Chaitra Navratri 2023: Which spices can be consumed during Navratri fast and what to avoid, know here...

 
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Chaitra Navratri 2023: In Hinduism, the nine days of Navratri are no less than any festival. Which is starting on March 22 this time and will end on March 30. The festival of Navratri is celebrated four times a year. Sharadiya Navratri, Chaitra Navratri, Magh Gupta Navratri, and Ashadh Gupta Navratri. But mostly Chaitra and Sharadiya Navratri are celebrated. Chaitra Navratri is usually celebrated during the Shukla Paksha of Chaitra and falls in March or April.

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On Navratri, the devotees of Maa Durga keep a fast for the whole nine days to please her and fulfill their desired wishes. So there some people just keep the first and last fast. So if you are also fasting for 9 days for the first time, then you have to take special care of food, otherwise, problems like headache, low energy, weakness, and fatigue can bother you. Due to this, the fast will not be able to continue even for a day instead of 9 days.

Fruits, sago, buckwheat flour, Samak rice, water chestnut flour, pumpkin, gourd, carrot, cucumber, colocasia, potato, and sweet potato can be consumed during Navratri fast and people make many dishes from them. There is a lot of confusion about which spices can be used during fasting and which cannot be used to enhance their taste, so let's know about it.

These spices can be consumed during fasting
- cumin powder

- freshly ground black pepper

- green cardamom

- Clove

- cinnamon

- Oregano

- Kokum

- Mace

- rock salt

Do not use these spices
- Garam Masala

- coriander powder

- Turmeric

- Asafoetida

- Mustard

- fenugreek seeds

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Satvik food is eaten during Navratri fast and tamasic food is avoided. So avoid eating onion, garlic, wheat flour, rice, brinjal, and mushroom this fast. Along with this, stay away from too many fried and sweet things during the fast. Include fruits and vegetables instead. By which you will remain healthy. There will be no weakness or digestive problems and you will feel energetic throughout the day.

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