Here are Some Healthy and Quick Recipes

Eating right is on everyone's agenda. Who ever said that taste and healthy are at odds with each other? You may find healthy recipes in this lifestyle article

Celebrity chef Amrita Raichand believes that "Healthy is not boring!". A mummy herself, Raichand shares some quick recipes to make healthy eating more fun.

TATER TOTS

Boil some potatoes for making some healthy tater tots. Pixabay

Ingredients

Boiled Potatoes – 2 ( medium )
Paneer – 100 Gms

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Oats flour – 2 ½ tbsp
Soya granules -½ cup
Garlic paste – 2 tbsp
Ginger paste – 1tbsp
Turmeric – ½ tsp
Pink salt – to taste
Raw mango powder – 1 tsp
Garam masala – 1 tsp
Cheese slice – 1 slice
Roasted peanuts – 2 tbsp ( crushed )
Lemon juice – ½ tsp
Oil – 1½ tbsp
Chopped coriander – for garnish

Method

1. In a pan heat some oil, add the ginger- garlic paste, cook for 1 min, then add the turmeric and cook for another ½ a minute or so.

2. In a mixing bowl, mash the boiled potatoes and the paneer. Then add half of the cooked gg paste, mixing them well. Now add the Oats flour, some pink salt and raw mango powder and bring everything together to form a dough.

3. Now for the filling , heat the same pan in which the gg paste was cooked and add the soaked soya granules to the remaining gg paste. Cook for a few mins. Add the garam masala, crushed peanuts and cheese slice and cook till the cheese melts. Squeeze some lemon juice finish with some chopped coriander.

4. Once cool, take small balls of potato dough, stuff it with the filling, and shape them into small cylinders, about an inch in height.

5. Deep fry these in hot oil till golden brown and serve with a dip of your choice.

SCHEZWAN SOYA BURGER

Not all burgers are unhealthy. You can always make your burgers healthy. Pixabay

Ingredients

Boiled sweet potatoes-1cup
Soya granules-1/2cup
Salt-1tsp
Pepper-1 tsp
Potato starch-1/2tbsp
Chopped coriander-1/4tbsp
Green peas mashed-1.5 tbsp
Carrot small dices-1.5 tbsp
Oats-2 tbsp
Schezwan Sauce-
Ginger-2tbsp
Garlic-2tbsp
Chopped onion-2tbsp
Chilly paste-3tbsp
Vinegar-1/2tbsp
Salt-1tsp
Sugar-1/2tbsp
Tomato paste-1tbsp

Method

1. Soak the soya granules in warm water till plump and soft. Once done squeeze out the excess water and keep aside.

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2. To make the schezwan sauce, heat the oil in a pan, add the chopped garlic & ginger and saute for 5 to 7 minutes. Now add the chopped onion, once it gets translucent, add the chili paste and let it cook for 15 to 20 minutes. Then add the vinegar, tomato paste, sugar and salt and cook for another 5 minutes. Once the mixture starts releasing its oil, remove from the pan and keep aside.

3. Now take the boiled sweet potato and green peas in a bowl and mash properly. Add the soya granules, boiled carrot dice, a little of the prepared schezwan sauce (or more depending on your taste)and salt, pepper to taste. Mix the filling properly and add a little potato starch to bind the mixture.

4. Once well mixed, make small cutlets of around 35 to 40 gms each, coat with the oats and shallow fry patties till nicely cooked and golden on each side. Remove on kitchen towels to absorb the excess oil.

5. Cut healthy bread slices into roundels with a cookie cutter. Line it with lettuce, a slice of tomato and cheese slices. Then place the soya Pattie on it, drizzle the sauce of choice and serve.