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April 25, 2020 By Urvi Gohil Leave a Comment

Healthy Eating: Golden Vegetable Bites

Today, let’s look at an extremely flexible recipe where you can use the veggies of your choice or based on availability as there’s an issue with most groceries during lockdown. These Golden Vegetable Bites will take a little time but they’re definitely worth the wait. Here’s your go-to Golden Vegetable Bites fit for a snack as well as a meal.

What You Will Need

Water: 2 cups
Cumin seeds: 1 tsp
Grated carrot: ½ cup
Peas: ½ cup
Grated ginger: 1 tsp
Green chillies (finely chopped): 3-4
Curry leaves: 4-5
Roasted semolina: ½ cup
Chopped onion: ½ cup
Boiled + grated potato: ½ cup
Shredded paneer: ½ cup
Chopped coriander: ½ cup
Salt as per taste
Red chilli powder: ½ tsp
Turmeric: ½ tsp
Garam masala: 1 tsp
Chat masala: ½ tsp
Lime juice: 1 tsp
Rice flour: 3 tbsp

How To Prepare

Heat a pan and add 2 cups of water. Add in jeera and boil for a few minutes.
After the water starts boiling, add the carrot, peas, ginger, green chillies and curry leaves. Let it cook for 2-3 min.
Pour ½ cup of roasted semolina, stir well and let it soak the water. Stir continuously.
Cook the semolina for a while and then add salt with ½ cup of onions. Make a medium-thick consistency.
Off the flame and mix in potatoes, paneer, coriander, salt, lemon along with masalas.
In the same mixer, add rice flour for binding and mix well.
Now take a tray and grease it well with oil or apply greased butter paper on the tray. Spread the mixer over the tray and let it be of medium width, not too thin and not too thick. Keep this in the fridge for 1 hour.
After an hour take it out and cut it into squares using a sharp knife.
Now heat a pan and brush some oil, put the veggie squares on it to roast.
Once golden brown, flip the side and cook it well. Once it is brown on both sides, take them out.
Enjoy it with green chutney.

Highlights of the Golden Vegetable Bites

Gives you the required satiety and a great variety for a snack.
A good combination of protein, fiber and carbs.
Easy to make with minimum ingredients.
You can also add a little bit of cheese!

We hope you enjoy this recipe and do let us know your thoughts and experience in the comments below! For more healthy recipes, check out Healthy Reads or tune in to GOQii Play.

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December 14, 2019 By Urvi Gohil Leave a Comment

Healthy Eating: Vegetable Quinoa Pulao

Quinoa is a gluten-free superfood that has been gaining a lot of popularity in the past few years, and it is actually pronounced as Kveen Vaa. Quinoa, though popular as a grain, is actually a seed. It has a nutty flavour and lacks the sweetness & stickiness of the rice. It is easier to cook than rice and you will love the taste. Although it is not as economical as rice, it is definitely worth a try! So let’s learn how to prepare super healthy and simple Vegetable Quinoa Pulao!

What You Will Need:

Quinoa (wash and soak for 30 min) – 1 cup
Onion (chopped) – ¼ cup
Cauliflower (chopped) – ¼ cup
French Beans (chopped) – ¼ cup
Carrots (chopped) – ¼ cup
Corn Kernels – ¼ cup
Green Peas – ¼ cup
Spinach – 2 tbsp
Coriander – 2 tbsp
Ginger Garlic Paste – 2 tbsp
Bay Leaf – 1
Cinnamon Stick – ½
Cumin Seeds – 1 tsp
Turmeric, red chili powder, coriander seeds powder, garam masala as per taste
Salt as per taste
Oil – 1 tbsp

How to Prepare:

In a pan, heat oil and fry the bay leaf and cinnamon stick. Then, allow the cumin seeds to sizzle.
Add the chopped onion along with ginger garlic paste and roast it well until slightly brown.
Now, add all the other vegetables along with turmeric, red chili powder, coriander seeds powder, garam masala and salt. Sauté them well for 4-5 min.
It is time to add the soaked quinoa (discard the water), give it a quick stir and cook it for 2-3 minutes. Now add 1.5 to 2 cups of water.
After a boil, cover the pan with a lid and cook for 5-10 min until done. Mix the contents using a fork and not spatula to give it a Pulao consistency.
Serve it hot with curd or raita.

Highlights of the Vegetable Quinoa Pulao

This absolutely easy recipe gives you everything required for a balanced meal.
It is high in protein and contains sufficient amount of all essential amino acids.
100% satiety with the fibre content it has in limited portion size.
Fun Fact – a cup of Quinoa will provide twice the protein and about 5 gm of more fibre than the same amount of white rice.

Hope you try this awesome Vegetable Quinoa Pulao recipe and share your experience in the comments below! For more healthy recipes, tune in to LIVE cooking classes on GOQii Play.

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November 8, 2019 By Urvi Gohil Leave a Comment

Healthy Eating: Vegetable Stuffed Ragi Paratha

Are you getting the most out of your breakfast? Do you find it difficult to make it more nutritious? Today, let’s take a healthy twist on the normal wheat paratha! Let’s try a Vegetable Stuffed Ragi Paratha which will give your body a punch of calcium along with required minerals!

It is slightly different in color, but definitely worth the try!

What You Will Need:

Ragi Flour – 1 cup
Water – 1 cup
Cooked Peas – ½ cup
Shredded Carrot – ½ cup
Jeera – ¼ tsp
Mustard Seeds – ¼ tsp
Ginger Finely Chopped – 1 tsp
Curry Leaves Chopped – 1 tsp
Lemon Juice – 1 tsp
Coriander Leaves Chopped – 2 tbsp
Green Chillies – 1-2
Plastic paper
Oil
Salt to taste

How To Prepare

Vegetable stuffing preparation:

In a mixture blender, add boiled peas, jeera, green chilies and make a coarse paste.
Heat 1 tsp of oil in a pan. Add mustard seeds and allow it to crackle, then add ginger & curry leaves and fry it for few seconds.
Once done, add the green peas mixture, carrot and salt. If the mixture seems dry, add a little water and sauté for a while.
Now switch off the flame and add lemon juice along with coriander.

Paratha preparation:

Put a pan on flame and add 1 cup of water in it along with salt. Once hot, add the Ragi flour and switch off the flame.
Mix thoroughly with a spatula and allow the flour to rest for 5-7 mins.
Knead the mixture well to make a soft dough after resting it.
Make equal quantity of balls from the dough and flatten them.
Dust a flattened ball in flour and roll it into a thin paratha on a plastic paper. Repeat the process for all balls.
Now take one Ragi paratha, place the vegetable stuffing over it and spread evenly.
Slightly wet the edges of the paratha and place another paratha over it and seal the edges by wetting your fingers.
Dust with flour and slightly roll the paratha.
Now heat a pan, brush some oil and allow the paratha to cook.
Once golden brown, flip and allow it to cook on the other side.
Your healthy, hot Vegetable Stuffed Ragi Paratha is ready! Serve it along with some raita.

Highlights of the Vegetable Stuffed Ragi Paratha

It’s a good switch from regular breakfast and it is quite nourishing for children too.
The wonderful combination of vegetables provides beta carotene and antioxidants.
Ragi is great for reducing blood cholesterol, managing blood sugar and aids weight loss too.

Did you enjoy this recipe? Do try it out and leave your thoughts in the comments below! Don’t forget to consult your doctor in case you have any allergies. For more delicious recipes with Ragi, click here!

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