Weight loss recipe: Healthy baked vegetables with dumplings

Weight loss recipe: Healthy baked vegetables with dumplings

Baked in olive oil, this dish contains healthy fats and offer numerous health benefits.

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Published by: Tania Tarafdar | Published : December 26, 2014 6:55 PM IST

The dumplings add an authentic flavour to these colourful baked vegetables. Baked in olive oil, this dish offers a number of health benefits. Olive oil is a healthier substitute to butter and other kinds of oils as it contains healthy monounsaturated fats. Baking vegetables is a healthy cooking method as it does not add any additional calorie to your food, unlike frying. The mushrooms added to this dish are also associated with a number of health benefits. Riboflavin present in mushrooms helps in proper functioning and maintenance of the red blood cells. They also contain compounds that promote proper functioning of the liver, pancreas and other endocrine glands, thereby regulating the action of insulin in the body. Also read why is baking a healthier cooking option than frying. Image source: Getty Images

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