Ekadashi Recipes
Vrat recipes with caveats
Browse practical Ekadashi recipes by meal type, fasting level, and ingredient. Each recipe keeps the tradition caveat visible.
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Main meal · 20 minutes active, plus soaking
Sabudana khichdi
A soft, peanut-rich vrat staple for households that allow cooked Anukalpa meals on Ekadashi.
Snack · 25 minutes active, plus soaking
Sabudana vada
Crisp sabudana and peanut patties for occasional Ekadashi snack plates.
Main meal · 10 minutes
Vrat wale aloo
A simple potato preparation with sendha namak and vrat-friendly spices.
Main meal · 20 minutes
Kuttu puri
Buckwheat flour puri for a traditional cooked Ekadashi meal.
Sweet · 10 minutes
Singhara atta halwa
A warm water-chestnut flour sweet for families that include vrat sweets.
Sweet · 10 minutes
Makhana kheer
A gentle milk-based kheer made with foxnuts instead of rice.
Fruit · 15 minutes
Fruit thali
A simple fruit plate for lighter Phalahari Ekadashi observance.
Sweet · 20 minutes
Peanut laddu
A compact peanut and jaggery sweet for households that allow peanuts on Ekadashi.
Main meal · 20 minutes
Rajgira roti
A soft amaranth flour roti for a cooked Ekadashi meal.
Main meal · 15 minutes
Sama rice khichdi
A warm barnyard millet khichdi used as a regular-rice substitute in many vrat homes.
Sources and tradition
How to read this Ekadashi guide
Traditional Ekadashi observances are described in Vaishnava texts and regional vrat traditions. Practices vary across sampradaya, family lineage, and local temple guidance. This article presents a general Hindu household observance, with Vaishnava notes where applicable.
Padma Purana, Uttara-khanda Ekadashi Mahatmya
Ekadashi Mahatmya chapters used in type-specific citation notes
Used for named Ekadashi kathas, devotional benefits, and observance context where a type page supplies chapter or verse detail.
Vaishnava and regional vrat traditions
Household, temple, and sampradaya practice
Used for practice framing such as family sampradaya, local temple guidance, and Smarta/Vaishnava distinctions.
HinduLab calculation methodology
Location-aware panchang, tithi, sunrise, and vrat timing rules
Explains how HinduLab combines astronomical calculations, Hindu calendar rules, city, timezone, sunrise, and sunset data.
HinduLab Hindu calendar and vrats source library
Editorial review, regional variation, and health disclaimer policies
Documents the trust policy used for panchang tools, vrat guides, Ekadashi rules, and health cautions.