Gandhi Jayanti 2023: 5 Dishes Mahatma Gandhi Loved Eating

By Nikita Toppo

September 2, 2023

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Gandhi ji led a very simple life and preached to other people to do the same. He followed a vegetarian diet and ate very simple food all his life. Here are five dishes Bapu loved eating:

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Dal-Chawal

The classic dal-chawal is a go-to meal for almost every Indian. Gandhi ji loved this combination, and it was a staple part of his diet.

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Juices

For drinks, Mahatma Gandhi preferred juices and squash and advised his followers to stay away from liquors.

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Chapati

Being born in a Gujarati family, he grew up eating chapatis and continued this habit for his whole life.

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Yoghurt

Gandhi ji often preferred plain yoghurt in his meals. Made by fermenting milk, dahi is very good for our digestion.

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Peda

Though today, it is prepared with various flavourful ingredients, Gandhi ji only ate those which were made from the milk procured from local cows.

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