Krishna janmashtami | Sri Krishna Jayanti | Indian Hindu Festival
Gokulashtami festival recipes, given below, play an important part in the krishna janmashtami festival celebration.
In 2026, Gokulashtami is to be celebrated on September 4th.
This Hindu religious festival celebrates the birth of the Lord Sri Krishna, the revered Hindu god. Gokulashtami is also known as Sri Krishna Jayanti, Krishnashtami, Saatam Aatham, Ashtami Rohini, Sree Jayanti.
No birthday celebration is complete without delicious food. The preparation for Gokulashtami festival begins a few days in advance as many sweets and savories are prepared. As most of the dishes are delicious snacks and sweets, everyone loves this festival.
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There are specific dishes made for Janmashtami festival.
Sri krisha loved aval – poha – beaten rice. So many sweet and savory dishes are prepared from poha. Krishna’s favorite milk based items are prepared too.
Here are a few special dishes prepared for the gokulashtami festival. Select the ones that your family likes and enjoy these dishes with them.
Gokulashtami festival recipes | Krishna janmashtami Sweets
Shrikhand – Srikhand – Hung curd dessert
How to make Shrikhand – Srikhand – Hung curd dessert
Festival sweet – Curd/ Yogurt based dessert recipe, flavored with saffron and cardamom.
Coconut burfi – Narial burfi – kobbari mithai
Coconut burfi is a sweet made with freshly grated coconut.
Very quick and easy, can be made at any festival time. It is a favorite to make on Gokulashtami-Janmashtami festival.
Gajar ki kheer – carrot kheer
– Indian carrot and milk based sweet. Easy to make.
- Badam Kheer – Almond Kheer
- Beetroot Halwa -gokulashtami – janmashtami recipe
- Sweet rice flakes – poha – Aval recipe
Festival Snack Recipes
Fried poha chivda
How to make Thin poha chivda – Rice flakes – aval
made from thin beaten / flattened rice flakes as a easy snack. Diwali festival snack. Keeps for 3-4 weeks.
Ambode – Chana Dal vada
Ambode – Chana dal vada
This South Indian dal vada recipe is a spicy snack recipe – Festival recipe, made with split chickpeas
Namkeen Shankarpale
Namkeen – salty – spicy shankarpale is a tea time snack.
Gopalkala – Dahi pohe – Sri Krishna’s favorite