Life of The Promised Messiah (as) — Page 49
DIETARY HABITS The Promised Messiah as would eat whatever food was brought to him, expressing his liking for whatever was served, but he ate very little. Generally, he would eat chapatti, breaking it into small pieces; his fingers would never dip in the gravy. There would always be some chapatti leftover, which his Companions ate as a blessing. Hazrat Nawab Mubarakah Begum ra states, He ate puris and parathas [type of Indian breads] filled with lentils, which were best made by Hazrat Amman Jaan ra —thin yet large. The Promised Messiah as enjoyed anything similar to this if placed before him. 45 He would also eat bread, biscuits and rusks. He ate flatbread made of cornflour. Meat was cooked in his house, but the Promised Messiah as liked lentils more. All kinds of dishes and every variety of vegetables were served at his table. Among birds, the Promised Messiah as pre- ferred the meat of partridges and doves. He sometimes ate pilau but liked the rice well-softened. If sick, he would eat boiled rice. The last meal served to him on