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29/09/2025
Karwa Chauth is widely celebrated in India after Navratri and Dussehra. Women fast for their partner’s long life and health on this day. The fast begins after the sun rises and ends when the moon shines bright in the sky. Women do not eat anything during the course of the day, but they have a predawn meal that helps them sustain throughout the day. This article will look at Karwa Chauth meals that will keep women who are fasting energised throughout the day and help them meet their daily nutritional requirements. Dive deeper to know more.
During Karwa Chauth, women fast for their husband’s long life and good health, for the entire day without even a drop of water. That’s why this is called a nirjala vrat (without water). The fast begins after sunrise and ends after the moon shines bright in the sky. Remember Kajol looking at the moon and Shah Rukh Khan through the chhanni in Kabhie Khushi Kabhi Gham? After this event, a woman breaks her fast after her husband makes her drink water and feeds her some sweets.
However, to sustain themselves throughout the day, women have a pre-dawn meal, known as sargi, which is given to them by their mother-in-law along with some gifts and blessings. Sargi offers all the nutrient-filled meals and food options that keep women energised throughout the day, including dry fruits, nuts, and sweets, among others. This article will look at these foods that will help you plan your sargi and keep you energised throughout the day. The sargi includes a mix of carbohydrates, proteins, and healthy fats that will also highlight how the sargi is more about careful nutritional intake of foods than just tradition.
Drinking coconut water is believed to provide longer hydration and replenish all the electrolytes that are exhausted during the day. You can also have lemon water instead of coconut water, which will give the same benefits. Along with this, fruits like watermelon, pomegranate, and orange are helpful as they have high water content and also essential vitamins and minerals required for the day.
Nuts like walnuts and almonds are rich in fibre, proteins, and healthy fats, and help you stay energised throughout the day. Nuts also help to reduce the hunger pangs during the day, and thus are a great food option for sargi. You can either soak them overnight or have them fresh. You can also keep some dry fruits packed laddoos ready beforehand, and have it during the day.
Paratha is a staple breakfast food in the Indian kitchen, and this food option extends to Karwa Chauth as well. You can have stuffed aloo paratha or paneer paratha in the sargi that will keep you full for a longer time, and also meet your protein requirements. If you have two paneer parathas, along with a bowl of curd, protein will keep you full for longer, energised, and curd will keep your gut health good, as there will be no food or water intake throughout the day.
Sweets form an essential part of the sargi thali, as they have glucose that gives instant energy and helps sustain for a more extended period of time. Feniya is a traditional sweet dish prepared for the Karwa Chauth sargi thali with semiya (vermicelli), dry fruits, nuts, and milk. This lovely dish contains good fats, carbohydrates, and proteins that keep the tradition of having sweets during festivities alive, and also provide the much-needed energy to sustain you throughout the day.
Mathri is another festive favourite snack in India. Made with maida, salt, and oil, this crispy snack fits in any thali beautifully. Although there is nothing nutritional about mathri, it certainly keeps the festive spirit and crunch alive. You can have this with tea in the morning, and also enjoy it after the fast is over!
Karwa Chauth is remembered as a day of devotion in married life. Today, the fast is not limited only to women, and men have equally participated in this tradition for their wives’ healthy and long lives. This article examined traditional yet easy food options, such as feniya, dry fruits, and nuts, that hold a special place in the sargi thali. They are not only a part of tradition but also ensure the nutritional requirements of women and men fasting are met.
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