After the hot summer days, we eagerly await the monsoon. A hot cup of tea and some lip-smacking snacks is what our taste buds crave during rainy days. It is difficult to resist deep-fried food preparations, but healthy food preparations can be relishing too!
Go ahead and celebrate rainy days with some delicious healthy foodstuffs! But, before that let’s learn about what happens to our gut during the monsoon:
During the moist days, the human gut becomes weak and sluggish. Consuming deep-fried or high-fat foods makes it difficult for the gut to digest such heavy foods. This results in stomach aches, abdominal pain, diarrhea, and nausea. Therefore, it is advised that one should eat light foods that do not contain high amounts of fat and spice.
Nutritious Snacks for Monsoon
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Roasted Paneer
Ingredients:
- Paneer cubes: 10-12
- Black pepper powder: 1 teaspoon
- Cumin powder: 1/2 teaspoon
- Salt: to taste
- Oil: 1 tablespoon
Method Of Preparation:
- In a mixing bowl, add paneer cubes, black pepper powder, cumin powder, and salt. Mix them well till the paneer cubes are coated with the pepper-cumin mixture
- Heat a tawa and spread 1 tablespoon oil on it
- Place the paneer cubes on the tawa and cook till the bottom side turns golden brown
- Flip all the sides till they turn golden brown
- Enjoy roasted paneer with coriander-mint chutney
A healthy alternative to Deep-fried paneer pakora, paneer chilly
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Baked Potato Wedges
Ingredients:
- Potatoes: 2 large, unpeeled
- Garlic: 1 teaspoon, minced
- Black pepper powder: 1/2 teaspoon
- Mixed herbs: 1/2 teaspoon
- Salt: to taste
- Oil: 2 tablespoons
Method Of Preparation:
- Preheat the oven to 200 degrees Celsius
- Wash the potatoes properly and cut them into long wedges
- Toss all the ingredients together, till the potato wedges are coated with herbs and oil
- Spread the potato wedges on the baking tray and bake them for 15 minutes
- After 15 minutes, turn the potatoes to the other side and bake them for another 15 minutes or bake until they are light brown and crisp
- Serve them hot
Healthy Alternative To Chips, French Fries, Potato Pakoda
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Makhana Or Fox Nut Chaat
Ingredients:
- Makhana: 1 bowl
- Onion: 1/2, finely chopped
- Tomatoes: 1 small, finely chopped
- Cucumber: 1/2, finely chopped
- Green chili: 1-2, finely chopped
- Lemon juice: 1 teaspoon
- Coriander: 2 tablespoons, chopped
- Oil: 1 teaspoon
- Salt: to taste
- Chaat masala: 1/4 teaspoon
Method Of Preparation:
- Heat 1 teaspoon oil in a pan and roast makhana for 5-10 minutes or till they turn golden brown
- In a bowl, toss all the ingredients together
- Mix well and enjoy the makhana chaat
Healthy Alternative To Deep-Fried Puri And Papdi Chaat
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Green Kebabs
Ingredients:
- Spinach: 1 cup, finely chopped
- Potato: 1, boiled
- Paneer: 100 grams, grated
- Ginger-garlic paste: 1 teaspoon
- Green chili: 3-4, finely chopped
- Salt: to taste
- Oil: 2 tablespoons
Method Of Preparation:
- Blanch the spinach and other place it in cold water for 2-3 minutes. Strain it and chop it finely
- In a mixing bowl add finely chopped spinach, mashed potato, grated paneer, ginger-garlic paste, green chilies, and salt. Mix all the ingredients properly, until it forms a uniform mixture
- Divide this mixture into equal balls and give them a shape of kebabs
- In a pan heat oil, place the kebabs, and roast them on both sides till they turn golden brown
- Your delicious green kebabs are ready
Healthy Alternative To Deep-Fried Cutlets And Patties
Enjoy these monsoon snacks!