Recipes for Healthy living
Hummus
One of our absolute favorites, the perfect dip: Hummus. You can also add cream, butter, ghee, olive oil if you wish. It’s very flexible and tastes great however it is made. Chilli flakes, finely chopped olives, no limits to being creative with this one! (It’s a hit at parties served with cucumber sticks)
Quick Creamy Paneer
If you’re looking for a quick dinner/lunch fix, try out this yummy creamy paneer with just 4 Ingredients. Have it with a side of green salad and make it a complete meal with fats, proteins and greens, literally cooked in 5 mins!
Chicken Curry
This is a super easy chicken recipe to be had with cauliflower rice. Curry powder is available on Amazon. You can experiment with other masalas like chole masala and Kitchen King masala. Recipe: https://headbangerskitchen.com/recipe/5-ingredient-chicken-curry/
Cauliflower Fried Rice with Veggies and Paneer
Cook your favourite rice alternative: cauliflower rice with extra spices, veggies and peanuts/paneer/non-GMO tofu for the protein inclusion and enjoy your meal just like you enjoy restaurant style fried rice. Flavour it and experiment with as many spices you like!
For a detailed recipe, please read: https://cqmyoe.com/2021/03/07/cauliflower-rice-poha/
Turkish Poached Eggs
If you’re bored of having regular boiled eggs and omelettes, this unique dish: poached eggs with seasoned yogurt would be a delicious alternative for you, you can suit your style with the spices and also add some boiled/sautéed veggies on side to make a complete meal out of this, happy feasting!
Peanut Green Soup
This amazing peanut green soup takes very good care of your protein and minerals intake. You can customise it to give it an italian, thai or chinese twist by changing the spices.
Italian Cheesy Eggs Frittata
Many people are struggling with a nutritious breakfast since most Indian breakfasts are high on carb. Having 2 eggs is not enough for many. You still feel hungry. So sharing this recipe, Frittata – an egg-based Italian dish similar to an omelette or crustless quiche or scrambled eggs, enriched with additional ingredients such as meats, cheeses, or vegetables. Keep the potatoes out.
Moong Dal Idli
A simple and delicious Idli recipe for your craving for south indian delicacies, this recipe fits perfectly in your healthy lifestyle and doesn’t lets you miss rice idli at all, try it out with some amazing coconut chutney or the good old green chutney!
Lemon Peel Pickle
Lemon peels have multiple uses, can be used for making disinfectants, can be used for skin care, can also be used as body scrubs. Here is an interesting, easy recipe to make the best use of your lemon peels and enjoy this yummy fermented food with your meals.
Vegetable Dal Sambhar
Vegetable Dal Sambhar is an excellent lunch option if you want to save the efforts of cooking greens and dal separately. A simpler version of this recipe is just cooking any dal and vegetable together with ample spices and it tastes pretty delicious as is.
Dal Cheela
An excellent healthy alternative to Roti or Paratha, just soak and grind any Dal and whip out a yummy cheela out of it, add eggs, add paneer or just have it with your regular dhaniya pudina chutney, tastes delicious all ways!
Besan Vegetable Cheela
This delectable and dynamic recipe of vegetable cheela has to be a staple in your list of go-to recipes. Add grated lauki, torai, pumpkin, chopped spinach or whatever else you’d like! And savour it with yummy home-made green chutney.
Sautéed Vegetables
The classic quick and easy sautéed veggies to give you both flavours and nutrition in one meal, add paneer, chicken or boiled eggs to also fill in for the protein content. Have this as a quick yummy dinner when you don’t feel like spending a lot of time in the kitchen!
Coconut Ladoo
Did you know your favourite delicious Coconut ladoos can also be relished with very very less refined carbs. With just 2-3 main ingredients, you can make this sweet delicacy for yourself and your family for festive seasons and otherwise as well!
Makhana Raita
A very yummy, simple and healthy dish made from puffed lotus seeds or foxnuts which we also call makhana, curd and Indian spices. With the creamy texture, this recipe makes a perfect side snack for your meals, although always remember to have calorie dense food first, and things like buttermilk, water, lassi and raita later so you don’t feel full before eating properly!
