How to Make 10 Delicious Farali Food Recipes for Fasting Days (Step-by-Step)

✨ Introduction:

Fasting or “vrat” is not just a spiritual activity in India but also a time to detox and eat clean. During these vrat days (especially in Saavan, Navratri, or Ekadashi), we avoid grains, onion, garlic, and regular salt. But that doesn’t mean the food has to be bland! In fact, farali food recipes are light, healthy, and extremely flavorful.

In this blog, we bring you 10 must-try farali recipes, prepared using ingredients like sabudana, kuttu, rajgira, samak rice, and more.

🥣 1. Sabudana Khichdi 

🛒 Ingredients:

• Sabudana (sago pearls) – 1 cup (soaked overnight)
  
• Boiled potatoes – 1 large, chopped
  
• Roasted peanuts – ¼ cup (crushed)
  
• Cumin seeds – 1 tsp
  
• Green chili – 1 chopped
  
• Ghee – 1 tbsp
  
• Sendha namak – to taste
  
• Coriander – for garnish
  
• Lemon juice – 1 tsp
  

👨‍🍳 How to Make:

1. Rinse and soak sabudana overnight (at least 5–6 hours). Drain and keep aside.
   
2. Heat ghee in a pan. Add cumin seeds and let them crackle.
   
3. Add green chilies and boiled potato cubes. Sauté for 1–2 mins.
   
4. Add soaked sabudana and crushed peanuts.
   
5. Cook on low flame for 4–5 minutes until sabudana turns translucent.
   
6. Add sendha namak, lemon juice, and garnish with coriander.
   

🥄 Nutritional Tip:

Rich in carbs and energy, ideal for morning or evening meals during fasting.

🍠 2. Sweet Potato Chaat (Shakarkandi Chaat)

🛒 Ingredients:

• Boiled sweet potatoes – 2 medium
  
• Green chili – 1 chopped
  
• Black pepper – ½ tsp
  
• Lemon juice – 1 tbsp
  
• Rock salt (sendha namak) – as needed
  
• Chopped coriander – for garnish
  

👨‍🍳 How to Make:

1. Boil, peel, and cube the sweet potatoes.
   
2. In a bowl, mix them with green chili, black pepper, rock salt, and lemon juice.
   
3. Toss everything well and garnish with fresh coriander.
   

🥄 Nutritional Tip:

Low in fat, high in fiber, and naturally sweet — great for digestion and immunity.

🍛 3. Samak Rice Pulao (Vrat Ke Chawal)

🛒 Ingredients:

• Samak rice (barnyard millet) – 1 cup
  
• Carrot – ½ (chopped, optional)
  
• Boiled potatoes – 1
  
• Cumin seeds – 1 tsp
  
• Ghee – 1 tbsp
  
• Sendha namak – to taste
  
• Water – 2 cups
  
• Green chili – 1 slit
  

👨‍🍳 How to Make:

1. Rinse and soak samak rice for 15–20 minutes.
   
2. Heat ghee in a pan. Add cumin seeds, green chili.
   
3. Add potatoes and carrots. Sauté for a minute.
   
4. Add samak rice and water.
   
5. Cover and cook until soft (10–12 minutes).
   
6. Add rock salt and fluff the pulao gently.
   

🥄 Nutritional Tip:

Gluten-free and rich in fiber and minerals. Keeps you full for long hours.

🥔 4. Farali Aloo Tikki

🛒 Ingredients:

• Boiled potatoes – 2
  
• Arrowroot flour – 2 tbsp (or kuttu flour)
  
• Green chili – 1 chopped
  
• Rock salt – to taste
  
• Ghee – for shallow frying
  
• Roasted peanuts (crushed) – optional
  

👨‍🍳 How to Make:

1. Mash boiled potatoes. Add flour, green chili, salt, and peanuts.
   
2. Mix into a dough and make small round tikkis.
   
3. Heat ghee on a tawa and shallow-fry until golden on both sides.
   
4. Serve with vrat green chutney (mint + curd + rock salt).
   

🥄 Nutritional Tip:

Good balance of carbs and protein. Arrowroot aids in digestion.

🥯 5. Rajgira Poori

🛒 Ingredients:

• Rajgira flour (Amaranth flour) – 1 cup
  
• Boiled potatoes – 1 (mashed)
  
• Rock salt – to taste
  
• Water – as needed
  
• Ghee or oil – for frying
  

👨‍🍳 How to Make:

1. In a bowl, mix flour, mashed potato, and salt.
   
2. Add water and knead a soft dough.
   
3. Roll into small pooris and deep fry in ghee or oil until golden.
   
4. Serve hot with vrat wale aloo or curd.
   

🥄 Nutritional Tip:

High in calcium, protein, and gluten-free.

