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Healthy Food Options on the Menu - Recipes by Chef Savita

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Healthy Food Options on the Menu - Recipes by Chef Savita

This article is contributed by Chef Savita, Faculty, Lexicon Institute of Hotel Management

Pohe My Way

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Pohe/ Poha is a very common dish prepared in most of the regions with a little difference in tempering or adding certain ingredients. I have given a healthy and tasty twist to it my way so calling it ‘POHE MY WAY’!

This preparation is very healthy because it has a very good mutual supplementation of proteins!

Ingredients

Sr. No Ingredient Quantity
1 Red rice poha 100gms
2 Mixed Sprouts 250gm
3 Peanuts 25gm
4 Oil 1Table Spoon
5 Onion 1medium
6 Mustard Seeds 1/2tea spoon
7 Green Chilli 1no
8 Curry Leaves 4-5no
9 Coriander (chopped) 1Table spoon
10 Turmeric Powder 1/4tsp
11 Salt To taste
12 Sandagi Mirchi( Stuffed sundried green chilli) 2no
13 Lemon Juice 1/2tsp
14 Jaggery powder(optional) ½ tsp
15 Pomegranate 2Table spoons

Method-

  1. Wash & soak poha in water till it becomes soft.
  2. Heat oil & sauté sandagimirchi in it & keep it aside.
  3. Temper mustard seeds & add peanuts and sauté them. Add chopped onions, green chill, turmeric& curry leaves. Allow the onions to turn golden brown.
  4. Add the sprouts & little salt in the onion mixture & mix well.
  5. Add little hot water & allow the sprouts to partially cook.
  6. Add soaked poha & crush sandagimirchi& jaggery powder in it & mix well.
  7. Cover it for 3-4 minutes stirring it occasionally.
  8. Add lemon juice & pomegranate & mix well.
  9. Garnish with chopped coriander &serve hot.

Note- Be careful while adding salt because stuffing of sandgimirchi also contains good amount of salt

Healthy Crackers

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A very high fibre, low calorie easy & quick recipe!

Ingredients

Sr. No Ingredients Quantity
1 Whole wheat flour 75gm
2 Wheat bran 25gm
3 Oats 25gm
4 Sesame seeds 1Table spoon
5 Flax seeds 1Table spoon
6 Pumpkin seeds 1/2Table spoon
7 Sunflower seeds 1/2Table spoon
8 Salt ½ tea spoon
9 Olive oil 2Table spoons
10 Water As required
11 Baking Powder 1/8 tea spoon
12 Jalapenos(chopped) 1Table spoon

Method-

  1. Mix all the ingredients together & make a soft dough.

2)Rest it for 15 minutes.

3)Lightly brush the baking tray with oil.

4)Roll the dough to ¼ inch thickness. Prick it with the fork & cut in squares, place on the greased tray.

5) Bake in a preheated oven at 180°c for 10-15 minutes.

Note- You can serve the crackers with yogurt dip or salsa. If you don’t have oven, you can make them on a pan on very low flame.

Fruity Millet Cake

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A fruity millet cake is a healthieroption for a high tea, for children’s party or dessert!

Ingredients- For Cake

Sr.No. Ingredients Quantity
1 Ragi (Finger Millet Flour) 90gm
2 Jaggery Powder 90gm
3 Eggs 3no
4 Oil 40ml
5 Water 2Table spoons
6 Vanilla Essence 1 tea spoon

Ingredients For Filling-

Sr. No. Ingredients Quantity
1 Strawberries/ Mango 300gm
2 Jaggery Powder 10-15 gm
3 Corn Flour 2tea spoons
4 Fruits for Garnishing As required

Method-

  1. Pre heat the oven at 190°c.
  2. Line or grease & dust a 6-inch cake tin.
  3. Whip eggs, jaggery powder & vanilla till it forms a thick foam.
  4. Fold in the ragi flour gently with a spatula, then fold in oil & water.
  5. Pour the batter evenly in the tin & bake at 190°c for 20-25 minutes.
  6. Allow the cake to cool completely.
  7. Mix Strawberries/mango cubes jaggery & corn flour cook it for 5 minutes.
  8. Allow it to cool.
  9. Cut the cake in two layers & sandwich with the fruit filling.
  10. Decorate with the fruits

Note- You can replace ragi flour with any other millet flour

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