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10 days jain food recipes without using grinder and any root vegetable
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Here is a simple 10-day Jain food plan without:
- Root vegetables
- Onion, garlic, potato, carrot, beetroot, radish, etc.
- Using a grinder or mixer
All recipes use basic chopping, boiling, steaming, kneading, roasting, and tempering.
10-Day Jain Food Plan
| Day | Lunch | Dinner |
|---|---|---|
| Day 1 | Moong dal, lauki sabzi, rotli, rice | Vegetable khichdi with bottle gourd and peas |
| Day 2 | Chana dal, cabbage sabzi, rotli | Thepla with curd and cucumber |
| Day 3 | Toor dal, tindora sabzi, rice, rotli | Dhokla-style steamed handvo batter substitute using ready flour |
| Day 4 | Moong dal khichdi, kadhi, roasted papad | Bhindi sabzi with rotli |
| Day 5 | Val dal, dudhi-chana dal sabzi, rice | Plain paratha with tomato-free kadhi |
| Day 6 | Masoor dal, cauliflower sabzi, rotli | Vegetable pulao with peas, capsicum, cabbage |
| Day 7 | Gujarati dal, turai sabzi, rice, rotli | Methi thepla with curd |
| Day 8 | Moong dal, capsicum-cabbage sabzi, rotli | Rice flour chilla with curd |
| Day 9 | Kadhi, rice, bhindi sabzi | Dal dhokli without onion/garlic/root vegetables |
| Day 10 | Mixed dal, lauki-matar sabzi, rotli | Simple sev tameta alternative using bottle gourd or capsicum |
Simple Recipes
1. Jain Moong Dal
Ingredients:
- 1 cup yellow moong dal
- Turmeric
- Salt
- Cumin seeds
- Hing
- Green chilli, optional
- Ghee or oil
- Lemon juice
Method:
- Wash and boil moong dal with turmeric.
- Heat ghee, add cumin seeds and hing.
- Add the boiled dal, salt, and water as needed.
- Simmer for a few minutes.
- Add lemon juice before serving.
2. Lauki / Dudhi Sabzi
Ingredients:
- Bottle gourd, chopped
- Cumin seeds
- Hing
- Turmeric
- Red chilli powder
- Coriander powder
- Salt
- Oil or ghee
Method:
- Heat oil or ghee.
- Add cumin seeds and hing.
- Add chopped bottle gourd and spices.
- Cook covered until soft.
- Serve with rotli or rice.
3. Jain Vegetable Khichdi
Ingredients:
- Rice
- Moong dal
- Chopped bottle gourd
- Peas
- Turmeric
- Cumin seeds
- Hing
- Salt
- Ghee
Method:
- Wash rice and dal.
- Add chopped vegetables, turmeric, salt, and water.
- Pressure cook or boil until soft.
- Temper with ghee, cumin seeds, and hing.
4. Cabbage Sabzi
Ingredients:
- Chopped cabbage
- Mustard seeds
- Cumin seeds
- Hing
- Turmeric
- Salt
- Green chilli, optional
- Oil
Method:
- Heat oil.
- Add mustard seeds, cumin seeds, and hing.
- Add cabbage and spices.
- Cook covered until soft.
5. Jain Kadhi
Ingredients:
- Curd
- Besan
- Water
- Turmeric
- Salt
- Jaggery, optional
- Cumin seeds
- Hing
- Curry leaves, optional depending on practice
- Ghee
Method:
- Whisk curd, besan, turmeric, salt, and water by hand.
- Boil while stirring.
- Temper with ghee, cumin seeds, hing, and curry leaves if used.
- Simmer for 8–10 minutes.
6. Bhindi Sabzi
Ingredients:
- Bhindi, chopped
- Cumin seeds
- Hing
- Turmeric
- Red chilli powder
- Coriander powder
- Salt
- Oil
Method:
- Wash and dry bhindi fully before chopping.
- Heat oil, add cumin seeds and hing.
- Add bhindi and spices.
- Cook uncovered until non-sticky and soft.
7. Jain Thepla
Ingredients:
- Wheat flour
- Fresh methi leaves or dried kasuri methi
- Turmeric
- Red chilli powder
- Salt
- Sesame seeds
- Curd or water
- Oil
Method:
- Mix all ingredients and knead into dough.
- Roll into thin theplas.
- Cook on tawa with little oil or ghee.
8. Vegetable Pulao Without Root Vegetables
Ingredients:
- Rice
- Peas
- Capsicum
- Cabbage
- Cauliflower, optional
- Cumin seeds
- Cloves, cinnamon, bay leaf, optional
- Hing
- Salt
- Ghee or oil
Method:
- Heat ghee or oil.
- Add cumin seeds, hing, and whole spices if using.
- Add vegetables and sauté lightly.
- Add washed rice, salt, and water.
- Cook until rice is soft and fluffy.
9. Rice Flour Chilla
Ingredients:
- Rice flour
- Curd or water
- Salt
- Cumin seeds
- Hing
- Chopped coriander, optional
Method:
- Mix rice flour, curd or water, salt, cumin seeds, and hing.
- Make a pourable batter by hand.
- Pour on hot tawa like dosa.
- Cook both sides with little oil.
10. Jain Dal Dhokli
Ingredients:
- Toor dal or moong dal
- Wheat flour
- Turmeric
- Red chilli powder
- Cumin seeds
- Hing
- Salt
- Jaggery and lemon juice, optional
- Ghee
Method:
- Boil dal until soft.
- Knead wheat flour with salt, turmeric, chilli powder, and water.
- Roll and cut into small diamond pieces.
- Add dhokli pieces to boiling dal.
- Cook until dhokli is soft.
- Add tempering of ghee, cumin seeds, and hing.
Vegetables You Can Use
- Bottle gourd / dudhi / lauki
- Ridge gourd / turai
- Snake gourd
- Cabbage
- Cauliflower
- Capsicum
- Bhindi / okra
- Tindora
- Peas
- Cucumber
- Tomato, if accepted in your family tradition
- Fresh methi leaves, if accepted
Avoid These Root Vegetables
- Potato
- Onion
- Garlic
- Carrot
- Beetroot
- Radish
- Sweet potato
- Yam / suran
- Ginger
- Turmeric root
Takeaway
A Jain diet without root vegetables can still be simple, healthy, and satisfying. With dal, rice, rotli, khichdi, kadhi, gourds, cabbage, bhindi, capsicum, and hand-mixed batters, you can prepare many meals without needing a grinder.
