Rajgira Puri / Navratri Fasting Food

नवरात्रि નવરાત્રી 

NAVRATRI stands for the Victory of the GOOD over EVIL according to the RAMAYANA
A Festival deovoted to AMBA MAA in Gujarat & eagerly awaited by all especially for the Amazing Traditional Garba & Dandiya Raas Dance which is played in every street of Gujarat !!
Women dazzling in Mirror Work Colourful Chania Choli & Men in their Rang Birangi Kediyu ( made especially for these nine days ) these are a Fabulous Fun Filled Nine Days where even while fasting we Gujaratis love to EAT Delicious Food !!

CHAITRA NAVRATRI is celebrated in April usually & the fasting is followed religiously on all nine days, the tenth day is celebrated as RAM NAVMI !!

There are innumerable Upvas / Vrat / Navratri Recipes or FastingFood Recipes which I have been making since my teens as I would observe fasting on these Nine Days of Navratri.

Rajgira / Amaranth has been a favourite grain of mine to use not only since it can be eaten in Navratri Food but because it is loaded with health benefits too, is gluten free & above all is a Super Indian Food for me.

My Favourite Navratri Food is the RAJGIRA POORI which is so delicious & can be made in several ways, i have already posted the Rajgira Sabudana Puri earlier which you can check here

This Rajgira Puri can be had with DahiAloo Sabji , just plain with Yoghurt & Chutney or simply with Chai.

Here’s the Quick Easy NAVRATRI RECIPE for RAJGIRI POORI

Watch the Video Recipe here

Ingredients for Rajgira Poori

• 2 cups Rajgira / Amaranth flour
• 1 big Potato mashed
• 2 tsp Ghee / Clarified butter
• Salt to taste
• 1 teaspoon chili paste
• Pinch of sugar ( optional )
• Water as required

Method

• Mix all the ingredients except the ghee in a soft dough
• Add in the ghee & knead the dough well till it is smooth
• Make medium size balls of the dough
• Roll it out into a disc or just pat it into a disc with your fingers
• Take care that the disc is not very thin or the Poori won’t puff up
• Heat Ghee / Oil in a non stick pan
• When the oil is hot, only then put the poori in it & fry
• Once it puffs up on one side, turn it & fry the other side, don’t over brown the poori ( See the video)
• Fry all the Rajgira Poori in the same way

Serve Hot with DahiAloo Sabji !!

Happy NAVRATRI

Be Happy & Thankful !!