{"id":12507,"date":"2026-09-05T21:27:25","date_gmt":"2026-09-05T20:27:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mymahotsav.com\/knowledgebase\/docs\/non-knowledgebase\/uncategorized\/earning-recipe-reward-points-on-utsav-recipes\/"},"modified":"2026-09-05T21:27:25","modified_gmt":"2026-09-05T20:27:25","password":"","slug":"earning-recipe-reward-points-on-utsav-recipes","status":"publish","type":"docs","link":"https:\/\/mymahotsav.com\/knowledgebase\/docs\/mm-guides\/utsav-recipes\/discovering-recipes\/creating-publishing-recipes\/monetising-your-recipes\/earning-recipe-reward-points-on-utsav-recipes\/","title":{"rendered":"Earning recipe reward points for published recipes"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"background:#f3f0fb;border-left:4px solid #7c5cbf;border-radius:8px;padding:14px 18px;margin:22px 0;line-height:1.6;\">&#128100; <strong>Who this is for<\/strong><br \/>Recipe Creators &mdash; any signed-in MyMahotsav member who shares their cooking on Utsav Recipes and would like to know what publishing a recipe earns, and where those points then show up. No special upgrade or creator plan is needed.<\/div>\n<h2>Quick answer<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Every recipe you publish on Utsav Recipes earns you 10 Utsav Points&trade;. Fill in the Publish Your Recipe form and press Submit Recipe; the 10 points are added automatically once your recipe goes live after review. They land in your single, site-wide Utsav Points&trade; balance, which you can check any time on your profile under the Utsav Points&trade; tab or on the Rewards Dashboard.<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure style=\"margin:28px 0 42px;\"><video controls preload=\"metadata\" src=\"https:\/\/mymahotsav.com\/kb-img\/earning-recipe-reward-points-for-published-recipes-mtotwyjr-walkthrough.mp4\" style=\"width:100%;aspect-ratio:16\/9;border:0;border-radius:10px;box-shadow:0 5px 25px rgba(0,0,0,0.12);display:block;background:#000;\"><\/video><figcaption style=\"margin-top:14px;font-size:0.9em;color:#6b7280;line-height:1.55;\">Video walkthrough: filling in the Publish Your Recipe form, submitting it, and finding the points afterwards.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Before you begin<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>You need to be signed in. Open the <strong>Utsav Recipes<\/strong> menu and choose <strong>Publish a Recipe<\/strong>, or go straight to mymahotsav.com\/utsav-recipes\/publish-your-recipe\/<\/li>\n<li>If a sign-in box appears instead of the recipe form, you are not signed in &mdash; sign in first, then open the link again.<\/li>\n<li>Have your recipe ready: a photo (up to 15 MB), a short description, the category, cuisine and cooking method, your timings in minutes, and your list of ingredients and directions.<\/li>\n<li>A video link is optional. So are the <strong>Restricted Diet<\/strong> choice and the <strong>Notes<\/strong> box.<\/li>\n<li>Your points are shown on MyMahotsav itself, not inside Utsav Recipes: your profile&rsquo;s <strong>Utsav Points&trade;<\/strong> tab, and the Rewards Dashboard at mymahotsav.com\/utsav-points\/rewards-dashboard\/<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Step 1 &mdash; Open the form and name your recipe<\/h2>\n<p>Open <strong>Publish a Recipe<\/strong> from the Utsav Recipes menu. You will land on <strong>Publish Your Recipe<\/strong>, with the <strong>Add a Recipe<\/strong> form below it. Everything marked with a red asterisk is required.<\/p>\n<p>Start in the <strong>Recipe Title<\/strong> box, ringed in the picture, and give the dish the name a reader would search for.<\/p>\n<figure style=\"margin:34px auto 42px;text-align:center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mymahotsav.com\/kb-img\/earning-recipe-reward-points-for-published-recipes-mtotwyjr-01.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Click to view full size\" class=\"docbot-zoom\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border-radius:10px;box-shadow:0 5px 25px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.1);border:1px solid rgba(0,0,0,0.06);display:block;max-width:100%;height:auto;margin:0 auto;cursor:zoom-in;\" src=\"https:\/\/mymahotsav.com\/kb-img\/earning-recipe-reward-points-for-published-recipes-mtotwyjr-01.png\" alt=\"The blank Publish Your Recipe form with the Recipe Title box ringed\" \/><\/a><figcaption style=\"margin-top:14px;font-size:0.9em;color:#6b7280;line-height:1.55;\">The blank form as you first see it, with <strong>Recipe Title<\/strong> ringed.