LUCKNOW, March 19 -- It's a different Dastarkhwan that Lucknow youngsters are rooting for this Ramzan. The accent is on lighter, more nutritious, and often vegetarian options, to break fast.

The popular choices include dates and sherbet but the new add-ons are fruit salad, roasted chickpeas, aloo tikka, paneer-based snacks and dahi-vadas. The health-conscious young men and women say they prefer to ease into the meal with easily digestible foods and prioritise hydration.

"Since the time of my grandfather, we have always broken our fast with light food and if we want, followed it with a heavier dinner after a small interval, a tradition which all of us still practise. I can never say no to a good plate of biryani but it is important to be...