Winter Recipes

HOW TO PREPARE VEGETABLE SOUP

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The vegetable soup is easy, healthy, and delicious. Indian vegetable soup is super quick to make. It just takes 20 minutes from start to finish to make a large pot of flavorful and hearty soup. The vegetable soup can be made with any vegetables of your choice. The taste and flavor of the soup depend on the vegetables and spices used, so make the right choices.

The vegetable soup is made almost every day in the winter, and it is so damn healthy and comforting! It is a bit mild taste-wise, so you can always add more pepper or chili flakes for that kick.
Also, you can add croutons too! So go give this one a try and thank me later.

INGREDIENTS FOR VEGETABLE SOUP

  • Chopped Onion – 1
  • Carrot – 1/2
  • Lots of French Bean
  • Some Broccoli
  • Beetroot – 1/2
  • Garlic Clove 2-3
  • Ginger -1/2 Inch
  • Lots of Drumstick
  • Salt as per taste
  • Ghee 1 Teaspoon
  • Water 2- 2½ – Cups
  • 1/4 – Teaspoon black pepper powder

METHOD FOR VEGETABLE SOUP

  • Wash and peel carrots, drumsticks, and beetroot, and cut into equal pieces.
  • Take ginger and garlic clove.
  • Take green bean, onion and broccoli cut them into medium size pieces.
  • Add all the ingredient in to the cooker.
  • Now add 2 and 2½ glass of water in a pressure cooker and ½ tsp salt and ghee.
  • Pressure cook it until 2 whistles.
  • After completing the cooking time let it cool completely.
  • Collect and grind cooked vegetables with the help of a hand blender. Don’t blend it too much. Just slightly is good.
  • Strain the mixture using a strainer. Separate the pulp nicely. Add little water and separate the pulp as much as possible.
  • After straining the pulp and adding tadka to the vegetable soup, heat some oil in the kadhai and sprinkle garlic cloves.
  • Transfer the drumsticks stock to a pan and bring this stock to a boil.
  • Healthy vegetable soup is ready to serve.

MACROS (1 BOWL SOUP)

Protein : 3.8g

Fat : 3.6g

Carbohydrate : 16.6g

Calories : 111kcal

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How to make Healthy Bajra Chilla

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 Bajra is an extraordinary health food, rich in iron and the highest plant-based source of calcium. It also contains essential minerals and a good amount of protein, making it excellent for maintaining strong teeth and bones.

It can help lower your total cholesterol and lower the blood sugar.

Ingredients –

  1. Bajra flour-1 cup
  2. Pumpkin, grated-1/4 cup
  3. Oil-2 tsp
  4. Cumin seeds-1/2 tsp
  5. Garlic, chopped-1/2 tsp
  6. Green chilies-chopped to taste
  7. Tomato chopped1 tbsp
  8. Onion chopped1 tbsp
  9. Coriander leaves chopped
  10. 2 tbsp Black pepper powder
  11. 1/2 tsp Salt to taste

Serving Size: 1

 Procedure:

  • Firstly Heat the pan, add 1 tsp of oil in a pan.
  • Now Add cumin seeds and saute for 30 seconds.
  • Then add garlic, onions, green chilies, tomatoes and grated pumpkin.
  • Saute for 3-4 minutes till the pumpkin and other vegetables get softs.
  • Then add salt and black pepper powder in it and saute for another 1 minute. Keep pumpkin mixture aside. 
  • In a a Big Bowl add bajra flour, pumpkin mixture and chopped coriander leaves.
  • Mix it well, then add required water and make a smooth batter.
  • Heat pan and drizzle oil over it.
  • Regulate the heat to medium flame. Mix the batter well and pour 1 ladle full of batter.
  • Add 1/2 tsp of oil around the edges. Cook until the base is firm and set well. Flip it.
  • Cook on the other side as well, pressing out gently with a spatula.
  • Cook on medium flame, until the chilla is brown on both sides.
  • Serve hot with green chutney.

Nutritional Value Of Bajra Chilla –

Carbs-9 gm
Fat- 3 gm
Protein-2 gm
calories-70 cal

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How to Make Healthy channa dal and cabbage tikki

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This tikki is very healthy,easy to cook and delight. This is really mouth-watering dish.

