Diwali is that time of the year when all of our health plans and diet charts go haywire and berserk. None of our Indian festivals are complete without sweets and savouries.
So this year to make your Diwali sweeter and full of taste but in a healthier way, I have penned down two simple healthy and lip smacking dishes’ recipe for you all. Try them at home and never regret munching in the festive season again.
So let’s get started.
1. Chevda Dalmoth
This savory snack is made with beaten rice called Poha. This is a very good option for evening snacks. It is normally deep fried but we will roast it in oven or in a heavy bottom kadhai to have all the goodness of poha intact along with taste and not transfats whatsoever.
Ingredients
- 4 cups flat poha
- 1 teaspoon coconut oil for seasoning
- 1/2 tbsp raai( mustard seeds)
- 4 to 5 green chilies (slit into halves)
- ½ cup peanuts
- ¼ tsp hing (asafoetida)
- Handful of curry leaves
- Salt to taste
- 1/4 chaat masala
- ½ tsp Turmeric powder
- ½ tsp red chili powder (optional)
- 1tbsp shredded coconut
Method
Firstly, roast poha till it becomes flaky.To check if it is done or not just crush it and see.
When roasting in oven, keep mixing it every 15 seconds else it might get burnt.
Now, Heat coconut oil in a pan. Add green chilies and raai. Fry till chilies are crispy.
Add peanuts and fry for a minute. Add heeng, curry leaves and saute for few seconds.
Place the roasted poha in a bowl, and add salt, chaat powder, powdered sugar, turmeric powder and red chili powder to it.Once done, add the seasoning to the poha mixture n mix it well with a light hand till every ingredient is incorporated and mixed properly.
Cool and store it in an airtight container.
2. Sugar free Dates and Nuts Laddu
Ingredients will yield around a kg of laddus.
Ingredients
- Dates/khajoor- 500gms
- Cashews/kaju - 125 gms
- Almonds/badaam - 125 gms
- Walnut /akhrot -125 gms
- Lotus seeds/makhana -100 gms
Method
Wash and soak dates for 2 hrs in water. Deseed the dates and keep some left over water of the soaked dates aside.Now make a paste of the soaked and deseeded dates with some left over water in a mixer. In a non-stick pan dry the paste till it reaches the binding consistency. Roast and grind all the nuts coarsely. Now mix the grinded nuts to the dates paste and once it comes to room temperature start making laddus. Garnishing is optional.If you wish, you can garnish the laddus with roasted and grinded nuts.
These laddus have a shelf-life of a week, if they are stored in an airtight container.
It is time to unlock this Diwali with these simple and healthy recipes at home.
About The Author
Srishti is from Lucknow. A teacher by profession. A home chef and a home baker at heart.
Cooking and baking are therapeutic to her. As someone very aptly said, “Wh..
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