Healthy Breakfast Meal

Sharing a complete Indian Healthy breakfast meal which can be prepared quickly. This breakfast meal is best suited for working women, busy parents and bachelors. This breakfast meal includes beetroot paratha recipe along with coriander chutney and delicious Mango lassi. This meal covers all food groups proteins, carbs, vitamins, minerals, fats so is a nutritious and healthy meal to prepare for breakfast. A food processor Indian recipe. 

I have used Philips Food Processor HL1661 to quicken up the process of making all the recipes. However, one can use any other appliance like chopped, grated, mixer grinder. 

Beetroot Paratha 

Coriander Chutney

Mango Lassi/ Mango Smoothie

Here is the video recipe for easy reference:

Below is the detailed written recipe as well:

Beetroot Paratha

Ingredients:
Whole Wheat Flour (Atta)- 1.5-2 Cups
Wheat Bran (Choker)- 1 tbsp (optional)
Beetroot - 1 pcs
Onion - 1 pcs
Chopped Ginger Garlic - 1 tsp
Coriander Powder, Red Chilli Powder, Garam Masala
Carom seeds, Salt - As per taste
Curd - 2-3 tbsps
Oil - 1 tsp

Method:
1. Chop onion, grate beetroot, add in flour along with all the spices, curd. Knead a nice and soft dough. Rest it for 5-10 min. Roll out parathas in desired shape. Cook it on hot griddle/ tawa. Apply little oil on both the sides to make crispy.

Coriander Chutney

Ingredients:
Fresh Coriander - 1 cup
Curd - 1/4 cup
Onion - 1/2 pcs
Green Chilli - 1 pcs
Salt - As per taste

1. Add in all ingredients in mixer grinder and grind till chutney is ready. Serve with paratha.

Mango Lassi

Ingredients:
Chopped Ripe Mangoes - 1 cup
Milk - 1 small cup
Low Fat Curd/ Yogurt- 1/4 cup
Few Ice Cubes
Honey - 1 tbsp

1. All in all ingredients in blender jar of mixer grinder and blend to form lassi. Serve chilled.

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Carrot Ginger Juice (Breakfast Juice)

Check out how to make healthy Carrot juice at home. Carrot juice or Gajar ka juice is one of the healthy juice recipe, perfect to start the day with a healthy breakfast. Carrot juice is nutritious and delicious, good for digestive health.

Here is the video recipe for easy reference:

Below is the detailed written recipe as well:

Ingredients:
8 pcs carrots
1 Sweet lime
1 inch pcs of ginger
1 Apple/ Pear
a pinch of turmeric Powder

Method:
1. Juice all ingredients using a juicer or blender. 
2. In a glass add in a pinch of turmeric powder. Top with fresh juice. Consume this 1 glass of juice for breakfast.  

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Ghiya ki barfi / Lauki Barfi Recipe

Learn how to make Ghiya barfi or lauki ki barfi at home. Ghiya ki barfi can be prepared for any festivals like rakshabandhan, Janmastami or it can be even consumed for vrat or fast days. Homemade ghiya barfi tastes very nice and is healthy too. 

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Below is the written recipe as well:

Ingredients:
Bottle Gourd (Ghiya/ Lauki) - 500 gms
Clarified Butter (Desi ghee) - 1.5 tbsp
Sugar - 3/4 cup or 150 gms
Khoya/ Mawa - 150 gms
Elaichi Powder - a pinch
Chopped Nuts (cashewnuts, pistachios, almonds, sesame seeds)
Edible Green Food color - Few drops

Method:
1. Peel bottle gourd and grate it. Squeeze out excess water from grated lauki (Bottle Gourd).
2. Transfer grated lauki in a kadai. Cook for 5-10 min on low to medium flame. Add half of desi ghee and cook for another 5-10 min. After water dries up from mixture, add sugar.
3. After adding sugar, the mixture will leave water or lauki juice. Cook till the water dries up. It will take 10 min. Increase the flame to dry up the mixture completely.
4. Add in mava/ khoya and cook till the mixture get into barfi kind of consistency. Add in chopped nuts, food colour and cardamom powder.
5. Once the mixture is ready transfer in a greased bowl, plate. Spread the mixture and flaten it with help of spatula or spoon. Keep the desired thickness of barfi. Sprinkle chopped nuts.
6. Keep aside the barfi for setting.
7. Cut into desired shape and serve.

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Street Style Matar Kulcha

Check out how to make matar kulcha at home. Chole Kulche or matar kulcha is very famous street food in Delhi. Matar chaat is a spicy tangy snack which is usually served with Kulcha. Matar kulcha can be served as a evening snack or for lunch.

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Below is the detailed written recipe as well:

Ingredients:
White Peas (Safed Matar) - 1 cup
Water - 2 cups
Salt - As per taste
Chopped Onions, Tomatoes - 1/2 cup each
Red chilli powder, Cumin seeds powder,
Coriander Seeds powder, Chaat masala,
Garam Masala - As per taste
Green Coriander chutney - 3 tsps
Tamarind Chutney - 3 tsps
Lemon, Ginger, Coriander - For Garnishing

Method:
1. Soak matar for overnight. Pressure cook soaked matar until 2-3 whistles till matar becomes soft.
2. Add cooked and cooled matar in a bowl. Add all ingredients and toss well. Garnish with corinder, ginger and lemon wedge.
3. Heat kulcha on girddle till little crisp.
4. Serve chatpata matar with hot kulchas.

