You Should Know Which Foods Are Allowed During Navratri Fasting

If you worship at home during Navratri, then if you keep a fast along with worship, then you get special blessings of Mata Rani. There are some rules in fasting as well, what you can eat and what you cannot eat during the fast. We have given this in details, you can definitely follow it. 

The method of fasting is that you can eat fruits once a day and that too before sunset. But nowadays people are busy in office or business, so they cannot do this, then you can eat fruits once or twice a day. Keep in mind that if you are fasting, then prepare the fruit meal at home, offer it as bhog and then consume it again. It is better not to take readymade fruit meal from the market. Then the importance of fasting is lost. You can easily make any of the recipes given below at home. Know Your Navaratri Foods.

Potato

You can make Vrat Potato, Dahi Potato, Jeera Potato, Aloo Tomato Ki Sabzi, Vrat Palak Potato or you can also make Vrat Potato instead of chutney. You can also make Sabudana Halwa or mix it in Raita.

Sitaphal or Pumpkin

You can make Pumpkin Sabzi, Pumpkin Halwa, Khatta Meetha Pumpkin Sabzi or Pakodas. Pakodas should be in ghee.

Sweet Potato or Kandmool

You can make Sweet Potato Halwa, Tikki or Chaat. Use homemade Chaat Masala in the chat, not the market one because a lot of things are mixed in it which are not good for fast food.

Arbi or Kachalu

You can make many dishes from Arbi like dry Arbi, Dahi Arbi, Arbi Tikki, Arbi Cutlet.

Jimikand

You can make Suran chips, Suran ki Sabzi.

Banana or Raw Banana

You can make its Sabzi, Banana fritters and Banana chips.

Raw or Semi Ripe Papaya

You can make Papaya Halwa and Cake from Raw Papaya.

Tomato

Generally, tomatoes are added in Curry or Sabzi. Tomato Chutney and Chutney are also made. But some people don't even use tomatoes.

Sabudana or Tapioca Pearls

Sabudana is preferred during fasting. You can make Sabudana Vada, Thalipeeth, Pakora, Lodoo, Tikki, Bhel and Khed.

Makhana

You can make Makhana Khed, Other Makhana, Aloo Makhana, Roti or simple Makhana Sabzi.

All Dry Fruits

You can make Poori Nut Milkshake or Poori Nut Loose or Badam Pista Snacki or add these to Halwa or other condiments.

All Fruits

Fruit Chaat, Phool Juice, Fruit Raita, Mixed Fruit Lassi or Fruit Juices like Melon Juice, Jackfruit Shake, Pineapple Juice, Apple Milkshake, Guava Juice or have them raw.

All Milk Products

Like Paneer, Curd, White Butter, Cream, Ghee, Khoya, Malai, Microwave Milk. But some people make Paneer at home (use lemon juice or curd to spice up the milk) and don't use market bought Paneer.

You can make jimi kand and paneer kheer by making paneer at home.

Sugar, honey, or jaggery can be used.

Tamarind, kokum, lemon juice, curd - These can be used as astringent agents.

Coconut and coconut milk - You can use coconut in your chocolates, use coconut milk, use coconut milk or use coconut milk.

Water melon seeds (magaz), kheer, peanuts, pure peanut oil.

Tea you can take during the fasting that is upto you. Vegetables

Some people also use spinach, ridge gourd, cucumber, and carrots, gourd. Please make sure from your family members or priests whether these things are used in Navratri fasting in your family or in your local area.