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Navratri is a time when people immerse themselves in devotion, celebration, and mindful eating. Many also fast, but that doesn't mean abandoning your love for chaat or snacks. With creative twists, you can savour regular snacks in vrat-friendly versions that are both tempting and suitable for fasting. Using ingredients like sabudana, samak, kuttu, and singhara flour, these recipes add variety and flavour to your vrat menu.
From crispy tikkis and papdis to refreshing fruit- and yoghurt-based chaats, each dish delivers a burst of taste while remaining sattvik. Perfect for evenings or festive gatherings, these vrat snacks ensure you have fun and indulge in flavorful snacking during Navratri without breaking the rules.
Sabudana Bhel
It is a vrat-friendly twist to the regular bhel puri in which regular puffed rice is replaced with sago pearls. Mixed with boiled potatoes, roasted peanuts, chopped cucumber, and a dash of rock salt, it gives a refreshing crunch to the taste palate. Adding a squeeze of lemon with a sprinkle of green chillies enhances the flavour of this bhel. Light, wholesome, and ideal for fasting, this recipe satisfies the cravings of chaat without breaking any vrat rules. It is quick to prepare and delivers a balance of taste, texture, and energy during the Navratri fasting.
Kuttu Aloo Tikki Chaat
Unlike the regular aloo tikki chaat, the vrat version of aloo tikki chaat uses buckwheat or kuttu flour to bind mashed potatoes into tikkis. Pan-fried in ghee, these crispy tikkis are topped with whisked yoghurt, rock salt, green coriander chutney, and some pomegranate to enhance the freshness. The dish reflects the flavours of street-style tikki chaat while being vrat-friendly. A satisfying vrat snacking option, that is perfect for evenings when you desire to have something wholesome yet festive during fasting.
Samak Rice Dahi Puri
Inspired by the classic dahi puri, this vrat version is prepared with puris that are prepared from samak or barnyard millet flour. These crisp puris are loaded with spiced boiled potatoes and topped with cooling yoghurt, vrat chutneys, and rock salt. A drizzle of honey or pomegranate seeds further adds sweetness to it that balances the flavours perfectly. Light, crunchy, and utterly mouthwatering, this snack brings the satisfaction of chaats during the fasting season, proving that vrat food can be both innovative and traditional.
Fruit Chaat With Vrat Masala
Fruit chaat is a loved snacking option in many households, but with a vrat twist, it becomes more full of flavours. Seasonal fruits, such as apples, papayas, bananas, grapes, pomegranates, et, are tossed with homemade vrat masala, rock salt, and a squeeze of lemon juice to prepare this vrat-friendly fruit chaat. When prepared, it results in a tangy, sweet, and savoury mix that’s refreshing, hydrating, and energising during fasting. Unlike regular fruit salads, this chaat has bold flavours while being completely sattvik. It is light, healthy, and doubles up as both a snack and a dessert for Navratri evenings.
Singhara Papdi Chaat
This version of papdi chaat swaps the regular flour with singhara or water chestnut flour to make the crispy papdis. Topped with mashed potatoes, yoghurt, vrat chutneys, and crunchy peanuts, it imitates the flavours of regular authentic papdi chaat. The use of rock salt and pomegranate seeds adds freshness and a festive touch. Excellent for those who miss classic chaats during fasting days, singhara papdi chaat blends crunch, creaminess, and spice in a vrat-compliant, guilt-free way.
