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Celebrate the auspicious festival of Navratri with these scrumptious yet healthy dishes |
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7.10.2021
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As the aroma of pure butter or desi ghee delicacies fill up the environment, idols of the Goddess are decorated with kumkum, bangles, flowers, and jewelled attires.
Navratri is a major festival celebrated across India among the Hindus and has lots of customs and rituals associated with it, one among them is eating specific dishes and food items on particular days. During this time, most people observe a fast as to show their devotion towards the Goddess.
Typically, a substantial portion of north, west, and central India observes a nine-day fast. Some folks may choose to exclusively fast on the first and last day of the festive period. Since fasting is considered to be a way of expressing gratitude to Goddess Durga, so traditionally, eating non-vegetarian dishes or drinking alcohol during this time is considered inauspicious, and some people also abstain from garlic and onion for nine days.
However, this does not imply that Navratri food is anywhere close to being bland. Ingredients such as kuttu atta, singhara atta, fresh vegetables, milk, yoghurt, makhanas, and others are popular during Navratri because they are used in dishes with delectable flavours that are also light on the stomach. Instead of regular salt, rock salt or sendha namak is used as it's pure and unprocessed.
So, this Navratri, skip the usual dishes and try out these scrumptious yet healthy food items during your fast and festivities.
1. Kebab-e-Kela
Fasting need not be boring anymore as this mouth-watering dish is made with simple ingredients that are easily available in the market. Flavoured with chillies and coriander this festival snack is surely going to satiate your taste buds. This dish can be enjoyed at any time and even packed for tiffins, therefore make this yummilicious dish for the Navratri festivity and you'll end up licking your fingers.
2. Low Fat Makhana Kheer
3. Arbi Kofta with Mint Yoghurt Dip
4. Sabudana Khichdi
5. Kuttu Ka Dosa
All in all, Navratri's fasting rules and dishes vary from community to community; the basic premise being that the food should be healthy and light. Also, since Navratri is celebrated differently across India, hence every household or family has its own traditions and dishes for the festival.
This year, the festival season will commence in India with Navratri starting in October and Durga Puja being celebrated during the same time. Following that Dussehra will fall on October 15 and Diwali on November 4.