This is rich in protein,fiber.It can curb your hunger pangs and keep you well-nourished. This dish is packed with many vitamins, minerals and antioxidants, essential for your overall health.

Ingredients-

1.Channa Dal (soaked for 6-8 hours)-1/2 cup

2. Cabbage (chopped)- 1/2 cup

3. Green chilly- 1

4. Mint Leaves (chopped) -2 tbsp

5. Turmeric Powder – 1/4 tsp

6.Cumin seed powder-1/2 tsp

7. Curd -1 tbsp

8. Gram flour (Besan)-1 tbsp

9 .Rock Salt -To taste

10. Oil -1 tsp

Serving Size: 4

Procedure:

  1. Firstly Combine the Channa Dal, green chillies and 2 tbsp of water in a mixer and blend to a coarse paste.
  2. Transfer the paste into a bowl, add all the remaining ingredients and mix well.
  3. Divide the mixture into 4 equal portions and keep aside.
  4. Now Heat a tawa/pan and grease it using 1/4 tsp of oil.
  5. Shape the mixture into flat round tikkis and immediately cook it on the pan on low flame.
  6. Add the remaining oil and cook all the tikkis till they turn golden brown in colour from both the sides.
  7. Serve hot with mint and coriander chutney.

Nutritional Value Of Channa dal and cabbage tikki –

Carbs-11 gm
Fat-5 gm
Protein-4 gm
calories-107 cal

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How to make Healthy bajra methi Paratha

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It is  good source of antioxidants which helps to build body’s immune system to fight against common illnesses,good for heart.

It is good for winter and aids weight loss.

Ingredients-

1.Bajra flour -1 cup

2. Fenugreek leaves, chopped -3-4 tbsp

4. Green chili, finely chopped -1 slit (adjust to taste)

5, Salt to taste

6. Water, warm 1 cup for kneading

7 .Desi ghee- 1tsp

Procedure:-

  1. Take a bowl, combine the bajra flour, chopped fenugreek leaves, green chili, and salt.
  2. Gradually add warm water and knead the mixture into a soft, pliable dough. Let it rest for 10-15 minutes
  3.   Divide the dough into equal portions and roll each portion into a ball.
  4. Roll out each ball into a thin circle using a rolling pin and some dry bajra flour to prevent sticking.
  5.   Heat a griddle (tava) over medium heat and place a rolled-out bajra paratha on it.
  6. Serve hot paratha with veggies or green chutney

How to Make tasty beans burrito

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Burrito is a mouth-watering Mexican dish and a common cylindrical food item of Mexican and American origin consisting of a tortilla wrapped around a mixed filling of such ingredients as meat, cheese, beans, and vegetables.

Burritos give adequate fiber to improve the body’s metabolism. Hence, the body is able to flush out toxins and maintain optimal blood circulation.

Ingredients:-

  1. Jaun/Jowar/Oats roti-2
  2. Red kidney beans, raw -15 g
  3. Salt -as per taste
  4. Zucchini, chopped -2 tbsp
  5. Green chillis, chopped- 2
  6. Oil -½ tsp
  7. Garlic, chopped  -1 tsp
  8. Onion, chopped -1 tbsp
  9. Tomato puree -2 tbsp
  10. Cinnamon powder -¼ tsp
  11. Coriander leaves, chopped – 1 tsp

Serving Size: 1-2 pieces

Procedure:

1.Firstly Soak red kidney beans overnight ,Next day boil them with a little salt until very soft.

2.Drain excess cooking liquid and set aside.

3.Heat oil in a pan than add garlic and saute for half a minute on medium heat.

4.Now Add onion and stir fry for a minute or till translucent.

5. Add red kidney beans and zucchini. Add salt and cover till zucchini is a little soft.    

6. Add tomato puree, mash beans and zucchini. Mash and mix a little with the help of a potato masher and cook on high heat till the mixture thickens.

7. Stir in the green chillis and cinnamon powder.

8. Warm roti and place a ladle full of bean and zucchini mixture on one side topped with coriander leaves.

9. Fold and serve with green chutney

Nutritional Value Of Beans Burrito –

Carbs-55 gm
Fat-11 gm
Protein-15 gm
calories-371 cal

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How to Make healthy Barnyard Millet Upma

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This is easy healthy and tasty recipe .This dish is also know as oodalu uppittu in south India.

