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

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

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

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

Ingredients

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

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

Ingredients- For Cake

Ingredients For Filling-

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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