Tweaking quality homemade diet recipes

There are several healthy and sumptuous recipes that come in handy while you’re on a diet for losing weight.

You need not go ballistic about finding the best diet foods when you are settling into a regime. There are several homemade options available that promise to be quite sumptuous yet supremely healthy. Most individuals are now on a quest to bring down their overall weight while lifestyles have also transformed and become comparatively faster. Most people battle with obesity, cholesterol and diabetes at really young ages. Everyone today looks for healthier alternatives. You should consider options that are cooked at home like Bisi Bele Bath. Sounds surprising? Well, there are some modifications that have to be made to make it healthier.

You can consider using oats or quinoa among other healthy foods to make homemade recipes like these truly satiating and good for your body. You can start out with a cup of oats, half a cup of dal, a cup of vegetables, small onions, tamarind, salt for tasting and only some miniscule Bisi bele bath masala. There are several seasoning ingredients as well. When it comes to the vegetables, you should look at using carrots, pumpkins, tomatoes, brinjals and beans. You should thoroughly wash and soak the dal for 30 minutes approximately and then cook the same with all the vegetables and onions. Keep adding water and cooking till the mixture becomes mashed up and supremely soft. You can also embark on dry roasting the oats on a low flame or add the same without roasting it.

You should also keep cashew nuts, mustard seeds and curry leaves for seasoning along with some butter or ghee. However, this is where you have to make another adjustment. Nutralite is a healthier option to butter and can be used for equally delightful taste. Nutralite fights cholesterol with both PUFA and MUFA and does not contain any hydrogenated fats at all. Cholesterol volumes in Nutralite are considerably lower in comparison to regular butter. This is where Nutralite comes in handy as the perfect seasoning for your needs. Additionally, it also contains helpful omega 3 fatty acids that may boost overall heart health greatly. The seasoning butter or healthier alternative has to be put into the kadai along with the cashews, curry leaves and mustard seeds. The oats has to be added to this and then you should cook the entire mixture of vegetables, dal, bisi bele bath powder and tamarind together till it all comes together like a smooth porridge.

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