India is one such country that can be aptly described as the country of festivals. And any festival in this country means loads of colors, flowers, sweets, lights, events, dance, music and variety of delicious food items. Navratri, which is a very popular festival of India, includes a lot of vibrant events and activities. This occasion would be simply incomplete without the presence of some mouth-watering delicious foods. Navratri festival continues up to nine nights, and it means a wide variety of delightful delicacies and culinary especially meant for the occasion. You only need some particular vegetables and ingredients for preparing some special Navratri recipes. Here, in this page you will come across some of the popular traditional recipes for Navratri; just have a look at them –
Aloo Pulao Ingredients : Rice, potato, ghee, cloves, cumin seeds, cinnamon, red chili powder, cardamoms, water, green coriander.
Method : Firstly heat ghee in a pan, and then add cloves, cinnamon, cardamom and cumin seeds to it. After it starts to give off a fragrance, then add rice and potato (cut into small pieces) to the oil. Stir and fry it until the color changes to light brown. Add water, salt and chili powder and cover the pan, reduce the heat and let it simmer for around 20 minutes. Your Aloo Pulao is ready to be served. Before serving garnish it with green coriander.
Gobhi Ki Sabzi Ingredients : Cauliflower, ghee, cumin, finely chopped tomatoes, bay leaves, turmeric, green chilies and ginger (chopped), garam masala powder, hing, cloves, salt, chopped green coriander.
Method :Before you start cooking, wash the cauliflower properly and grate it. Place a pan on the flame and heat ghee and add bay leaves, cumin, cardamom, hing and cloves to it. When all these ingredients give off a fragrance, add turmeric, green chilies, and ginger and fry them for some more minutes. After that add grated cauliflower to it and cook it on reduced flame for near about 15 minutes. Add the finely chopped tomato, salt and garam masala to the cauliflower mixture. Add water and cook for few more minutes. Garnish with fresh coriander and serve it hot.
Saboodana Vadaa Ingredients :Saboodana, finely crushed and roasted peanuts, crushed chilies, boiled and mashed potato, salt and oil.
Method :Wash saboodana properly. Drain the excess water and soak it for few hours. Now add all the ingredients except oil to it. Mix it well and make a thick paste. In a frying pan, heat oil. Make small and flat balls from the saboodana paste. Fry these balls on a medium flame until their color changes to light brown and they become crisp. Drain the excess oil and serve it hot with peanut chutney or sauce.
Aloo Raita Ingredients :Boiled and chopped potatoes, cumin seeds, curd, red chili powder, pepper, oil and salt (to taste).
Method :Firstly beat the curd properly until it becomes smooth. Add chopped potatoes to the curd and mix it well. In a frying pan, heat oil and add pepper, cumin seeds and red chili. Stir it for few minutes. Then add these fried ingredients to the curd and potato mixture. Add rock salt to it. Now keep this mixture in refrigerator and serve it as a side dish.
These are some of the very popular Navratri delicacies, prepare any of these dishes and have a delightful Navratri along with your loved ones!
