Sweet potato chaat
Try out these healthy recipes during this end-of-year festival season.
Nutritional value
• 1 bowl (250 gms)
• Calories — 304.5 Cal Carbs — 62.09 gms
• Protein — 6.42 gms
• Fat — 2.10 gms
• Fibre — 12.32 gms
Ingredients :
• 2-3 Sweet Potatoes (Boiled)
• A handful of almonds, peanuts and walnuts
• 1 tsp Cumin powder and Black pepper
• 1 tsp chia seeds and roasted flax seeds
• Rock salt for taste
• 1 lemon (for juice)
Method :
• Boil sweet potatoes and peel them and cut them into small pieces
• Now mix the nuts with sweet potatoes
• Now add salt, cumin powder and black pepper to it and mix it properly, add lemon juice also
• Sprinkle chia seeds and flax seeds
• The chaat is now ready to eat
Buckwheat Dhokla
Nutritional Value
• 2 pieces (45 gms)
• Calories — 132 Cal
• Protein — 4.7 gms
• Carbohydrates — 30.23 gms
• Fats — 1.2 gms
• Fibre – 3.6 gms
Ingredients
• 1 cup Kuttu ka Atta / Buckwheat Flour
• 1/2 cup Sour Curd
• 1 /4 tsp Ginger paste
• Salt to taste• 1 tbsp Fresh Coriander (Grated)
• 1 tsp Green Chilli (Chopped)
Method :
• Clean and wash the buckwheat in enough water only once. Then drain the excess water using a strainer
• Mix the buckwheat, sour curd and half a cup of water in a bowl. Cover it and soak it for at least 4 to 5 hours.
• Now add green chilli, ginger paste and salt to the batter and mix very well
• Pour the batter into a greased thali and spread evenly by rotating the thali clockwise. Also, Sprinkle freshly chopped coriander
• Steam in a steamer for 10-12 min. Or till the Dhoklas are cooked
• Cool slightly, cut into pieces and serve immediately with green chutney.
(Recipes from Gurpreet Kaur — Clinical Nutritionist, Cloudnine Group of Hospitals, Chandigarh)