Mahashivratri diet tips
You should abstain from pulses, table salt and cereals like wheat and rice.
You can eat non-cereal foods like boiled potatoes and fruits.
If you are having potatoes, do not add turmeric, garlic or onion.
You need to use rock salt or sendha namak instead of the regular table salt for cooking.
You can have fruits, milk and water on this day.
The special diet followed by devotees on Mahashivratri is known as phalar. You can have sabudana khichdi or dished made of sago or tapioca. Halva made of water chestnut flour or singhara aatta, sama ke chawal, puri made of buckwheat or kuttu and pumpkin soup.
You can drink milk, water or thandai. You can make the delicious thandai drink by adding a thandai powder, which is made by mixing peppercorn, cardamom, almonds, poppy seeds and fennel seeds. The drink is will not only keep you hydrated but will also act as coolant for your body.
You can also have boiled sweet potato, aloo tikki without spices and paneer.
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