Yesterday, I shared the
part 1 of this roundup. In this part 2 , I am sharing Priya,'s Srilekha's, EC's and Yasmeen's entries. They have sent a lot of entries and so I thought I would group them in a different way. Once again I thank all the participants. The top 10 recipes have already been chosen by Aruna and she has sent me the list. Do check back to know more about the voting details and the winner.
Srilekha has been a regular contributor for this event and this time she has sent in some great healthy recipes with her views on each recipe. You can find all the below recipes
here.
1. Ragi DosaRagi is one of the greatest plant sources for calcium and good quality protein, methionine, which is an essential alfa amino acid required for normal metabolism and which the body cannot produce on its own.
Ragi is praised for its unique diet for reducing weight (least fat containing grain) and also good for diabetes , hyper cholesterol and triglycerides. It is one of the most healthy foods due to to its rich content of nutrients.
Finger millet / Ragi is especially valuable as it contains the amino acid methionine, which is lacking in the diets of hundreds of millions of the poor who live on starchy staples such as cassava, plantain, polished rice, or maize meal. Finger millet can be ground and cooked into cakes, puddings or porridge.
2.ChapathiWheat could help to improve blood glucose control without any critical adverse effects. Wheat may be a useful functional food to improve glycemic control for type 2 diabetics.
3.Bitter Gourd & Green Beans Kolambu Research studies have shown that bitter gourd contains hypoglycemic or insulin-like principle, designated as 'plantinsulin', which has been found valuable in lowering the blood and urine sugar levels. It should, therefore, be included liberally in the diet of the diabetic.
4. Apple Milkshake Apple is the delicious fruit and most of the people enjoy eating apples. It has been found beneficial in the treatment of diabetes because of its rich pectin content. It is a natural ingredient found in the inner portion of apple. It helps in dextofication of the body by providing galacturonic acid which is needed for the elimination of various harmful substances from the body. This food also decreases the body's insulin requirements.
5.Paruppu Vadai Bengal Gram is an important component of Indian diet. It possesses an anti diabetic properties. These seeds are rich in fibres. They reduces the rate of glucose absorption and also decreases the gastric emptying, thereby preventing the rise in blood sugar levels following a meal. Due to its presence in the body, the cells become more sensitive to insulin and an increase in the number of insulin receptor sites occurs and there is a stimulation of the cell's ability to burn glucose. It also causes less glycosuria (i.e. passage of sugar in urine), thereby lowering fasting blood sugar levels and also lowers insulin requirements.
Onion is known to cure virtually everything. It is an exceptionally strong antioxidant. It words off diabetes, hay fever, blood clot, fights asthma, chronic bronchitis etc. Onion extract is found to reduce blood sugar levels during oral and inter venous glucose tolerance.
6. Onion Bajji
Onion is known to cure virtually everything. It is an exceptionally strong antioxidant. It words off diabetes, hay fever, blood clot, fights asthma, chronic bronchitis etc. Onion extract is found to reduce blood sugar levels during oral and inter venous glucose tolerance. The onion has been used as a treatment for diabetes since ancient times. Recent research studies have proved that this pungent vegetable can lower blood sugar in diabetes.
Bengal Gram and its flour is an important component of Indian diet. It possesses an anti diabetic properties. These seeds are rich in fibres. They reduces the rate of glucose absorption and also decreases the gastric emptying, thereby preventing the rise in blood sugar levels following a meal. Due to its presence in the body, the cells become more sensitive to insulin and an increase in the number of insulin receptor sites occurs and there is a stimulation of the cell's ability to burn glucose. It also causes less glycosuria (i.e. passage of sugar in urine), thereby lowering fasting blood sugar levels and also lowers insulin requirements.