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Step 2 &mdash; Add your photo, video link and category<\/h2>\n<p>Under <strong>Recipe Image<\/strong>, upload the photo of your finished dish (up to 15 MB). If you have filmed the dish, paste the link into <strong>Video URL<\/strong> &mdash; this one is optional. Write a couple of welcoming lines in <strong>Short Description<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Then open the <strong>Category<\/strong> list, ringed in the picture, and pick the one that fits &mdash; in this walkthrough, <strong>Dessert<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<figure style=\"margin:34px auto 42px;text-align:center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mymahotsav.com\/kb-img\/earning-recipe-reward-points-for-published-recipes-mtotwyjr-02.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Click to view full size\" class=\"docbot-zoom\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border-radius:10px;box-shadow:0 5px 25px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.1);border:1px solid rgba(0,0,0,0.06);display:block;max-width:100%;height:auto;margin:0 auto;cursor:zoom-in;\" src=\"https:\/\/mymahotsav.com\/kb-img\/earning-recipe-reward-points-for-published-recipes-mtotwyjr-02.png\" alt=\"The recipe form with a video link filled in and the Category list ringed on Dessert\" \/><\/a><figcaption style=\"margin-top:14px;font-size:0.9em;color:#6b7280;line-height:1.55;\">The video link is in place and <strong>Category<\/strong> &mdash; ringed here &mdash; is set to Dessert.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Step 3 &mdash; Choose cuisine, cooking method and any diet<\/h2>\n<p>Set <strong>Cuisine<\/strong> and <strong>Cooking Method<\/strong> next &mdash; both are required, and both help readers find your dish through the browse filters.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Restricted Diet<\/strong>, ringed in the picture, has no asterisk, so you can leave it blank. It is worth setting when it applies: choosing <strong>Vegetarian<\/strong> here puts the recipe in front of everyone browsing for vegetarian cooking.<\/p>\n<figure style=\"margin:34px auto 42px;text-align:center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mymahotsav.com\/kb-img\/earning-recipe-reward-points-for-published-recipes-mtotwyjr-03.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Click to view full size\" class=\"docbot-zoom\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border-radius:10px;box-shadow:0 5px 25px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.1);border:1px solid rgba(0,0,0,0.06);display:block;max-width:100%;height:auto;margin:0 auto;cursor:zoom-in;\" src=\"https:\/\/mymahotsav.com\/kb-img\/earning-recipe-reward-points-for-published-recipes-mtotwyjr-03.png\" alt=\"Cuisine set to Gujarati, Cooking Method set to Blending and the Restricted Diet list ringed on Vegetarian\" \/><\/a><figcaption style=\"margin-top:14px;font-size:0.9em;color:#6b7280;line-height:1.55;\">Cuisine and Cooking Method are set; <strong>Restricted Diet<\/strong> &mdash; ringed &mdash; is optional but useful.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Step 4 &mdash; Set the difficulty and your timings<\/h2>\n<p>Pick a <strong>Difficulty<\/strong> &mdash; <strong>Beginner<\/strong> in this example &mdash; then fill the timing boxes. <strong>Prep Time<\/strong> and <strong>Cook Time<\/strong> are both required and both are in minutes, so enter plain numbers: 25 for prep, and 10 in <strong>Cook Time<\/strong>, ringed in the picture.<\/p>\n<figure style=\"margin:34px auto 42px;text-align:center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mymahotsav.com\/kb-img\/earning-recipe-reward-points-for-published-recipes-mtotwyjr-04.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Click to view full size\" class=\"docbot-zoom\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border-radius:10px;box-shadow:0 5px 25px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.1);border:1px solid rgba(0,0,0,0.06);display:block;max-width:100%;height:auto;margin:0 auto;cursor:zoom-in;\" src=\"https:\/\/mymahotsav.com\/kb-img\/earning-recipe-reward-points-for-published-recipes-mtotwyjr-04.png\" alt=\"Difficulty set to Beginner, Prep Time 25 minutes and the Cook Time box ringed showing 10 minutes\" \/><\/a><figcaption style=\"margin-top:14px;font-size:0.9em;color:#6b7280;line-height:1.55;\">Difficulty and Prep Time are done; <strong>Cook Time<\/strong> is ringed, in minutes.