Well, so you would already be aware that dinner should be the lightest meal of the day! But since I miss a decently filling lunch, I miss all the important ingredients like curd and such which I make up for in my dinner.
But, few months back some body warned me not to eat curd at night. That was because curd at night in winters is extremely cooling for the body. Also, curd is heavy on the stomach and doesn’t get digested easily!
And for people suffering with sinus issues, curd at night can lead to congestion and breathlessness as it pours the toxins into the lungs (that is not quite literally right but a metaphor)! Also, it can interfere with sleep.
Ayurvedically as well, one is suggested to avoid curd at night. But if at all you are interested in having curd, mix a pinch of pepper powder. That’s what I read somewhere! Also, it is best if you can manage buttermilk instead but curd mixed with sugar is a complete no no.
Do you eat curd at night? I shall mix pepper powder from now on!!
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Coral Crue says
June 7, 2013 at 1:11 PMYou are absolutely right. This is the right way to ingest curd at night, if at all.
Swati Murti says
June 11, 2013 at 8:32 AMoh wow…thanks for telling me Coral coz i wasn’t sure if pepper in curd really does anything but it sure tastes good. have been doing it since i wrote the post 😀
Megha Saraf says
June 7, 2013 at 2:34 PMMy mom doesnt allow me to eat curd at night for the same reason that it causes cough n cold.
Swati Murti says
June 11, 2013 at 8:32 AMyeah that’s what and it is a especially no no for people with sinus issues!!
Rosh S says
June 7, 2013 at 12:44 PMOoh .. so sad to see this port 🙁 I eat curd every night! – since the time I have been a kid. But I like your suggestion of having buttermilk instead. I love buttermilk too and can make do with that 🙂
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Swati Murti says
June 11, 2013 at 7:05 AMhehe…its ok Rosh. mix a bit of pepper in the curd or yes buttermilk is the best 🙂
Anonymous says
June 12, 2013 at 9:36 PMThat is right. Ayurvedically pepper is slightly heating and is used to counter the coolness of curd. But it is good to avoid curd at night.
A glass of buttlemilk(1 part curd and 3 parts water) after lunch is specially good for digestion.
Swati Murti says
June 13, 2013 at 4:47 AMhey…thanks for letting me know why pepper in curd makes it better 🙂 hmm…yeah, one can make buttermilk from the curd, i guess! will try it 🙂
Anonymous says
January 26, 2015 at 4:50 PMThanx for the information.
Swati Murti says
January 27, 2015 at 11:00 AMglad you like it 🙂
James says
March 14, 2015 at 11:31 PMThank you so much…. Really helpful…. 🙂
Swati says
March 15, 2015 at 9:52 AMthank you for your kind words 🙂
Snehashish Khankal says
May 22, 2015 at 1:31 AMI tend to disagree here. Probiotics in yogurt were found to be effective in decreasing the intensity of sinusitis and common cold according to one study. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3560336/
The ayurvedic doshas like kapha, pitta and vata are not supported by modern conventional medical science.
Swati says
June 17, 2015 at 3:15 AMhi Snehashish. I am sorry but I did not check any of the comments since long! And, thanks, for pointing me to the right source. ayurveda is a completely different branch of science and whether it holds any significance or truth is not really my area of expertise. I have written only about what it says.
Snehashish Khankal says
May 23, 2015 at 12:00 AMEarlier I dumped your theory on “how yogurt causes sinusitis” and made a comment on it. And to my surprise it got deleted. Knowledge and truth should be made open to the people. I am very disappointed. I only see those comments which are not against your hypothesis.
sesh singh says
September 1, 2016 at 3:19 AMi hardly eat yoghurt at night but during krishan janamastami i made dahi bara…bara consists of (freshly grinded chick pea, dhania leaves,curry leaves, garlic,ginger,cumin n sawf , green chillies n salt to taste) and in youghurt i added salt to taste, geera powder, little bit crushed garlic, daniya leaves ..i kept in refrigerator ate for one week at night it wz really good for my digestive system …
i think mayb yoghurt itself not gud at night for ppl who suffering from sinus n inflammation
Bhavik Shah says
January 18, 2017 at 7:19 AMHi,
I have sinus problem, so can i have a cup of curd in day time?
it because i love curd.
Thank you
Swati says
January 18, 2017 at 1:54 PMhi Bhavik. you can have curd even at night. just make sure you add lots of black pepper and cumin powder to it so that it calms down the cooling effect. you can also have curd in the morning time just to be on the safer side!