7. Buttermilk
The popularity of yogurts/buttermilk has been continuously grown. There is also a growing demand for puddings, desserts and other artificial dairy products. It incorporate a bacteria into the digestive system that stimulate the pancreas. It cleanses the pancrease form its waste products and acids and therefore helps in the production of more insulin and provides favour for the diabetics patients. Yogurt is an ancient wonder food. It is also strongly antibacterial and anti cancer. A cup or two of yogurt a day boosts immune functioning by stimulating production of gamma interferon. It also increases the activity of natural killer cells that attacks viruses and tomours. A daily cup of yogurt reduces colds and other upper respiratory infection
in human. Yogurt also fight bone problems such as osteoporosis because of their high calcium content.
8. Garlic kolambu
Garlic have significant blood sugar lowering action. The active ingredients in it are believed to be allyl propyl disulphide (APDS) and diallyldisul-phide oxide (allicin). There may be some other constituents such as flavonoids, which also plays an important role. These ingredients lowers the blood glucose levels by completing with insulin for insulin-inactivating sites in the liver. This results in an increase of free insulin. The additional benefit of the use of the garlic is its beneficial cardiovascular effects. They are found to lower lipid levels, inhibit platelet aggregation and are hypertensive. So, the liberal use of garlic is recommended for diabetic patients.
9. Poori
Wheat could help to improve blood glucose control without any critical adverse effects. Wheat may be a useful functional food to improve glycemic control for type 2 diabetics.
10. Onion Masala
Onion is known to cure virtually everything. It is an exceptionally strong antioxidant. It words off diabetes, hay fever, blood clot, fights asthma, chronic bronchitis etc. Onion extract is found to reduce blood sugar levels during oral and inter venous glucose tolerance.
The onion has been used as a treatment for diabetes since ancient times. Recent research studies have proved that this pungent vegetable can lower blood sugar in diabetes.
Bengal Gram and its flour is an important component of Indian diet. It possesses an anti diabetic properties. These seeds are rich in fibres. They reduces the rate of glucose absorption and also decreases the gastric emptying, thereby preventing the rise in blood sugar levels following a meal. Due to its presence in the body, the cells become more sensitive to insulin and an increase in the number of insulin receptor sites occurs and there is a stimulation of the cell's ability to burn glucose. It also causes less glycosuria (i.e. passage of sugar in urine), thereby lowering fasting blood sugar levels and also lowers insulin requirements.
11. Cabbage Dhal Kootu
Dhal regulates blood sugar level.
12. Cauliflower 65
Cauliflower/Broccloi is a super source of chromium that helps regulate insulin and blood sugar. Therefore, it is considered to be an effective anti-diabetic food. It reduces needs of diabetics. In case of milk diabetes, chromium may prevent the onset of complete disease.
13. Cauliflower Kolambu
Cauliflower/Broccloi is a super source of chromium that helps regulate insulin and blood sugar. Therefore, it is considered to be an effective anti-diabetic food. It reduces needs of diabetics. In case of milk diabetes, chromium may prevent the onset of complete disease.
14. Soya Beans Curry
Legumes/ soy beans is excellent food for diabetics. Soya bean is one of the most nutritious foods of the great value in the treatment of diabetes. Its usefulness in diabetes is attributable not only to its richness in protein and its palatability, but also to its ability to cause, in some unexplained way, a reduction in the percentage and the total quantity of urinary sugar in diabetes patients on the usual dietary restrictions.
15. Tomato Rice
Tomato with its low carbohydrates contents is very good food for diabetic patients and for those who want to reduce their body weight. It is said to be very effective in controlling the percentage of sugar in the urine of diabetic patients.
16. Tomato Kolambu
Tomato with its low carbohydrates contents is very good food for diabetic patients and for those who want to reduce their body weight. It is said to be very effective in controlling the percentage of sugar in the urine of diabetic patients.
17. Tomato Thokku
Tomato with its low carbohydrates contents is very good food for diabetic patients and for those who want to reduce their body weight. It is said to be very effective in controlling the percentage of sugar in the urine of diabetic patients.
