Navratri is about giving your gut a break, not nine days of fried potatoes and heavy carbs. If you want steady energy through your fast without the usual weight gain, this smoothie is for you. It’s creamy and naturally sweet, with complex carbs from makhana, protein from milk and nuts, and fiber from apple, chia and pomegranate. It also keeps you full for hours.
Why you’ll love it
- Sweetened only with dates, with no refined sugar
- Filling enough to replace a fried vrat snack
- Ready in 5 minutes, plus 15 minutes of soaking
All the ingredients laid out on a plate or board, labeled if you like.
Alt text: Ingredients for Navratri smoothie: makhana, almonds, pistachios, date, saffron, apple, chia, pomegranate
Ingredients (serves 1)
- 1/2 cup makhana (fox nuts)
- 4 almonds
- 4 pistachios
- 1 date, deseeded
- 5-6 saffron (kesar) strands
- 1 cup warm milk
- 1/2 apple, chopped (plus extra pieces for the glass)
- 1 tsp chia seeds, soaked
- 1/4 cup pomegranate seeds
Method
- Soak: In a bowl, soak the makhana, almonds, pistachios, date and saffron in 1 cup of warm milk for 15 minutes.
- Blend: Add the soaked mixture and the chopped apple to a blender. Blend until perfectly smooth.
- Assemble: Add the soaked chia seeds to a glass, then the pomegranate seeds and extra apple pieces.
- Serve: Pour the smoothie over the top, mix well and enjoy.
Values are approximate and vary with the milk and ingredient sizes you use.
Tips
- Use chilled milk instead of warm if you want a cold smoothie, but soak for a little longer.
- Some families don’t include chia seeds in vrat food, so skip them if that applies to you.
Save this recipe for your next fasting day, and share it with the friend who only eats fried chips during their fast! Tell me in the comments how you like it.
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