Badam Kesar Halwa
It’s Navratri time and if you’re craving for some sweet, this delectable recipe with flavour and texture is just for you. With the right amount of ghee, this melts in your mouth just like the traditional recipe but a better low carb alternative. Enjoy your feast!
Creamy Spinach Cauliflower Risotto
Spinach Cauliflower Risotto is an amazing staple recipe you can add to your meal plans, can be made with a variety of veggies. With the creaminess of good fats and nutrients of greens, this is one complete yummy meal.
Besan Kadhi
Besan Kadhi is a staple for all Indian households, this is an amazing recipe with which you can have a perfectly low carb nutritious kadhi for yourself and your family. Try the basic dahi kadhi or experiment with some regional variations of it!
Homemade Mayonnaise (with and without eggs)
High in good fat and bringing tons of taste into salads, almond flour breads, tortillas and what not. If you like sauces, you definitely have to try this special mayo recipe and include it as a regular side.
Lemon Garlic Salad Dressing
Zesty lemon and flavourful garlic is an amazing combination for your salads. This super easy to make and low carb salad dressing will add oodles of taste and zing to your meals.
Bhutanese Chicken Datshi
Bhutanese cuisine has amazing recipes consisting of datshi (cheese in Bhutanese), this one is one amazing creamy cheesy chicken dish that you can make in no time. Add some capsicum and green veggies as well to complete your meal.
Bhutanese Gondo Datshi
A unique kind of cheesy eggs, make it classic salty or spicy as per your taste, you can use any of kind of cheese and butter that you have to make this! Have this with your green smoothie or salad to complete the meal.
Green Salad
An amazing vegetarian low carb salad recipe, without adding any sugary sauces and dressings. Make your own low carb dressings or add some seasoning and enjoy as it is. Add penauts, nuts, seeds for the crunch too!
Cheesy Scrambled Eggs
The good old scrambled eggs recipe added with the creaminess of cheese. Have this along with your salads and smoothies to complete the entire meal. Always remember to not to overcook the eggs!
Bhutanese Ema Datshi
Ema Datshi is the national dish of Bhutan, it is slow cooked with onion, tomatoes, chillies and peppers in cheesy gravy. Add more and more green veggies to make it a good one pan meal for your lunch or dinner.
Gajar Ka Halwa
Enjoy your favorite Gajar halwa in winters without sugar, taste the natural sweetness of milk and carrots. Add your favorite crushed nuts for the crunch like almonds and pistachios.
Paneer Pakora
One of the most loved Indian snacks, pakoras are the first choice whenever it rains, the weather is amazing or you have guests coming over. Toss up some paneer or veggies or some chicken crisps using this delicious recipe.
Palak Paneer Tikkis/Kebabs
A simple and nutritious hara bhara kebab recipe which is extremely delicious and healthy. Add some curd, peanuts and crushed nuts to have this as a yummy satisfying tikki chaat as well.
Coconut/Almond flour Roti/Flatbread
An amazing game changer recipe of roti, it will definitely replace your regular high GL rotis, with a very neutral flavour, these flatbreads go with all kinds of curries, as well as can also be used as wraps and tortillas.
Creamy Mushrooms
Super yummy creamy cheesy mushrooms, add butter and garlic for extra taste, use cream/malai and any kind of cheese you have available to make this, add little more cheese/water however you like the consistency.
Coconut Cookies
If you’re missing your heavily sugar loaded cookies once in a while, these no sugar coconut cookies are your best solution. Super easy to make and satisfies your cravings to the core.
Avocado Sauce
A fresh and yummy sauce made from creamy avocados and yogurt, you can use this as a salad dressing, or with your cheelas and almond flour breads. Do not forget to add vinegar and lime to prevent your avocado from browning!
