Foods That You Can Eat During Fast

India is a country of festivals where people fast during festivals like Shivratri, Navratri, Ekadashi, etc. Still, during these festival, people eat different types of fasting food like sabudana, makhana, sweet potato, etc.

There are many different ways to make these dishes and desserts. People make food in their style and ways that do not spoil the fast and taste delicious. Here are some of the best dishes and desserts for fast during festivals.

Foods That We Can Eat During Fast

1. Potato

It is said that you can eat potatoes during fast like Navratri, Ekadashi, etc. We can eat a boiled potato with rock salt. Nowadays, people also eat potato chips specially made for fast. These chips are made using less oil and salt and these chips are available in every grocery store.

2. Kuttu Ki Puri

Kuttu is a special flour used in fasts like Shivratri, Navratri, Ekadashi, etc. kuttu is also known as Buckwheat. You can have Kuttu ki Puri made with plain kuttu flour and mashed potato during the fast. Kuttu flour is easily available in the grocery store or online stores. One can also order Kuttu ki Puri or vrat ki thali from online food delivery apps like Swiggy and Zomato. You can also get discounts on apply Swiggy Coupons and Zomato Promo Code. You don't have to worry about food hygiene because these are the best online food delivery site, trusted by millions of people.

3. Makhane ki kheer

This is the most popular dessert during fast, like Navratri, Shivratri, etc. Makhane ki kheer is a simple dish and easy to make. You need only a few ingredients like milk, ghee, raisin, almond, and green cardamom, to make this Kheer. People eat Makhane ki Kheer during the fast as they do not consider it of proper food. Most of the people eat Makhane ki Kheer during the fast in North India. You can also try this dessert during your fast.

4. Samak Chawal

People eat Samak Chawal during fast because it tastes like rice or almost brown rice. Samak chawal contains many vitamins, minerals, and fibers. There is a very simple process to make Samak Chawal, just put the rice into the water for some time and then deep fry it with ghee and nuts and Viola! Your Samak Chawal will be ready. If needed, you can add Sendha namak to it. Samak rice is easily available in grocery stores or online stores. And one the most important tip- do not boil Samak chawal in a pressure cooker. It is said that it loses all its benefits after boiling.

5. Sabudana 

Sabudana is said to be the best fasting food. People only eat Sabudana during fasting; there are so many dishes people can make from Sabudana like Sabudana ki khichdi, Sabudana ki kheer, Sabudana Vada, etc.  We all have seen people eating Sabudana during fast in different ways. But they do not add anything else in Sabudana like vegetable or spice etc. People eat pure Sabudana during fast. Sabudana is mostly famous in the North because of the fact that people use to do 4 to 5 days fasting monthly. You can also try Sabudana during fast. It tastes delicious.

6. Singhada ka Halwa

People eat Singhada ka halwa during the fast as it is very easy and quick to make. You can make it with plain water and Singhada flour. You can also add some dry fruits to it to make it more delicious. There are many other types of flour that you can use during fast. People usually eat this halwa in fasts like Navratri and Shivratri.  It is said that during the fast, you can have special flour, ghee, dry fruit, but you cannot mix salt and spice with those things. Most people make this halwa in iron utensils and chulah. That makes it more delicious.

7. Lauki ki Sabzi

People eat Lauki ki sabzi during Chhath Puja, the main festival in east Uttar Pradesh and Bihar. People from UP and Bihar make Lauki ki Sabzi in mud utensils and chulah as they have to fast for two days; people eat it as Prasad in Chhath Puja. As Chhath Puja is a very pure and devotional festival, people do not want anything wrong; that is why they use chullah for making food.

Conclusion:

During fast people from different regions eat different foods or the same food but in other styles like people in the North eat Sabudana ki kheer or khichdi, but people in the South eat Sabudana vada. Different people from different have their food during fasting. We have listed here some of the foods that you can eat during fast. Have a look at them and share what do you like to have during the fast.