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Tri colour Dhokla | Tiranga Rava Dhokla Recipe

On the Occasion of India's Independence Day, sharing the recipe of Tricolour dhokla with all of you. This is a tiranga rava dhokla, different from the usual besan dhokla. Tiranga dhokla is made using all natural colours so enjoy this day with this yummy dhokla recipe :)

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Below is the detailed written recipe as well:

Ingredients:
Semolina (Rava/ Suji) - 1.5 cups
Curd - 3/4 cup
Salt - 1 tsp
Baking Soda - 1/4 tsp each for 3 batters
Carrot Puree- 1/2 cup
Coriander Puree - 1/2 cup
Water as needed

For Tempering:
Oil - 2tsp
Mustard Seeds (Rai) - 1/2 tsp
Cumin Seeds (Zeera) - 1/2 tsp
Curry Leaves - a few
Slit Green Chili - a few
Shredded Coconut - 1/2 tsp

Method:
1. Mix semolina with curd and salt and prepare a idli/dhokla like batter using desired quantity of water. Soak it for 15 min till semolina puffs up well.
2. Divide the batter into 3 equal portions. Keep aside 1 portion for white colour. In other 2 batters mix carrot puree for orange colour and coriander puree for green colour.
3. Add 1/4 tsp baking soda in green batter first and mix for just 1-2 times.
4. Grease a pan and spread green coloured batter at base. Steam this layer in preheated cooker with water for 5 min on medium flame.
5. Add 1/4 tsp soda in white batter and spread it on top of green batter. Cook it for another 5 min.
6. After 5 min, add 1/4 tsp soda in orange batter and spread it on white batter and finally cook for 10-15 min till toothpick comes out clean and is non sticky.
7. Cool down the dhokla completely and cut into desired shape.
8. For tempering, heat oil in a pan, splutter mustard seeds along with cumin seeds. Add curry leaves and green chilly. Pour the tadka on top of dhokla. Garnish with little coconut on top.
9. Enjoy freshly prepared tricolour dhokla with green chutney or coconut chutney. 

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Crispy Okra | Bhindi Fry

Check out this crispy ladyfinger recipe which has been shallow fried. Fried okra is one of the famous recipes in west but here is an Indian version of Fried Okra. Crispy okra can be served as an appetizer, snack or even as a side dish. Do try it out...

Here is the video recipe for easy reference:

Below is the detailed written recipe as well:

Ingredients:

Lady Finger (Okra) - 15-20 pcs

Curd - 3 tbsp

Gram Flour (Besan) - 3 tbsp

Rice Flour/ Corn Meal - 1/2 cup

Salt, Black Pepper, Red Chilly Powder - As per taste

Mustard Oil for shallow Frying

Method:

1. Wash, dry and cut lady fingers into 1/4 inch pcs. 

2. In a bowl, add curd in lady finger pcs and mix well. Soak it for 10 min.

3. In another bowl, combine gram flour, rice flour salt, black pepper, red chilly powder. Mix well.

4. Coat soaked ladyfinger with dry mixture. Coat all pcs well and avoid sticking of pcs as much as possible.

5. Sieve extra dry mixture and heat oil for shallow frying.

6. Carefully place okra in hot oil. Stir occasionally on medium to high flame. Reduce the heat to medium once okra start to brown and cook until golden and crisp.

7. Drain crispy okra on paper towel to absorb excess oil.

8. Serve immediately. 

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Digestive Biscuits Recipe | Whole Wheat Jaggery Biscuits in a Kadai

See how to make healthy digestive biscuits / atta gud biscuits in kadai as well as in an airfryer. these digestive biscuits are made using whole wheat flour, jaggery instead of sugar and wheat bran to add to the fiber. Learn to prepare the healthiest whole wheat jaggery biscuits. Biscuits in kadai are easy to make and are crisp and tasty. 

Here is the video recipe for easy reference:

Below is the detailed written recipe as well:

Ingredients:
Whole Wheat Flour (Atta)- 1 Cup or 125 gms
Wheat Bran (Choker)- 1/2 cup or 45 gms
Salt - 1/2 tsp + 1.5 cups for baking
Baking Powder - 1 tsp
Jaggery grated (Gud) - 1/2 cup or 70 gms
Clarified Butter (Desi ghee) - 60 gms
Milk - 3-4 tsps (as required to prepare dough)

Method:
1. Add all ingredients in a bowl except milk. Mix everything well. Add milk just enough to knead a nice dough for biscuits.
2. Rest the dough for 10 min in fridge.
3. Roll out the dough on a flat surface and cut cookies in desired shape.
4. Baking options:
    a. In a kadai/ wok - Grease a steel plate with oil or ghee and place biscuits on it. Simultaneously heat 1.5 cups salt in kadai, place a stand in centre. Cover the kadai with a plate. Pre heat the kadai for 10 -15 min on low flame. Place the plate of biscuits in it and bake at lowest flame for 30-35 min till crisp from both sides.
    b. In an Airfryer - Preheat airfryer at 180 degrees for 5 min. Place biscuits in basket and air bake first at 140 degrees for 8 min, then at 160 degrees for 4 min so in total bake for 12 -13 min till crisp.
    c. In an Oven - Bake at 160 degrees for 15 min till crisp and golden in colour.
5. Once baked cool down the biscuits completely and store in air tight container.

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Allergy Cure Juice

Here is a natural juice to keep your away from allergies in this changing season. This allergy cure juice will help to build immunity in your body and keep allergies at bay. Give this natural home remedy for curing cough and cold. A juice recipe so healthy and effective for your body.

Here is the video recipe for easy reference:

Below is the detailed written recipe as well:

Ingredients:
1 Slice of Pineapple
2 Oranges
2 small cucumber or 1 large pcs
1 lemon
1 inch pcs of ginger

Method:
1. Juice pineapple, orange, cucumber, ginger using a juicer.
2. Squeeze in 1 lemon juice in a glass and pour freshly prepared juice.
3. Consume immediately. 

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