Barnyard Millet has the highest dietary fiber and iron content compared to all other millets and cereals like rice and wheat.

It is rich in fibre and minerals like calcium, copper and iron which is essential for maintaining a healthy and fit body.

This dish is ideally be consumed during the winter season.

Ingredients:-

1.Barnyard millet (Samak) Rice -1/2 cup

2. Cumin seeds -1/4 tsp

3.Cloves- 2

4.Black peppercorn -3

5.Cardamom, green- 2

6.Peanuts, roasted-1/2 tbsp

7.Ginger, minced -1/4 tsp

8.Green chilli-1

9.Potato, boiled-1/2 cup

10.Desi ghee-1 tbsp

11.Rock salt (sendha namak)-to taste

12.Cashews, roasted-10

13.Coriander leaves, chopped-1 tbsp

14.Lime juice-1 tsp

Serving Size: 1 Bowl

Procedure:-

1.wash and soak sama rice or Barnyard millet for 30 minutes

1.Place a pan on medium heat and pour ghee into the pan.

2.Once the ghee heats up, toss in cumin seeds, cloves, black peppercorns, and green cardamom pods, and stir.

3.Now Add roasted peanuts, minced ginger, and green chillies. Sauté for 30 seconds.

4.Now add boiled potato, and cook for about 1 minute.

5.Add sama rice /Barnyard Millet (and stir to coat well with ghee and spices, about 3 minutes.

6.Pour in 300 ml (1¼ cups) water, add rock salt (sendha namak), stir, then cover and cook till the water is absorbed, 4 to 5 minutes.

7.Use a fork to fluff the rice.

8.Add fried cashew nuts, coriander leaves, and lime juice.

9.mix the upma properly and then remove from heat.

10.Transfer to a serving bowl and serve hot

Nutritional Value Of Barnyard Millet Upma –

Carbs-17gm
Fat-4 gm
Protein-3 gm
calories-103 cal

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How to Make healthy Samai Dosa

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Samai or little millet is a highly nutritious and fiber rich millet.This is very versatile millet that can easily replace rice in any given recipe.

Samai rice is rich in phosphorus, which helps in tissue repair and produce more energy after workout. It is good for weight loss,detoxification and good antioxidant.

This also helps in controlling sugar as it is low in glycemic index.

Ingredients-

  1. Little millet- 1 cup
  2. Coconut grated- 1/2 cup
  3. salt-1/2 tsp
  4. water-5 cups
  5. Oil-1 tsp

Procedure:-

  1. Wash and soak Little Millet/ Samai in enough water for 2-3 hours.
  2. Drain all the water and grind it along with grated coconut and a little salt.
  3. First grind little millet and coconut to a coarse paste without adding water and then add 1 cup of water to make a smooth paste.
  4. Check the batter and grind it again adding the required water to get a very smooth paste without any grits
  5. Heat the dosa pan well.
  6. Keep the flame high.
  7. Pour enough batter to cover the pan
  8. Turn the pan around quickly so the mixture coats the bottom well without any holes.
  9. Now simmer the flame completely and close the dosa with a lid.
  10. Let it cook for 30 seconds,Then remove the lid and again cook in an open pan for another 30 seconds.
  11. When the edges start lifting, dribble a few drops of oil around and ease the dosa out of the pan.
  12. Now, serve the little millet dosa along with chutney.

Serving size-1-2

Nutritional Value Of Samai dosa-

Carbs-16 gm
Fat-4 gm
Protein-3 gm
calories-109 cal

How to make healthy Ragi appe

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Ragi Appe healthy breakfast and snack option which is small round in shape. Rich in fibre, iron and calcium, among other nutrients, low in calories and easily digestible.

Ragi is an excellent food for weight loss,healthy eaters and diabetics, as well as for kids.

Ragi comprises a vast array of key nutrients like vitamin C and E , B-complex vitamins, iron, calcium, antioxidants, proteins, fibers, sufficient calories and useful unsaturated fats.

This is feeling,healthy and easy to cook in just 10 minutes.