18. Bengal Gram Chutney
Bengal Gram and its flour is an important component of Indian diet. It possesses an anti diabetic properties. These seeds are rich in fibres. They reduces the rate of glucose absorption and also decreases the gastric emptying, thereby preventing the rise in blood sugar levels following a meal. Due to its presence in the body, the cells become more sensitive to insulin and an increase in the number of insulin receptor sites occurs and there is a stimulation of the cell's ability to burn glucose. It also causes less glycosuria (i.e. passage of sugar in urine), thereby lowering fasting blood sugar levels and also lowers insulin requirements.
Tomato with its low carbohydrates contents is very good food for diabetic patients and for those who want to reduce their body weight. It is said to be very effective in controlling the percentage of sugar in the urine of diabetic patients.
19. Onion Chutney
Onion is known to cure virtually everything. It is an exceptionally strong antioxidant. It words off diabetes, hay fever, blood clot, fights asthma, chronic bronchitis etc. Onion extract is found to reduce blood sugar levels during oral and inter venous glucose tolerance.
The onion has been used as a treatment for diabetes since ancient times. Recent research studies have proved that this pungent vegetable can lower blood sugar in diabetes.
Tomato with its low carbohydrates contents is very good food for diabetic patients and for those who want to reduce their body weight. It is said to be very effective in controlling the percentage of sugar in the urine of diabetic patients.
20. Tomato Chutney
Onion is known to cure virtually everything. It is an exceptionally strong antioxidant. It words off diabetes, hay fever, blood clot, fights asthma, chronic bronchitis etc. Onion extract is found to reduce blood sugar levels during oral and inter venous glucose tolerance.
The onion has been used as a treatment for diabetes since ancient times. Recent research studies have proved that this pungent vegetable can lower blood sugar in diabetes.
Tomato with its low carbohydrates contents is very good food for diabetic patients and for those who want to reduce their body weight. It is said to be very effective in controlling the percentage of sugar in the urine of diabetic patients.
21. Ragi Puttu
Ragi is one of the greatest plant sources for calcium and good quality protein, methionine, which is an essential alfa amino acid required for normal metabolism and which the body cannot produce on its own.
Ragi is praised for its unique diet for reducing weight (least fat containing grain) and also good for diabetes , hyper cholesterol and triglycerides. It is one of the most healthy foods due to to its rich content of nutrients.
Finger millet / Ragi is especially valuable as it contains the amino acid methionine, which is lacking in the diets of hundreds of millions of the poor who live on starchy staples such as cassava, plantain, polished rice, or maize meal. Finger millet can be ground and cooked into cakes, puddings or porridge.
spinach contains an impressive range of active substances which are indispensable to the body. In its structure we find mineral salts (sodium, potassium, calcium, phosphorus, magnesium, sulfur, iron, zinc, manganese, iodine, copper), vitamins (C, B1, B2, B6, PP, E, K, folic acid, vitamin A), chlorophyll, amino acids such as arginine and lysine, but also lipids, protides, glucdes and fibers.
The magnesium contained in spinach helps prevent diabetes and here are her Spinach recipes.
22. Palak Paneer
23. MulluMurungai Keerai Vadai / Bhangarapan Bhairi
24. Keerai Saaru / Bajji Chaar
25. Keerai Kolambu
26. Spinach / Keerai Poriyal
27. Spinach / Keerai Kootu (Type 1)
28. Bitter Gourd Fry
Research studies have shown that bitter gourd contains hypoglycemic or insulin-like principle, designated as 'plantinsulin', which has been found valuable in lowering the blood and urine sugar levels. It should, therefore, be included liberally in the diet of the diabetic.
29. Fenugreek Powder
phew! A long list. Oh wait! here comes Priya with her list and it is even longer! Priya is really a great cook. You can find a lot of interesting recipes in her blog and she has sent a total of 57 entries making her blog, 'Featured Blog' of this month!. CONGRATS Priya!
All the below recipes can be found here.
