An unhealthy diet gives the body less nutrition and more empty calories. Let’s know about some such mid day meal recipes which are beneficial for health and will also help in adding taste to the diet
People often like to eat something spicy and unhealthy in mid-day meals. Due to this, the body gets less nutrition and more empty calories. Apart from many problems in the body, this also causes weight gain. In such a situation, the nutrition level can be easily increased by adding some healthy food to mid-day meals. Let us know some such mid-day meal recipes which will not only be beneficial for health but will also help in adding taste to the diet.
Know the healthy options of mid-day meals
1. Chia seeds coconut pudding
To make it we need
Chia seeds 2 teaspoons
Water 1 cup
Curd 1 cup
Grated coconut 1/2 cup
Cucumber 1/2 cup
Green chilli 1
Coriander 1 handful
Roasted peanuts 2 teaspoons
Black pepper as per taste
Salt to taste
Learn how to make Chia Seeds Coconut Pudding
- To make this, first of all put 1 cup of water in a vessel and soak 2 teaspoons of chia seeds in it for 2 hours.
- Now add blended curd in that bowl and stir it. Now add half cup of cucumber and equal amount of grated coconut in it.
- After mixing it completely with the gravy, add black pepper, salt, chopped green chillies, chopped coriander and roasted peanuts to it.
- Mix all these things and put them in a bowl and serve it garnished with coarsely ground peanuts and cucumber slices.
2. Beetroot poha cutlet
To make it we need
Poha 1 cup
Beetroot 1/2 cup
Carrot 1/2 cup
Paneer 8 to 10 slices
Capsicum 1/2 cup
Oregano 1 teaspoon
Chili flakes 1/2 tsp
Black pepper to taste
Salt to taste
Learn how to make Beetroot Poha Cutlet
- To make this, first of all, wet 1 cup of Poha by putting it in a sieve and then when the Poha absorbs all the water, put it in a bowl.
- Now put it in a bowl and add grated carrots, capsicum and beetroot and mix it. After this add chopped onion.
- Mix black pepper, chilli flakes, salt and oregano with the vegetables. After mixing well, give it the shape of a cutlet with your hands.
- While shaping the cutlets by hand, stuff them with paneer slices. Now shallow fry the cutlets on a pan.
- When it turns light golden, serve it with tamarind or mint chutney.
3. Sabudana rolls
To make it we need
Sago 1 bowl
Potatoes 1 to 2
Paneer 1 bowl
Black pepper 1 teaspoon
Ginger 1 inch
Green chillies 1 to 2
Lemon juice 2 teaspoons
Coriander leaves 2 teaspoons
Chaat masala 1 tsp
Salt to taste
Learn how to make Sabudana Rolls
- To make this, soak the sabudana for some time. Strain the sabudana and add the boiled mashed sabudana to it.
- Now add peanut powder, grated paneer and ginger green chilli paste to it. Now add salt, black pepper and chaat masala to it as per taste.
- After this, add lemon juice and coriander leaves and mix. After greasing your hands with oil, give it the shape of rolls.
- Grease the pan with oil and shallow fry the rolls on it and then serve it with chutney.
4. Moong dal chilla
To make it we need
Moong dal chilla 1 cup
Makhana 1 cup
2 to 3 cloves of garlic
Ginger 1 inch
Green chillies 1 to 2
Turmeric 1/2 teaspoon
Garam masala 1/2 tsp
salt as per taste
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Learn how to make Moong Dal Cheela
- To make this, soak the moong dal for 2 to 3 hours. Now separate the water from it.
- After that, prepare a paste by adding makhana to the prepared lentils. Add ginger, garlic and green chillies to it and blend it.
- Now add salt, turmeric, garam masala as per taste and water as per requirement in that paste and prepare a thin paste.
- Pour the batter on a greased pan and cook on low flame. After cooking, add crushed cheese and boiled corns and wrap it.
- Serve the prepared cheela with chutney.
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