
The festival is marked by several rituals and food traditions that have been passed down through generations.

Here is a fully planned Karwa Chauth dinner menu with recipes to avoid the last minute fuss.

Karwa Chauth 2020 is just around the corner and many Indian married women are gearing up to observe a nirjala fast to bless their husbands with a long and prosperous life.

Karwa Chauth is celebrated with great devotion across several North Indian states, including Delhi, Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh.

Traditionally, the fast begins before sunrise with sargi - a pre-dawn meal consisting of foods such as fruits, nuts, pheni (a type of vermicelli) and mathri (a savoury snack).

The Karwa Chauth fast begins before sunrise with sargi, a pre-dawn meal traditionally prepared by the mother-in-law.

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