1)Ragi Carrot Paratha
2)Bittergourd Dal
3)Ragi idli
4)Rajma Spicy Tomato Paratha
5)Wheat flour Murukku
6)Red Cow Peas Adai
7)Sprouted Kollu Sambhar
8)Corn N Oats Vegetable Cutlet
9)Zucchini Omelette
10)Sprouted Methi N Onion Gravy
11)Rajma Paneer Podimass
12)Easy Channa Masala
13)Pumpkin Sprouted Lentils Soup
14)Oats Spinach Parathas
15)Herbal Juice
16)Moongdal Tadka
17)Dahi Murgh
18)Coriander Masala Chappathi
19)Coriander Onion Chutney
20)Zucchini Idli
21)Oats Idli
22)Sugar Free Pumpkin Almond Muffins
23)Karela Crispy Chips
24)Tofu Onion Omelette
25)Lobia Tomato Masala Curry
26)Coriander Tofu Briyani
27)Milagu Jeeraga Kuzhambu
28)Palak Channa Masala
29)Sprouted Moongdal Chaat
30)Cabbage N Bulgur Soup
31)Cabbage Dal
32)No Knead Whole Wheat Bread
33)Sugar Free Strawberry Yoghurt Smoothie
34)Rajma Tomato Soup
35)Carrot N Leeks Soup
36)Carrot Bulgur Khichidi
37)Spicy Green Soup
38)Moongdal Murukku
39)Chicken Yoghurt Briyani
40)Sprouted Moongdal Idli
41)Fresh Cucumber Juice
42)Lemony Ragi Noodles
43)Pumpkin Watercress Soup
44)Lauki Chole
45)Sprouted Lentils Egg Curry
46)Curryleaves Masala Fish Fry
47)Moongdal Rasam
48)Kollu Paruppu Podi
49)Steamed Ragi Veggie Rolls
50)Shallot n Lentils Rasam
51)Redbellpepper, Celery N Pasta Soup
52)Frenchbeans Moongdal Stir-fry
53)Simple Gobi masala
54)Bittergourd Prawn Curry
55)Blackeyed Beans Carrot Masala Vadai
56)Red Cabbage Salad
57)Eggless Oatmeal Banana Wheat Pancakes
Yasmeen has sent in few different recipes for this event. Each one was very different in its own way and shows variety to diabetes patients.
You can find the below recipes here and here
1. Peanut Bites,Guilt free snacks for diabetes
2. Sesame Pistachio Cookies,
3. Pumpkin Chocolate Biscotti,
4. Energy Bites
5. Vegetable Crepes
6. Green Mung Khichdi
7. Sesame Buns
8. Beet Hummus
9. Spicy chicken Porridge(Harees)
10. Methi Khakhras with Achaari Dip
11. Calming Chicken soup
12.Chocolate Cherry Almond Biscotti
13.Fig Linzer Cookies
14.Blueberry Almond Banana Muffins
15.Fruit Dark chocolate and Almond Granola bars
16.Whole wheat biscuits with Apple butter
17.Plum clafoutis
18.Nutty fruity granola
19.Cherry Blueberry Scones.
Then comes our very own EC, sharing healthy and simple recipes. Not only people with diabetes but we all can eat them too. They are healthy and nutritious.
The below recipes are here.
Ragi
Ragi Idli
Ragi Dosa
Ragi sevai
Ragi Paniyaram
Ragi Kodubale
Ragi Rotti
Oatmeal
Oats vadai
Ragi Oatmeal soya dosa
Oats Dosa
Oats Paratha
Broken Wheat
Broken Wheat bisibela bhath
Broken wheat upma with veggies
Broken wheat pongal
Bittergourd
Bittergourd fry
Bittergourd cooked in tamarind
Leafy vegetables
Spinach rotis
Greens with dal
Kidney beans and soya beans
Rajma chawal
Rajma Aloo
Soya bean channa masala
With this we have the entire 177 entries for this event and thanks to all who made this happen. A Special Thanks to Aruna for sponsoring this event. Please stay tuned for more details about the top 10 recipes and the voting!
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