Bullet Coffee
A very rich, creamy and loaded with healthy fats, butter coffee or more commonly known as bulletproof coffee is the perfect morning fuel to get you going for the day. Skip the regular milk and enjoy more stabilised energy with healthy fats.
Chia Seed Pudding
Chia seed pudding, made by soaking chia seeds is an amazing recipe for both snacks and desserts. Top it off with almonds, nuts and berries to satisfy all your sweet tooth cravings.
Bagare Baigan
Baghare Baigan is a very interesting Hyderabadi cuisine dish, made with tender brinjals and thick flavourful curry. The perfect dish to cook on an easy weekend for yourself and your family.
Almond Flour Pancakes
Almond Flour pancakes are a super breakfast alternative to start your day with a protein punch. With the goodness of both eggs and almonds, you can have this with some berries and loads of butter.
Cauliflower Rice/Poha
Undoubtedly, cauliflower rice is the best alternative to rice, you can have add all veggies, cheese and enjoy it as a one pan dish or savour it with some yummy paneer or vegetable curries. In any form, cauliflower rice tastes just as awesome and is definitely a staple you should add to your meals.
Chocolate Peanut Butter Fat Bombs
Super quick and easy 4 ingredient fat bombs, very useful for people trying to consume higher calories. You can flavour them as you like, with vanilla, chocolate or hazelnut.
Brocolli Cheese Balls
A delicious recipe to ensure both fat and green intake. Brocolli and cheese are a great healthy combination for all your snack cravings. Enjoy with a spicy dhania pudina chutney or garlic chutney as per your taste.
Strawberry Cream
A super quick and yummy dessert, this recipe of strawberries with cream is extremely underrated. Add a few drops of vanilla and relish your ice-creamy dish as it is, or blend it as strawberry mousse. Use full fat coconut milk if you need dairy free alternative to cream.
Besan Egg Cheela
One of the quickest and healthiest breakfast/dinner options, Besan egg cheela is extremely versatile, you can add bell peppers, cauliflower, broccoli, onions, radish, spinach and they all work really well. Best had with dahi, pickles or home-made chutneys and dips.
Bhutanese Jaju/Spinach Soup
Jaju soup is an authentic Bhutanese soup made with spinach and milk, an extremely easy and quick one, this best part about this recipe is that it can be made with almost any vegetable, especially greens.
Chinese Stir Fry Veggies
Asian cuisines entice you with onion, garlic, ginger, sesame, hot chilli and sweet bell peppers but did you know you can have your good old delicious Chinese stir fry veggies in a way which is perfectly healthy and equally tasty?
French fries
If you’re missing the good old french fries or mathri crunch in the evenings, this recipe is your quick hack to enjoy a healthy crunch once in a while. With so many variants, you can choose your base accordingly. And also a quick tip: these taste best when made in an air fryer!
Egg Fry/Masala Eggs
Skip the classic salt and pepper flavouring for your boiled eggs and try this amazing spicy fried eggs. Make it into a curry or enjoy it in a dry or semi-gravy form, equally delicious either ways.
Makhana Kheer
Makhane or Foxnuts are lotus flower seeds which are great as snacks, although another delicious dish is makhana kheer, which is both healthy and heavenly with infused aroma of saffron and cardamom.
Stuffed Bell Peppers/Stuffed Capsicum
Stuffed capsicums are lip smacking snack or dinner recipe, loaded with yummy fillings and topped off with melted cheese, this sure looks exotic but actually is a pretty easy one.
Masala Peanut Chaat
This yummy chaat with boiled/roasted peanuts is the perfect solution when you’re craving for a spicy snack in the evening or a fresh protein start to your mornings. Always readily available everywhere, this is also a great option if you’ve choice but to eat outside.
Thai Green Curry
A flavourful dish which takes care of both greens and fats, it is a superb meal in itself. Made with coconut milk and assorted veggies, green chillies and lime are key to this scrumptious dish.
Malai Paneer
So creamy, velvety and flavourful paneer, it melts in your mouth with tangy spices, this easy malai paneer recipe goes amazingly well with cauliflower rice.