Ingredients-

1.Ragi flour -1 cup

2. Soojii -4 tsp.

3.Curd -1/2 cup

4. Jeera seeds -1 tsp.

5. Baking Soda -1/2 tsp.

6. Onions -1

7. Tomato -1

8. Capsicum -1

9. Green Chilli -1-2 According to taste

10. Coriander Leave- 2 tsp.

11. Salt -as per taste

Serving Size: 3-5

Procedure:-

1.Take Ragi flour and Sooji and Mix together,add salt and soda in it.

2. Add the chopped Onion ,tomatoes and capsicum and add it to the flour and make a thick batter by adding water in it.

3. Heat appe tawa or Idly maker &  brush with oil and put batter into that.

4. Let it cook properly & then turn other side of appe.

5. Serve with chutney

Nutritional Value Of Ragi Appe-(5 piece)

Carbs-25 gm
Fat-6 gm
Protein-2 gm
calories-160 cal

Chicken proso soup

How to make chicken proso soup

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Chicken proso Soup isn’t just food, it’s a gastronomic masterpiece. It’s a testament to the art of mindful cooking, where flavors, textures, and nutrition converge in a blissful union. Whether you’re seeking solace on a chilly evening or a soul-warming dish that tantalizes your taste buds, our Chicken proso Soup is your invitation to embark on a memorable journey of culinary pleasure and well-being.

Chicken Proso Soup is rich in protein due to the inclusion of chicken mince. Protein is essential for the repair and growth of tissues, muscle maintenance, and overall body function.Proso Millet, a key ingredient in this soup, provides a good amount of dietary fiber. Fiber aids in digestion, promotes a feeling of fullness, and helps regulate blood sugar levels.

The soup contains various vitamins, including vitamin A from tomatoes, which is vital for eye health and immune function. It also provides vitamin C from vegetables, known for its immune-boosting properties.ngredients like broccoli contribute essential minerals such as potassium, which helps regulate blood pressure, and selenium, which has antioxidant properties.

The combination of protein and fiber in the soup can aid in weight management by promoting satiety and reducing the likelihood of overeating.

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Ingredients to make soup

  • 1 cup Prossow (Proso Millet)
  • 1 cup water
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1 tablespoon minced garlic
  • 2 tablespoons leeks, finely chopped
  • 2-3 baby corns, sliced
  • 1/4 cup button mushrooms, sliced
  • 1/4 cup broccoli florets
  • 150 grams chicken mince
  • Salt to taste
  • Crushed black peppercorn, to taste
  • 1/4 tomato, diced
  • 1/4 cup tomato puree
  • 3-4 cups water (adjust for desired consistency)
  • 2 tablespoons spring onions, chopped (for garnish)

Method to prepare porso chicken soup

Soak the Prossow: Begin by placing 1 cup of Prossow in 1 cup of water. Allow it to soak for 2-3 hours until the millet softens. Afterward, drain any excess water.

Prepare the Soup Base: Heat a large pan or pot over medium heat, and add 1 tablespoon of olive oil. Next, sauté 1 tablespoon of minced garlic for about 1 minute until it becomes fragrant. Following this, stir in the finely chopped leeks and cook for an additional 1-2 minutes until they start to soften.

Add Vegetables: Introduce the sliced baby corns, button mushrooms, and broccoli florets to the pan. Cook for 2-3 minutes, occasionally stirring, until the vegetables begin to soften.

Cook the Chicken: Incorporate 150 grams of chicken mince into the pan. Season it with salt and crushed black peppercorn to your taste. Cook the chicken for 2-3 minutes until it’s browned and no longer pink.

Tomato and Prossow: Add 1/4 diced tomato and 1/4 cup of tomato puree to the pan. Stir well to combine them with the chicken and vegetables. Now, add the soaked Prossow to the mixture.

Add Water and Simmer: Pour in 3-4 cups of water (adjust for your desired consistency). Allow the soup to come to a simmer. Cover the pan and let it cook for 8-10 minutes until the Prossow is tender and the flavors have melded together.

Garnish and Serve: Just before serving, garnish the Prossow Soup with 2 tablespoons of chopped spring onions.

Now, you can enjoy your homemade Prossow Soup, a delicious and nutritious dish with a unique twist using Proso Millet!

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