Navratri Food – Ingredients and Custom
Navratri, one of the most auspicious festivals in the Hindu calendar is celebrated with zeal and enthusiasm and observing fast is synonymous with the festival. Since ancient times, fasting has been a holistic spiritual practice in the Hindu mythology. Religiously, it has numerous beliefs, but scientifically, it is believed that during the change of season, you should indulge yourself into a natural and high nutritional diet. Thus, it’s very essential that you consume the food that is nutrient-dense and also goes with your fasting customs. So remember, fasting for nine days, that too during a changing season, goes a long way towards good health.
During the nine sacred days of Navratri, we worship goddesses and fasting in symbolises sacrifice. Let’s worship of goddess Durga and her avatars while detoxifying your bodies at the same time. During Navratris, you certainly don’t have the vast pool of food option but still, there are plentiful to satisfy your hunger pangs in the healthiest way. Fasting detoxifies your body and fills it with the right amount of energy helping in strengthening your immune system. With eating in a balanced amount, the digestive system works in an upright manner. A perfect fasting diet should have an ideal balance of proteins, fats, carbohydrates, vitamins and minerals. Eating healthy and choosing the right kind of foods becomes really important even during the festival season. Let’s make your Navratri game strong with best healthy advice:
- Navratri is dedicated to fruits; one can have any fruit in different forms. Since fruits are flooded in the market, they should also be flooding your house during this festive. So make sure your fruit intake is at its best.
- Hydration is the key during fasting! So add revitalizing coconut water, buttermilk, lemonade or a colourful milkshake prepared from your favourite fruit such as Mango, strawberry, kiwi or banana.
- Roasted and boil potatoes can be a filling snack while fasting. At the times, they can be served as a hot pot meal too. However, in order to avoid immensity associated with fried Navratri foods, try and adopt healthier cooking alternatives such as roasting, boiling, steaming and grilling.
- Why have simple curd when you can sizzle it with cucumber, bottle gourd, potato or tomato? With such literally two minute recipes, you can enhance any boring meal. Further, milk and curd can be used to prepare milkshakes, lassi, raitas, porridge and kheers.
- Rock salt, which is used as a substitute of table salt, is another healthy move as helps in detoxification of the body and keeping a check on blood pressure levels.
- Go for stuffed roti or plain roti made from kuttu or singhadekaaata instead of fried puri or fritters. Another delicious and healthy recipe you can try is kuttukadosa which tastes great and offers essential nutrients such as Vitamin B-complex, phosphorus, iron and zinc.
These healthy Navratri fasting food options bring a noticeable transformation in your body. Order Farmer’s family exotic fruit baskets to binge eat your favourite fruits and keep your family healthy.
