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    Green vegetables list

    12 months ago 236

    Here is a simple Jain-friendly list of green vegetables (hara saag-bhaji), excluding kanda-mool like onion, garlic, potato, etc.

    Leafy greens (saag)

    • Spinach (Palak)
    • Fenugreek leaves (Methi)
    • Amaranth leaves (Chaulai/Rajgira bhaji)
    • Coriander leaves (Dhaniya)
    • Mint (Pudina)
    • Dill (Suva/Sowa)
    • Bathua leaves (Chenopodium)
    • Mustard greens (Sarson)
    • Colocasia leaves (Arbi ke patte; for some people it may cause itchiness—use carefully)
    • Curry leaves (Kadi patta)

    Green vegetables (non-leafy)

    • Okra/Lady’s finger (Bhindi)
    • Bottle gourd (Lauki/Doodhi)
    • Ridge gourd (Turai)
    • Sponge gourd (Gilki)
    • Snake gourd (Chichinda)
    • Pointed gourd (Parwal)
    • Ivy gourd (Tindora/Tendli)
    • Bitter gourd (Karela)
    • Ash gourd/White gourd (Petha)
    • Cucumber (Kheera)
    • Zucchini (green)
    • Green capsicum/Bell pepper (Shimla mirch)
    • Green brinjal varieties (Baingan – light/green types)
    • French beans
    • Cluster beans (Guvar)
    • Broad beans/Flat beans (Papdi/Val papdi)
    • Green peas (Hare matar)
    • Snow peas/Snap peas

    Important Jain notes

    • Avoid roots and bulbs (kanda-mool): onion, garlic, potato, carrot, beetroot, radish, spring onion, etc.
    • Avoid mushrooms and other fungi.
    • Many Jain families reduce or avoid leafy greens during Paryushan/Chaturmas or on certain tithis; follow your family’s achar and panth maryada.

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