Recipes! (The Healthier Versions)

jasneet12

just thought we need a space for sharing our recipes; especially if they tweak the original ones to make for more healthy dishes.

so do share your favorite kinds!

jasneet12

Meat & Grain Burgers. (https://blog.myfitnesspal.com/2014/06/meat-grain-burgers/)

I'd actually picked this one from the fitnesspal blog. My only tweaks were substituting 400 gm chicken kheema for beef; and regular Kellogg breakfast oats instead of bulgur. I did add more oats (both dry & soaked) to firm up the patties. As the patty mix was still squishy, I first shaped and roasted them on an oven tray for 10 minutes to ensure the patty shape stays and then transferred to the oven rack for a proper grilling.

The family did enjoy them a lot since the patties were very juicy (I think the squishy mix helped that). We generally just cut up the salad items (iceberg/lettuce/cucumber/tomato/onion) and put them on the table along with the butter, mayo, mustard, ketchup for a "Make your own burger" dinner.

Way better than burger patties from packets! I froze the excess mix to use another day.

anupriyasin157

http://damndelicious.net/2014/05/30/pf-changs-chicken-lettuce-wraps/

I just modified this a little bit.
Drizzle of oil, sauteed onions (1 medium) , minced chicken breast (200 grams) , soya sauce (1 tea spoon) and tomato sauce (1 table spoon). Chicken got cooked in 15 mins.

at the time of eating, I used lettuce leaves as a wrap added cooked chicken and some greek yogurt. And bang it was ready to eat.
Tasted Yum

desidieter

Just discovered this website while browsing on Pinterest. Some nice healthier versions of Indian food. I haven't tired any of these recipes yet, but I'll share my thoughts if/when I do. http://www.healthyindianrecipes.co.uk/

jasneet12

Current Favourite in our home these days: Potato & Leek Soup

Melt a bit of butter in a vessel. Add a spoon of olive oil. Fry up some garlic in the oil-butter mix. Add chopped onions (2 medium), chopped potato (1 medium), 1 leek (light green and white portions). Saute till soft; you may add some stock if the vegetables start to stick to the bottom.
Once softened; add the balance vegetable stock. We make stock at home; with all left over vegetables or portions that we dont use in sabjis like coriander stalks, cauliflower/brocolli stalks, lauki peels, etc. Mom just doesnt like to throw off anything without using it to the max.
I add a maggi chicken stock cube to the mix just for some additional flavour; and let it boil for about 5 more minutes. Let it cool and then just blend. No need to strain the mix; its very smooth.

I boil it again with salt and pepper; and serve it in soup bowls with a dash of butter. My calculations say it averages around 155 calories; but is amazingly filling. You can also add fried pieces of bacon for some extra crunch.

jasneet12

Shark Fish Curry (picked up from allthecooks; titled as "Light & Tasty Fish Curry")

A very simple and tasty recipe. I used shark fish; as it is white; light and has only one central bone.
Marinated it in salt & kasturi methi. Then I made a paste of garlic, ginger, coriander seeds, fennel seeds, cumin seeds, black peppercorns.
Then I sauteed 2 chopped onions and a green chilli in olive oil. I didnt add kaffir lime as I didnt have any; but I didnt miss it in the final dish. Once the onions were slight more than pinkish; I added 2 chopped blanched tomatoes, turmeric & red chilli powder. After 3-4 minutes, I added the masala paste and cooked it all for 5-8 minutes more. I kept adding a bit of water to ensure the base remained wet and didnt dry up completely. Then I added the fish pieces; covered the pan and let it cook for another 4-5 minutes; only turning the fish pieces 2-3 times to ensure even cooking. The smell was amazing! Even Mom who doesnt usually like fish curries; said it smelled delicious. As the final touch; I added 2 spoons of curd; let it cook for another 3 minutes.

I had the curry with appams; and I found it to be a wonderful substitute for coconut based curries. Tasted just absolutely fantastic.