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Step 5 &mdash; Fill in Total Time yourself<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Total Time<\/strong>, ringed in the picture, is also required &mdash; and it is not worked out for you. Add your prep and cook times together and type the answer in: 25 plus 10 gives <strong>35<\/strong> minutes here. If your dish needs resting, chilling or soaking, include that time too, so the number a reader sees is the real time from starting to serving.<\/p>\n<figure style=\"margin:34px auto 42px;text-align:center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mymahotsav.com\/kb-img\/earning-recipe-reward-points-for-published-recipes-mtotwyjr-05.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Click to view full size\" class=\"docbot-zoom\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border-radius:10px;box-shadow:0 5px 25px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.1);border:1px solid rgba(0,0,0,0.06);display:block;max-width:100%;height:auto;margin:0 auto;cursor:zoom-in;\" src=\"https:\/\/mymahotsav.com\/kb-img\/earning-recipe-reward-points-for-published-recipes-mtotwyjr-05.png\" alt=\"The timing row complete with Prep 25, Cook 10 and the Total Time box ringed showing 35 minutes\" \/><\/a><figcaption style=\"margin-top:14px;font-size:0.9em;color:#6b7280;line-height:1.55;\">The three timing boxes, with <strong>Total Time<\/strong> ringed &mdash; typed in by hand, not calculated for you.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Step 6 &mdash; Add your ingredients and directions, then submit<\/h2>\n<p>Scroll on to <strong>Ingredients<\/strong> and press <strong>Add Ingredient<\/strong> for each line of your list. Do the same under <strong>Directions<\/strong> with <strong>Add Direction<\/strong> for each step of the method. <strong>Add Section Heading<\/strong> lets you group a long list &mdash; &ldquo;For the syrup&rdquo;, &ldquo;For the garnish&rdquo; &mdash; and <strong>Bulk Add<\/strong> lets you paste several lines at once. <strong>Notes<\/strong>, at the bottom, is optional. When everything is in, press <strong>Submit Recipe<\/strong> below the form.<\/p>\n<p>Both lists are required. If you submit without a single ingredient row, the form comes straight back to the top with <strong>Error: Please be sure to include at least one ingredient<\/strong> and nothing is saved &mdash; as in the picture below. Your typing is still there, so add the missing rows and submit again.<\/p>\n<figure style=\"margin:34px auto 42px;text-align:center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mymahotsav.com\/kb-img\/earning-recipe-reward-points-for-published-recipes-mtotwyjr-06.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Click to view full size\" class=\"docbot-zoom\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border-radius:10px;box-shadow:0 5px 25px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.1);border:1px solid rgba(0,0,0,0.06);display:block;max-width:100%;height:auto;margin:0 auto;cursor:zoom-in;\" src=\"https:\/\/mymahotsav.com\/kb-img\/earning-recipe-reward-points-for-published-recipes-mtotwyjr-06.png\" alt=\"The completed recipe form after pressing Submit Recipe, showing the error asking for at least one ingredient\" \/><\/a><figcaption style=\"margin-top:14px;font-size:0.9em;color:#6b7280;line-height:1.55;\">The completed form after pressing <strong>Submit Recipe<\/strong> &mdash; here it has come back asking for at least one ingredient.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Step 7 &mdash; Wait for the recipe to go live<\/h2>\n<p>Submitting is not quite the finish line. New recipes are checked before they appear in Utsav Recipes, so your dish sits in the review queue for a short while first.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Your 10 points are paid at the moment the recipe goes live, not at the moment you press Submit Recipe.<\/strong> If your balance has not moved yet, the recipe is almost certainly still waiting for review.<\/p>\n<div style=\"background:#f4f6f8;border-left:4px solid #9aa4b2;border-radius:8px;padding:14px 18px;margin:22px 0;line-height:1.6;\">&#8505;&#65039; <strong>Note<\/strong><br \/>Recipes are reviewed before publication, so there is a wait between submitting and seeing the points. Nothing is lost in the meantime &mdash; the 10 points are added on their own as soon as the recipe is published, with no claim to make and nothing to chase.