1.12 Food
His favourite dish was split black grams and meat. Generally, he would have one dish for a meal. He would eat at home, and even with guests he would call them to his home, and with full pardah arrangements they would have meals with him.
At night he would have about two cups of [raw, unpasteurized] milk. He would only eat when he was really hungry. When eating with others, even if it was just a single person, he would not be particular over the amount he ate. Alone he would eat heartily, but he would not overeat.
In accordance with the Sunnat he was not at all inclined to a variety of foods. Whatever was available he would eat and he would be contented. He didn’t have the habit of having breakfast at all. [Lunch in the hot eastern countries is served quite early, before noon, particularly in summer. Hence, he could easily forego breakfast.]
[In Ma’moolaat-e-Ashrafi the following information appears:
Hazrat Wala is particularly fond of consuming things which produce coolness and exhilaration in the body, such as pumpkin, apples, pomegranates, guavas, plums, naartjies (tangerines).
He also likes cheese. Paya [goat or cow trotters] are also one of his favourite dishes. He loves ice cream. At one stage he would like the taste of sour things, but now he does not have such foods as he develops a headache after eating it.]
