5 Favorite food of Radharani for Radhashtami

Radhe Radhe! After Janmashtami, all the devotees are excited about the celebration of Radhashtami. And just like any other religious festival especially the ones celebrated at home with family and relatives, the primary concern is what to prepare. But before we talk about the complete menu for Radhashtami or the special recipes of Radharani, we must take a look at the favorite food of Radharani for Radhashtami, and ensure we prepare the favorite dishes of our beloved Kishori Ji.

Arbi Ki Sabzi

While preparing favorite food of Radharani, Colocasia or Arbi ki Sabzi should be in the priority list. Arbi is widely regarded as Radharani’s favorite food. Arbi ki Sabzi for Radhashtami is lovingly prepared by every devotee across Vrindavan and Barsana. Typical Arbi ki Sabzi for Radhashtami is prepared by frying in rich ghee with carom seed and gentles spices in a complete satvik style. Preparing this dish of Kishori Ji’s favorite vegetable expresses your care and devotion for her. Know how to make Arbi ki Sabzi for Radhashtami with NoNgs!

Radhaballavi

Named after Lord Krishna (Radha Vallabh), Radhaballavi is a staple Bengali dish and favorite food of Radharani. The soft, deep fried flatbread stuffed with urad dal will increase the variety of your bhog platter and certainly put a smile on the faces of your family and relatives. This dish is usually prepared without onion and garlic making it perfect for any religious festival and satvik diet. It is widely consumed with side dishes like Niramishi Aloor Dum or Cholar Dal. You must add this to your Radhashtami special bhog platter - learn how to make Radhaballavi!

Sweet Rice With Edible Camphor

No religious festival is complete with a sweet dish prepare with thickened milk and one of such favorite food of Radharani is Sweet Rice with Edible Camphor. This creamy delicacy becomes a lot more flavorful with a pinch of edible camphor (pacha karpuram), an ingredient closely associated with Radha Krishna. Some keep it simple with mishri and dry fruits, some prefer to make it a little more colorful using jaggery. Devotees make it in their ways in form of rice kheer, amrit kheer, and sweet pongal. No matter how you prefer to do it, don’t forget to add a little bit of edible camphor.

Malpua

Another widely beloved sweet dish of Radharani is Malpua - the rich, golden-brown pancakes, sometimes soaked in sugar syrup or rabri must be considered. It is one of the essential offerings of the traditional chappan bhog in temples. This delicious sweet is prepared with minimum ingredients like flour, milk, and sometimes mashed banana - fried in ghee and soaked in cardamom infused sugar syrup. The batter is made with fennel seeds which brings an extra layer of taste in your mouth. Know how to prepare malpua for Radhashtami and express your love and devotion for Radharani.

Sweet Pan

The beautiful way to end preparing your bhog thali for Radharani is to offer traditional meetha paan. In the temples of Vrindavan, offering paan to Radha and Krishna is a symbol of love, devotion, and grand feast. The combination of betel leaves, gulkand, fennel seeds, cardamom, and coconut, will make the food unforgettable. You must not consider buying paan from a store, get the ingredients from the market, and prepare it on your own. Know how to prepare Sweet Paan at home!

We hope this list and our ‘how to make’ guides have put you somewhat in ease about what to prepare for Radhashtami. NoNgs offer you completely NoNg (no onion no garlic) satvik recipes, ingredients, and more - be with us in our journey. Radhe radhe!