Navaratri menu plan for 9 days

Navaratri menu plan for all the 9 days – Breakfast, lunch, dinner, snack, sweet and sundal recipe links in one place.

Navaratri sundal, sweet, snack plan:

Click on each name for link to the respective recipes

Day	Sundal	Sweet	Snack
Day 1	Peanut sundal	Paal kesari	Puli aval
Day 2	Moong dal sundal	Sakkarai pongal	Urad bonda
Day 3	Rajma sundal	Paruppu payasam	Lemon sevai
Day 4	Chana dal sundal	Rava ladoo	Puliyogare
Day 5	Green mung sweet sundal	Kalkandu pongal	Mix dal vada
Day 6	Chana sundal	Semiya payasam	Lemon aval
Day 7	Karamani sundal	Nei appam	Cabbage vada
Day 8	Green peas sundal	Fruit kesari	Millet curd rice
Day 9	Black Ulundhu sundal	Aval payasam	Pepper sevai

Some sundal recipes like chana dal, moong dal, peanuts required no overnight soaking. Even green mung needs just 3 hrs minimum soaking time. All other sundals need overnight soaking.
To choose other sundals, more sweets, swap the snacks, click here
As I am a south Indian, I have given some menu that will work for my home, if this helps some of you too, I will be more happy. You can just keep this as a guidance and change according to your family preferences. Keep your menu simple and quick ones, as there will be extra work as well as food from prasadam after offerings.
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Navaratri menu plan:

Day	Breakfast	Lunch	Dinner
Day 1	Idli, coconut chutney	Mor kuzhambu, paruppu usili	Methi thepla, boondi raita
Day 2	Puri, Aloo bhaji	Methi pulao, veg raita, Arbi chips	Curd semiya
Day 3	Dosai, Peanut chutney	Varutharacha kuzhambu, Plantain poriyal	Varagu milagu jeeraga adai, curry leaves chutney
Day 4	Rice sundal, Thengai thogayal	Tomato rasam, Poosanikai rasavangi, okra fries	Lemon oats
Day 5	Rava idli, Mint coconut chutney	Vathal kuzhambu, Banana stem kootu	Rasam idli
Day 6	Sabuadana kichidi	Jeera rice, Malai kofta	Oats khara paniyaram, Tomato coconut chutney
Day 7	Ven pongal, Coriander coconut chutney	Variety rice, aviyal, plantain tawa fry	Paneer paratha, Raita
Day 8	Sponge dosa, Kadalai paruppu chutney	Dahi kadhi, aloo tuk, Salad	Roti, Dal fry
Day 9	Ragi kanji, sweet & salt	Pepper kuzhambu, Kootu	Instant rava dosa, carrot chutney

Make sure to shop for all the ingredients, as per the recipes you have planned to prepare during Navratri. Like enough legumes and dals for sundal, Jaggery, sugar, butter or ghee, dry fruits, nuts, tetra pack UHT milk, condensed milk, rice flour, besan, wheat flour, fruits, coconut, flattened rice, instant sevai, oils. Other items like disposable plates, cups, serving containers, carry bags, goodie bags and return gifts, pooja items like incense sticks, lamp oil, wick, camphor etc.
Here are 9 simple kolam for 9 days of Navaratri from my parent’s blog.