Homemade Paneer

Ingredients:

Milk (1% fat) : 1 litre
Lemon           : 1

Serving size:

200 grams Paneer (cottage cheese).

Preparation:

Boil the milk for 10-12 minutes.
Squeeze the lemon and add the full juice to the hot milk.
Stir the milk till the water and milk fat are separated.
Filter the content using a cotton cloth to remove the water.
Keep the remains in a flat pan or bowl.
Paneer is ready.

Benefits:

Apart from the benefits of Paneer, it is always safe and hygienic to consume homemade Paneer.
Fresh and free from all kinds of preservatives.
Contains B-12 vitamins upto 50% of your daily need that is not found in most of vegetables and grains that we consume.
Rich protein source. Kids will love this.

Note:

The higher the milk fat the more quantity and yummy Paneer you will get.

Nutrition data:

Anjeer ka doodh (Fig shake)

Ingredients:

Dry fig (Anjeer) : 3 small pieces (25 grams)
Milk                  : 250 ml
Honey               : 2 tablespoons (28 grams)

Serving size:

For one person

Preparation:

1. Soak figs (Anjeer) in water for one full night.
2. Add soaked figs in milk and boil it for 5-10 minutes.
3. Let the milk cool down to room temperature.
4. Add 2 tbspns honey and shake them well.
5. Fig shake is ready.

Benefits:

Figs boiled with milk is good for increasing memory power.
Good for school going children.
This shake is rich in calcium and beneficial for adults and children.
Good to take this during winter season. Keeps your body warm.

Nutrition data:

Til ke laddu

Ingredients:

Til (Sesame seeds)                   : 100 grams
Gud (Sugarcane Jaggery)         : 50 grams
Almonds                                  : 25 grams

Serving size:

One laddu (25 grams) per day.

Preparation:

1. Roast til for 2-3 minutes.
2. Grind the til in a mixture and keep it aside.
3. Take jaggery in a vessel and add 10-15 ml water to it and heat it.
4. Stir jaggery till it becomes a thin syrup.
5. Chop almonds into very small pieces.
6. Mix til powder, chopped almonds and jaggery syrup and make laddus.
7. Divide the mixture into 7 equal parts of 25 grams each.

Benefits:

1. A boon for kids who are fond of chocolates and candies.
2. Provides essential nutrition that kids avoid otherwise. Keep this in their lunch box so that they can have this daily.
3. Provides a significant part of your daily nutritional requirements.
4. Can be had as evening snacks.
5. Eat only one laddu (not exceeding 25 grams) per day.

Nutrition data:

Palak Paratha

Ingredients:

1. 160 grams whole wheat flour.
2. Palak (Spinach) 200 grams finely chopped.
3. Four teaspoon olive oil (aprox 16 grams).
4. Salt, chilly powder, garam masala to taste.

Serving size:

Four parathas.

Preparation:

1. Wash Palak under running water and finely chop it.
2. Take wheat flour, add salt, chilly and masala to taste.
3. Add palak and water to make the dough and mix them well. Make sure the flour is not diluted much.
4. Divide the dough into 4 equal parts.
5. Start making paratha and add 4 gms olive oil per paratha while heating it on the non-stick frying pan.
6. Heat it for 2-3 minutes and serve hot.

Benefits:

1. This recipe is good for those kids who do not eat leafy vegetables otherwise.
2. This recipe is rich in Vitamin-A and other minerals and low in calories.
3. This tastes well with tomato chutney or sauce.
4. High in dietary fibres.

Nutritional data:

Apple and Nuts breakfast

Ingredients:

1. 250ml boiled and cooled milk.
2. One big apple(150gms) cut into small pieces.
3. 15gms walnuts (chopped) and do not use more than this quantity.
4. 15gms almond (chopped) and do not use more than this quantity.
5. One tablespoon honey.

Servings:

For one person.

Preparation:

Blend honey with milk in a mixture. Take the milk in a bowl and add the nuts (Almond & walnuts) and apple pieces to it.
This is a simple and easy to prepare breakfast that will keep your breakfast light ad healthy.

Benefits:

1. Nuts are the best food that humans can have, these are rich in omega-3 and 6 fatty acids that keep the bad cholesterol away from you.
2. Milk is a complete food that is rich in all the essential nutrition that a human body needs.
3. Honey is a natural sweetener and a better alternative to sugar.
4. Diabetes patients must avoid honey in this diet. Nuts can work wonders for diabetes patients.

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