The Healthiest Vegetarian Recipes for Diabetics Patients

Diabetes is a lifestyle disease and over 70 percent of Indian people suffer from this disease. It is a condition in which the body does not make a proper amount of insulin and it also does not respond properly to the insulin produced, which leads to abnormal blood sugar fluctuations.

In fact, many healthy foods can raise your blood glucose levels, therefore, you must keep a check on your eating habits and especially what you are eating. Well, being diabetic already brings you less range of food options, which is more of a challenge for a vegetarian person.

Being diabetic as well as vegetarian does not at all mean that you have only left with boring and limited options. Here we have mentioned some of the delicious recipes which you must try:

Palak Soup:

Being a low-carb vegetable, spinach is non starchy. Its GI is also very low which makes it healthy. So if you are looking for a light supper, you must try this delicious soothing palak soup. You must try this light spinach soup with a pinch of herbs and a small amount of milk. Here is how to make Palak Soup

Ingredients:

1. Finely chopped 1 ½ cup of spinach
2. One cup of milk
3. Two tablespoons of white flour
4. Pinch of sugar
5. Pinch of Pepper Powder
6. One onion finely chopped
7. Six flakes of garlic
8. One tablespoon oil
9. One tablespoon salt

How To Make:

1. Heat one spoon of oil in a pan.
2. Add onions and garlic and saute till golden brown
3. Add chopped spinach
4. Stir well
5. Add white flour
6. Stir until cooked
7. Add pepper powder, sugar, salt, and cup of water
8. Stir well
9. Keep it aside for ten minutes
10. Puree the spinach mix in the food processor
11. Boil the puree and add milk
12. Cook it for two minutes
13. Serve it hot and enjoy!

Oats Khichdi:

Being a treasure of fiber and protein, oats are one of the best options to have in diabetes. It not only keeps you healthy but also helps in preventing blood sugar levels. The fiber-rich-oats slow the release of sugar in the bloodstream. Let us learn how to make a dish with oats:

Ingredients Of Oats Khichdi

GARNISHING

INGREDIENT

1. Heat oil in a pressure cooker
2. Add cumin seeds until they crackle
3. Add chopped onion, ginger, green chilies
4. Cook for a few seconds
5. Heat oil in a pressure cooker
6. Add turmeric powder, red chilli powder, and tomatoes
7. Cook for sometimes
8. Add the veggies and moong dal with oats
9. Saute for seconds and add water and salt
10. Cook it for eight minutes
11. Let the pressure settle down and then open the lid
12. Serve it hot
13. You can garnish it with chopped coriander leaves and green chilies
14. You can also accompany it with yogurt if you want

Sweet Potato and Quinoa Bowl

Well, with the name, many of them can consume that sweet potato could be very unhealthy and raise blood sugar levels in diabetic patients. Unlike its name, sweet potato is filled with complex carbs which every diabetic patient should use in their diet. In fact, sweet potatoes are a traditional treatment for diabetes.

Sweet potatoes contain slow-release carbohydrates and adiponectin (a kind of hormone) which helps in keeping blood sugar levels steady. One bowl of fiber and protein-rich diet helps you enjoy a healthy dinner.

INGREDIENTS:

1. One cup of sweet potatoes (cut it into cubes)
2. One cup coconut
3. One bowl of onion finely chopped
4. One cup quinoa
5. One tablespoon raisins and cranberries
6. ½ cup cashew nuts
7. One tablespoon pepper powder
8. ½ tablespoon cayenne
9. One bay leaf
10. Salt to taste

How To Make:

1. Heat the oil
2. Add bay leaves and onion
3. Fry till onion becomes brown
4. Add pepper, cayenne, cooked sweet potatoes, and coconut
5. Fry properly until a nice aroma comes out of coconut
6. Add raisins, cranberries, cashew nut
7. Fry till cashews turn brown in colour
8. Mix well and fry for another five minutes
9. Mix in cooked quinoa
10. Mix them all
11. Leave it on flames for three minutes
12. Serve it hot and enjoy!

Bitter Gourd And Baingan Ki Sabzi

Bitter gourd, also known as karela, is a vegetable packed with anti-diabetic properties. It contains an insulin-like compound known as Polypeptide-p or p-insulin, which prevents blood sugar spikes. This delicious sabzi also has the goodness of fiber-rich eggplant. If you are also monitoring your calories, then it is advisable to keep the oil content low.

INGREDIENTS:

1. 250 grams bitter gourd
2. 250 grams brinjals
3. 1/2 cup oil
4. 1/2 tablespoon mustard seeds
5. 1/2 tablespoon fenugreek seeds
6. 1/2 tablespoon cumin seeds
7. Two spoons salt
8. 1/2 tablespoon turmeric powder
9. 1/2 tablespoon chilli powder
10. 1 tablespoon amchoor

How To Make Karela And Baingan Ki Sabzi?

1. Remove the skin of the bitter gourd
2. Slice them thick
3. Mix 1 tablespoon salt and keep it for 15 minutes
4. Squeeze the liquid
5. Cut brinjals into cubes
6. Heat oil in a pan
7. Fry the bitter gourd over a high flame until it turns light brown
8. Fry the brinjals separately with the same oil
9. Add mustard seeds, fenugreek seeds, and cumin
10. When they crack, add brinjals and bitter gourd along with salt, turmeric, coriander, chili powder, amchoor
11. Mix well
12. Saute on a low flame for five minutes
13. Serve hot

Mixed Bean Salad:

Ingredients For Salad

1. Three cups mixed boiled beans (rajma, chawli, chick peas, hara chana)
2. ½ cup sliced spring onions
3. ¾ cup of tomatoes

For Dressing:

1. One spoon oil
2. Two spoon lemon juice
3. One spoon basil chopped
4. ½ spoon garlic, grated
5. Salt to taste

For Garnishing:

How To Make?

1. Mix well all the ingredients together
2. Add the dressing
3. Garnish with chopped coriander
4. Serve and Enjoy

Salad is always a good option for a healthy, satiating, and clean dinner. Rich in nutrients, it keeps you full for a long time. Being rich in protein and fiber, it also maintains blood sugar levels. Make a salad with your favorite beans to treat your stomach with a healthy and heavy dinner option.