Many types of fried or air fried snacks are prepared during the fast. But you cannot eat sauce or ketchup with them. So let us know some fruit chutney recipes which can enhance the taste of your food and will have a positive effect on your health.

Navratri is an important nine-day festival in which Goddess Durga is worshipped. During this period, people fasting take special care about what they consume. Generally, tamasic foods like onion, garlic and grains are to be avoided. However, during Navratri, a variety of snacks are prepared using fruit food items like sago, buckwheat flour, water chestnut flour, potatoes and sweet potatoes. But, due to less spices in these snacks, the taste may seem a little less. Therefore, we are giving you some delicious dips and chutney recipes (fasting chutney recipe), which can be easily made during fasting.Also read: Green Apple Fasting Recipes: Try these 3 recipes of green apple during Navratri fast, there will be no constipation, no weight gain.

These fasting chutney and dips recipes can make Navratri snacks more delicious (fasting chutney recipe)

1 tamarind sweet and sour chutney

For this you need

1 cup tamarind (dry)
2 cups water
1/2 cup jaggery (grated)
1/2 tsp roasted cumin powder
1/4 tsp black pepper powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 tsp red chilli powder (as per taste)

Tamarind Sweet and Sour Chutney Recipe

Soak tamarind in 2 cups of water for 2-3 hours. Make a paste by mashing the soaked tamarind well with your hands and filter it. Add grated jaggery to the tamarind paste and cook on low flame with ghee, until the jaggery dissolves completely. Add roasted cumin powder, salt, and red chili powder to it. Mix well and cook until it thickens. Let the chutney cool and then store it in an airtight container.

Healthy tamarind chutney recipe and its benefits. Image: Shutterstock

Know here the health benefits of sweet and sour tamarind chutney:

•Tamarind contains fiber, which helps in digestion.

2 fast green chutney

For this you need

1 cup green coriander
1/2 cup mint
1-2 green chillies (as per taste)
1 inch piece of ginger
juice of 1 lemon
1/4 tsp cumin powder
1/4 teaspoon salt (as per taste)

vratwali green chutney recipe

Wash coriander, mint, green chillies and ginger thoroughly. Put everything together in the mixer. Mix lemon juice, cumin powder and salt. Add some water and grind it well. Take out the chutney in a glass vessel and keep it in the refrigerator and serve it after cooling it. If you wish, you can also add cold curd to it as per taste.

The ingredients included in this chutney have low glycemic index. These foods can help reduce or manage blood sugar levels. Image: Adobe Stock

Know here the health benefits of fasting green chutney:

•Green chutney contains coriander and mint, which help in digestion.

•Antioxidants present in green chilli and ginger, which increase the immunity of the body.

•Coriander and mint are good for the skin, and eating them improves the skin.

•This chutney is a good source of Vitamin C and other nutrients.

•If you add curd to it, it strengthens your bones and helps in controlling blood sugar level.

You can serve this fast green chutney with potato pakodas, buckwheat parathas or any other snacks. It is not only tasty but also beneficial for your health.

3 coconut chutney

For this you need

1 cup grated coconut
2 green chillies (as per taste)
1 inch piece of ginger
1/4 teaspoon cumin
1/4 tsp mustard
Salt (as per taste)
Roasted peanuts (without shell)
7.8 curry leaves
1 teaspoon ghee
a pinch of asafoetida

Coconut Chutney Recipe

Add grated coconut, ginger, roasted peanuts in a mixer. Add salt, add some water to the mixer and grind it well. After this, apply tempering of ghee, mustard, cumin, chilli, asafoetida and curry leaves. Cool and serve at room temperature.

The goodness of coconut is captured in this white chutney. Image: Shutterstock