Gokulashtami Recipes 2026 | Krishna Jayanthi Sweets & Snacks

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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 2026, it falls on September 4th, Friday 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.

Gokulashtami 2026 date
Must-have Krishna Jayanthi prasadam
Gokulashtami sweets and payasam
- Aval-based sweets & savory
Krishna Jayanthi savoury snacks
Three simple Krishna Jayanthi menu ideas
How to arrange the prasadam plate
KRISHNA JAYANTHI RECIPES | GOKULASHTAMI RECIPES
TIPS TO AVOID BURSTING OF SEEDAI
Frequently asked questions
More festival recipes
KRISHNA JAYANTHI RECIPES VIDEO

Please watch the video below for Top 5 Gokulashtami recipes.

Gokulashtami 2026 date

In 2026, Gokulashtami (Krishna Jayanthi / Janmashtami) is celebrated on Friday, September 4. In Tamil Nadu, many families prepare the offerings in the evening and do the pooja after 6 pm, while the puja may also be observed later according to local tradition till midnight.

Must-have Krishna Jayanthi prasadam

In Tamil Nadu, families commonly offer fresh butter, milk, curd, fresh fruits and aval mixed with jaggery along with one or two homemade sweets or savouries. If you have limited time, even these simple offerings with just milk, curd, butter and sweet poha/ Vella aval make a meaningful prasadam plate.

Butter – one of Lord Krishna’s favourite offerings.
Sweet aval – beaten rice mixed with jaggery, coconut and cardamom.
Milk and curd – simple traditional offerings.
Vella seedai – sweet rice-flour balls made with jaggery.
Uppu seedai – savoury rice-flour balls with sesame, coconut and spices.
Wheat flour Nei appam – soft, sweet appam prepared with rice or wheat flour and jaggery.
Paal Payasam – Rice cooked in milk and mixed with sugar, flavored with cardamom powder.
Kai murukku or Butter murukku – Traditionally Kai murkku made using processed rice flour is made on this day. Beginners can try butter murukku easily.

Gokulashtami sweets and payasam

Vella seedai / sweet seedai

Vella seedai is a traditional Krishna Jayanthi sweet made with rice flour, jaggery, coconut and sesame seeda. Follow the flour-sieving and drying steps carefully for a crisp and safe seedai.

Recipe: Vella Seedai | Sweet Seedai Recipe | Vella Cheedai

Easy nei appam

Nei appam is a beginner-friendly sweet that can be prepared with wheat flour or rice flour. It is soft inside, golden outside and perfect for a small family celebration.

Recipes: Instant Nei Appam; Wheat Flour Appam

Paal payasam

Creamy milk payasam is an easy offering when you want a traditional dessert without deep-frying. It can be prepared in a pressure cooker or a heavy kadai.

Recipe: Paal Payasam in Pressure Cooker | Milk Kheer

Aval-based sweets & savory

Aval is closely associated with Krishna and is one of the easiest ingredients to use for naivedyam. Try these simple recipes for a quick offering:

Aval Kesari
Aval Puttu
Sweet Aval mixture
Aval Panchamirtham / Poha Panchamrit
Milagu Jeeraga Aval
Vella Aval

Other festive sweets

You can also prepare one of these sweets if you are planning a larger menu:

Modak
Bread Rasmalai
Gajar ka halwa
Kaju pista roll
Shavige payasa
Rava payasam
Coconut ladoo
Rava ladoo
Moong dal ladoo
Mixed millet ladoo

Krishna Jayanthi savoury snacks

Uppu seedai

Uppu seedai is a crunchy savoury snack made with rice flour, urad dal flour, sesame and coconut. It is one of the most traditional snacks prepared for Krishna Jayanthi.

Recipes: Uppu Seedai; Uppu Seedai with Store-Bought Rice Flour; Kara Seedai

Murukku varieties

Murukku is a popular festival snack and works well for both pooja and family serving. Choose a simple variety if you are making it for the first time.

