Healthy and yummy snacks for weight loss

                In my previous posts I have explained how important the diet is, if you really wish to lose some Kgs without losing strength. But following the diet is not as easy as it seems because it may make you lose your favorite taste or menus. We know many of us love to eat fried, oily and fatty food more than any other menus. And now during this weight loss journey, you supposed to skip these fried, oily and fatty menus. But you can make your eating less boring rather tasty by trying following healthy and easy snacks/ breakfast recipes.

 

Steam Vegetable Roll :

Ingredients :- 1 cup chopped methi (fenugreek) leaves, 1 cup chopped spinach leaves, 1 cup peel and grated carrot, 1 cup crushed peas and corn, ½ cup finely chopped beans, 3-4 crushed  green chillies, 4 tbs gram flour, 1 tbs semolina, ½ tbs dry chilli powder, ½ coriander powder, 1/2 tbs ginger-garlic paste, 1 tbs sesame seeds, 2 tbs lemon juice, salt to taste.

Recipe :- Put all vegetables in a bowl then add chilli powder, coriander powder, ginger-garlic paste, green chillies, lemon juice in it and mix it well. Now add gram flour, semolina, sesame seeds, salt and again mix it well, make a soft dough. Make 2 -3 inches long and about 1 inch wide rolls. Take a plate, grease it with little bit of oil and put all rolls in it, steam them for 20 minutes. Once it’s done put all rolls outside and let them cool down. Cut these rolls in a small slices. Steam vegetable roll is ready to serve. You can now eat these rolls directly or shallow fry it before eating.

            The goodness of green leafy vegetables combined with some mild spices make it more worthwhile. Green leafy vegetables enhances its nutritive properties, in a tasty way.

 

Vegetable Bhel:

Ingredients:- 1 cup chopped onion, 1 cup chopped tomato, 1 cup finely chopped capsicum, ½ cup chopped beans, 1 cup finely chopped carrot, 1 cup green peas, 1/2 cup boil potato, 1/2  cup mix sprouts, 2 cup rice puff, 2-3 green chilies, chopped coriander, 1/2 tablespoon turmeric, coriander powder and chat masala, tamarind and mint chutney, black salt, 1 tablespoon lemon juice, salt to taste.

Recipe: Add all above ingredients into a bowl and mixed it well. Bhel is ready to serve.

                This dish is rich in iodine. Also rich in Vitamin A, B, C, proteins, calcium and iron. Being a raw vegan dish all nutrients in the dish are conserved and thus more healthier than cooked one.

 

Egg patties:

Ingredients :- 4 Boiled and grated eggs, ¼ cup chopped mint leaves, 1/2 cup chopped onion, 2 finely chopped green chillies, ¼ cup chopped coriander leave, 2 tbs gram flour, 1/2 tbs garam masala, ½ tbs lemon juice, salt to taste, 1 tbs chaat masala, oil to shallow fry.

Recipe :- Put all above ingredient in a bowl and mix well. Take a small portion of mixture and make a small flat patty. Heat a little bit oil in a non-stick pan to swallow fry the patties, few at a time, turning sides, till the patties gets golden brown on both sides. Once it’s done take these patties out from pan and drain on absorbent paper. Egg patties is ready to serve.

        We all know how much eggs are beneficial to our health. Eggs are rich source of vitamin D, B6, B12 and minerals such as iron, copper etc. The yolk also contains an essential fatty acid. So this recipe is the yummiest option in weight loss fitness diet.

 

Upma :

Ingredients: - 1 cup semolina, 2 tablespoon oil, ½ cup chopped onion,1/2 cup chopped tomato, ½ cup chopped capsicum, ½ cup chopped beans, ½ cup finely chopped carrot, 1/2 cup green peas, 2-3 green chilies, 1/4 cup peanuts, chopped coriander, 1/2 tablespoon turmeric, coriander powder, salt to taste.

Recipe: Dry roast semolina in medium flame until it turns light brown. On the other burner keep water to boil. When water begins to bubble and steam up add all vegetables into water instead onions, chilies and tomato. Take pan pour oil into it. Add oil to hot pan. Next add mustard , peanuts, chopped onions and chilies into it sauté it for a min, add turmeric powder, coriander powder and salt  then add semolina into it, mix it well. Then pour hot water into it. Stir it quickly for few seconds, cover and cook on a low flame for few minutes. Vegetable upma is ready to serve, garnish it with chopped coriander.

              Adding vegetables in upma makes it more healthy than simple upma.

 

Corn chat:

Ingredients:-  2 cups steamed sweet corn, ½ cup chopped onion, ½ cup chopped tomato, ½ cup chopped coriander, 1 cup crushed paneer,  ½ tablespoon lemon juice, 1 tablespoon dry chilli powder, 1 tablespoon chat masala, salt to taste.

