Recipes
Healthy Recipes For Pregnancy
Pregnancy brings new joys for a mother. The experience of having a new life within her is simply overwhelming. However, pregnancy also entails many new responsibilities on her, one of which is providing proper nutrition for her yet-to-be-born baby. In this context, most of the women make the mistake of going for recipes that contain more calories, but not necessarily extra nutrition, while the latter is much more important for them. To help all the pregnant women out there, we have listed some nutritious, but easy recipes, in the lines below.
Porridge
Ingredients
2½ cups Water
½ cup Wheat Dalia (porridge)
½ cup Oats
½ cup Milk
¼ cup Raisins
¼ cup Almonds
3 tsp Sugar
Instructions
First of all, you need to half-fill a pan with water and place it on flame.
As soon as the water comes to a boil, reduce heat to medium and stir in oats and wheat dalia.
Mix the oats and dalia well and let them cook for 5-7 minutes, in boiling water.
Add raisins and almonds to the water and mix well. Cook for a few seconds.
Add sugar to the pan, followed by milk, making sure to mix well every time.
Your porridge is ready. Let it cool down a bit and start eating.
Yogurt Cookies
Ingredients
½ cup Sugar
½ cup Packed Brown Sugar
¼ cup Butter
¼ cup Shortening
½ cup Nonfat Yogurt (any flavor)
1½ tsp Vanilla
1¾ cup Flour
½ tsp Baking Soda
½ tsp Salt
1 cup Chocolate Chips
Instructions
First of all, sieve together flour, baking soda and salt. Set aside.
Take a bowl and combine both the sugars in it.
Add butter and shortening to the pan and mix well.
Add the butter mixture to the flour and beat well.
Now, mix in yoghurt and vanilla.
Knead the mixture, to form dough.
Roll out the dough to even thickness and with the help of cutters, cut out the cookies.
Grease a baking dish with butter and place the cookies on it.
Heat oven to 375 deg F and bake the cookies in it, for 10-15 minutes.
Cutlets
Ingredients
2 tbsp Oil
1 medium-size Onion
1½ tsp Finely Chopped Ginger
1½ tsp Green Chilies
1 cup Carrots
1 cup Beans
3 tbsp Fresh Chopped Coriander
2 tsp Sesame Seeds
½ cup Soya Granules
2 Mashed Potatoes
1 cup Kabuli Chana, boiled and mashed
2 tsp Cumin Powder
1 tsp Pepper Powder
½ tsp Black Salt
1½ tsp Lemon Juice
Instructions
Place a pan over medium heat and put the oil in it.
After the oil becomes hot, add onion, garlic and ginger to the pan and cook until they turn brown.
Stir in chilies and carrots. Cook for 2-3 minutes.
Add rest of the ingredients, except sesame seeds, to the pan and cook for a few minutes.
Remove the pan from heat and let the mixture cool down a bit.
Now, mash the mixture and make small, even balls from it.
Flatten the balls and add sesame seeds on top.
Heat oil in a pan, enough for frying, and fry the cutlets in it.
Eat the cutlets with chutney, while they are still hot.
Today’s Healthy Recipe: Soy Cutlet
Soya bean and its products can powerfully influence the reduction of the risk of cancer. Just one phytochemical component of soyabeans seems to be an ideal element of a new anticancer drug. Scientists believe that a single daily serving of soyfoods would suffice to provide the benefits of this anticancer phytochemical.
But their cancer-fighting qualities are merely the most high-profile benefits of consuming soybean products. Soy products, for instance, lower blood cholesterol levels, thereby decreasing the threat of another great killer disease, heart attack. They could thus provide natural alternatives to many cholesterol-lowering drugs. They can also help prevent diseases of the kidney besides treating them. Similarly, soy proteins may help in better calcium-utilization in order to ward off the agony of osteoporosis.
Ingredients- Quantity:
Soy granules 100grms
Potatoes medium sized 2nos
Breadcrumbs 115grms
Coriander seeds 5grms
Ginger paste 10grms
Garlic paste 10grms
Green Chillies 4nos
Red chilli powder 5grms
Coriander powder 20grms
Turmeric powder 5grms
Green coriander leaves 30grms
Soy refined oil 10ml
Soy refined oil For deep frying
Salt To taste
Method:
Soak soy granules in water for 15 minutes.Squeeze to remove excess water. Boil potatoes in salted water, peel and then mash. Wash and chop green chillies. Clean, wash & chop green coriander leaves. Heat oil, add coriander seeds. When it crackles, add ginger paste, garlic paste, green chillies and stir for a moment. Add red chilli powder, coriander powder, turmeric powder while stirring continuously. Then add soy granules, cook till granules are cooked and dry. Add potato, adjust salt and continue cooking till masala completely dries up. Remove and cool it. Now mix well with breadcrumbs. Divide into small equal portions, give each portion a cutlet shape. Deep fry in moderate hot oil until crisp. Serve hot and enjoy a relishing healthy treat!!