<\/div>\n<h2>Step 8 &mdash; Check your balance on your profile<\/h2>\n<p>Open your profile from your name in the top right and choose the <strong>Utsav Points&trade;<\/strong> tab. The number beside the tab is your live balance &mdash; 846 in the picture &mdash; and the table below is every entry that made it up, newest first, with the <strong>Date<\/strong>, the <strong>Points<\/strong> and what earned them under <strong>Entry<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Use the <strong>All<\/strong>, <strong>Today<\/strong>, <strong>Yesterday<\/strong>, <strong>This Week<\/strong> and <strong>This Month<\/strong> buttons to narrow the list, and the arrows to page through it. You can also go straight there at mymahotsav.com\/members\/me\/utsav_coins_history\/<\/p>\n<figure style=\"margin:34px auto 42px;text-align:center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mymahotsav.com\/kb-img\/earning-recipe-reward-points-for-published-recipes-mtotwyjr-07.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Click to view full size\" class=\"docbot-zoom\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border-radius:10px;box-shadow:0 5px 25px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.1);border:1px solid rgba(0,0,0,0.06);display:block;max-width:100%;height:auto;margin:0 auto;cursor:zoom-in;\" src=\"https:\/\/mymahotsav.com\/kb-img\/earning-recipe-reward-points-for-published-recipes-mtotwyjr-07.png\" alt=\"A member profile open on the Utsav Points tab, showing a balance of 846 and a dated list of points entries\" \/><\/a><figcaption style=\"margin-top:14px;font-size:0.9em;color:#6b7280;line-height:1.55;\">The <strong>Utsav Points&trade;<\/strong> tab on your profile: the live balance beside the tab, and every dated entry below it.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Step 9 &mdash; See your rank and badges on the Rewards Dashboard<\/h2>\n<p>The Rewards Dashboard is the fuller picture of what your points have earned you. Open mymahotsav.com\/utsav-points\/rewards-dashboard\/ and you will find:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Your Total Points<\/strong> &mdash; the same site-wide balance, with a <strong>Click here<\/strong> link through to the detailed history.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Your Current Rank<\/strong> &mdash; the level your balance has reached, shown with its name and number (<strong>Learner<\/strong>, rank 2, in the picture). Ranks are the milestones: as the balance grows, the next one unlocks on its own.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Your Earned Badges<\/strong> &mdash; the badges awarded for what you have done on MyMahotsav, further down the page.<\/li>\n<li>Links to <strong>Gift Utsav Points<\/strong> to another member, or <strong>Buy Utsav Points<\/strong> if you would like more than you have earned.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>To see how the ranks are ordered and what moves you up or down, open mymahotsav.com\/utsav-points\/all-available-ranks-how-to-earn-or-lose-points\/ and, to see how your total compares with other members, mymahotsav.com\/utsav-points\/leaderboard\/<\/p>\n<figure style=\"margin:34px auto 42px;text-align:center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mymahotsav.com\/kb-img\/earning-recipe-reward-points-for-published-recipes-mtotwyjr-08.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Click to view full size\" class=\"docbot-zoom\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border-radius:10px;box-shadow:0 5px 25px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.1);border:1px solid rgba(0,0,0,0.06);display:block;max-width:100%;height:auto;margin:0 auto;cursor:zoom-in;\" src=\"https:\/\/mymahotsav.com\/kb-img\/earning-recipe-reward-points-for-published-recipes-mtotwyjr-08.png\" alt=\"The Rewards Dashboard showing Your Total Points 846 and Your Current Rank as Learner, rank 2\" \/><\/a><figcaption style=\"margin-top:14px;font-size:0.9em;color:#6b7280;line-height:1.55;\">The Rewards Dashboard: total points, current rank, earned badges, and the links to gift or buy points.