Sawan 2025: 7 fast Recipes You Can Prepare in Under 30 Minutes

Sawan, also known as Shravan, is the most sacred month in the Hindu calendar especially for devotees of Lord Shiva. This monsoon season, the air is filled with devotion, fasting, and the smell of fresh earth. While devotees maintain spiritual discipline through fasting or ‘vrat,’ eating light, sattvik food becomes essential.

Prep Time: 10 mins

Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients:

• 1 cup soaked sabudana (soaked 4-5 hours)
• 1 boiled potato (chopped)
• 2 green chilies (finely chopped)
• ½ tsp cumin seeds
• Rock salt (sendha namak) to taste
• 2 tbsp peanuts (roasted and crushed)
• Ghee

Method:

Heat ghee in a pan, add cumin seeds, chilies, and potatoes. Stir for 2 minutes. Add soaked sabudana and peanuts. Cook on medium flame for 5-7 minutes until translucent. Sprinkle rock salt and serve hot with curd.

Why it works:

It’s light, high in energy, and perfect during fasts. Ready in minutes and keeps you full.

Prep Time: 5 mins

Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients:

• 1 cup kuttu ka atta (buckwheat flour)
• 1 boiled potato (grated)
• Green chili and coriander (finely chopped)
• Rock salt to taste
• Water
• Ghee for greasing

Method:

Mix all ingredients to form a medium-thick batter. Heat a tawa and pour the batter in rounds. Cook both sides using ghee until crisp.

Pro Tip: Serve with plain curd or coriander chutney made without garlic/onion.

Prep Time: 5 mins

Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients:

• 3 boiled potatoes (cubed)
• 1 tbsp ghee
• ½ tsp cumin seeds
• Green chili, chopped
• Rock salt
• Coriander
• Water

Method:

In a pan, heat ghee, add cumin and green chilies. Add potatoes and sauté for 2 minutes. Add salt and little water to form a semi-thick curry. Simmer for 5 mins. Garnish with coriander.

Tastes best with: Samak rice or kuttu pooris!

Prep Time: 5 mins

Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients:

• 1 cup samak ke chawal (barnyard millet)
• 1 small carrot & potato (cubed)
• 1 green chili
• 1 tbsp ghee
• Rock salt
• Cumin seeds

Method:

Soak samak rice for 20 minutes. In a pan, heat ghee and cumin seeds. Add vegetables and sauté for 5 minutes. Add soaked rice and 2 cups water. Add salt and cook on low flame till done.

Bonus: Add roasted peanuts or paneer cubes for extra protein.

Prep Time: 10 mins

Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients:

• 200g paneer cubes
• ½ cup curd (hung curd)
• Rock salt
• Sendha namak
• Chili powder (optional)
• Lemon juice
• Ghee

Method:

Mix curd with spices and lemon juice. Marinate paneer for 10 minutes. Heat a non-stick tawa and cook paneer until golden on all sides.

Perfect evening snack or a light lunch addition with vrat chutney.

Prep Time: 5 mins

Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients:

• 2 boiled sweet potatoes
• Lemon juice
• Rock salt
• Roasted cumin powder
• Chopped coriander
• Green chilies

Method:

Peel and cube sweet potatoes. Toss with all ingredients. Serve chilled or warm.

Why it’s amazing: Natural sweetness, zero oil, and still super satisfying!

Prep Time: 5 mins

Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients:

• 1 cup makhana (fox nuts)
• 2 cups milk
• 1 tsp ghee
• Sugar or jaggery (as preferred)
• Cardamom
• Chopped dry fruits

Method:

Dry roast makhanas in ghee until crisp. Crush them lightly. Boil milk, add makhana, and simmer until soft. Add sugar and cardamom. Garnish with dry fruits.

Fast doesn’t feel like a fast when dessert tastes this good.

• Use Sendha Namak instead of regular salt.
• Avoid onion, garlic, and processed masalas.
• Keep meals light—don’t fry everything.
• Hydrate with tulsi water or lemon water between meals.

Fasting during Sawan is not about deprivation—it’s a time of devotion, simplicity, and nourishing your body and soul with sattvik food.

These 7 easy vrat recipes prove that you don’t need to compromise on taste or spend hours in the kitchen. Whether it’s a working day or a special Shivratri fast, these dishes fit perfectly into your spiritual routine.

This Sawan 2025, cook smart, eat soulfully, and stay devoted.

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Frequently Asked Questions:

1. Can I eat these dishes on Ekadashi too?Some of them like sweet potato chaat, paneer, and makhana kheer are Ekadashi-safe, but avoid grains like samak if unsure.
2. Can I meal-prep any of these recipes?You can pre boil potatoes, soak sabudana and samak rice in advance, and store marinated paneer for quick cooking.