Maha Shivratri 2023: 5 food items you can consume while observing fast
Maha Shivratri vrat food: Maha Shivratri is one of the auspicious Hindi festivals which is celebrated all across India.
This year the festival, also called the 'Great time of lord Shiva', will be observed on February 18, 2023. It's celebrated annually in honour of Lord Shiva, who is considered one of the main deities in Hinduism.
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On Mahashivratri several devotees opt for 'Nirjala vrat' where they consume no water or food throughout the day. However, as not many can perform this type of fast, hence a majority of the people keep a fast where they can have fruits, milk, and non-grain items.
Here are the foods that you can have while observing Maha Shivratri:
Thandai
Thandai is a traditional drink made from milk, nuts, and spices. It is often consumed during Maha Shivratri and other festivals.
It is a Shivaratri's special drink that is made with rose essence and is garnished with fresh rose petals. You can also add-on roohafza to it for a good flavour. This beverage makes you fuller and cools down your acidity.
Potatoes
Potatoes are one of the best food items consumed during the Maha Shivratri festival. They can keep you full throughout the day. You can consume your favourite aloo tikki, aloo pakora, aloo khichdi and sweet potato chaat as long as they don't have onion, garlic, and other species in them.
Milk
On this special day, devotees wash the Shiva lingam with milk--because Lord Shiva has been said to love milk, according to religious Hindu texts. So, milk is also consumed widely during the fast on Mahashivratri. You can have milk and milk-based desserts and drinks--like badam doodh, kheer, Sabudana kheer, and makhane ki kheer during the fast.
Sabudana
Sabudana or sago is a popular food item consumed during fasts. Sabudana khichdi is a dish made from soaked sabudana, peanuts, potatoes, and spices
You can make many dishes with it such as Sabudana Khichdi, sago pearls, and peanuts, sabudana pakora, sabudana vada with a pinch of Sendha Namak (Rock Salt), which is used in all food preparations for fast or vrat.
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Fruits salad or dry fruits
You can consume wide variety of dry fruits like almonds, walnuts, dates, raisins, and dried apricots or a fruit salad made from seasonal fruits can be a refreshing and healthy snack during vrat.
- ANI
