Recipes for Diabetes and Heart diseases

LENTIL CUTLETS
This is a healthy substitution for potato cutlets or aloo tikkis.
Shallow fry them instead of deep frying.
INGREDIENTS:
Lentils: ½ Cup, soaked overnight
Onion, large: ½ no
Chili powder: ½ tsp
Ginger-garlic paste: ½ tsp
Fresh mint leaves: 8-10 no
Finely chopped fresh coriander: ½ cup.
Salt: as per taste.
Maida: ¼ Cup.
Whole wheat bread crumbs, 1/2 Cups.
PREPARATION:
Cook the lentils until they are tender and drain out the excess
water and mash.
Finely chop onion and mint leaves and mix with mashed lentils.
Then add ginger-garlic paste, salt, chili powder, and coriander.
Finally add manda. Mix all the ingredients.
Make small patties.
Coat patties with bread crumbs and shallow fry them.
Serve hot with tamarind chutney.
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Steamed Oat Surprise
Serves 4-5
Fiber-rich foods are an important factor in treating and controlling
diabetes. Start your day with oats the healthy whole grain cereal.
It's high in fiber and prolongs the rise in blood sugars. It also
helps in lowering blood cholesterol and blood pressure. In all a
diabetic friendly food.
Ingredients:
1 cup oats
½ a cup rawa (roasted)
2 ½ cup of curd (low fat)
1 carrot (grated)
¼ cup chopped capsicum
1 tsp oregano
2 tsp eno fruit salt
Salt to taste
Method:
1. Roast rawa n oats separately in a kadhai for 5 minutes stirring
continuously. Cool. Mix together.
2. Add salt, curd, oregano in a rawa and oat mixture. Mix well to
get a thick batter.
3. Boil 2 glasses of water in a vessel. Mix eno with the above
batter and transfer half the batter to a greased thali to get a
thick layer.
4. Sprinkle most of the grated carrot n chopped capsicum over it,
keep aside some for the top. Then sprinkle the green chutney
with the spoon all over
5. Pour rest of the batter. Put the remaining carrot n capsicum.
6. Steam for 15-20 minutes. Check with a knife if done. Cut in
triangular pieces. Add little coriander. Serve with chutney
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Karela Cutlets:
Serve - 4
Though unpleasantly bitter, karela tops the list of Diabetes – friendly
foods. Its contains 'Gurmarin' which works like insulin in our body and
helps regulating blood sugar levels.
Ingredients:
½ cup grated bitter gourd
¾ cup grated carrots
¼ cup crumbled low fat paneer
¾ cup boiled green peas
¼ cup whole wheat bread crumbs
3 tsp amchur
2tbsp chopped coriander
2 tsp finely chopped green chillies
Salt to taste
Method:
1. Grate the bitter gourd and apply salt and keep aside for a while.
Squeeze and keep the water aside.
2. Combine grater bitter gourd, carrots, crumbled paneer, mashed
green peas, bread crumbs, amchur, green chillies, coriander and
salt in a bowl. Mix well.
3. Divide the portions and make round flat cutlets.
4. Cook them on non – stick pan, using little oil till both sides are
golden brown.
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Jamun Smoothie :
Serve – 3 glass
Jamun is believed to be of special use in the treatment of
diabetes. Jambolene, the enzyme found in jamun helps to
utilize the glucose in the body. Thus the unwanted rise in
the blood glucose levels can be controlled.
Ingredients:
¾ cup deseeded and chopped black jamun
2 cups low fat curds
1 tsp sugar substitute
½ cup crushed ice
Method:
1. Mix all the above ingredients and blend in a mixer till smooth.
2. Pour in a glass and serve.
(Try using a little ripe jamuns to reduce the amount of sugar
substitute)
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Pesarattu Green gram Dosa
Pesarattu is not only easy to prepare but also very nutritious as we
are using green gram to make this dosa . A delicacy from Andhra
Pradesh, it is traditionally served with plain upma and ginger chutney.
Ingredients needed
Whole Green gram - 1 cup
Raw rice - 2 tsp
Onion - 1
Ginger - 1 inch piece
Cumin seeds - 1 tsp
Green chillies - 4-5
For the toppings
Some finely chopped onions
Method
Soak green gram and rice together for 5- 6 hours. Grind it to a
smooth paste along with 1 onion, green chillies, ginger and needed
salt. Add cumin seeds and mix well.
Heat a tava, pour a ladle of batter in the centre and spread it in a
circle from the centre to the outside of the tawa.
Drizzle a tsp of oil around the dosa .
