Sri Krishna Janmashtami is celebrated on the eighth day of the dark fortnight in the month of Shravana. Lord Krishna was the son of Devaki and Vasudeva and his birthday is celebrated by Hindus as Janmashtami or Gokulashtami.

Hindus celebrate Janmashtami by fasting, singing, praying together, preparing and sharing special food. Celebrate Shri krishna janmashtami or gokulashtami with these easy and yummy recipes. We will keep updating this recipe list. Wish you all a very happy Janmashtami.

Janmashtmi Special Recipe:

• Makhan Misri
• Panchamrit
• Dhaniya panjiri
• Nariyal pag
• Kalakand
• Gopalkala
• Kaju Katli
• Mohanthal
• Kesar peda
• Rice Kheer

Makhan Misri :

Lord Krishna was fondly called ‘Makhan Chor’. And on the pious occasion of Janmashtami, devotees offer a special bhog of Makhan Mishri to their beloved deity.

Panchamrit :

Panchamrit is a mixture of five foods used in Hindu worship and puja which are usually honey, liquid jaggery, cow milk, yogurt and ghee. These are considered to be the sustenance for life .

Dhaniya Panjiri :

On the auspicious occasion of Krishna Janmashtami, prepare a wholesome and nutritious Dhaniya Panjiri that is loaded with healthy nuts and comes together in just 15 minutes.

Nariyal Pag :

Nariyal ka Pag / Gola Pag / Coconut Barfi is a popular sweet dish of North India. Nariyal ka pag is very delicious and doesn’t require any ghee; however lots of sugar is used . If you are not restricted to sugar, you can make and eat the coconut sweet.

Kalakand:

Kalakand is a very traditional and delicious dessert, made with whole milk, variation of burfi, and is soft and grainy in texture.

GopalKala :

Gopalkala is a Janmashtami special recipe. Gopalkala Recipe is a popular offering to Lord Krishna on Janmashtami . This is very easy and quick recipe. This is healthy recipe as it contains lots of proteins and fibres too. You can make this for breakfast or evening snack too.

Kaju katli :

Easy & quick recipe to make perfect kaju katli like the ones we get in sweet shops .Kaju Katli is an Indian dessert or mithai and is made using kaju or cashews to give them that rich taste.

Mohanthal :

Mohanthal is a delicious and rich, melt in mouth, burfi type sweet recipe made with besan, sugar and ghee as the main ingredients. 

Kesar Peda :

Kesar peda is a simple and easy milk based peda with just 2 ingredients – khoya and sugar and flavoured with cardamom powder and saffron strings.

Rice Kheer:

Kheer, a rice pudding is probably the most common dessert that’s made in every Indian household. It’s one dessert that I grew up eating on a regular basis. Whenever there would be a celebration or a festival or just because we felt like eating a dessert, kheer was what mom always made.

Cooking with lots of love and straight from the heart.

Bhawna Maharshi

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