Healthy Indian Recipes You Can Cook Easily

If your food is full of flavour and is something you wish to reach out to, again and again, it definitely means there is something wrong with it. It is fattening, bloating or full of carbs. But that doesn’t have to be the case all the time!

Indian recipes are full of flavour and very healthy. Indian cuisine is one of the few cuisines that are capable of preparing recipes that are low on calories,  full of nutrients and taste.

Some of the recipes are extremely easy to prepare and can be prepared with items easily available in your kitchen.

Let us look at two Indian Recipes that are easy to prepare. Below are recipes that you can cook easily in your kitchen when you feel like experiencing a change of taste.

1. Egg Bhurji

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Egg Bhurji is nothing but scrambled eggs with a different flavour. The good thing about this recipe is that it is rich in all the nutrients i.e. protein (Eggs), Vitamins (Veggies), Fats (Oil).

If you serve this with a paratha or naan or even bread it will give you enough potion of carbs and starch and the spices make sure that you get enough flavours as well.

Ingredient List:

1. 3 to 4 Eggs
2. Veggies – 1 Tomato,1 to 2 Onions, 1 capsicum, coriander leaves, 1 to 2 green chillies
3. 2 Tablespoons of Oil of your choice
4. 1 Teaspoon each of Spices – pure turmeric powder, red chilli powder, cumin or mustard seeds.

How to make Egg Bhurji?

1. Whisk the eggs
2. Chop all the veggies
3. Heat the oil in a pan, keep the flame low to medium throughout
4. Add cumin or mustard seeds and let them change colour (or break in the case of mustard seeds)
5. Add chopped onions in the oil and let it sit until it becomes translucent
6. Add the spices and let it sit for a minute or two
7. Add chopped Tomato and capsicum. Let it sit until the tomato becomes soft
8. Add chopped chillies and let it sit for a few seconds (If you wish to make it hot and pungent let the chillies sit for a minute)
9. Add whisked eggs to the mixture and let it sit until the eggs get cooked
10. Sprinkle some chopped coriander leaves when cooked
11. Serve with Naan or bread

2. Cabbage and Pulses Sabzi

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There is no way cooked cabbage can taste good. If that is what you think, you clearly haven’t eaten cabbage and moong dal or cabbage and chana dal sabzi. Cabbage is a vegetable and is full of vitamins and minerals.

Cabbage is also rich in Fiber. Pulses, on the other hand, are an excellent source of protein. Cooking them with oil and spices adds a good amount of fats and flavour to it. It is served with a Naan or plain Roti that serve as a source of rich complex carbohydrate.

Ingredient List:

1. 2 cups chopped cabbage
2. ½ cup moong or chana dal
3. Veggies: 1 onion, 1 tomato, coriander leaves
4. 2 tablespoons of oil of your choice
5. 1 teaspoon each of the spices: red chilli powder, pure turmeric powder, coriander powder, cumin seed powder, mustard seeds
6. 2 to 3 teaspoons of the onion-garlic paste

How to make Cabbage and Pulses Sabji?

1. Soak moong or chana daal for half an hour
2. Chop all the veggies
3. Heat the oil in a pan, keep the flame low to medium throughout
4. Add mustard seeds to the oil and wait until they break
5. Add chopped onions and wait until they turn translucent
6. Add the onion-garlic paste and let it sit for a minute or two
7. Add all the spices one by one and let it sit for a minute or two
8. Add tomato and wait until it turns soft
9. Add cabbage and the soaked pulses and stir it very well
10. Cover it with a lid and let it sit for 10 to 15 minutes, add water only if necessary
11. Once cooked sprinkle some chopped coriander leaves
12. Serve with Naan or Roti.

Before you begin cooking these recipes, you need to keep in mind these things;

• Use only good quality spices and oils
• Use only fresh vegetables. Avoid frozen ingredients
• Eat them hot and fresh and avoid storing them in the refrigerator
• For best results serve with salads and Roti on the side

Conclusion:

Healthy food should not feel like a lot of work. If the recipes are easy to prepare it can make the whole process more enjoyable. Healthy food also is the one that you can customize according to your taste and preferences.

The recipes given above are just that; they are easy, fun to make, and customizable. Let us know in the comments which of the two would you try first.

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