By: Jigyasa Kakwani
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Chaitra Navratri is a Hindu festival to worship and celebrate the nine forms of Goddess Durga. Many devotees observe fasting in which they skip wheat, rice, dals and other cereals.
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Fasting restricts many foods from our diet but also gives us a chance to try new dishes. Here are five delicious Navratri-special kheers made with vrat-friendly ingredients:
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Made with boiled and mashed sweet potatoes, milk, and jaggery, this kheer is nutritious and a naturally sweet delight.
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This creamy kheer, made with soaked sabudana, milk, sugar, saffron and almonds is quite filling and can be consumed for an early dinner.
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Roasted makhanas simmered in milk make a rich kheer with a delicious flavour. Sweeten it with jaggery or sugar and garnish with nuts.
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Samak (barnyard millet) is a popular fasting grain. Cook it in milk with cardamom and nuts to make a comforting bowl of kheer.
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Crumble some paneer and cook it in milk with sugar and cardamom to make a luscious, melt-in-mouth and protein-rich kheer.
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Click below for more delicious Navratri recipes:
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