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Tips and best practices<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>The points are the same everywhere. There is no separate recipe-only currency &mdash; the 10 points for a published recipe join the one Utsav Points&trade; balance you build across all of MyMahotsav.<\/li>\n<li>Reading earns too. A member who opens a recipe earns a point for the visit; you do not earn from views of your own recipes, so your balance moves when you publish, not when you re-read your own page.<\/li>\n<li>Finish the form in one sitting where you can. The lists and timings are all required, and the form only saves once everything it asks for is present.<\/li>\n<li>Fill in <strong>Restricted Diet<\/strong> when it applies. It costs nothing, it never affects your points, and it puts your dish in front of the readers browsing for exactly that.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div style=\"background:#eef8f0;border-left:4px solid #2e9e5b;border-radius:8px;padding:14px 18px;margin:22px 0;line-height:1.6;\">&#127919; <strong>Best practice<\/strong><br \/>Publish steadily rather than all at once. Ten points arrive per published recipe, so a recipe a week builds your rank far more reliably than a batch submitted in one evening &mdash; and gives the review queue a fair chance to get each one live.<\/div>\n<div style=\"background:#fff6f1;border-left:4px solid #e0592b;border-radius:8px;padding:14px 18px;margin:22px 0;line-height:1.6;\">&#128161; <strong>Tip<\/strong><br \/>If you are not sure whether an older recipe ever paid out, filter the <strong>Utsav Points&trade;<\/strong> tab to <strong>All<\/strong> and page back to the date it went live. Every award has a dated row, so the log settles the question.<\/div>\n<h2>Troubleshooting<\/h2>\n<h3>The form says &ldquo;Please be sure to include at least one ingredient&rdquo;<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Cause:<\/strong> the <strong>Ingredients<\/strong> list is empty. The form checks it before saving anything, so the recipe was not created and no points were due. Typing into <strong>Bulk Add<\/strong> without adding the rows leaves the list empty in the same way.<br \/>\n<strong>Fix:<\/strong> press <strong>Add Ingredient<\/strong>, fill in at least one line, check that <strong>Directions<\/strong> has at least one step too, then press <strong>Submit Recipe<\/strong> again. Your other answers are still on the form.<br \/>\n<strong>Escalate if:<\/strong> the same error keeps returning when the ingredient rows are visibly filled in.<\/p>\n<h3>I submitted my recipe but my points balance has not changed<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Cause:<\/strong> the 10 points are awarded when the recipe reaches published state, and every new recipe is reviewed first. Between submitting and publication there is nothing to see in the log.<br \/>\n<strong>Fix:<\/strong> wait for the recipe to appear in Utsav Recipes, then reopen the <strong>Utsav Points&trade;<\/strong> tab. The award will be there with the date the recipe went live.<br \/>\n<strong>Escalate if:<\/strong> your recipe is live and readable and the 10 points still have not appeared a day later.<\/p>\n<h3>A sign-in box appears instead of the recipe form<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Cause:<\/strong> you are signed out, or your session has expired. Only signed-in members can publish, and only signed-in members earn points.<br \/>\n<strong>Fix:<\/strong> sign in with your usual details, then open <strong>Publish a Recipe<\/strong> from the Utsav Recipes menu again.<br \/>\n<strong>Escalate if:<\/strong> you sign in successfully and the sign-in box still comes back instead of the form.<\/p>\n<h3>My recipe is getting views but my balance is not going up<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Cause:<\/strong> this is working as intended. The point for viewing a recipe goes to the member doing the reading; an author earns nothing from views of their own dish. Recipes pay their author once, at publication.<br \/>\n<strong>Fix:<\/strong> nothing to fix &mdash; publish your next recipe for the next 10 points.<br \/>\n<strong>Escalate if:<\/strong> a published recipe of yours never produced its award at all.<\/p>\n<h2>FAQ<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Q: How do I earn recipe reward points?<\/strong><br \/>A: Publish a recipe. Fill in the <strong>Publish Your Recipe<\/strong> form, press <strong>Submit Recipe<\/strong>, and once your recipe passes review and goes live, 10 Utsav Points&trade; are added to your balance automatically. There is nothing to claim and no form to send.