Answer

In Jain tradition, when entering a new home, many families do a simple and auspicious rasoi by preparing pure vegetarian food with devotion, cleanliness, and non-violence.

Usually, the first cooking in a new home is kept sattvik and Jain-friendly, avoiding onion, garlic, root vegetables, eggs, meat, and alcohol.

Common Jain Rasoi Ideas for a New Home

• Sweet item: Sheera, lapsi, sukhdi, or kheer
• Main food: Roti/puri, shaak without root vegetables, dal, rice
• Simple prasadi: Sukhdi, lapsi, or sheera is commonly made first
• For guests: Jain thali with dal, bhaat, shaak, roti, farsan, and sweet

Spiritual Understanding

The purpose of the first rasoi is not only to cook food, but to begin life in the new home with:

• Ahimsa — non-violence in food choices
• Shuddhata — purity and cleanliness
• Bhav — devotion and gratitude
• Sanyam — simplicity and self-discipline

Many Jain families also recite Navkar Mantra before starting the first cooking and offer food mentally with gratitude and humility.

Takeaway

For a new home, prepare a clean, pure Jain rasoi with good thoughts, recite Navkar Mantra, and begin the household with ahimsa, purity, and gratitude.