{"id":487301,"date":"2023-09-06T10:03:38","date_gmt":"2023-09-06T04:33:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/apnlive.com\/?p=487301"},"modified":"2023-09-06T10:03:43","modified_gmt":"2023-09-06T04:33:43","slug":"janmashtami-traditional-dishes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/apnlive.com\/lifestyle\/janmashtami-traditional-dishes\/","title":{"rendered":"Janmashtami Special: Traditional dishes to offer Lord Krishna today"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Traditional Janmashtami foods for Krishna bhog in 2023: At this time of year, we fill our plates with buttermilk, makkhan, and sweets in celebration of Krishna Janmashtami, throwing the calorie count out the window. It is said that Lord Krishna was born on this fortunate day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>People observe the event by giving little Bal Gopal customary desserts and candies to mark the day. The devotees of Lord Krishna keep a daylong fast, breaking it with food at midnight on the anniversary of Lord Krishna&#8217;s birth. The preparation and offering of several delicious foods to Krishna.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here are some traditional dishes that you can prepare today to offer Lord Krishna:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Panjiri<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/d2r2ijn7njrktv.cloudfront.net\/apnlive\/uploads\/2023\/09\/06095119\/Dhaniya-Panjiri-2-3-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-487303\" width=\"708\" height=\"708\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d2r2ijn7njrktv.cloudfront.net\/apnlive\/uploads\/2023\/09\/06095119\/Dhaniya-Panjiri-2-3-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/d2r2ijn7njrktv.cloudfront.net\/apnlive\/uploads\/2023\/09\/06095119\/Dhaniya-Panjiri-2-3-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/d2r2ijn7njrktv.cloudfront.net\/apnlive\/uploads\/2023\/09\/06095119\/Dhaniya-Panjiri-2-3-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/d2r2ijn7njrktv.cloudfront.net\/apnlive\/uploads\/2023\/09\/06095119\/Dhaniya-Panjiri-2-3-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/d2r2ijn7njrktv.cloudfront.net\/apnlive\/uploads\/2023\/09\/06095119\/Dhaniya-Panjiri-2-3-80x80.jpg 80w, https:\/\/d2r2ijn7njrktv.cloudfront.net\/apnlive\/uploads\/2023\/09\/06095119\/Dhaniya-Panjiri-2-3-96x96.jpg 96w, https:\/\/d2r2ijn7njrktv.cloudfront.net\/apnlive\/uploads\/2023\/09\/06095119\/Dhaniya-Panjiri-2-3.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 708px) 100vw, 708px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The Panjiri is regarded as this festival&#8217;s most significant Prasad. This nutritious treat is well-liked in the Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, and Punjab regions of the nation and is made with coriander seed powder, powdered sugar, desi ghee, cashew nuts, almonds, pistachios, mishri, and raisins. It is thought to be beneficial for the gut.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Kheer<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/d2r2ijn7njrktv.cloudfront.net\/apnlive\/uploads\/2023\/09\/06095159\/pannerkher-25-1472104568.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-487304\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d2r2ijn7njrktv.cloudfront.net\/apnlive\/uploads\/2023\/09\/06095159\/pannerkher-25-1472104568.jpg 600w, https:\/\/d2r2ijn7njrktv.cloudfront.net\/apnlive\/uploads\/2023\/09\/06095159\/pannerkher-25-1472104568-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/d2r2ijn7njrktv.cloudfront.net\/apnlive\/uploads\/2023\/09\/06095159\/pannerkher-25-1472104568-150x113.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This delectable holiday dessert dish is made with milk, dry fruits, rice, sabudana, or makhana and has a rich flavour of cardamom and saffron. This delicious meal, which is regarded as full and mouthwatering, is served to Lord Krishna as part of the Chaapan Bhog\u00a0festival of Janmashtami at midnight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Maakhan Misri<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"717\" height=\"477\" src=\"https:\/\/d2r2ijn7njrktv.cloudfront.net\/apnlive\/uploads\/2023\/09\/06095231\/11_17_243457209makhan.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-487305\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d2r2ijn7njrktv.cloudfront.net\/apnlive\/uploads\/2023\/09\/06095231\/11_17_243457209makhan.webp 717w, https:\/\/d2r2ijn7njrktv.cloudfront.net\/apnlive\/uploads\/2023\/09\/06095231\/11_17_243457209makhan-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/d2r2ijn7njrktv.cloudfront.net\/apnlive\/uploads\/2023\/09\/06095231\/11_17_243457209makhan-150x100.webp 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 717px) 100vw, 717px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>It is believed that Lord Krishna prefers this kind of offering. This basic dish is simple to prepare at home and can be done with homemade sugar, misri, or fresh handmade butter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Honey with Milk<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"529\" src=\"https:\/\/d2r2ijn7njrktv.cloudfront.net\/apnlive\/uploads\/2023\/09\/06095351\/milk-and-honey-benefits-1024x529.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-487306\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d2r2ijn7njrktv.cloudfront.net\/apnlive\/uploads\/2023\/09\/06095351\/milk-and-honey-benefits-1024x529.