50 Indian Diabetes Breakfasts
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If you have diabetes, your body cannot make or properly use insulin. This leads to high
blood glucose levels. Healthy eating helps keep your blood sugar in your target range.
It is a critical part of managing your diabetes, because controlling your blood sugar can
prevent the complications of diabetes.
Healthy diabetic eating includes
Limiting foods that are high in sugar
Eating smaller portions, spread out over the day
Being careful about when and how many carbohydrates you eat
Eating a variety of whole-grain foods, fruits and vegetables every day
Eating less fat
Limiting your use of alcohol
Using less salt
Now that you know the basics of a solid diabetes diet, it’s time to get creative. Here are
50 mouthwatering breakfast options that will keep your blood sugar stable, exclusively
based on Indian cuisine
RED POHA WITH VEGGIES
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It is an easy to make dish that is both delicious and nutritious, for
individuals with diabetes. We can add low starch vegetables in the recipe to
increase its �ber content, which in turn lowers its glycemic load.
1 cup of red poha,
Vegetables such as 5-6 �nely chopped beans, 1 small carrot, 1 small cabbage, 1 red
or yellow capsicum
½ green chili
1 tablespoon mustard seeds
5 tablespoon of olive oil
1 tablespoon of fennel seeds
½ tablespoon cumin seeds
½ tablespoon chana dal
½ table spoon urad dal
METHOD
1. Heat olive oil in a pan with a thick base.
2. Spatter mustard seeds, then add urad dal and chana dal, �urry.
3. Add a pinch of asafoetida.
4. When dal turns into a brown color, add �nely chopped red capsicum. Let them
cook for 2 minutes
5. Add chopped beans, cabbage, carrots.
6. Cook for 3 minutes and then pour some water. Boil the water until vegetables
become tender.
7. Add spices and salt according to taste.
8. Lastly, add red poha and cook it for 2 minutes.
9. Add fresh coriander and lemon juice for garnish and serve it with chutney.
HEALTH BENEFITS OF RED POHA
INGREDIENTS
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1. It has a high Fiber content which encourages the slow release of glucose in
bloodstreams. This will prevent the sudden spikes in blood glucose levels.
2. A great Probiotic- Poha has undergone fermentation, during its production, and
hence retains the microbial �ora from the partially digested carbs and proteins,
which is healthy for the gut.
3. Easily Digestible- Poha will never leads to bloating and also will keep the person
full for longer period.
4. Poha is an excellent source of Iron, which prevents anemia and fatigue
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This Punjabi gobi paratha is full of delightful taste and the �lling of
cauli�ower in the whole wheat �our, with crunchy spices like green chili and
onions, makes it a delicious dish.
Green chilies increase the crunchy �avor of the paratha, and the coriander
add the freshness.
INGREDIENTS
Gobi ka Paratha
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HEALTH BENEFITS OF GOBI KA PARATHA
1 ½ cups of wheat �our
1 teaspoon oil
salt according to taste.
For Stuf�ng:
1 ½ cups grated cauli�ower
2 teaspoons of oil
2 teaspoons of cumin seeds
½ cup �nely chopped onions
1 teaspoon of green chilies
Salt to taste
1/4 cup coriander
Pure ghee for cooking.
METHOD
1. To cook gobi paratha, make a semi-stiff dough. For stuf�ng, heat the pure ghee
in a pan and add cumin seeds, onions, and green chilies, cauli�ower.
2. Furthermore, add a little bit of water for cooking all the ingredients.
3. Then add coriander for freshness.
4. Mix well and the stuf�ng is ready to use.
5. Divide the dough into equal portions, then roll the portion into a roti. Place the
small amount of stuf�ng in the center and pull all the sides and combine them.
6. Flatten it and make a paratha. Cook it well from both sides on tawa until it turns
into golden brown color with the ghee for crispness.
1. It is rich in �ber which reduce cholesterol levels.
2. It retains Vitamin B1, which �ghts against free radicals that harm the body, and
prevent cancer
3. It retains phosphorus which improves bone health.
For Dough:
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This dish has a unique �avor and texture due to the blend of potatoes and
peas.
Cheelas/ Chillas are thin and we can make this dish using different
ingredients.
MOONG DAL CHEELA
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½ cup of moong dal(green/yellow)
½ tbsp chopped green chilies
a pinch of hing
salt according to taste
½ teaspoon peanut oil
2 cup boil potatoes
¾ cups green peas
1 tbsp oil
1 teaspoon cumin seeds
½ tbsp amchur
green chutney
METHOD
1. Grind moong dal and green chilies together with about 1 cup of water.
2. Transfer the grinded mixture in a bowl, add a pinch of hing and salt according to
taste. Mix them well.
3. Heat the oil in a non-stick pan, add some cumin seeds and sauté on medium heat
for 25-30 seconds.
4. Add the other remaining ingredients and mash them for 2 minutes and make a
�ne batter.
5. Divide the mashed stuf�ng into equal portions.
6. Heat the non-stick tawa and grease it with oil, pour some batter and spread it.
7. Cook the cheela with oil until it gets a golden-brown color from both the
surfaces.
8. Then fold the cheela in a semilunar shape.
9. Repeat all the steps to use the leftover batter.
10. Serve the cheela with the chutney of your choice.
11. You can �ll the cheela with protein rich stuf�ngs like crumbled paneer.
HEALTH BENEFITS OF MOONG DAL CHEELA
INGREDIENTS
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CHANA DAL PANCAKES
We make these delicious pancakes using chana dal, which is full of protein
and vegetables, full of vitamins.
1. It contains folic acid which helps our body to create new cells.
2. It also helps in weight loss and produces insoluble �ber to relieve gastric
problems.
3. It also decreases cholesterol levels.
4. It retains phosphorus which makes our bones strong.
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½ cup of chana dal soaked for about 5 hours
½ cup methi leaves
½ cup grated carrot
½ cup spinach
4-5 curry leaves
1 tablespoon green chilies
1 tsp oil
½ teaspoon peanut oil
METHOD
1. Blend the chana dal in a �ne paste using ¼ cup of water.
2. Add all the ingredients and basic spices with salt to taste and mix them well and
make a consistent batter.
3. Heat a tawa grease it with ¼ tsp of oil and spread some batter and make a
pancake.
4. Cook it on low �ame till it turns into golden brown color from both surfaces.
5. Repeat all the steps to make chana dal pancakes with the rest of the batter.
6. Serve it instantly with green chutney.
HEALTH BENEFITS OF CHANA DAL PANCAKES
1. This dish is good for people with diabetes and cardiovascular disease because it
contains potassium and thus lowers blood pressure.
2. It contains a great amount of iron and insoluble �ber.
3. It helps in weight management
4. It produces antioxidants that will heal the mouth ulcers, which are common in
diabetes
Chana dal is a healthy pulse for people with diabetes because it has a low
value of the glycemic index, which results only in a slow rise in blood glucose
levels.
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