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Q: Where is my points balance shown?<\/strong><br \/>A: In two places, both on MyMahotsav rather than inside Utsav Recipes. Your profile has an <strong>Utsav Points&trade;<\/strong> tab with your live total and a dated list of every award (mymahotsav.com\/members\/me\/utsav_coins_history\/), and the Rewards Dashboard shows the same total with your rank and badges (mymahotsav.com\/utsav-points\/rewards-dashboard\/).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Q: Do recipe reward points differ from the Utsav Points I earn elsewhere?<\/strong><br \/>A: No. They are the same points in the same balance. Whatever you earn across MyMahotsav &mdash; including the 10 points for each published recipe &mdash; adds to one total, which is why your recipe awards sit in the same list as everything else.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Q: What milestones unlock extra benefits?<\/strong><br \/>A: Ranks and badges, both on the Rewards Dashboard. Your rank rises as your balance grows &mdash; the example above sits at <strong>Learner<\/strong>, rank 2 &mdash; and badges are awarded for what you do on the site. The full ladder, and what moves you up or down it, is listed at mymahotsav.com\/utsav-points\/all-available-ranks-how-to-earn-or-lose-points\/<\/p>\n<p><strong>Q: Can I spend the points, or are they just recognition?<\/strong><br \/>A: They are mainly recognition &mdash; your balance, your rank and your badges. From the Rewards Dashboard you can also <strong>Gift Utsav Points<\/strong> to another member, or <strong>Buy Utsav Points<\/strong> if you want more than you have earned.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Q: Do I have to be a special kind of creator to earn them?<\/strong><br \/>A: No. Any signed-in member who publishes a recipe earns the 10 points. There is no separate creator plan, upgrade or application &mdash; publishing is the qualification.<\/p>\n<div style=\"display:none\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-mahi=\"context\">\nAlso asked as: How do I earn points for publishing a recipe on Utsav Recipes?; How many Utsav Points do I get for a recipe?; Why have my recipe points not appeared?; Where do I see my recipe reward points balance?; Do recipe points count towards my Utsav Points total?; What rank do I get for publishing recipes?; How do I check my points history?; Can I redeem or gift my Utsav Points?; Do I earn points when someone views my recipe?; How long after submitting a recipe do points arrive?. Applies to: Utsav Recipes recipe publishing rewards and the Utsav Points balance. Where to find it: Utsav Recipes menu > Publish a Recipe (https:\/\/mymahotsav.com\/utsav-recipes\/publish-your-recipe\/); balance at profile > Utsav Points tab (https:\/\/mymahotsav.com\/members\/me\/utsav_coins_history\/) and the Rewards Dashboard (https:\/\/mymahotsav.com\/utsav-points\/rewards-dashboard\/); ranks at https:\/\/mymahotsav.com\/utsav-points\/all-available-ranks-how-to-earn-or-lose-points\/; leaderboard at https:\/\/mymahotsav.com\/utsav-points\/leaderboard\/. Canonical facts: a published recipe pays its author 10 Utsav Points, awarded automatically when the recipe reaches published state, not when the form is submitted; new recipes are reviewed before publication so there is a delay between submitting and the award appearing; viewing a recipe pays 1 point to the member reading it and 0 to the author; there is no separate recipe-only points currency, the award joins the single site-wide Utsav Points balance shown on the profile tab and the Rewards Dashboard; milestones are ranks (e.g. Learner, rank 2) and badges on the Rewards Dashboard, which also links to Gift Utsav Points and Buy Utsav Points; the publish form requires Recipe Title, Recipe Image (up to 15 MB), Short Description, Category, Cuisine, Cooking Method, Difficulty, Prep Time, Cook Time, Total Time (all in minutes, Total Time is typed by hand and not calculated), at least one Ingredient and at least one Direction; Video URL, Restricted Diet and Notes are optional; submitting with no ingredient returns &#8220;Error: Please be sure to include at least one ingredient&#8221; and saves nothing; a sign-in box in place of the form means the member is not signed in; no creator upgrade or application is needed. 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