Jul 24, 2025

The Monsoon Plate: Rujuta Diwekar’s Guide to Eating Smart

Power Foods to Eat 2–3 Times a Week

Add boiled peanuts, sprouted pulses, and dals for protein, gut health, and immunity through the changing weather.

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Creepers & Roots: Cooling, Grounding, Nourishing

Dudhi, pumpkin, cucumber, suran, and arbi support digestion, reduce bloating, and balance your doshas during the humid season.

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Weekly Must-Haves for Monsoon Balance

Include millets like rajgira and kuttu, plus wild greens like ambadi and alu for energy and seasonal resilience.

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Wild, Uncultivated Greens: Nature’s Pharmacy

Unfarmed vegetables offer essential monsoon micronutrients—bitters, minerals, and fiber—to prevent sluggishness and infections.

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Once-a-Month Steamed Festive Dishes

Treat yourself to modak, siddu, patoli, and more—steamed delicacies that are gentle on the stomach and deeply satisfying.

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Rare Finds: Mushrooms, Lingdi & Bamboo

Wild mushrooms, lingdi, and bamboo shoots are rich in minerals—eat fresh or pickle for seasonal preservation.

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Quick Recipe: Arbi chi Kaap

Boil arbi, slice, marinate in spices, then shallow-fry for a crispy and delicious side with rice or dal.

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Hearty Bowl: Ambadi chi Bhaaji

A nutrient-dense dish with ambadi leaves, dal, peanuts, and coconut—perfect to detox, energize, and soothe your gut.

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Sweet Finish: Traditional Steamed Modak

Stuff rice flour dumplings with jaggery and coconut, steam until soft—an auspicious and nutritious monsoon delight.

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