Looking fit and smart is desired by everyone today. Besides exercising one must check ones diet to lose weight. One must not deprive oneself of food. So here we have assembled low-cal recipies for you to try. Happy dieting! Check out these Low Calorie Cooking Tips for Indian Food
Vermicelli upma is a great option for weight loss. Vermicelli is like small noodles cooked with vegetables, paneer and served with chutney. It is a yummy and easy peasy dish which is very filling and nourishing. There are so many options and variations possible with it. You can add cottage cheese (paneer), peanuts, chicken, egg … Read more
Kosambari is a very delicious and protein rich salad. Carrot moong dal kosambari or koshambari is a Karnataka local delicacy. The freshness and bright colors of the kosambari adds life to any meal. The crunchy coconut and the curry leaves tadka makes this salad refreshing. If you are health conscious or simply want to add … Read more
Here is masala oats recipe. This Saffola masala oats recipe is perfect for weight loss. These masala oats are a complete meal if you serve it will dahi / curd. Oats are a great source of fibre. They keep you full for a longer period of time. Saffola oats are good for weight loss. This … Read more
Air fryer bread roll recipe for the health conscious ones. Who doesn’t like crunchy bread rolls. They are part of our childhood memories. But with time we now prefer tasty snacks which are not fried and have less oil. So here is air fryer bread roll recipe. Trust me once you eat them you will … Read more
Ingredients: 1/2 cup Moong Dhuli Dal 1 cup Dalai 1 medium finely chopped onion 1 cup finely chopped Palak (Spinach) 1 tblsp chopped Ginger 1/2 tblsp chopped Garlic 2 tblsp Ghee Salt to taste 1/2 tsp Turmeric (Haldi) 1 tsp Jeera (Cumin Seeds) How To Make Dalia Dal Palak Khichdi: Wash the dalia and dal … Read more
Here is the recipe of Indian mix vegetable stir fry sabzi. A super easy, simple, tasty, healthy and colorful dispora of mix vegetables. It can be prepared in a jiffy and goes well with any kind of dal, curry or garvy. Infact it is delicious to eat it like that. Perfect stir fry recipe to … Read more
Ingredients: 50 grams Moong Dal 1 tblsp fresh Curd 2 Green Chilies 1 tsp Gram Flour (besan) A pinch Asafoetida 1 tblsp chopped coriander A pinch sugar 1/2 tsp Lemon Juice Salt to taste How to make moong dal panki: Soak the moong dal in water for 2 hours. drain. Grind with the fresh curds … Read more
Ingredients: 1 cup boiled palak 1/2 cup gram flour (besan) 1/2 cup rice flour 1 ” ginger garted 3-4 green chilies Pinch asafetida (hing) Salt as per taste Water for mixing Oil for making dosa How to make palak chilla: First make the puree of the palak. You can make this puree well in advance. … Read more
Ingredients: 100 ml Pineapple Juice (Ananas) 1 tblsp Sugar (Artificial Sweetner) How to make pineapple crush: Make sugar syrup. Strain it and mix it into the pineapple juice. Your pineapple syrup is ready. Take ¼ proportion of syrup and ¾ proportion of water. Garnish it with chopped pineapple pieces and serve cold. To get pineapple … Read more
Ingredients: 500 gms Spinach (Palak) 25 gms Cottage Cheese (Paneer) (made from skimmed milk) 1 tblsp Fine Wheat Flour (Maida) 1 small sized Onion (Pyaj) 1 tsp Cinnamon (Tuj/Dalchini) Powder 1 tblsp Oil a pinch of Nutmeg Powder(Jaiphal) Salt to taste 150 ml skimmed Milk 2 small sized Eggs How to make spinach souffle surprise: … Read more
Suji idli is are fast becoming an alternate to rice idli. Instant suji idli can be made in a jiffy and are light on the tummy too. Sooji idli with eno can be made for lunch box or picnic or even for a journey. Here is the recipe. Makes : 10 Time : 30 mins … Read more