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/d2r2ijn7njrktv.cloudfront.net\/apnlive\/uploads\/2023\/09\/06095351\/milk-and-honey-benefits-300x155.jpg 300w, https:\/\/d2r2ijn7njrktv.cloudfront.net\/apnlive\/uploads\/2023\/09\/06095351\/milk-and-honey-benefits-768x396.jpg 768w, https:\/\/d2r2ijn7njrktv.cloudfront.net\/apnlive\/uploads\/2023\/09\/06095351\/milk-and-honey-benefits-150x77.jpg 150w, https:\/\/d2r2ijn7njrktv.cloudfront.net\/apnlive\/uploads\/2023\/09\/06095351\/milk-and-honey-benefits.jpg 1395w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The milk and honey-based drink is an essential part of the Janmashtami puja meal. It is offered to Lord Krishna and subsequently distributed among devotees as a representation of cleanliness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Gopalkala<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/d2r2ijn7njrktv.cloudfront.net\/apnlive\/uploads\/2023\/09\/06095428\/Gopalkala__Janmastami_Special.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-487307\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d2r2ijn7njrktv.cloudfront.net\/apnlive\/uploads\/2023\/09\/06095428\/Gopalkala__Janmastami_Special.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/d2r2ijn7njrktv.cloudfront.net\/apnlive\/uploads\/2023\/09\/06095428\/Gopalkala__Janmastami_Special-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/d2r2ijn7njrktv.cloudfront.net\/apnlive\/uploads\/2023\/09\/06095428\/Gopalkala__Janmastami_Special-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/d2r2ijn7njrktv.cloudfront.net\/apnlive\/uploads\/2023\/09\/06095428\/Gopalkala__Janmastami_Special-150x100.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>This easy dish, which is also referred to as food of the poor,\u00a0is created with beaten rice, cucumber, coconut, curd, ghee, sugar, and toasted cumin seeds. The ingredients are combined, then formed into laddoos and presented to Lord Krishna during midnight rituals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Rava Laddoo<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/d2r2ijn7njrktv.cloudfront.net\/apnlive\/uploads\/2023\/09\/06095510\/ravaladdu_step155.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-487308\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d2r2ijn7njrktv.cloudfront.net\/apnlive\/uploads\/2023\/09\/06095510\/ravaladdu_step155.jpg 600w, https:\/\/d2r2ijn7njrktv.cloudfront.net\/apnlive\/uploads\/2023\/09\/06095510\/ravaladdu_step155-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/d2r2ijn7njrktv.cloudfront.net\/apnlive\/uploads\/2023\/09\/06095510\/ravaladdu_step155-150x100.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The ingredients for this wholesome and nutrient-dense laddoo\u00a0are roasted rava, grated coconut, dry fruits, almonds, sugar, and a lot of ghee. Lord Krishna because he is supposed to adore ghee and butter and offering food to the needy is considered to be the best way to honour him.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Sabudana Khichdi<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"301\" src=\"https:\/\/d2r2ijn7njrktv.cloudfront.net\/apnlive\/uploads\/2023\/09\/06095611\/sabudana-khichdi.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-487309\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d2r2ijn7njrktv.cloudfront.net\/apnlive\/uploads\/2023\/09\/06095611\/sabudana-khichdi.jpg 450w, https:\/\/d2r2ijn7njrktv.cloudfront.net\/apnlive\/uploads\/2023\/09\/06095611\/sabudana-khichdi-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/d2r2ijn7njrktv.cloudfront.net\/apnlive\/uploads\/2023\/09\/06095611\/sabudana-khichdi-150x100.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>With soaked sabudana, green chilli, peanuts, sendha namak, tomato, and ghee, this dish is intended to be light. After breaking your fast, sabudana Khichdi, which is regarded as a nutritious snack food, will provide you immediate energy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>People observe the event by giving little Bal Gopal customary desserts and candies to mark the day.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":487310,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_eb_attr":"","footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true},"categories":[1532,110599],"tags":[16461,160453,105666,160452,59156,120797],"yst_prominent_words":[21297,48568,62350,28741,53583,30114,31222,31217,9431,31209,50655,24771,4895],"ppma_author":[140543],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/d2r2ijn7njrktv.cloudfront.net\/apnlive\/uploads\/2023\/09\/06100125\/Krishna-Janmashtami-2021-Why-Chappan-Bhog-is-offered-to-Shri-1.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"authors":[{"term_id":140543,"user_id":4,"is_guest":0,"slug":"apnnewsdesk","display_name":"APN Live","avatar_url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/478eacb893eda88aa6ed8d99b005bf58?s=96&r=g"}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/apnlive.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/487301"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/apnlive.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/apnlive.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/apnlive.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/apnlive.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=487301"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/apnlive.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/487301\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/apnlive.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/487310"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/apnlive.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=487301"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/apnlive.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=487301"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/apnlive.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=487301"},{"taxonomy":"yst_prominent_words","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/apnlive.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/yst_prominent_words?post=487301"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/apnlive.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ppma_author?post=487301"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}<!-- html is corrupted -->