Fuel your Navratri fast with these energizing and hydrating drinks

Navratri is a time of spiritual renewal, celebration, and sattvik (pure) living. While food often gets the spotlight during fasting, beverages also play an essential role in keeping you hydrated, energized, and refreshed through the nine auspicious days. With temperatures still soaring in many parts of India during early Navratri, especially in Rajasthan and northern states, staying cool is vital.

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Traditional carbonated drinks or sugary beverages are not suitable for fasting. But that doesn't mean you have to settle for plain water or basic lemon juice. Enter Navratri mocktails — refreshing, nutritious, and made with fasting-friendly ingredients like fruits, herbs, rock salt, coconut water, lemon, sabja seeds, and more.

Here are 9 delicious and hydrating Navratri mocktail recipes you can enjoy guilt-free during your fast. These drinks are sattvik, alcohol-free, and incredibly easy to make at home.

Ingredients: Fresh coconut water, a splash of rose water, lemon juice, and soaked sabja (basil) seeds.

Method: Mix all ingredients in a tall glass and chill before serving.

Why It Works: Naturally hydrating, rose water adds a calming fragrance, while sabja seeds provide fiber and cooling effects.

Ingredients: Cucumber juice, mint leaves, lemon juice, sendha namak (rock salt), and chilled water.

Method: Blend cucumber with mint and strain. Add lemon juice, salt, and serve chilled with ice cubes.

Benefits: Cucumber keeps the body cool, and mint aids digestion during fasting.

Ingredients: Apple juice (fresh), cinnamon powder, a dash of lemon juice, and soda water (optional).

Method: Mix all ingredients and serve over ice.

Fasting Friendly: No added sugar needed. Cinnamon adds flavor and helps control blood sugar during long fasts.

Ingredients: Fresh pomegranate juice, lemon juice, rock salt, and mint.