture has - Bhindi ki sabji, Boondi ka raita, Sooji ka halwa, Aloo Tamatar ki sabji, and Poori

First Row- Sooji ka halwa, Mooli ka kas, Dahi vade, and Kale chane.
Second Row- Masala Arbi, Aloo Matar, Khatta meetha kaddu, Boondi ka raita.
Third Row- Khatti chutney, Kheer, Dal poori, Aloo tamatar ka rasa.

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Special Vaishnav Food For Special Occassions

• Sooji ka Halwa

  Halwa's are special kind of desserts, which are usually ghee (clarified butter) based. The word, Halwa has come from Arab culture. In India, there are a large variety of halwas - Gajar ka halwa, Moong dal halwa, Aate ka halwa etc...This is a delicious preparation for semolina (sooji) ka halwa..

  

• Kheer

  Kheer is a traditional Indian dessert made with milk, rice, sugar, dry fruits and saffron. In South India it is called as Payasam.Kheer is one of the most famous Indian dessert and very delicious in taste. It is all time favorite mithai...

  

• Kale Chane

  Kale Chane also called as Black/Bengal Grams are very rich in protein. In Northern India there is a tradition to make chane with halwa andpoori for Navmi pooja( a ritual). It is a very delicious and low fat preparation so you can make it any time for snacks/ breakfast.

  

• Gobhi Aloo/गोभी आलू

  Cauliflower is called as Gobhi in Hindi and potato is called as aloo. This is a very famous dish all over the world. Aloo gobhi is a landmark in Indian in cooking; as in ‘Bend it like Beckham’ , the mother demands her daughter to learn to make Aloo Gobhi. This is a delicious preparation...

  

• Khatta Meetha Kaddu

  Sweet and Sour Pumpkin is a yummy preparation from North India. Since Indian pumpkin (kaddu) is hard to find in western market, the other options to make this preparations are acorn squash, or Zucchini/Courgette which are easily available all over the world. I have used a variety of squash ..

  

• Masala Bhindi

  Bhindi is also known as okra or lady-fingers. Bhindi is a good source of vitamin A, C, K, and B6. They are also rich in calcium, magnesium and dietary fibers. There are so many delicacies you can make with bhindi. Bhindi is easily available around the world.Here we are making a most popular and simple version of North Indian style masala bhindi recipe.....

  

• Aloo Matar

  Aloo matar –This is a dry vegetable preparation of potatoes and green peas. In winter usually the markets are flooded with new baby potatoes and green peas are also in abundance. Green peas are rich in protein and also a good source of iron, thiamin and fibers. ..

  

• Masala Arbi

  Arbi is also known as arabi, toro, or colocasia. It is a summer vegetable and resembles a small potato. I use ajwain (carom) seeds for the preparation of arbi as it hepls in digestion of this vegetable. This is a very delicious preparation and goes with roti or paratha..

  

• Aloo Tamatar ka Rasa

  Aloo tamatar ka rasa is a very mild gravy preparation. In North India, especially in UP it is made on daily basis with Plain Paratha. This is a vaishnav preparation and made with poori and kachauri also...

  

• Mooli ka Kus

  Mooli is radish in English and kus means grated, so basically it is a mildly flavored grated radish salad. This is a traditional North Indian preparation served with dal and rice and also with poori subji. This is a very quick and delicious salad preparation....

  

• Moong Dal Dahi Vada

  Moong dal dahi vadas are light and yummy variety of vadas. Vadas are deep fried balls of lentil paste. In dahi (curd/yogurt) vada, fried lentil balls are soaked in the warm water to remove the oil. Then they are soaked in dahi (curd) for 3-4 hours so the vadas absorb the yogurt ( dahi) . It is a delicious and healthy chaat item..

  

• Boondi Raita

  The word boondi has come from a Hindi  word Boond means drop. Boondis are small deep fried balls of gram flour. This raita goes very well with vegetable Biryani, and also with poori and aloo tamatar ka rasa...

  

• Poori

  Pooris are the deep fried Indian breads made with wheat flour. Poori are usually made for the festivals, ceremony, parties, etc, but there isn’t any rules; you can make pooris when you feel like eating them. Let’s make the pooris for Navmi pooja..

  

• Dal Ki Poori

  Dal ki poori is somewhere in between regular poori and Dal ki Kachauri. For this delicious poori I have made a dough with all the ingredients of Kachauri . So it is a quick yet delicious preparation. Add this dal ki poori in your Diwali dinner menu this time....

  

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