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Maha Shivratri 2024: 8 recipes that you can make for 'vrat'

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Fruit Smoothie

Make a fruit smoothie in which you can add fruits of your choice like banana, strawberry, apple etc along with curd. Blend it and add honey.

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Roasted Dry Fruits

Roast dry fruits like makhana, cashew nuts, almonds, pistachios, walnuts in ghee & consume them by adding rock salt & black pepper.

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Buckwheat Parathas

Food items prepared from buckwheat flour is consumed during vrats. You can make parathas made out of it with curd during the fast.

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Bottle gourd sabji

You can make a bottle gourd (lauki) sabji by mixing it with potatoes, tomatoes, and cumin with rock salt.

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Sabudana Khichdi

Sabudana Khichdi is mostly consumed during vrats which is made from soaked tapioca pearls (sabudana), potatoes, peanuts, and spices.
 

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Fruit Salad

As a fresh and nutritious option, you can eat fruit salad made from bananas, apples, pomegranates or any fruits of your choice. 
 

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Chestnest flour roti or puri

You can make rotis or puris by kneading chestnut flour with boiled potatoes or arbi. These are served with curd.
 

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Samak Rice

Samak rice pulao is a delicious dish made with samak rice, potatoes and mild spices. This is a nutritious option for fasting.
 

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