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3 Quick and Easy Weight Loss Recipes

​Weight Loss – Isn’t this a very familiar word nowadays? You can lose weight easily through various programs however maintaining that weight is a great challenge. It would involve intense exercises, diet plans, running, cardio and maybe some supplements. After going through these rigorous programs you finally reach that ideal weight that you’ve been dreaming for so long. But, once you’ve got there, how will you sustain it? Because, let’s face it, we cannot take apple cider vinegar every day. And we cannot have only veggies, and soups for dinner for the rest of our lives! We just cannot! We need some quick and easy weight loss recipes to help us through this difficult phase!

Tips for Quick and Easy Weight loss recipes

However, we cannot deny that food plays an important role in maintaining that weight. Here I bring some tips from your kitchen, which would be very helpful to you, whether you are trying to lose weight, or have already lost, and are trying to maintain it:

  1. Eat colourful fruits and vegetables. They are loaded with antioxidants and loads of disease fighting properties.
  2. Modify the recipes by replacing the high-calorie ingredients with low-calorie ones!
  3. Abstaining from oils, dairy products etc. will lead to various deficiencies and diseases in the long run. Opt for olive oil as much as possible as it is good in omega 3 fatty acids and choose paneer over cheese always.
  4.  Try and get some protein, Fat, carbs in all your meals.

​Homemade food is the best and the healthiest option to maintain the required weight. I bring from my Pandora box some easy and quick recipes that will certainly help maintain that required weight and will also provide a change from the routine dal and subzi…

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3 Quick and Easy Weight Loss Recipes

Moong Dal – Oats Tikki

3 Quick and Easy Weight Loss Recipes

Ingredients:

Yellow moong dal 1/2 cup
Oats 1/2 cup
Fresh curd 2 tbsp
Onion ½ medium finely chopped
Green chilies 2 finely chopped
Chaat masala 2 tsp
Chili powder 2 tsp
Garam masala 1/4 tsp
Turmeric powder 1/4 tsp
Ginger-garlic  paste
Finely chopped coriander
salt
Oil for greasing and cooking

Method:

1. Clean, wash and boil the yellow moong dal in 1 cup of water in a deep pan till the dal is soft and cooked and all the water has evaporated.
2. Drain and blend the dal in a mixer to a coarse paste.
3. Transfer the paste into a bowl, add all the remaining ingredients and mix well.
4. Divide the mixture into 12 equal portions and make round shaped tikkis.
5. Cook each tikki till they turn golden brown in colour from both the sides.
Serve immediately with healthy green chutney.

 

Moong Dal ki Chaat

3 Quick and Easy Weight Loss Recipes

Ingredients:

Yellow moong dal 1/2 cup
Carrot 1/2 cup grated
Pomegranate 1/2 cup
Raw mangoes 1/4 cup chopped
Mint leaves 2 tbsp finely chopped
Coriander 2 tbsp finely chopped
Black Pepper powder
1 tsp chaat masala
4 tsp lemon juice
salt

Method:

  • Soak the dal for ½ an hour.
  • Cook dal till it is ½ done. Each dal grain should be separate.
  • Strain the dal and keep it aside for cooling
  • Add the remaining ingredients and toss well.
  • Serve immediately.

Lemon Coriander Soup for weight loss

Lemon Coriander soup for weight loss

Ingredients:

1 tbsp lemon juice
1/4 cup finely chopped coriander
2 tsp oil
Garlic 2 tsp finely chopped
Green chillies 2 tsp finely chopped
Onions 1/4 cup finely chopped
Cabbage 1/4 cup finely chopped
1/4 cup finely chopped carrots
3 cups basic vegetable stock
salt
2 tsp corn flour dissolved in 2 tbsp water

Method:

  1. Heat the oil in a deep  non-stick pan; add garlic and green chillies and sauté on medium flame for a few seconds.
  2. Add onions and sauté for 1 to 2 minutes.
  3. Then, add cabbage and carrots and sauté for 1 minute.
  4. Add basic vegetable stock, lemon juice, salt and corn flour-water mixture, mix well and cook for 2 to 3 minutes, while stirring occasionally.
  5. Afterwards, add coriander and mix well.
  6. Serve immediately.

Dear Superwomen, hope these quick and easy weight loss recipes would add zing to the routine dal, subzi and help you with maintaining your desired weight. Do share your experience once you try them.

We would love to hear from you!

Happy cooking!

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