Thattai and other snacks

Thattai is another crunchy South Indian snack commonly prepared for Krishna Jayanthi. You can also include other homemade savouries according to your family’s tradition.

Easy recipes for beginners

If you are new to making festival recipes, start with dishes that need little preparation:

Sweet aval with jaggery
Aval panchamirtham
Paal payasam
Wheat flour appam
Instant nei appam
Homemade butter
Milk, curd and fruit prasadam

For a simple menu, choose one no-cook offering, one payasam or sweet and one savoury snack. There is no need to prepare every recipe on this page.

Three simple Krishna Jayanthi menu ideas

Quick no-cook menu

Sweet aval, butter, curd, milk, fruits and aval panchamirtham.

Traditional Tamil Nadu menu

Vella seedai, uppu seedai, nei appam, butter murukku, paal payasam and sweet aval.

Larger family celebration menu

Vella seedai, uppu seedai, kai murukku, thattai, aval murukku, nei appam, paal payasam, aval kesari and fruits.

How to arrange the prasadam plate

Place the main sweet and savoury items in small bowls, then add butter, milk, curd, aval and fruits. Many families also draw small Krishna footprints from the entrance towards the pooja room using rice flour or wet rice flour. We do follow this every year. Follow your family’s customs and local tradition.

Check out all the Gokulashtami recipes below.

KRISHNA JAYANTHI RECIPES | GOKULASHTAMI RECIPES

Aval Kesari Recipe | Poha Sheera | Avalakki Kesaribath

Aval Puttu Recipe | Poha Puttu – Sweet Poha | Gokulashtami Recipes

Aval Murukku – Instant Poha Murukku Recipe – Gokulashtami Special Recipes

Spicy Besan murukku, Kadalai maavu Kara murukku Recipe

Kara Seedai Recipe – Spicy Seedai Recipe With Rice Flour

Modak Recipe With Step By Step Pictures – Ukadiche Modak Recipe

Thattai Murukku Recipe – Thattai Recipe – Thattu Vadai Recipe

Bread Rasmalai Recipe – How To Make Instant Rasmalai With Bread

Maida Seedai Recipe – Sweet Seedai – Seedai Varieties – Gokulashtami Recipes

Instant Karnataka Style Chakli Recipe – Simple Murukku Recipe

Gajar Ka Halwa Recipe Without Khoya In Kadai – Carrot Halwa With Milk

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

How To Celebrate Krishna Jayanthi at home | Gokulashtami Pooja

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

Sweet Appam Recipe With Wheat Flour – Instant Wheat flour appam with banana

EASY AVAL PANCHAMIRTHAM RECIPE / POHA PANCHAMRIT – EASY GOKULASHTAMI RECIPES

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

Krishna Jayanthi Recipes | Gokulashtami Recipes

Shavige Payasa | Karnataka Vermicelli Kheer

AAMRAS RECIPE-MANGO RECIPES

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.

Frequently asked questions

What food is prepared for Krishna Jayanthi in Tamil Nadu?

Common offerings include butter, milk, curd, sweet aval, vella seedai, uppu seedai, murukku, nei appam and paal payasam. Families choose different combinations according to their tradition and available time.

What are the must-have prasadam items for Gokulashtami?

Butter, milk, curd and sweet aval are simple must-have offerings in many Tamil households. You can add vella seedai, uppu seedai or appam if you have time to cook.

Which Gokulashtami recipes are easiest for beginners?

Sweet aval, aval panchamirtham, paal payasam, wheat flour appam and instant nei appam are good choices for beginners because they need less preparation than seedai or kai murukku.

How can I stop seedai from bursting?

Sieve the flours, make loose balls, prick them, dry them before frying and cook them over low to medium heat. Always test a small batch first and follow the detailed recipe instructions.

Are Gokulashtami, Krishna Jayanthi and Janmashtami the same festival?

These names refer to the celebration of Lord Krishna’s birth. The name and customs vary by region and family tradition. In Tamil Nadu, the festival is commonly called Krishna Jayanthi or Gokulashtami.