Navratri 2025: The nine-day festival of Navratri is set to begin tomorrow, September 22, as per the Hindu calendar. Marked with festivities, fasting, and feasts, these nine days will be followed by Dusshera, carrying on the festive spirit. While several people observe a fast on these days, they often over-indulge and tend to hog on fast-friendly snacks like potato chips and deep-fried delicacies. While it may be permitted by cultural norms, it leads to an overindulgence in oily and fatty foods.
On the other hand, intense fasters also tend to just live on fruits and liquids which may lead to drop in blood sugar.
Dr Nidhi Chaudhary, also known for her Instagram page ‘the.dietboutique,’ took to social media and shared a seven-day diet plan during Navratri that can not only make you feel energized but also shed the initial 2 or 3 kgs of weight.
Navrati 2025: 7-day diet plan
Day 1
Morning: 2 glasses lukewarm water + lemon and a pinch of salt
Breakfast: Makhana roasted in ghee with mild spices + handful of roasted peanuts
Midday snack: Cucumber sticks + 2 tbsp hung curd (season with rock salt + roasted cumin) Lunch: Paneer salad (grilled paneer cubes, mixed greens, cucumber, tomato, lemon) Evening: 10-15 roasted almonds
Dinner: Stir-fried mixed vegetables (capsicum, zucchini) with cubes of paneer
Day 2
Morning: Apple cider vinegar (1 tsp) in warm water (optional)
Breakfast: 1 chilla (made with water chestnut flour or buckwheat if observing) stuffed with grated paneer – or paneer bhurji with spinach
Snack: Fresh coconut slices or 1 small banana (if energy low)
Lunch: Rajgira (amaranth) khichdi with lots of vegetables OR cauliflower rice + paneer cubes Dinner: Light soup (ghia/pumpkin) + a small bowl of curd
Day 3
Morning: Warm lemon water
Breakfast: apple makhana smoothie Snack: Roasted nuts spiced with black pepper + dash of ghee
Lunch: Kuttu (buckwheat) paratha with hung curd (small) — or grilled paneer wraps in lettuce
Dinner: Bottlegourd kheer
Day 4
Morning: 2 glasses warm water
Breakfast: Smoothie: Greek yogurt + handful berries (or 1 small banana) + flaxseed (if allowed)
Snack: 8-10 walnuts
Lunch: Sabudana (small portion) khichdi
with peanuts and ghee – keep portion controlled Dinner: Mixed vegetable salad + spiced roasted paneer
Day 5
Morning: Lemon + rock salt water Breakfast: Makhana porridge (lightly mashed makhana with milk/yogurt and nuts) \
Snack: Cottage cheese (paneer) cubes marinated in chaat masala
Lunch: Pumpkin sabzi + phulka made from singhara/kuttu flour (1) or big salad + paneer
Dinner: fruits
Day 6
Morning: Warm water
Breakfast: Fruit bowl (papaya + apple) with a sprinkle of chia/flax (if used)
Snack: 10-12 roasted peanuts or almonds Lunch: Paneer tikka salad (grilled paneer, mixed lettuce, cucumber, tomato, bell pepper)
Dinner: sweet potato, raw banana and peanut cutlets with green chutney
Day 7
Morning: Warm lemon water + 1 tsp honey (optional)
Breakfast: Kuttu/singhara cheela with paneer filling
Snack: Fresh coconut water or coconut slices Lunch: Big green salad + roasted makhana + paneer
Dinner: pumpkin soup
