In India, there is rarely a month that passes without festivals keeping us on our toes. And our cities celebrate with us. As Eid gives way to Navratri festivites, Delhi-NCR’s dining scene transforms into a celebration of flavours, traditions, and mindful eating.
Restaurants and hotels across Gurugram and Delhi are crafting special menus that honour fasting rituals while reimagining the vrat-friendly menu with creativity, technique, and ingredients.
From wholesome thalis rooted in age-old recipes to global plates that blend different cultures while retaining the fast-friendly ingredients, these offerings prove that one can enjoy delicious yet nourishing preparations while observing restraint. Whether you’re observing the fast or interested to explore what Delhi NCR has to offer when it comes to Navratri-specific meals, this is your guide to experience a unique side of the city’s culinary landscape.
Bhawan, Gurugram
Best known for bringing chaat from across India to your plates in Delhi-NCR, Bhawan is offering a range of Navratri specialities. If you thought that vrat-friendly dishes cannot be delicious, then Bhawan is all geared up to prove you wrong and how.
Start your meal with refreshing drinks from the Bhawan Juice Centre. The cold chaats and starters are worth looking out for. The Navratri salad bowl featuring Indian pomelo, avocado, raw pappaya, singhara, raw mango, and nuts is a wholesome option. The sabuddana farali pattice, dahi amaranth ke kebab, and ginger lime paneer tikka are some other must-try starters.
Their Navratri thali is a safe option while the khoya paneer makhana, aloo tuk, which features cottage cheese koftas simmered in rich, tomato curry, with crispy aloo tuk, and served with kuttu pooris or upvaas thalipeeth is a lighter option, if you don’t want to go for the thaali. End the meal with the delish rasmalai kalakand.
Address: Bhawan, Unit 9, 32nd Avenue, NH-8, Sector 15 Part 2, Gurugram, Haryana 122001
Date and Timings: March 20- March 30, 12 pm to 11 pm
The Dhabha By Claridges
Dhaba at The Claridges New Delhi, presents a curated Navratri menu that is designed to offer a wholesome and fulfilling feast that celebrates tradition without compromising on indulgence.
Highlights from the special thali include masala pudina (mint) chaach, chukundar (beetroot) aur moongfali (peanut) seekh, and sabudana vada.
For mains, go for the paneer makhani, aloo rasedar, or arbi kadhi. Pair it with their jeera dhaniya samak chawal or kuttu ki poori. Conclude the meal on an indulgent note with the makhane ki kheer.
Prepared using traditional techniques, gentle spices and fasting-friendly ingredients, the menu assures a memorable festive meal.
Address: The Claridges, 12, Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Rd, Tees January Road Area, Motilal Nehru Marg Area, Delhi, New Delhi, Delhi 110011
Price for two:
Date and Timings: March 19-March 27
FIO Cookhouse
As the festive spirit of Navratri arrives, FIO Cookhouse presents a menu designed for those observing the fast, without compromising on flavour or creativity. Familiar ingredients are reimagined through thoughtful technique and global inspiration to curate the Navratri table.
The menu features a selection of European plates crafted using fast-friendly ingredients. Highlights from the starters include the spiced sweet potato and avocado (baked seed-crusted sweet potato meets creamy avocado, pomegranate and greens paired with a light yoghurt blend) and buckwheat and water chestnut croquettes paired with a delicate fennel emulsion and buckwheat crumble.
Among the larger plates, the beetroot sago stracciatella risotto pairs herbed sago and beetroot infused elements in a dish that is both comforting and refined, while the mille feuille grilled cottage cheese layers paneer with nuts, herbed potato, tomato confit, and a roasted lotus seed sauce.
For guests seeking a more traditional festive experience, the restaurant also offers a Navratri Indian platter that features dishes like makhana peanut chaat, kesari malai paneer tikka, sabudana peanut tikki, and aloo ki lounji.
Finish the hearty meal with a comforting bowl of kesari apple kaju kheer, the almond ricotta lemon cake, or saffron tres leches.
Address: R-1, MRTS, Epicuria Mall Nehru Place Metro Station, New Delhi, Delhi 110019
Date : March 19 to March 27
Price for two: INR 3,000
AnnaMaya, Andaz Delhi, by Hyatt
This Navratri, Andaz Delhi, by Hyatt, invites guests at AnnaMaya, the hotel’s modern food hall to celebrate with a specially curated Navratri Thali The thaali brings together authentic fasting dishes with seasonal and vrat (fast) -friendly ingredients such as fresh fruits, kuttu (buckwheat), and sabudana (sago).
The refreshing methi lassi is a sweet yogurt welcome drink that introduces the meal on a rather refreshing note. Follow it up with the shakarkandi (sweet potato) chaat and sabudana fritters that are light and offer the perfect start to the wholesome meal.
Whether you are looking for hearty main course options like paneer makhni, aloo jeera tossed with cumin seeds, and kaddu ki khatti meethi sabzi, or fasting staples such as sabudana khichadi, samak rice (barnyard millet), and freshly fried kuttu ki poori, the thali won’t disappoint. Conclude the meal on a sweet note with the dry fruit halwa.
Price for two: INR 4400 (exclusive of taxes)
Date and Timings: March 19-March 26, 12:30 pm to 11:00 pm
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