Hartalika Teej 2025 Fast: Top lip-smacking dishes to make at home
Hartalika Teej 2025 is just around the corner, and it will be observed on August 26. The festival is mainly observed by married women for the prosperity, good health, and long life of their husbands and a blissful married life. Unmarried girls also celebrate it for getting a good husband. On this day, the devotees break their day-long rigorous fast with a light vegetarian dish at the end of the day. Dive in to read about the top homemade lip-smacking dishes to savour after Hartalika Teej fast.
New Delhi: Hartalika Teej 2025 is just around the corner, and it will be observed on August 26. The festival is celebrated mainly in states like Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Haryana, Jharkhand and Madhya Pradesh. In Maharashtra, Hartalika Teej is known as Hartalika Tritiya Vrat, which is celebrated similarly to northern India. It is observed by married women for the prosperity, good health, and long life of their husbands and a blissful married life. Unmarried girls also celebrate it for getting a good husband.
On this day, the devotees observe a day-long rigorous fast, prepare makeshift statues of Goddess Parvati and Lord Shiva and offer prayers to the divine couple. Women break their fast with a light vegetarian dish at the end of the day. To nourish their bodies and fill with energy, women prepare a variety of ethnic delicacies and sweets on this day for themselves, family members and other guests.
Delightful homemade dishes to prepare on Hartalika Teej 2025
Here is the list of delicious dishes to savour for ending Hartalika Teej fast.
1. Sabudana tikki and poha
Sabudana tikki, prepared with soaked sabudana, kuttu atta, and salt, is an easy snack dish. If tomato, ginger, roasted peanuts, and sendha namak are added to the soaked sabudana pearls, it becomes another filling side dish called sabudana poha.
2. Moong dal samosa
Moong dal samosa, which is spicy and light, is perfect for your evening snacks. It not only pleases your taste buds with its crunch and spices but also fills you with energy and protein after a long period of fasting.
3. Shakarkand chaat
Boiled sweet potato mixed with coriander powder, cumin powder, lemon juice and a pinch of sendha namak, is the best snack to break your fast.
4. Poori vegetable dish
Poori, along with a delightful aloo vegetable dish, is the most favourite and easy-to-cook meal on festive days. Another better option to end your fast.
5. Nariyal laddoo
Sweets are a crucial element of any festival in India. Nariyal laddoos are one such sweet, tasty and easy-to-make at home with grated coconut, khoya, condensed milk, and sugar.
6. Ghevar
Another sweet for Hartalika Teej fasting is ghevar. Popular for being creamy and crunchy, it is prepared with pure ghee and is garnished with dry fruits.
7. Sabudana kheer
A bowl of sabudana kheer can be prepared with soaked sabudana, milk, ghee, sugar and dry fruits. It is another delicious option to savour after your fast ends.
You can savour any of the dishes after breaking your Hartalika Teej fast, but your devotion will stay intact, while your body will thank you for nourishing it with delicious yet healthy food.