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HORSE GRAM/KOLLU SALAD- WEIGHT LOSS RECIPE

Horse gram/Kollu salad is an easy weight loss recipe. It can be taken even during diet also.

Generally elders says to lose weight horse gram will be good and to gain weight sesame seeds will be good.

Horse gram is wonderful pulse variety and can be taken in variety of ways like salad, rasam , kuzhambu etc.,This salad can be taken at any time of the day and it will be a good filling also.

Please check the below link for other kollu(horse gram Recipes

Kollu Rasam(Horse Gram Soup)

Ok lets move on to the recipe of this nutritious Salad.

Ok now coming to the recipe .

HORSE GRAM SALAD

RECIPE TYPE: SALAD | CUISINE: INDIAN | YIELDS: 1 PERSON

|PREPARATION TIME: 5 MIN | COOKING TIME: 15 MIN

METHOD:

Wash and soak the horse gram in water for minimum 5 hours or overnight

Boil or pressure cooks the soaked horse gram with salt till it becomes soft.

Once the pressure released drain the horse gram and keep aside.
In a mixing bowl add the chopped onion tomatoes and coriander leaves and mix together.

Then add the horse gram and mix well.

Finally add the lemon juice and required pepper powder and mix well.

Serve.

NOTES:

Dot discard the drained water, you can make soup/rasam out of that.

If you like you can add carrot cabbage or other vegetables of your choice to make it tastier and healthier.

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GM DIET SOUP RECIPE -WITH VIDEO

This is very simple soup that we can take while in GM Diet. It is a very delicious soup.While in GM Diet this soup will definitely satisfy your taste buds.

For fifth day of the soup you can have this. Other days also one time per day you can take this without guilt.

VIDEO RECIPE:

GM DIET SOUP

RECIPE TYPE: STARTER | CUISINE:CONTINENTAL |

SERVES:2 PERSONS |PREPARATION TIME:5 Min| COOKING TIME:15 TO 20 Min

INGREDIENTS:

Cabbage 1/2 cup(Finely Chopped)

Bell pepper ½ (Finely chopped)

Salt For taste

Olive Oil ½ tsp

Onion 1 (Finely Chopped)

Tomato 1(Finely Chopped)

Pepper powder For taste

Ginger 1 inch piece(Finely chopped) Garlic 3 cloves(Finely chopped)

METHOD:

Keep all the ingredients ready.

In a heavy bottomed kadai heat oil and fry ginger and garlic. Then add onion and saute till half cooked.

Add the vegetables and saute well.

Add the water and let it boil. Add salt and mix well.

Let it boil for 5 to 10 mins and then switch off the stove.

Add the pepper powder and serve hot.

NOTES:

Add very little oil only, if possible it is better to avoid oil completely while in GM diet.
I have added Sweet corn also , that is optional.
Use minimum salt while in diet.

FLAX SEEDS AND DRUMSTICK LEAVES PARATHA

I have seen this recipe on a Television show. They have used palak and flax seeds. But i had only drumstick leaves in hand. So tried with that and it came out well.

Ingredients:

Flax seeds 1/4 cup
Wheat flour 1 1/2 cup
Drumstick leaves 1 cup
Coriander seeds 1 tbls
Fennel Seeds 1 tsp
Cumin seeds 1 tsp
Dried red chillies 2
Pepper 1 tsp
Cloves 1 or 2
Garam masala powder 1 tsp
Red chilly powder 1/2 tbls
Salt as per the taste
Turmeric powder 1/4 tsp
Yogurt 1/2 cup
Oil as needed

Method:
Dry roast Flax seeds coriander seeds, fennel seeds, cumin seeds, dried red chillies, pepper, cloves and Grind them coarsely.
Fry the drumstick leaves in medium flame till it cook partially.
You can use 1 tbls oil or that water stick on the leaves after washing is enough.

Mix flour drumstick leaves, ground mixture, turmeric powder, chilly powder, garam masala powder, salt and mix well.
Add yogurt and knead into a dough. If required add some water.

Divide them as equal sized balls and roll as thin chapathi.then apply some on the top and fold on all the four sides. then again roll them as rectangular chapathis.