Festival Recipes here are the options you can consume while following a healthy diet during festivals.
The festive season is the celebratory time for all when we like to enjoy ourselves and indulge in yummy and delicious food items be it savory or sweet.
It is the best time for food lovers. Be it any festival, Holi, Diwali, Eid, Teej, Ganesha Chaturthi, Navratri, or Christmas,
We all like to lay back and spend some quality time with our friends and family
and most importantly we love to prepare new recipes and try new dishes guilt-free.
Festivals can be a period when you might indulge in eating lots of varieties of food items.
They can be too sweet or salty or fried and oily foods. When we see many options in front of us,
we eventually end up adding more to our plate and then eating more than we were supposed to.
Many of us might also overeat during festivals and then go on to a guilt trip of gaining weight, high cholesterol, or deranged lipid profile,
Or blood sugar levels. So, in order to enjoy festival time to its fullest, let’s choose healthy but equally tasty recipes.
We have prepared a variety of healthy festivity recipes for you so that you don’t have to worry about extra calories, or sugar, or fat.
content of the dish, and you can just go ahead savoring the food without any concerns regarding gaining weight.
Even the simple changes in a dish can add up the nutrition without actually doing much effort.
We want you to enjoy your festivals and have fun while pampering yourself with good, healthy, and mouth-watering food.
Diwali is the festival of lights, which is celebrated with grand feasts that brings family and friends.This festival is known as home to many religions, cultures, and traditions..It is the time to celebrate togetherness with oodles of happiness!
When it comes to a big, flashy holiday like Diwali, there is simply no way the celebration can be complete without delicious treats.Diwali snacks, sweetmeats and spiced masalas are the stars of festive Indian spreads
We all crave for sweets and chatapate snacks.
You can enjoy the festival of light with some tasty and healthy snacks. This year, treat yourself to some tasty and hassle-free healthy Diwali snacks However, we need to remember, enjoyment and health go hand-in-hand. Your health and your family’s health is the priority. The question is how to achieve it? So here i am suggesting easy to cook and healthy snack options for your family and friends.
How to Make Poha Tikki-
Ingredients :-
Poha-1 cup
Potato boiled peeled and mashed 1 medium-sized
Onion, finely chopped
1 small coriander leaves, chopped1/4 cup
Green chilli, finely chopped
3-4Ginger, grated1.5 tsp
Garam masala1/2 tsp
Amchur powder1 tsp
Cumin powder, roasted1 tsp
Salt to taste
Oil 1 tbsp
Procedure:
Wash poha in water and remove the water and let it soak for a while for 15-20 mins. (If it is thick poha soak in little water, if it is thin poha you can drain water completely and let it soak).
Slightly mash the poha with your hands,it is optional.
In a large bowl add soaked and mashed poha, boiled peeled and mashed potato, finely chopped onion, green chili and coriander leaves, grated ginger, garam masala, cumin powder, amchur powder and salt and mix everything nicely until it is mixed nicely.
Take a big lemon sized portion of the poha mixture and make it into a ball and flatten it to form a tikki.
Heat a flat pan and add 1 tbsp oil and spread with a spatula and place the tikkis and fry them over low-medium flame until they are done by flipping it in between to roast on the other side.
Nutritional Value:-(1 cutlet)
Carbs-11.8
Fat-4.7g
Protein-1.0g
calories-93 cal
How to Make Dahi Kebab
Ingredients-
Curd (prefer homemade) 2 cups
Paneer (prefer homemade) 1 cup
Cashew nuts, finely chopped (optional) 1 tbsp
Onion, finely chopped 1/4 cup
Ginger paste 1 tsp
Green chilies, chopped 2 slits
Garam masala 1 tsp
Coriander leaves, finely chopped 3 tbsp
Salt as needed
Besan (roasted) 2-3 tbsp
Poha, powdered 1/2 cup
Oil 2 tbsp
Serving Size: 1-2
Procedure:
Firstly Add the fresh cold curd. The curd has to be thick and creamy and not watery or thin.
In mixing bowl of curd add crumbled paneer, ginger paste, garam masala and salt.
Next add onions, cashews, green chilies, coriander leaves and powdered poha.
Mix well just to make a non-sticky dough. If the dough is still sticky add more powdered poha.
Divide the dough to equal sized balls and flatten them.
Then Roll them in roasted besan and set aside for 5-7 minutes.
Heat oil in a pan over medium heat or Air fry the roll.
Serve hot with green chutney.
Nutritional value for 1 Roll:-
Carbs-15.5 gm
Fat-8.6 gm
Protein-3.4gm
calories-153 cal
How to make Black beans cutlets –
Ingredients –
Black beans, cooked-1 ½ cup
Potato, boiled and cubed-1 medium sized
Coriander minced-3 tbsp
Carrot, grated-1/2 cup
Salt to taste
Black pepper powderto taste
Oil-2 tbsp
Oats, crushed 1/2 cup
Serving Size:2-3
Procedure:
Put beans and vegetables with salt and pepper in a blender.
After blending, mix well and divide this mix into four parts, shapes like a cutlet and coat with crushed oats after shaping.
Put it in a fridge for thirty minutes.
Heat oil over medium heat. Pan fries the cutlets on both sides.
Nutritional Value:-
Carbs-9.5gm
Fat-5.3 gm
Protein-2.5gm
calories-96 cal
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To Make A Nutritious And Super Healthy Diwali Mithai (Barfi) is a delicious and Indian homemade dessert made from roasted gram flour, jaggery, dry fruits, and ghee. This recipe is gluten-free and vegetarian, making it suitable for many dietary preferences. It is also a great source of protein, fiber, and iron, thanks to the roasted gram flour. However, people with nut allergies should avoid this dish.
Two pieces of homemade Indian mithai (dessert) rolled gram flour, Barfi. Made of milk, Desi Ghee, jaggery, and dry fruits.
Ingredients: –
2 cups roasted gram flour (besan): 250gms
Cashew nut, 20 pieces
Almond nut: 15-20 pieces
Roasted Poha, 50 grams
1 cup grated jaggery (gur): 150gms
1/2 cup ghee: 120 ml
1/2 cup milk: 120 ml
1/2 teaspoon cardamom powder: 2.5 grams
Preparation:-
1. In a mixer blender, collect all required ingredients: roasted gram, roasted cashew, almonds, and poha.
2: Add some jaggery powder and green cardamom, and give it a blend to get a superfine texture.
3: Now transfer the mixer to a bowl and add some hot milk slowly to make a dough out if it
4: Pour the mixture into a greased square tray or any other desired mold. Smooth the surface with a spatula.
5: Sprinkle crushed nuts over the surface of the mixture, press it gently, and leave it till it settles down properly.
6: Allow the mixture to cool and set for 1-2 hours in the refrigerator.