Fasting for a person with Diabetes is to be done with extreme care keeping in mind their glucose levels throughout the day. If you are a diabetic person and will be fasting today, here are a few recipes, compiled by our patient, Bhavika Hingwala, that’ll help you keep the fast, uncompromised.
Samo/Varyache Tandul Khichdi
Ingredients:
- Samo – 1 small katori
- Buttermilk or curd – 1 cup
- Jeera – few
- Chillies/ginger paste -1/4th tsp
- Curry leaves – 2-3 leaves
- Salt – to taste
- Oil – 1tsp
- Coriander leaves – to garnish
Method of Preparation:
- Take one small katori of samo
- Wash it properly and soak in water for some time
- Take a pan; put some ghee, jeera, crushed curry leaves and chilly/ ginger paste
- Add water and salt then let it boil
- As water boils, add soaked samo
- Add sour buttermilk or curd if desired
- Let it cook for while till it becomes soft
- Garnish with coriander leaves
- Serve hot with curd
Nutritional benefits:
Samo is a low glycemic index food and rich in vitamins and minerals. This is definitely a healthier substitute for sabudana/sago. Including curd or buttermilk makes the dish rich in protein.
Raw Banana – Snack
Ingredients
- Raw bananas – 3-4 no
- Chopped chilies – 3-4
- Grated ginger – ¼ tsp
- Curry leaves – few
- Coriander leaves – to garnish
Method of Preparation:
- Take 3-4 raw bananas. Split them in small pieces
- Add ghee in a pan, put jeera, chillies as per taste and curry leaves
- When jeera crackles add split raw bananas
- Let it cook for while, cover the pan with lid and put some water on the lid while cooking
- Add grated ginger
- When soft, garnish with coriander leaves
Nutritional benefits:
Raw banana is rich in fiber helps to slow down the digestive process which helps in keeping full for longer time
Cucumber Raita
Ingredient:
- Cucumber – 1 no
- Curd – 75ml
- Coriander leaves –to garnish
- Green chillies – to taste
- Grated ginger – ¼ tsp
Method of preparation:
- Take small tender cucmber/kakdi
- Grate it softly
- Add curd, green chillies and grated ginger
- Add salt to taste
- Garnish with coriander leaves
Nutritional benefits:
Cucumber is a very good source of potassium. Cucumber contains unique anti-oxidants in moderate ratios such as ß-carotene and vitamin-C and vitamin-A. Cucumbers have mild diuretic property, with good amounts of potassium and low sodium content. It has high water content and helps to avoid dehydration during fasting.
Suran Dahi wada
Ingredients
- Suran – 75g
- Curd – 1 cup
- Chilly –ginger paste
- Coriander leaves- few
- Salt – to taste
- Jeera powder – 1 tsp
Method of preparation:
- Cut suran, soak it in salt water for while.
- Pressure cook for 4-5 whistles. When cooled mash the boiled suran
- Add salt, chilly-ginger paste, coriander leaves and mix it well
- Mix entire miture and make dough of it.
- Prepare small tikkies
- Roast them on non-stick tava
- Churn curd in flowing consistency
For serving-
Put the pattice in plate, cover with curd, add green chilies, salt, jeera powder and garnish with coriander leaves
Nutritional benefits:
Curd is a nutritious food with unique health benefits; it is rich in protein, calcium, riboflavin, vitamin B6 and vitamin B12. It has nutritional benefits beyond those of milk. It is a probiotic, boosts the levels of good bacteria in the body and increases calcium absorption.
Dudhi Kheer
Ingredients:
- Dudhi – 75
- Milk – 200 ml
- Ghee – 1 Tbs
- Sugar free – as per taste
- Kesar/eliaychi powder – a pinch
Method of preparation:
- Take medium size dudhi/bottle gourd
- Grate bottle gourd like halwa
- Take a pan add 1 tbsp ghee, grated bottle gourd roast it for while till aroma comes.
- Add skimmed milk approximately 1-2 glasses
- Let it cook for some time. Remove it from the stove
- Add sugar free as per your taste preference (Put sugar free after putting off the gas)
- Add kesar/cardamom as per taste
- Serve hot/cold
Nutritional benefits:
Bottle gourd is a good source of fiber and helps to control blood glucose levels and rich in, thiamin, vitamin C, zinc, iron and magnesium thus helping in improving overall health.
Rajgira Thepla
Ingredients:
- Rajgira flour – 1 small katori
- Jeera – few
- Chilly- ginger paste – 1 tsp
- Coriander leaves – few
- Ghee – 1 tsp
Method of preparation:
- Take rajgira flour
- Add jeera ,chilly, ginger paste, coriander leaves
- Prepare the dough, roll them into thepla very gently
- Heat tava, roast the thepla (apply ghee if required)
- Serve hot with curd
Nutritional benefits:
Rajgira is an excellent grain for diabetics with soluble fiber which helps to reduce hyperglycemia. Besides, it is also a good source of iron, calcium and Flavonoids