Foods That Can be Taken All Days of the Year,
Including Ekadasi and Caturmasya:
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 and All Milk Products – though be careful of starches used in sweet preparation
Spices That May Be Used on Ekadasi:
Turmeric, Black Pepper, Ginger, Salt (taken from new or clean package)
Foods Restricted During Ekadasi:
Tomatoes, Eggplants, Cauliflower, Broccoli, Bellpepper, Peas, Chickpeas, All Types of Beans – including products made from beans, (Papadams, Tofu, Tempeh, Grain Beverages, etc.)
Indian Vegetables:
Karela (Bitter Lemon), Loki, Parmal, Toroi, Kunli, Drumsticks, Okra (Lady Fingers), Banana Flower.
All Leafy Vegetables:
Spinach, Salads, Cabbages, Leafy Herbs, Like Parsley, Curry Leaves, Neem Leaves, etc.
Grains:
Millet, Barley, Farina, Dalia, Pasta, Rice, Corn, All Types of Dahl
All Types of Flour Made from Grains and Beans
– Like Rice Flour, Chickpea Flour, Urad Dahl Flour, etc.
Starches from Corn
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.
Oils made from Grains:
Corn Oil Mustard Oil Sesame Oil etc.
And Products Fried in These Oils: – Like Nuts, Potato Chips, and Certain Snack Foods.
Honey
Spices NOT Used on Ekadasi:
Sesame Seeds, Cumin Seeds, Hing, Fenugreek, Mustard Seeds, Tamarind, Fennel, Celery, Poppy Seeds, Kalonji Seeds, Ajwain Seeds, Cardamom, Nutmeg, Cloves,
