What kind of food should you eat according to Sikhism --- Is it ok to eat meat?

Answer 1

EVERYTHING! except Halal and Kosher meats as Sikhs don't believe it is right to pray over killing. It is a common misconseption that Sikhs cant eat meat but there is no mention of this in the holy book, it is open to interpretation but most baptised Sikhs will stick to a vegetarian diet but in theory they can eat meat just not Halal and Kosher meat, the Sikh's last living Guru, Guru Gobind Singh told Sikhs to never eat halal meat.

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Answer 2

What types of food do Sikhs usually eat?

A typical Punjabi breakfast consists of layered paranthas(flaky, griddle breads, stuffed with spiced, mashed potatoes or grated, spiced radish eaten with dahi(creamy yoghurt) and tarty mango pickle for pep and pungency. This is washed down with a glass of thick, creamy milk.

An exquisite country fare if Sarson-Ka-Sag (buttery mustard greens, flavoured with aniseed and asafoetida) eaten with Makki-Ki-Roti (crisp, fresh corn bread) and washed down with enormous glasses of Lassi (thick, creamy butter milk). Another typical Punjabi meal is the universal favourite chhole (spicely stewed chick peas, in green chillies and onions), Bhaturas (fully, leavended deep fried breads), and Dahi Baras (lentil dumplings in creamy yoghurt). Tandoori food-dishes cooked in hot, clay ovens-include the delectable fish and tandoori chicken (barbecued, red and succulent, with a nicely spiced paste of tomato puree, gram masala, butter, ginger and coriander),

Uncommonly good are the meat tikkas (patties of finely pounded meat, with a pleasant mixture of mint, green chillies and green coriander). Hearty eaters, other favourites of Punjabis are : the piquant baigan-ka-bharta (egg plant smoked on fire and then cooked with hot spices and tomatoes); the delicious Karhi (Yoghurt whipped with chick pea flour and chick pea dumplings); the protein rich maah-ki-dal (pulses cooked with onions, tomatoes and red-eyed beans). Rice is popular and traditional breads eaten are chapaties (flat, griddle bread), pooris (puffed, whole wheat breads) and bhaturas (puffed, white flour breads) and naans(large leaf-shaped tandoori breads).

Answer 3

Within the gurdwara, the Guru ka Langar (Guru's community kitchen) serves purely lacto-vegetarian food. The reason for serving vegetarian food is that the Langar is open to all. Since many faiths and persons have varying taboos on what to eat and how meat should be prepared, and since Sikhs accept these restrictions and accommodate people no matter their faith or culture, the safest option thought by the Sikh Gurus was to adopt vegetarian food for Langar. Meat was included in langar at the time of Guru Angad but then discontinued to accommodate Vashnavites.The exception to vegetarian langar today is when Nihangs serve meat on the occasion of Holla Mohalla, and call it MahaPrashad.

Answer 4

One popular sweet is Kara Prashad

It is made from sugar, butter, flour, and water.

Answer 5

Some of the special Sikh foods include of roti, parautha , sabzi, daal. Also yoghurt and paneer are some special foods.