Paryushan 2023: Nutritionists advise how to get your protein fix while fasting

A complete guideWhile fasting the first thing to keep in mind is to have enough water Start your ekashna one meal a day and biyashna two meals a day with proteinrich food like one bowl of moong or chickpeas Incorporate goodquality fat in your diet like khichdi with ghee and try to have a portion of curd rice in one of the meals as it aids in digestionIf you are eating one meal a day eat highprotein and goodquality carbs like moong dal and rice with ghee moong dal dosa with paneer and dalia khichdi with curd Eat a small piece of jaggery and roasted chana by the end of the meal If you are eating twice a day for your first meal consume a bowl of moong a whole wheat paratha with curd nachni porridge and rava uttapam Your second meal can include dal rice and ghee two besan chillas and paneer curry and rice Finish with a glass of fennel waterYou can practise paryushan at work as well Carry simple dishes such as curd rice moong and khakra masala puri and urad dal dhokla Donrsquot worry too much about weight loss and instead focus on the improvement of your mental health for these eight daysEkta Pande nutritionist and lifestyle coachHear it from the momsBeing one of the holiest phases in the Jain calendar naturally parents try to introduce their children to the festival in a healthy convenient manner Recipes have been passed on from one mother to another over generations and now we all have a list of musthaves Children tend to look forward to paryushan because their mothers make special sweets like gud jaggery matar tal sesame matar and pipramul sonth While these are tasty they are known to increase body strength especially when yoursquore fasting We also make gud ka pani and variyali pani for beverages mdash which provide stamina Our star dish has to be the traditional dal bati churma that we generally consume on Mahavir Jayanti which is the fifth day of the festivalNeeta Doshi Grant RoadThe sesame seeds need to be washed few days before preparing and consuming tal matarI make nachos chips which are made of wheat and mogar dal Whenever my children feel like snacking instead of turning to offtheshelf chips they spread my milkbased gravy over this homemade variety I also prepare khaari makai ka chivda and gundar gas For the latter I fry gond edible gum and mix it with milk It tastes exactly like mava my children love to end their ekashana or biyashana with thisKavita Jain Mulund WestDo not overeatDuring paryushan green vegetables and fruits are avoided There is a tendency to lean towards sweet and fried food to curb hunger But keep your sugar intake in check In fact the most important thing to bear in mind during these eight days is to not overeat If yoursquore eating once a day your first instinct will be to eat as much as you can But that will only harm your body because it is not used to so many calories in one go It is okay to eat more than what you usually eat for a meal but donrsquot keep pushing yourself if you feel full Understand the signs that your body sends and stop when needed During these eight days people generally take a break from their regular fitness routines So being sedentary might cause one to gain weight in case you consume extra sugar or fried items like wafers and purisIf you are a working professional prepare paryushanfriendly idli sambhar paneer paratha moong dal and thepla in the morning and carry it along to the office These make for wellrounded meals that can be consumed even in the eveningSaloni Kothari nutrition counsellor and life coach NLP practitionerChilli oil idli bulletsIngredientspound 1 tbsp gheepound 1 tsp saltpound 1 cup rice flourpound 1 and frac14 cup waterpound 2 tbsp oilpound 1 tbsp chilli flakespound 1 tbsp sesame seedspound 3 tbsp peanutsMethodTake water in a pan add salt and ghee to it Once it comes to a boil add rice flour Mix it up and break lumps Simmer for five minutes Transfer into a bowl and knead into a soft dough while itrsquos hot Grease hands with ghee take small portions of the dough and roll into mini spheres Place in a steamer of your choice Make sure that the spheres donrsquot stick to each other Steam for 10 to 15 minutes In a pan heat oil and add chilli flakes sesame seeds and peanuts Mix well Toss in the idli bullets serve hot and dig inNikita Shah recipe developer founder Salt in AllWhere to orderHere are a few cloud kitchens that serve all three paryushanfriendly meals and deliver across Mumbai and the suburbsThe soul kitchenCall 9967317275Log on to tskbymihika for the menuRasoi cooking kitchenCall 9819646633Log on to rasoii_cookingstudio for cost and other detailsSnacky Ideas Call 8850085563Log on to amishadoshiin