Recipes for a low-calorie, healthy breakfast or dinner
Even if you are on any kind of diet, it is important to have a balanced diet. An ideal breakfast should include the necessary protein, fiber, and healthy fats. Missing out on these regularly means you are risking your health condition in the long run. Here are a few delicious and healthy low-calorie recipes to make your breakfast or dinner more appetising.
Want to make your breakfast healthier and yummier? Here are a few recipes with no compromise on taste and health.
Dhokla
Ingredients
- 1 cup of besan
- 1 teaspoon suji
- 1 teaspoon ginger, green chilli paste
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon turmeric powder
- 2 tablespoons curd
- 1 cup of water
For Tadka
- 1 teaspoon oil
- 1 teaspoon mustard seeds
- 15-20 curry leaves
- Two green chillies
- 1 teaspoon sesame seeds
- 1 cup of water
- For garnishing coriander leaves
Method
- Take besan, suji, and ginger-garlic paste in a bowl and mix them together.
- Add salt, lemon juice, turmeric powder, and curd to give it a mix.
- Add water and make a thick batter, then microwave on high heat for 6 to 8 minutes.
- In a hot pan add oil, mustard, curry leaves, green chilies and let them splutter.
- Add sesame seeds and water and pour it over the baked Dhokla to garnish it.
Ragi pancakes
Ingredients
- 1 cup of ragi flour
- 1 cup of wheat flour
- 2 ripped bananas
- 1 cup of milk
- ½ teaspoon cinnamon and cardamom powder
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- Maple syrup or honey for garnishing
Method
- Mash the bananas and add both the flour and mix it
- Add milk, cinnamon and cardamom powder and baking soda and get the batter ready
- In a hot pan, pour the batter to make the pan cakes and flip it on both sides and garnish it with maple syrup or honey
Moong dal dosa
Ingredients
- 1 cup of green moong dal
- Chopped onions
- Chopped carrot
- Chopped capsicum
- 1 teaspoon jeera
- 1 teaspoon hing
- 1 teaspoon turmeric powder
- 1 teaspoon red chili powder
- 1 teaspoon Ginger garlic paste
- Salt
Method
- Soak the moong dal overnight and grind it in to get the batter
- Add the finely chopped vegetables to boiling water and let it cook
- Add ginger-garlic paste, jeera, hing, turmeric powder, red chili powder and salt to the batter
- Add the boiled vegetables and give it a mix and pour the batter in the hot tawa
- Flip the dosa on both sides and serve it hot.
Oats cheela
Ingredients
- 1 cup of rolled oats
- 1 tablespoon of besan flour or suji
- 1 cup of water
- 1 tablespoon of chopped carrot
- 1 tablespoon of chopped capsicum
- 1 tablespoon of chopped onions
- 1 tablespoon of chopped tomatoes
- 1 teaspoon jeera
- 1 teaspoon turmeric powder
- 1 teaspoon red chili powder
- 1 teaspoon ginger garlic paste
- Salt
Method
- Grind the oats, to a fine powder and add Suji or besan four to it
- Add the finely chopped vegetables and rest of the ingredients to get the batter
- Pour it on the hot pan and add some ghee
- Let it cook in low flame on both the sides and serve it hot with any chutney
Poha
Ingredients
- 1 cup of thick poha
- 1 cup of chopped vegetables
- 1 teaspoon of oil
- 1 teaspoon of mustard seeds
- 1 teaspoon of chana dal
- 1 teaspoon of peanuts
- 1 teaspoon of urad dal
- 1 teaspoon jeera
- 1 teaspoon of green chilies
- 1 tablespoon of curry & coriander leaves
- 1 teaspoon turmeric powder
- 1 teaspoon ginger garlic paste
- 1 tablespoon of lemon juice
- Salt
Method
- Rinse poha in water for a minute and drain the water
- Heat oil in a pan and add the mustard, jeera and let it splutter
- Add peanuts, chana dal, urad dal, and let it fry
- Add ginger-garlic paste, curry leaves, green chilies
- Add turmeric powder, asafoetida and onions and let is saute
- Throw the chopped veggies and add salt for it to cook
- Once the veggies are cooked add poha and let it cook for 3 to 4 mins
- Turn of the stove and squeeze lime juice and garnish with coriander and serve it hot.