Recipe:- First add sweet corn into the bowl. Then add remaining ingredients one by one into it. Mix it well and corn chat is ready to serve.

Is corn good for weight loss?

                Sweet corn is high in fiber, vitamins and minerals. It contains good gut bacteria, which helps in digestion and boost metabolism eventually helps in weight loss. It is gluten free, suitable for people with gluten intolerance.

 

Masala Idli :

 Ingredients :-Grated carrot 1 cup, finely chopped capsicum ½ cup, finely chopped onion 1/2 cup, 2-3 crush chilies, 2 cup idli batter, chopped coriander, salt to taste. 

Recipe:- Pour 1 ½ cup of water into steamer and bring the water to rolling boil. Meanwhile grease your idli plates using oil. Add all above ingredients into batter and mix it well. Fill the moulds with batter. When water begins to bubble place the stand in the steamer. Cover and steam it for 10-15 min on a high flame. Once done turn off and wait for 2 min. Remove the idli stand. Set aside to cool down. When cooled, with the help of spoon remove the idli to plate. Serve idli with chutney or sambar.

How Idli is healthier option for Indian breakfast?

        Idli is considered to be the healthy food and can be made healthier by adding vegetables in it. Idli is rich in vitamins. It is a fermented menu, fermentation increases bio-availability of minerals in food. This recipe is also a low calorie but rich in fibers and proteins, that keeps you full for longer. This ultimately helps in maintaining weight. 

Italian Salad :

Ingredients:- 1 cup  chopped cucumber, 1 cup roughly chopped tomato, 1 cup chopped capsicum, 1/2 cup chopped onion, 1/2 cup chopped coriander leaves, 1 tbs garlic paste, 1 tbs lemon juice, 1tbs olive oil, black paper powder, salt to taste.

Recipe:- Put all those ingredients in a large bowl and mix it well. And salad is ready to eat.

                This salad rich in vitamin c and proteins.

Chana(Bengal gram) chat 

Ingredients:- 2 cup soaked chana(Bengal gram),1 cup finely chopped onion, 1 cup chopped tomato, ½ cup chopped coriander and chopped mint leaves,  ½ medium size boiled potato, 1 tbs lemon juice, 2 crush chillies, black salt, salt to taste.

Recipe :- Boil the soaked chana(Bengal gram). Once boiled properly, let it cool down. Then add all ingredients in chana and mix it well. Chana(Bengal gram)  chat is ready, so quick and easy recipe.

        Chana(Bengal gram) is good option as a healthy snacks. Chana(Bengal gram) contains good amount of fibres and proteins. It keeps you full for longer as chana takes more time to digest.

Rabdi :

Ingredients:- 2 banana, ½ cup desiccated coconut, 2 tbs powder sugar, 1/4 tbs cardamom powder.

Recipe :-  Put peeled and chopped banana in a mixer jar. Add little water into a jar and grain it. Take out banana puree into a bowl add this puree into desiccated coconut along with powder sugar, cardamom and mix it well. Rabdi is ready to serve. Rabdi flavor can be varied by using Apple or Chiku (Sapota) instead of banana.

Preparing Rabdi this way is a healthy Indian dessert.

 

Lemon coriander soup:

Ingredients :- 2 small chopped spring onion, ½ cup of grated carrot, ½ cup finely chopped capsicum, 4-5 finely chopped button mushrooms, ¼ cup of baby corn, 1 chopped green chili, 1 cup chopped coriander leaves,  finely chopped 3-4 garlic, ½ inch piece of ginger, 1tbs oil, 1 tbs corn flour, 1 tbs black pepper powder, ¼ cup lemon juice, salt to taste.

Recipe:- Take a pan, heat 1 tbs of oil. When oil becomes hot, add ginger, garlic and green chilies. Sauté the mixture for a few seconds. Add spring onion, stir and sauté for a minute. Now add all vegetables and mushrooms in it and again sauté it for a few minute. Then add 4 cup of water into the pan, stir well and bring it to boiling. In another bowl add corn flour and water to make slurry. Once water starts boiling, add slurry into a pan and stir the mixture properly.  Wait  for 2-3 minutes then add black pepper powder, salt coriander leaves and lemon juice. Serve it hot.

                Lemon coriander soup is rich in vitamin c. It is a weight loss soup, helps you retain the fibres of all the vegetables in it. It also helps in relieving the cold and cough during seasonal cold.

                Though above recipes are tastier and easier, one should not forget the basic formula for weight loss i.e “Burn more than you eat”.  I hope these recipes will make your weight loss diet tasty and will help you in achieving your fitness goal.