Answer

Here are some simple Jain food ideas, avoiding onion, garlic, and root vegetables:

• Dal-rice with ghee and simple spices
• Moong dal khichdi without onion, garlic, potato, carrot, or other roots
• Gujarati kadhi with rice or rotli
• Sev tameta nu shaak without onion-garlic
• Lauki/dudhi shaak with roti
• Tindora shaak with rotli
• Bhindi shaak without onion-garlic
• Methi thepla without garlic, served with curd
• Handvo made without root vegetables
• Dhokla with green chutney made without garlic

Simple Meal Combination

• Breakfast: Dhokla or thepla with curd
• Lunch: Rotli, dal, rice, dudhi shaak, and salad
• Dinner: Moong dal khichdi with kadhi

Jain Reminder

In Jain food practice, many people avoid:

• Onion and garlic
• Root vegetables like potato, carrot, beetroot, radish, and sweet potato
• Food after sunset, especially in stricter practice

Takeaway

A good Jain meal is simple, sattvik, non-violent, and easy to digest.