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• 16 April
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What is the healthiest Indian dinner option?

After a long busy days, and so many outside snacking, what a person wants in dinner, should be light, nourishing and easy to digest. And don't want to have anything heavy and time consuming. Still, most of the people either end up eating till throat at night or skips dinner altogether. Both can affect your sleep, digestion and your overall health.

So, you are searching for the healthiest Indian dinner option which you can choose after a heavy and hectic day?

Let's explore what's a healthy Indian dinner option that is balanced, filling and easy to prepare....
recipesgyan.com want to give you two options today,, for a easy, healthy, tasty and gentle on your stomach dinner recipe, stay tuned till the end for understanding the preparation method.

Option 1: Light Vegetable Khichadi (No Heavy Lentils)

This is not the recipe of a typical heavy khichadi, which we are sharing today, this version is light, easy to cook & digest and of-course, perfect for dinner.

Quick Recipe:

Ingredients:

• 1/2 cup rice (washed)
• 2 tablespoon moong dal (Washed)
• Vegetables (What you like but healthy ones, such as peas, carrot, cauliflower etc.)
• 1 tsp ghee
• Cumin & fenugreek seeds, turmeric powder, salt, hing and chopped fresh coriander.
• Chopped green chilli

Steps of Preparation:

Step 1: Heat ghee in a pressure cooker, add hing, cumin seeds and fenugreek seeds.
Step 2: Add green chilli, then all the veggies you chose and then saute lightly.
Step 3: Put the rice and dal together, saute well.
Step 4: Add turmeric powder, and then add water.
Step 5: Put the salt and close the lid, let a whistle come and then off the flame. At the end, garnish it with fresh coriander.

Watch out the texture, as it should be slightly mushy.

Option 2: Vegetable Tehri

This is kind of our comfort food, the days when we feel hungry and want nutrition too, but don't feel like cooking for hours.

Ingredients:

• 1 Cup Rice (Washed)
• Veggies (Which you like to have)
• Onion, Tomato, Green Chilli (Finely Chopped)
• Spices, Salt, Turmeric, 2 tablespoon oil or butter
• 5-6 Black Pepper, Bey leaf, 3-4 Cloves, Cumin seeds
• Ginger, garlic and cumin seeds paste
• Soya Chunks
• Fresh coriander leaves (Chopped)

Preparation:

Step 1: Heat the oil in a cooker, add Bey leaf, Black pepper, cloves, cumin seeds and chopped green chilli and onion.
Step 2: Then add ginger-garlic and cumin paste, saute well.
Step 3: Add tomato and other veggie along with soya chunks.
Step 4: Add rice, then turmeric and other spices with salt.
Step 5: Mix well, after 2-3 minutes, put water again mix.
Step 6: Close the lid, and let it give a whistle, then off the flame.

After opening the lid put some fresh coriander and butter, and savour leisurely is dinner with your family.