Sprinkle chopped onions on the top and press it lightly with a ladle
or spatula.
After it gets cooked, flip it over to the other side, drizzle a little oil
and cook till done.
Serve hot with ginger chutney
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Ginger Chutney
Ingredients needed
Ginger : 1 tsp
Tamarind: 1 tsp
Red Chilli: 2 no
Jaggary: ½ tsp
Salt: to taste
Tempering
Chana dal: ¼ tsp
Udad dal: ¼ tsp
Curry leaves: Few
Oil: 1 tsp
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Heart friendly shake.
A combination of orange, papaya and banana blended together to
make a filling drink that beats hypertension! This unusual
combination of fruits is rich in potassium, vitamin C and fibre. Banana
is an excellent source of potassium, the deficiency of which is
associated with the change in the normal pattern of the heartbeat.
Ingredients:
1 medium sized orange, seperated into segments
1/4 medium sized papaya, cut into pieces
1 banana, cut into pieces
to servecrushed ice
Method:
1. Blend all the ingredients using little water (if required) till
smooth.
2. Strain the juice using a strainer or a muslin cloth.
3. Add some crushed ice in 2 glasses and pour the juice over it.
Serve immediately.
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Healthy salad
This recipe should definitely be included in your low sodium menu.
Loaded with antioxidants, dietary fibers, vitamins and proteins. It
helps maintain your blood pressure.
Ingredients:
Fresh raddish 1 medium size
Fresh carrots 2 medium size
Moong dal ½ katori
Coriander leaves 5-6 stems
Oil for seasoning
Mustard seeds ½ tsp
Turmeric ½ tsp
Lemon juice 1 tsp
Til seeds ½ tsp
Method:
 Wash carrots, raddish and grate.
 Soak moong dal in water for 1 hr.
 Grind moong dal coarsely in mixer.
 Mix moong dal and carrots & raddish. Make seasoning and add
to the mixture.
Add lemon juice and garnish with chopped coriander leaves.
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Mini diet pizza
An evening low sodium snack enriched with potassium, magnesium
Vit c, vit a (antioxidants) etc, acting as a power food for your heart.
Ingredients:-
2 whole wheat bread large slice,
½ cup hang curd, 1 cucumber,
20gms palak,
1 onion,
2 green chilli,
salt to taste,
cumin powder-1/2 tsp,
1/2 tsp oil.
Method:
Finelly chop onion, cucumber, palak, green chilli.
Mix all the chopped vegetables with curd, add cumin powder, salt to
taste.
Cut bread slice round in shape, spread the above mixture on one side
of the slice and cover it with another slice ( like a sandwich)
Roast both the sides using oil on a non stick tawa & serve hot.
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MANGO LASSI
This recipe is rich in vitamins and minerals and also energy dense. It's
a nice beverage to relish.
Ingredients:
 Curd – 1 medium katori
 Mango – 2 big slices
 Sugar – 2-3 tsp
 Chilled water
Method:
 Wash the mango and peel the cover.
 Take two big pieces of mango.
 Take 1 katori curd in mixer pot.
 Now add mango pieces to it.
 Add 2-3 tsp of sugar or according to the taste.
 Grind it well and add chilled water if needed.
 Serve cool.
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Carrot Cabbage Paratha
Importance: Carrot Cabbage Paratha is packed with many nutrients
like carbohydrates, proteins, fats, fibers, vitamins, minerals. This
recipe can be served for those who are trying to gain weight.
Ingredients:(2 Servings)
 Whole wheat flour: ½ cup
 Finely grated cabbage: 3/4th cup
 Finely grated Carrot: 3/4th cup
 Chopped onions: 1/4th cup
 Chopped chilies: 2
 Ginger garlic paste: 1tsp
 Dry mango powder: 1/4th tsp
 Chopped coriander
 Oil: 1tsp
 Salt to taste
 Curd: 1/4 cup
Method:
 Mix the whole wheat flour and dough together. Prepare a soft
dough out of it with help of some water.
 Keep it aside.
 Now heat the oil in a nonstick pan, add chopped green chilies, and
ginger garlic paste to it. Sauté.
 Add chopped onions and sauté till translucent. Now add grated
cabbage, carrots, cook for 2-3mins.
 Now add dry mango powder, salt and chopped coriander to the
stuffing. Mix it well. Your stuffing is ready.
 Divide the dough in two equal portions. Roll it in to a small circle
and add the stuffing.
 Finally roll out in a paratha, roast on a nonstick pan.
 Serve hot with Curd or Mint chutney.
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