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Here is my list of Krishna Jayanthi recipes | Gokulashtami recipes like seedai, murukku, appam recipe with video. Most of the recipes are South Indian, Tamil nadu special Krishna jayanthi recipes. I have also shared a few North Indian style Krishna Janmashtami recipes. Gokulashtami / Krishna Jayanthi / Janmashtami is celebrated as the birthday of Lord Krishna. It falls on 8th day of Krishna paksha of Shravana month (August-September). This year 2025, it falls on August 16th, Saturday evening.

Both South Indian and North Indian people celebrate this festival at home in a grand manner by offering Lord Krishna’s favorite sweets and snacks. So I thought of sharing all the Krishna jayanthi / Gokulashtami special naivedyam recipes under one page for easy reference.

In Tamil nadu, people offer all the varieties of fruits, Butter, Milk, Curd, Aval/Poha mixed with jaggery along with sweet seedai/vella seedai, uppu seedai, kai murukku, sweet appam and Paal payasam for neivedyam/prasadam. I have made a video for these 5 recipes. Do watch it.

In this page, I have shared the links of how to make homemade rice flour, Urad dal flour for making seedai and murukku, Vella seedai/Sweet seedai recipe, Salt seedai/Uppu seedai recipe, Seedai using store bought rice flour, Easy Nei appam/Ghee appam, Kai murukku, Chakli, Thattu vadai recipe and Payasam recipes. I have also shared few Karnataka and North Indian recipes for janmashtami along with some tips to avoid bursting of seedai. Beginners can try some of the easy recipes like kheer and appam from the list.

Generally Gokulashtami puja is performed at midnight. But we make pooja in the evening after 6 pm. My MIL says butter, milk, curd and rice flakes with jaggery are the most important for offerings even if you are not able to prepare other sweets and snacks because these are Krishna’s Childhood favorites. Here is the picture of our Lord Sri krishna with offerings. Wish you all a very happy Krishna jayanthi.

Do check out my Krishna Janmashtami Pooja procedure post if you are interested to know our puja methods. I have made a video on how to make uppu seedai & vella seedai using store bought rice flour, butter murukku, paal payasam and sweet appam using wheat flour. Hope beginners would find it useful. Please watch the video below.

Krishna Jayanthi Recipes | Gokulashtami Recipes

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Collection of South Indian, Tamil nadu style Krishna jayanthi recipes @ Gokulashtami recipes.

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Prep Time 15

Cook Time 15

Total Time 30

Course Dessert recipes, Snacks, Sweets

Cuisine Tamilnadu

Servings people

Ingredients

Instructions

Butter, Curd, Boiled milk with sugar and Poha mixed with jaggery should be offered to Lord Krishna on Gokulashtami. These prasadams are must for the God.
Other than this Vella seedai, Uppu seedai, Instant appam with wheat flour, Butter murukku or kai murukku, Paal payasam are usually prepared for Krishna jayanthi in Tamil nadu.
Alternatively you can make aval recipes like murukku, kesari, ladoo, palkova etc.
Please click the above recipes given under the ingredients for detailed instructions with video.

Video

Notes

Please check the Tips to avoid bursting given below for helpful tips and tricks.

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Microwave Dhokla Recipe | How To Make Instant Khaman Dhokla in Microwave

Kaju Pista Roll Recipe – Kaju Roll Recipe – Cashew Pista Roll

Fried Modak Recipe With Wheat Flour – Fried Mothagam Recipe – Ganesh Chaturthi Recipes

Uppu Seedai & Vella Seedai Recipe With Store Bought Rice Flour

Milagu Jeeraga Aval Recipe – Pepper Poha – Poha Recipes

Maida Appam Recipe With Sugar – Karthigai Deepam Recipes

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Paal Payasam Recipe In Pressure Cooker – Milk Kheer Recipe Without Condensed Milk

Butter Murukku Recipe – Benne Murukku – Vennai Murukku With Video

Thinai Nei Appam Recipe/Foxtail millet Sweet Appam recipe-Karthigai Deepam Recipes

Puzhungal Arisi Murukku, Thattai Recipe – Idli Rice Murukku Recipe – Par boiled Rice Murukku

EASY AVAL PANCHAMIRTHAM RECIPE / POHA PANCHAMRIT – EASY GOKULASHTAMI RECIPES

KAI MURUKKU RECIPE | HOW TO MAKE SUTHU MURUKKU | KRISHNA JAYANTHI RECIPES

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UPPU SEEDAI RECIPE | SALT SEEDAI RECIPE – GOKULASHTAMI RECIPES

VELLA SEEDAI | SWEET SEEDAI RECIPE | VELLA CHEEDAI – GOKULASHTAMI RECIPES

Other than the above mentioned recipes, you can also make Rice payasam with jaggery, Urad dal vada and Some ladoo varieties if interested.

TIPS TO AVOID BURSTING OF SEEDAI

Most of us are afraid of making seedai just because it bursts. But when you follow these tips properly, seedai never burst & it comes out super crunchy and tasty. Here are some of the tips I learnt from my mom & MIL to avoid bursting and to make a perfect sweet seedai & salt seedai recipes. Happy Krishna Jayanthi 🙂

You must roast the wet flour for few minutes in low flame if you are using homemade processed rice flour. For store bought rice flour, this step is not needed. Roasting is needed for store bought idiyappam flour.
First important thing to avoid bursting is to “SIEVE” the flour once or twice. U should sieve all the flour ( urad dal flour, rice flour). Sieving the flour properly reduces 90% of bursting.
Secondly u should not roll the seedai very tightly. U should roll it to a loose ball using three fingers. No problem if its not a proper round..
One more tip is to prick the seedai with a small needle to avoid bursting.. Dry the seedai in a paper or towel for 20 minutes before frying.This is also very important.
Beginners can try deep frying few seedai in “small tempering kadai” . If it comes out well , proceed in a big kadai. Color variations may be there slightly. But you can check whether it bursts or disperses in oil..
If sweet seedai breaks or dissolves in oil , it means jaggery may be more or oil temperature is too high or too low.
If Seedai bubbles too much after you drop into oil , it shows the fat ( ghee or butter or oil) content is more..So add more rice flour to the dough & make again..
The color of seedai depends on the color of urad dal flour. If you roast the dal to golden brown, seedai will also turn brown.
Uniform heating is also important. In my observation , I feel low to medium flame is enough to get a nice colored and crispy seedai.