Foods those are restricted during Ekadashi – From the Book Sri Sri Guru Gaurangau Jayatah Ekadashi Mahatmya The Glories of Ekadashi by Srila Vyasdeva translated by Bhumipati Dasa and Edited by Pundarika Vidyanidhi Dasa. Tomatoes, eggplants, cauliflower, broccoli, bellpepper. Peas, chickpeas and all types of beans including products made from beans ( papadams, tofu, tempeh, grain beverages etc) Indian vegetable – Karele (bitter lemon), loki (Water groud) parmal, toroi, kunli, drumsticks, okra (Lady fingers), babana flower All leafy vegetables – Spinach, salads, cabbages and leafy herbs like parsley, curry leaves, neem leaves etc. Grains – millet, barley, farina, dalia, pasta, rice, corn, all types of dahl and all types of flour made from grains and beans (like rice flour, chickpea flour, urad dalh flour etc) Starches from corns or grains and products made from and mixed with these starches like- baking soda, baking powder, certain soft drinks, custard, certain yogurts, puddings, cream cheese, sweets, candies and tapioca- balls. Oils made from grains – corn oil, mustard oil, sesame oil etc and products fried in these oils – nuts, potato chips certain snack foods. Honey – Do not use any cooking ingredients that might be mixed with grains, such as ghee that has been used to fry puris, or spices touched by hands dusted with chapatti flour. Spices that are used on Ekadashi are – turmeric, black pepper, ginger and rock salt (salt taken from a new or clean package) Foods that can be taken in Ekadashi – All fruits (fresh and dried), all nuts and oils made from nuts. Potatoes, pumpkin, cucumber, radish, squash (but no loki), green papaya, lemon, jackfruit, avocado, olives, coconut, buckwheat, all sugars, all milk products. As per His Holiness Kavicandra Swami Maharaj Srila Prabhupada said no grains no beans. In my opinion the others are voluntary, not mandatory.
Posted on: Tue, 02 Dec 2014 04:56:22 +0000
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