Starving yourself will not help you lose weight or achieve your fitness goals. Eating a healthy, nutritious diet is what is going to get you through! If you are someone who does intense workout or is a gym-enthusiast, then do forget have enough protein, while counting your calories. Here are some post-workout snack recipes you can make and have.
1.Moong dal chilla:-
Ingredients:
- 1 cup moong dal
- 1 chilli
- 1 inch ginger
- 1 tsp cumin/jeera
- ¼ tsp turmeric
- 2 tbsp coriander
- Asafoetida½ tsp
- salt
- 3 tbsp waterCooking oil
Recipe:-
Rinse a cup of moong dal and soak in water for 2-3 hours. Drain and add to a blender. Add chilli, ginger and cumin and blend to form a smooth batter. Add turmeric, coriander, hing and salt to the batter. Mix well and add water to form a batter with a flowing consistency. Pour a ladle of batter onto a hot tawa and spread gently. Sprinkle some olive oil over the chilla. Cover and let it cook on medium flame. Flip the chilla to cook on both sides. Serve with green chutney.
2.Quinoa upma:-
Ingredients:
- ½ cup quinoa
- ½ tsp oil
- ½ tsp mustard seeds
- ½ tsp of cumin seeds
- ½ tsp urad dal
- ½ tsp moong dal
- 1 inch ginger
- 1 chilli
- Pinch of hing/asafoetida
- ½ cup chopped onions
- ½ cup finely chopped carrots
- Salt to taste
Recipe:-
Add quinoa in a mesh strainer and rinse well. Drain the water and set aside. Heat oil in a pan, add mustard seeds, cumin seeds, urad dal, moong dal and stir. Add chopped ginger, chillies, asafoetida (optional). Then add onions, curry leaves and stir. Once the veggies have blended well, add finely chopped carrots, french beans and ⅓ cup frozen peas. Stir well and mix rinsed quinoa in it. Saute for a minute or two on low heat. Then add water and salt to taste. Cover with a tight-fitting lid and simmer on low heat until the quinoa seeds are cooked. Stir once or twice to keep it from sticking to the pan.
3.Oats Pancke:-
Ingredients:
- 1/2 cup rolled oats
- 1/2 cup milk
- 2 eggs
- A pinch of salt
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 tsp sugar
- 1 tbsp baking powder
- 5 tbsp cinnamon
- Maple syrup or vegan coconut
Recipe:-
Add oats in a grinder and blend to form fine powder. Add milk, eggs, salt, vanilla extract, baking powder, sugar, and 2 tbsp of Cinnamon. Blend together and form a batter. Heat a non-stick pan. Sprinkle 1/4 of cooking oil to grease the surface. Pour a spoonful batter and spread in a circular motion. Cook till it turns light brown on both sides. Serve it warm with some maple syrup to top it off.
4.Avocado salad:-
Ingredients:
For dressing:
- 1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- 1 to 2 tsps lemon juice
- ¼ tsp smoked paprika
- ¼ tsp black pepper
- 1 small to medium minced or finely chopped garlic
- Other ingredients:
- ¼ cup finely chopped onions
- ⅓ to ½ cup chopped tomatoes
- 1 tbsp finely chopped coriander leaves
- 2 medium-sized avocados
- Salt, as per taste
Recipe:-
In a bowl, add extra virgin olive oil and lemon juice. Smoke it up with paprika, black pepper and finely chopped garlic. Mix together and keep aside. Next, in a large mixing bowl, chopped onions, tomatoes and coriander leaves in a mixing bowl. Add chopped avocado. Stir the dressing and pour it on the avocado mixture. Season with salt and toss well. Serve cool and fresh.
5.Sattu chaas/buttermilk:-
Ingredients:
- 1 cup curd
- 2½ cups water
- 2 tbsp sattu flour
- ½ cup coriander leaves
- ¼ cup mint leaves
- 1 tsp finely chopped ginger
- 1 tsp cumin powder
- Kala namak as per taste
- Ice cubes
Recipe:-
Whisk curd or yogurt in a mixing bowl. Add sattu flour, roasted jeera powder and kala namak to taste. In a grinder, add ginger, mint leaves, and coriander leaves and a spoonful of water and blend. Add the whisked curd to the mixture and add water to adjust the consistency of the buttermilk. Add ice and have a healthy drink post workout.
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