News India Live, Digital Desk: Satvik food has importance during the 9 days of Navratri. Many times, one starts feeling loss of appetite after eating the same food. In such a situation, you can make these recipes a part of your diet:
1. Samak Rice Idly
Sama rice is eaten as an alternative to grains during fasts. Its idli is very light and easily digestible.
How to make: Prepare batter with curd by grinding sama rice and sago. Steam it and serve it with peanut chutney.
Benefit: This is an oil-free and gluten-free snack.
2. Makhana Cashew Curry
This is a royal dish which you can eat with buckwheat or water chestnut puri.
How to make: Roast makhana and cashew nuts in ghee. For gravy, make a paste of tomato, ginger and green chilli and add curd and rock salt to it. Finally add makhana and cook until it thickens.
Benefit: Makhana is a great source of calcium, which strengthens bones.
3. Raw Banana Kebabs
If you like to eat something crispy and spicy, then raw banana kebabs are the best option.
How to make: Mash boiled raw banana, add water chestnut flour, chopped green chillies and fine coriander to it. Make small tikkis and shallow fry them on a pan in less ghee.
Tip: Serve it with mint and curd chutney.
4. Sweet Potato Chaat
This is a quick snack which helps in satisfying hunger instantly.
How to make: Cut boiled sweet potatoes into pieces. Add rock salt, roasted cumin, black pepper powder and lemon juice to it. You can also add pomegranate seeds to it.
Benefit: Sweet potatoes are an excellent source of fiber and energy.
5. Sabudana Thalipeeth
Making Thalipeeth instead of Khichdi can be a new experience. This is a famous fast dish of Maharashtra.
How to make: Mix boiled potatoes, crushed peanuts and green chillies in soaked sago. Spread it with hands and bake it on the pan like paratha.
Taste: It is crisp from outside and soft from inside.
Important tips for fasting cooking:
Rock Salt: Always use rock salt instead of ordinary salt.
Choice of oil: Using pure desi ghee or peanut oil instead of refined oil is considered scriptural and healthy.
Sugar substitute: For sweets, use jaggery or honey instead of refined sugar.
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