Ingredients: 1 sliced Onion (Pyaj) 1 tsp Turmeric (Haldi) 1 tblsp Oil 1 tsp Fenugreek Seeds (Methi) 1 tsp Cumin Seed (Jeera) 1 tsp Aniseed (Saunf) 1/2 tsp Onion Seeds (Kalonji) 200 gms Brinjals (Biangan) 10 gms chopped Green Chilly (Hari Mirch) 100 gms Red and Yellow Capsicum cut into strips 500 gms chopped Cabbage … Read more
Ingredients: 1 big sized Bread Slice 30 gms Potato (Aloo) 25 gms French Beans (Flas Beans) 20 gms Peas (Matar) 20 gms Carrot (Gajar) 20 gms Cabbage (Patha gobi) 1/4 tsp Lime or Lemon Juice (Nimbu) 1/4 tsp Mango Powder (Amchur) 1/4 tsp Oil Salt and Pepper to taste How to make toast fantasy: Boil … Read more
Ingredients: 1/4 cup Mint leaves 4 cloves Garlic 8-10 Cherry Tomatoes 3 medium Carrots 1 medium White Radish 4 Red Radish 8-10 leaves Ice lettuce 2 medium Cucumbers 4 cups Skimmed Milk Yogurt 1/4 tsp Sesame Seeds (white) 1 tsp Lemon Juice Salt to taste How to make veg salad with yogurt dip: Wash the … Read more
Who says when you are Dieting you have to have unappealing boring food. Here is a very easy to make yet Tasty and Filling salad recipe. When we are dieting or in weight managemet mode finding delicious low calorie recipes is difficult. It is important that the food we eat should not only be delicious … Read more
Every once in a while one wants to gorge on some sweets. Here is a recipe for low calorie suji halwa. This low fat sooji halwa is completely oil free. Try it. Ingredients: 1/4 cup Suji (Semolina) 4 – 5 tsp Sugar 3/4 – 1 cup Water 1/2 tsp Green Cardamom Powder (Elaichi) 5 – … Read more
Aloo gobi is a very regular fare in any North Indian household. Generally the potatoes are fried and then cooked with gobi. This makes it unhealthy. So when going for weight loss we generally avoid this sabji and subsequently miss out on the goodness of this simple vegetable which can infact aid in weight loss. … Read more
Upma is popular breakfast dish. Low calorie upma is made by dry roasting the sooji and then cooking in boiled water.Learn how to make low fat upma by following this easy recipe. Serves : 2 Cooking time : 15 mins Ingredients: 1/2 cup semolina (sooji) 1/2 inch ginger (finely chopped) 1 small onion (finely chopped) … Read more
Ingredients: 2 meduim sized sliced Brinjals 1 tblsp Oil 6 – 7 Tomato (Tamatar) 2 flakes chopped Garlic (Lasun) 2 – 3 chopped Onion (Pyaj) 1/2 tsp Red Chili Powder (Lal Mirchi) 1/4 tsp Thyme (Ajwain) 1 tsp Sugar 1/2 cup Cottage Cheese (Paneer) How to make baingan bake: Slice the brinjals. Heat oil in … Read more
Ingredients: 100 gms Macroni 1 chopped Onion (Pyaj) 1 each yellow, red, green Capsicum (Shimla Mirch) 2 tblsp Ketuchup 1/2 tsp Red Chilly Little White Pepper 1 tblsp Butter Cheese for garnish How to make macroni in a hurry: Chop the vegetables. Heat oil and add onions and capsicums. When they tender add sauce, chilly … Read more
Ingredients: 1 cup chopped Mixed Boiled Vegetables (French beans,carrots,cauliflower,Green peas) 2 chopped Onions 4 tblsp chopped Capsicum 1 chopped Tomatoes ½ – 1 tsp Chili Powder A pinch Garam Masala 2 tblsp chopped Coriander 4 tblsp grated Paneer 1-1/2 cup tomato gravy 4 teaspoons oil Salt to taste How to make baked vegetable jalfrazie: Heat … Read more
Ingredients: 1 packet Noodles 2 Onion (Pyaj) 3 – 4 chopped Tomato (Tamatar) 4 tsp chopped Coriander Leaves (Dhania Patta) 1 ” chopped Ginger (Adrak) 3 – 4 flakes chopped Garlic (Lasun) 4 5 chopped Green chilli (Hari mirch) 1/2 tsp Red chili pepper (Lal Mirchi) 1/2 tsp Garam Masala Powder 1 tblsp Oil How … Read more
