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Here's How To Go Green And Healthy This Winters

Here are some nutritious recipes to improve health with seasonal green veggies

When it comes to chilly winters, we always look for foods that are comforting and can protect us from the cold waves. Moreover, there are several chances of indigestion due to high intake of fat, slower metabolism, inadequate physical activity etc. Hence, it is better to keep your kitchen occupied with the winter vegetables that are beneficial for the health of your family and loved ones as they contain high fibre, protein and essential vitamin and minerals. Winter brings a variety of green vegetables along with their amazing nutritional value. There are surplus produce of certain vegetables rich in nutrients and flavor during this time of the year. These are known as winter vegetables. Consuming seasonal vegetables help us bear the cold weather and manage digestion problems. These green vegetables include spinach, mustard leaves, chenopodium, lettuce, celery, chard and kale, which grow and flourish in the icy temperatures or even outdoors.

Here are nutritious recipes to increase metabolism with seasonal green veggies:

Green raita

Ingredients:

바카라¢ 1 cup boiled bhathu (chenopodium)
바카라¢ 300 gm curd
바카라¢ 1 cucumber grated
바카라¢ 1 tsp Crushed dried mint powder
바카라¢ Chopped coriander leaves
바카라¢ 1/4 tsp Red chili powder
바카라¢ 1 tsp Cumin seeds
바카라¢ Salt to taste

Method:

- Boil 1 cup of bathu in water. Strain the bathu and squeeze it properly.
- Beat the curd properly with all spices. Add boiled bathu and grind it with hand blender.
-Add grated cucumber in the prepared mixture and garnish with coriander and mint powder.

Healthy tip- You can boil all the bathu together and use it whenever required. Squeeze excess water from the boiled bathu and store it in refrigerator in airtight container

 Green quinoa tabbouleh

Ingredients:

바카라¢ 2 bunch of parsley
바카라¢ 1 bunch of beet green/ spinach
바카라¢ 2 cups of quinoa
바카라¢ 1 tbsp. Ginger - Garlic paste
바카라¢ 1 cup chopped onion
바카라¢ 1 cup chopped carrot and capsicum
바카라¢ Salt for taste
바카라¢ Green chili
바카라¢ Olive oil for cooking

Method:

- Cook quinoa well for about 15 minutes. Go ahead with blanching of chopped green separately.
- In a separate pan, pour oil; add garlic paste and sauté chopped vegetables well. Sauté the green properly and add seasoning on the top.
- Add partial cooked quinoa to the pan and add some water. Close the lid and let it cook for another 10 minutes.

 Beetroot Palak- wheat cutlets

Ingredients:

 바카라¢ 1 cup chopped spinach
바카라¢ ½ cup grated beetroot
바카라¢ ½ cup chopped capsicum
바카라¢ ½ cup grated carrot
바카라¢ Ginger and chili paste
바카라¢ 1 cup of curd
바카라¢ 2 cup of whole wheat flour
바카라¢ ½ cup of gram flour
바카라¢ ½ tsp of turmeric
바카라¢ Salt for taste
바카라¢ 1 tbsp.Chili flakes
바카라¢ 2 tbsp. of oregano
바카라¢ 2 cup of grated cheese
바카라¢ ½ tsp Cumin (jeera) powder
바카라¢ Fresh coriander leaves
바카라¢ Mint leaves
바카라¢ Oil for cooking

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Method:

- Roast whole wheat Atta and gram flour in a pan until the colour changes to light brown.
- Add all vegetables in the roasted flour mix. Then add all the seasoning and spices.
- Knead the dough well with curd and luke warm water. Let it rest for 10 minutes.
- Roll down to small round cutlets and shallow fry it in pan.
-Serve hot and Enjoy with coriander dip.

(The author is a lifestyle coach and diet counsellor. She tweets @Bipasha1sugati)

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