MAHASHIVRATRI 2022: Mahashivratri is the great, auspicious festival that is annually celebrated all over India with great enthusiasm and fervour. Falling during the Hindu month of Phagun, March 1 in 2022, marks the great night of Mahashivratri. A highly significant occasion to seek blessings, fasting is an integral part of Mahashivratri. As a result, one needs to consume only certain foods as part of the ‘vrat’ discipline and remain energetic to stay awake the whole night.
Here are some ‘vrat-friendly’ recipes that you could opt for, during fasting and have a great Mahashivratri:
Shivratri raita
Staying awake at night requires a certain amount of determination; and food to keep your body fit and conducive to the ‘vrat’. This raita made with boiled sweet potatoes, roasted peanut, cucumber, yogurt or curd is a great condiment suitable for your intermittent fasting norm. The main idea is to keep your body cool and this recipe does absolute justice to that concern.
Tapioca or Sabudana khichdi
The main intention is to stay away from pulses. A non-cereal food source, sabudana comprises starchy carbohydrates. It is a great ‘vrat-friendly’ food that will enable you to adhere to your fasting guidelines as well as ensure nourishment to your body.
Sabudana paratha
Give twist to your old recipes and try this coarsely ground peanut, tomato, potato, coriander, green chilli, cumin sabudana paratha recipe and enjoy a delicious vrat-recipe.
Sabudana vada and sabudana kheer are also two most popular recipes to try and relish during fasting.
Sabudana-fruits-milk
You can also try this lip-smacking bowl of milk, sabudana (soaked overnight), sliced fruits such as pomegranate, papaya, cucumber, watermelon, grapes. It is highly nutritious, tasty, loaded with vitamins and will serve a great source of energy.
Foods prepared with sabudana is consumed widely during any Hindu fasting ritual. It detoxifies our system and strengthens immunity.
Kuttu chila
Made with buckwheat flour or kuttu ka atta, this is one recipe that will keep you full, energized, and provide your body the much-needed nutrition.
Makhana-kheer
Lotus seed is a superfood which is great for health and serves as a fasting conducive diet. Hence, you can prepare the kheer or pudding with makhana and break your Maha Shivratri fast.
Aloo-jeera
Potatoes cooked with cumin, coriander, turmeric would also serve as a great food item to have during the fasting phase.
Before delving into the recipes, remember to stay away from regular salt and use only rock salt for Shivratri ‘vrat-conducive’ food recipes.