Ingredients: 1/4 cup White beans (Chowli ) 1/4 cup Red kidney beans (Rajma) 1/4 cup Green grams (whole moong) 100 gms French beans 1medium sized Onion 1/2 cup Fresh coriander 1/3 cup Mint 2 Green chillies 3 tblsp Lemon Juice 1 ½ tsp Chaat Masala How to make beans salad: Wash white cow beans and … Read more
Ingredients: For pancake: 40 gms Fine Wheat Flour (Maida) 100 ml Milk 1/2 Egg 3 tsp Oil a pinch of Salt For Filling: 50 gms Potato (Aloo) 50 gms Cauliflower (Phool gobi) 50 gms Carrot (Gajar) 75 gms Peas (Matar) 50 gms Tomato (Tamatar) 1 tblsp Butter 1/2 tblsp Tomato Sauce Salt and Chilli Powder … Read more
Ingredients: 2 cups Besan 1 large finely chopped Onion 1 finely chopped Green Chilli 1 bunch leaves finely chopped Coriander 1 tsp Ajwain 1 tsp Black Pepper Powder 1/2 tsp Red Chilli Powder 1 tsp Chat Masala 1 tsp Coriander Powder 1- 1 1/2 cup water to make batter Oil for cooking Salt to taste … Read more
Ingredients: 500 gms Broccoli 1 medium sized Onion 4 cloves Garlic 2 inches Celery Stalk 4 cups Stock or water 1 Cup Low fat milk Salt to taste White pepper powder to taste How to make broccoli soup: Cut broccoli into small florets and wash well. soak in salted water for ten to fifteen minutes … Read more
Ingredients: 1 sliced Red Cabbage (if not available then normal cabbage) 2 meduim sized sliced Apple (Sabe) 1 meduim sized chopped Onion (Pyaj) 1/2 cup Vinegar 4 Pepper corns (Kalimirchi) 1/2 ” Cinnamon (Tuj/Dalchini) 2 Cloves (Lavang) 1 tsp Oil 1 tblsp Fine Wheat Flour (Maida) 1/2 Litre Water Lemon Juice to taste Salt to … Read more
Ingredients: 100 gms Apple (Sabe) 75 gms Guavas (Amrood) 70 gms Grapes (Angoor) 1 Sweet lime (Mosambi) / Orange 50 gms Cottage Cheese (Paneer) (made from skimmed milk) 1 small bunch Mint Leaves (Pudina Leaves) 1 tblsp Lime or Lemon Juice (Nimbu) Salt and Pepper To Taste How to make fruit fun: Clean and wash … Read more
Ingredients: 6 medium sized Tomatoes 2 cloves Garlic 10 gm Gelatin powder 2 Bay leaves ½ tsp crushed Pepper Corn ½ tsp Mixed herbs Salt to taste 4 tblsp Port wine (optional) 2 tsp skimmed Milk Yogurt 2 tsp Lemon juice 4 sprigs fresh Mint How to make garlic tomota soup: Wash and finely chop … Read more
Ingredients: 1 tblsp Lime or Lemon Juice (Nimbu) 1/2 tsp Ginger Juice (Adrak) 2 tblsp Sugar (Artificial Sweetner) Water to make squash Salt to taste How to make ginger ale: Mix lemon juice and ginger juice, add sugar. Stir continuously until the sugar/sweetner dissolved. Add salt to your taste.. This is ginger ale syrup. Take … Read more
Ingredients: 100 gms Onion (Pyaj) finely sliced 2 cloves crushed Garlic (Lasun) 1 tsp fresh grated Ginger (Adrak) 250 ml fresh and thick curd Curd (Dahi) 500 gms Cauliflower (Phool gobi) florets 2 tsp Oil 100 ml Water 1 tsp Garam Masala 1/2 tsp Red Chili Powder (Lal Mirchi) 1 tsp Cumin Seed (Jeera) Powder … Read more
Here is a delicious and low calorie kala chana salad recipe for weight watchers. Black chana is very high in dietery fibre. Begin your day with this healthy salad. It is very easy to make. Serves : 2 Cooking time : 30 mins Ingredients: 2 potato (alu) 1cup kala chana (Black chickpeas) 1 medium onion … Read more
Eating healthy is the need for today. But with so much to do sometimes healthy cooking takes a back seat. But one is constantly feeling guilty about it. So here is one such recipe – the very humble khatta metha kaddu ki sabji. A real Time Saver recipe. It is easy and quick to cook … Read more
Punjabi Dal Makhani finds a place in almost all Indian restaurant menus. It is a staple in every punjabi household as well. The original recipe makes it rich and high in fat content because of the ghee and cream. These days because of the rise in health consciousness many people are weary of eating such … Read more