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Home / Fitness / 6 healthy Indian foods you should start eating today!

6 healthy Indian foods you should start eating today!

These 6 Indian foods are exceptionally good for your health, and can be made tasty too!

By: Dr Richa Shrivastava   | | Updated: February 28, 2015 11:38 pm
Tags: Bajra  Food  Healthy food  Idli  Indian food  Low-cal recipes  Sattu  World Health Day  

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Eating healthy never meant that you have to sacrifice on taste. India is a land of diverse cuisine, and there are plenty of food options that are rich in nutrients and tasty too! If you don t like bland food like corn flakes, oats, etc. then these 6 foods are perfect for you. Also Read - Can eating applesauce protect against chronic disease?

Idli

First up is the unpretentious Idli from the south. Idlis are a great source of carbohydrates and proteins. The fermentation process increases the bioavailability of proteins and enhances the vitamin B content of the food. As it is steamed, fat content is low and it is easily digestible. Use of dal and rice in idli is a good combination as the amino acids in them complement each other.

Click here to read health benefits and recipes for Idli.

Sattu

A staple of the north sattu was originally made of roasted gram flour but has now evolved to include other nutritious flours like barley, wheat etc. It is prepared in several ways including parathas, laddoos, litti chokhas and more variations.

Click here to read health benefits and recipes for Sattu

Dhokla

The staple Gujarati snack, dhoklas, is made with gram flour and subsequently steamed. The fermentation of the flour enhances its nutritive value. Dhokla has a low glycemic index (it releases glucose at a more sustained rate) which makes it good for diabetics.

Click here to find out how to make healthy dhoklas.

Bajra

Bajra also knowns as pearl millet is very popular in Rajasthan, this humble food has been eaten in India since the pre-historic times. It is mostly consumed in the form of rotis or khichdis, especially in the winters. Check out the 5 health benefits of bajra.

Click here to find out how to make delicious bajra parathas. Also read how to make bajra aur kaddu ki roti and bajra khakras.

Daliya

Daliya is a popular breakfast cereal in North India and is made with whole wheat grits or broken wheat. It can be made either as a sweet daliya kheer or as savoury daliya. Being a complex carbohydrate, the rate at which it gets digested it slow thus releasing glucose on a slow and sustained rate. This makes it an ideal food for diabetics, people wanting to lose weight or those who have high cholesterol levels.

Click here to find out how to make daliya upma

Sprouts

Though not a traditional Indian favourite the health benefits of sprouts are immense. Sprouts have gone through a germination process during which all its nutrients are broken down into their simplest forms making them predigested and easily absorbable by the body. Sprouts are a rich source of vitamins, proteins, minerals and fibre.

Click here to find out how make delectable sprout chaat

Published : January 20, 2015 5:00 pm | Updated:February 28, 2015 11:38 pm
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