Diet food – Meal Haven

Pomegranate Parsley Salad

A fresh and vibrant pomegranate salad which will bring a zing to your party. This sweet and sour salad using pomegranate molasses and honey provides extra pops of flavour and adds an incredible brightness to this sald. One of my favourites, I urge you to try this and et me know how you liked it.

Ingredients:

Parsley leaves – 1 cup chopped

Coriander leaves – 1/4 cup (optional)

Pomegranate seeds – 1/4 cup

Brinjal cubed and fried – 1/4 cup

Croutons or Fried kuboos – 1/4 cup

For the dressing:

Pomegranate molasses – 1 tbsp

Honey/brown sugar – 1/2 tbsp

Pepper powder – 1/4 tsp

Oilve oil – 1 tbsp

Salt – a pinch

Add these ingredients in a bowl and mix it well using a whisk. Keep aside.

Preparation:

In a bowl, add parsley leaves, pomegranate seeds, fried brinjal and combine well. Add the salad dressing to it and mix. Add the croutons and serve.

You may shallow fry or air fry the brinjal pieces separately . Also, shallow fry or air fry the kuboos pieces and keep it aside.

To air fry the brinjal:

Place the chopped brinjal pieces in the air fryer basket. Sprinkle very little salt on top. Set the air fryer to 180 degree C for about 15 minutes and take it out.

To air fry the kuboos pieces:

Also, chop the kuboos bread to pieces and place it in a single layer on the air fryer basket. Sprinkle little salt over it and brush it with a few drops of oil. Set the temperature at 180 degree C for 20 minutes. It will turn very crispy.

Egg with Bell Peppers and Mushrooms

Breakfast

One of the simple dishes that I used to love in my childhood days. Mom used to prepare this with hot chappathis and I remember asking for more always. For people on diet, this is an excellent recipe to appease your hunger, substituting the potatoes with cauliflower.

You may serve it with chappathis or rice.

Ingredients:

Eggs – 2

Bell Pepper/Capsicum (Any colour) – 1

Button Mushrooms – 4 or 5 pieces

Potatoes – 1 big

Onion – 1 big

Tomato – 1 medium

Pepper powder – 1/2 tsp + 1/4 tsp

Turmeric Powder – 1/2 tsp

Salt to taste

Oil – 1 tbsp + 1 tsp

Preparation:

Slice the onions and capsicums into thin circles. Also, chop tomatoes and slice the potatoes into thin circles and keep it aside. In a bowl, beat the eggs, pepper powder (1/2 tsp) and enough salt and keep it aside.

Heat a pan and add oil. When it is hot, add the onions and fry till it is translucent. Next, add the mushrooms and potatoes and saute till it is half cooked. Add a little salt so that the potatoes absorb some of the salt. Now add the tomatoes and saute. Close and let the potatoes cook. Next, add the capsicums and cook until they are just crunchy. Do not overcook the capsicums. Take it out and keep it aside.

In the same pan, add 1 tsp of oil and add the beaten eggs and stir. When they are half done, add the veggies and stir fry.

Put off the flame and take it out when the veggies are coated with the egg. Sprinkle with 1/4 tsp pepper powder and serve hot.