Here is a collection of No Onion No Garlic recipes for those who avoid onion and garlic in food due to religious, dietary and health reasons.
Delicious, Sattvic and purely Vegetarian recipes for fasting days, festivals and for those who want to follow no onion and garlic diet or are on an Ayurvedic diet.
About No Onion Garlic Food
India with it's rich cultural heritage has so many variations in it's language, costumes and dressing, customs and religious practices. With so many variations due to geography/landscape, customs and religious practices there are bound to be variations in food also.
Many Indian communities avoid onion and garlic in food. There are many auspicious days/month like Shraavan month when many people follow a no onion garlic diet. There are also festivals where people fast ( Shivratri, Navratri, Janmashtami) and avoid grains and cereals like wheat, rice, many legumes and cook food without onion and garlic.
Many people also avoid spicy, heavy curries with onion and garlic in summers due to high heat which disturbs the digestive system.
Why No Onion No Garlic Recipes
As mentioned above other than the religious reasons that people follow a sattvic diet., many follow Ayurveda style of living. As per Ayurveda, onion and garlic along with various meats and few other vegetables effect the constitution of our body and increase the body heat. These foods are known as Tamsic/Tamsik food and should be avoided by everyone, especially by those who have digestive problems and also by those on Spiritual path. Food free from onion garlic is has high Pranic/Positive energy and benefits the body in many ways.
Ayurveda Diet
Ayurveda suggests a Sattvic/Satvik diet which promotes purity of mind, body and soul, balances the doshas of body. It also helps to increase the positive energy in body which helps in leading a spiritually balanced life.
Many people who undergo ayurvedic treats are recommended light food without onion and garlic.
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Recipe Collection
Indian cuisine is rich with dishes without onion and garlic. And, if you are thinking that food without onion and garlic will taste blend, do check these dishes, try it and see it yourself.
Find the whole collection for No Onion Garlic recipes here.
For the convivence of my readers, I have divided this post into sections for snacks, appetizers, curries and rice dishes and condiments (raita, chutneys, pickles and dips.
Also, I have shared selected posts which you can easily make and follow.
The collection has savoury recipes for fasting days and festivals like Shivratri, Navratri, Janmashtami.
Recipes for festivals like Holi, Diwali and festive get togethers.
You can also find everyday meal options for Satvik snacks, curries, dosa, paratha and poori recipe.
No Onion No Garlic Starters and Snacks
Dry Subzi
No Onion No Garlic Curries/Gravies
Soups and Rasam
No Onion No Garlic Rice/Pulao/Khichdi Recipes
No Onion No Garlic Paratha/Dosa/Chilla
Condiments(Raita/Chutney/Dips/Pickles)
I really hoe that you will find this collection useful and able to plan No Onion and No Garlic meals for your family and friends.
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