🍵 6. Makhana Kheer (Fox Nut Dessert)

🛒 Ingredients:

• Makhana (fox nuts) – 1 cup
  
• Milk – 500 ml
  
• Cardamom powder – ½ tsp
  
• Ghee – 1 tsp
  
• Sugar/jaggery – 2 tbsp (or as per taste)
  
• Dry fruits – chopped
  

👨‍🍳 How to Make:

1. Dry roast makhana until crisp, crush half of them.
   
2. Boil milk, add makhana and simmer for 10–15 mins.
   
3. Add cardamom, sugar/jaggery, dry fruits.
   
4. Stir till thick and creamy. Serve hot or chilled.
   

🥄 Nutritional Tip:

Rich in calcium, magnesium, and antioxidants.

🍽️ 7. Kuttu ke Pakore (Buckwheat Fritters)

🛒 Ingredients:

• Kuttu flour – 1 cup
  
• Boiled potatoes or raw banana – 2, sliced
  
• Green chili – chopped
  
• Cumin seeds – ½ tsp
  
• Rock salt – to taste
  
• Water – to make batter
  
• Ghee or oil – to fry
  

👨‍🍳 How to Make:

1. Make a medium-thick batter with flour, water, salt, cumin, chili.
   
2. Dip potato/banana slices and deep-fry in ghee/oil until crispy.
   
3. Serve with sweet curd or farali chutney.
   

🥄 Nutritional Tip:

Buckwheat is rich in fiber and a good source of plant protein.

🧁 8. Coconut Ladoo (Nariyal Vrat Ladoo)

🛒 Ingredients:

• Grated fresh coconut – 1 cup
  
• Condensed milk – ½ cup
  
• Cardamom powder – ¼ tsp
  
• Ghee – 1 tsp
  
• Dry fruits – chopped
  

👨‍🍳 How to Make:

1. Heat ghee, add coconut and sauté for 2 mins.
   
2. Add condensed milk and cardamom powder. Cook until mixture thickens.
   
3. Let it cool slightly and shape into small laddoos.
   
4. Roll in dry coconut powder or crushed nuts.
   

🥄 Nutritional Tip:

Natural sweet, rich in healthy fats and fiber.

🫓 9. Farali Dhokla (Samak Rice Dhokla)

🛒 Ingredients:

• Samak rice flour (or ground samak rice) – 1 cup
  
• Curd (dahi) – ½ cup (slightly sour)
  
• Rock salt (sendha namak) – as needed
  
• Green chili paste – 1 tsp
  
• Ginger paste – ½ tsp
  
• Eno fruit salt – ½ tsp (or baking soda)
  
• Ghee – 1 tsp
  
• Cumin seeds – ½ tsp
  
• Curry leaves – optional (if allowed in your fast)
  

👨‍🍳 How to Make:

1. In a bowl, mix samak flour, curd, salt, ginger, and chili paste. Add water to form a smooth batter.
   
2. Let it rest for 15–20 minutes.
   
3. Add Eno and mix gently (the batter will rise).
   
4. Immediately pour into a greased steamer plate or thali.
   
5. Steam for 12–15 minutes or until a knife comes out clean.
   
6. Temper with ghee and cumin seeds. Cut into squares and serve with vrat chutney.
   

🥄 Nutritional Tip:

Steamed, oil-free, and fermented  excellent for digestion and light on the stomach.

🧂 10. Farali Peanut Curd Chutney

🛒 Ingredients:

• Roasted peanuts – ½ cup
  
• Curd – ¼ cup
  
• Green chilies – 1–2
  
• Rock salt – to taste
  
• Cumin seeds – ½ tsp
  
• Lemon juice – 1 tsp (optional)
  
• Water – as needed
  

👨‍🍳 How to Make:

1. Grind roasted peanuts with green chilies, cumin, and a little water into a smooth paste.
   
2. Mix in curd and salt. Adjust the consistency with water as needed.
   
3. Optionally add lemon juice for a tangy kick.
   
4. Chill and serve as a dip with tikkis, pakoras, or dhokla.
   

🥄 Nutritional Tip:

Protein-rich, probiotic-packed, and extremely cooling  this chutney boosts gut health during fasting.

🔚 Conclusion:

With these easy and delicious farali food recipes, your fasting days will be full of flavor, energy, and nutrition. Whether you’re observing Navratri, Saavan Somvar, or Ekadashi, these dishes will keep you full and satisfied without breaking your fast.