Sawan Vrat Special: Millet Fasting Recipes To Stay Nourished

Samak, aka barnyard millet, perfectly replaces rice grains to make vrat-friendly dishes. For a quick and healthy Sawan Somwar meal, you can make khichdi with samak rice. Follow the same process from soaking the grains to pressure cooking with your go-to spices, and serving a bowl of dahi.

To pair with your sabzis or dals, to not miss your go-to rotis, you can knead a dough using kuttu ka atta, or buckwheat. Since kuttu ka atta lacks gluten, the flour is usually mixed with some mashed potatoes as a binder. Once smooth, you can roll the dough into circles and make rotis or even pooris.

Make your Mondays breezy with one-pot samak pulao. Pressure-cook soaked samak ke chawal with ghee-tempered spices like jeera, green chillies, cloves, and curry leaves. Cook with vrat-friendly vegetables and mix in roasted peanuts. Serve with a bowl of raita for a balanced fasting meal.

For your sweet tooth, you can make millet halwa using singhare ka atta (water chestnut flour). Apart from being a sweet treat, it is also dense in energy to keep you active while fasting. You can make it in sugar-free versions, add chopped nuts to make it healthier, and satisfy your cravings without breaking any fasting rules.

Easy to carry, rajgira ladoos are made with popped amaranth seeds. Cooked with jaggery syrup and shaped into small balls, the ladoos also have a generous amount of chopped nuts to provide healthy fats. You can have it as a quick treat after meals or pair it with chai for a vrat-friendly snack.