Healthy Recipes for Lockdown-With Minimal Ingredients

Healthy Recipes for Lockdown

The 21 days lockdown is a tough period for all of us but,  trust me, when we sail through this together we shall all be safe. Kindly hold on and stay safe everybody. There are 500 posts on the blog but since many have access to only minimal ingredients, I thought of collating a list based on the availability of the ingredient. After discussing with mom and MIL I made a handwritten list and for the past four days, I have been making LIVE sessions to share it across on FB groups and here is the post on Healthy Recipes for Lockdown

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Healthy Recipes for Lockdown

You have to look for the availability of the main ingredient in your pantry and choose your menu. You can use any of the masalas you have and play around with spices based on what you have. I took a poll from readers to choose simple recipes from the entire lot. The live session about Healthy Recipes for Lockdown which I made on the FB group is here. It took me 4 days of work to compile the entire list of Healthy Recipes for Lockdown. Please feel free to write to me for any queries. Stay indoors, eat healthy, sleep enough and exercise inside the home. Follow hand hygiene and social distancing. Only with collective efforts, we shall be able to fight this scenario.

Breakfast & Dinner Recipe Ideas:

The period is very crucial and we are undergoing a lot of difficulties, but it is equally important to eat healthily and stay at home. Kindly don’t hoard or panic buy. Please plan your menu carefully. We can cope with this. You can reach out to me for any help regarding menu planning. Please use resources diligently and don’t ever waste food. Click on the dish names for the detailed recipe.

Main Ingredients	Dishes List	Recipe Links	Notes
Idly/Dosa Rice + Urad Dhal	Idly Dosa Uthappam Kal Dosa Vegetable Dosa Kurunai Dosa	Idly Vendhaya(Fenugreek) Dosa Five Taste Uthappam Kal Dosa Double decker sweet Dosa Gobi Masala Roast Instant Vegetable Dosa Instant Beetroot Dosa Keerai Dosa	This is basically the variants you can make with idly/dosa batter.
Idly/Dosa Rice + Coconut	Kozhukattai Idiyappam	Idiyappam KozhuKattai Steamed rice balls	When Idiyappam/String Hoppers/Kozhukkattai is done you can variants like lemon, tomato, mixed vegetable , pepper
Idly/Dosa Rice + Vegetable	Instant Dosa	Thakkali(Tomato) Dosa Surraikkai(Bottlegourd) Dosa Vazhaithandu(Plantain Pith) Dosa Cucumber Dosa Radish Dosa Pumpkin Dosa	Play around with the vegetable you have.
Idly/Dosa Rice + Lentils	Adai/Chilla	Seeraalam Navratan Dhal Adai Suraikkai (Bottlegourd) Adai Adai Mupparuppu(Three Dhals) Adai Varutha Paruppu Suraikkai Adai/Lauki Chilla Maravallikilangu Adai/Tapioca Chilla Neer  Kozhukattai	You can replace the lentils with what you have in your pantry
Idly/Dosa Rice + Urad Dhal + Raw Rice	Aapam Paniyaram	Aapam-Without cooking soda Kara Kuzhi Paniyaram Karupatti Paniyaram Beet Root Paniyaram/Appe	You can make variants by adding different vegetable puree/grated or jaggery/palm jaggery.
Lentil+ Sago/Raw Rice/Idly Rice (Urad dha	Adai/ Chilla /Dosa	Green Peas Dosa(Pattani Dosai) Chilaka Dal Idly Moong dhal Dosa Moong dhal Uthappam/Chilla Green Gram/Whole Moong Bean Dosa	The same type can be made with a combination of dhals too
Rice Flour	Idiyappam Modhagam Steamed Rice Balls/ Kozhukkattai	Beetroot String hoppers Sathumaavu Kozhukkattai/Modhagam Modhagam with moong dhal fillings Instant idiyappam	Use raw rice flour.
Rice Flour + Any Millet Flour	Instant Dosa Idiyappam Kozhukkattai	Atta Ragi Dosa Multigrain Dosa Ragi Dosa Chola Dosa/Jowar Dosa	Be careful about the consistency. All of these are instant ones.
Millet Flour	Adai Koozh/  Porridges	Ragi Kali Ragi Koozh Sweet Ragi Adai Ragi Keerai Adai	With any millet flour, you can make these.
Rava/Sooji/Wheat rava	Idly Upma Khicidi Dosa	Beet Wheat Rava Idly Broken Wheat Biriyani Almond Daliya Khicidi Rava Upma/Sooji Khicidi Godumai rava badam upma Daliya Kheer/Godhumai Rava Payasam	These are not the usual upma varieties which people hate.
Aval/Flattened Rice/Poha	Upma Kozhukkattai Instant Snacks	Milky Kesar Poha Mappillai Samba Aval Upma Aval Ven Pongal Red Aval Kozhukkattai Red Poha Halwa/Aval sweet Pongal	The quickest recipes to make
Millet Flour +Rice Flour	Idiyappam	Saamai Idiyappam Kambu Idiyappam Barnyard millet String hoppers	Any millet flour can help you with the same recipe
Wheat Flour	Roti/Phulka/ Chappathi Paratha Momos	Cheese Paratha Multigrain Roti|சத்துமாவு சப்பாத்தி Turnip Paratha/Shalgam Paratha Baby Corn Kathi Rolls Chappathi/Roti Dough Making(Autolysis) Cabbage Paratha Sweet Potato Paratha Chappathi Noodles Aloo/Potato Paratha Paneer Kathi Rolls Spring Onion Paratha Wheat Tofu Momos Whole Wheat Momos Spinach Corn Momos Poori All Baking Items	Depending on the vegetable in stock you can make variations.
Pasta/Vermicelli/Noodles	Variants	Whole Wheat Vermicelli Yellow Sauce Pasta Bechamel Sauce Fusili Cheesy Broccoli Pasta Tomato Pasta Cheesy Corn Fusili Fusili in Tomato Sauce Indian Style Masala Macaroni Tomato Pasta White Sauce Pasta Thai Rice Noodles Whole Wheat Veg Noodles	Prefer only whole wheat ones
Bread+Vegetables	Sandwich Upma Instant Uthappam Bread Rolls Pizza	Bread Upma Vegetable Sandwich Corn Sandwich Beetroot Sauce Sandwich Bread Pizza Cups Bread Uthappam	Get only whole wheat bread
Raw Rice or Millets + Moong Dhal	Pongal	Ven Pongal Barnyard millet pongal Millet Pongal	You can add vegetables to make them khicidi too
Sago/Tapioca Pearls	Khicidi/Upma	Recipe to follow soon
Flour + Apple Puree/Banana Mashed + Jaggery	Pancakes	Whole Wheat Pancakes Buckwheat Pancakes Ragi Pancake	You can use any millet flour or flours like Amarnath too
Whole Millet	Kozhukkattai Adai	Varagu Arisi Adai Saamai/Little Millet Kozhukkattai Millet Sweet Pongal Multi Millet Kozhukkattai Chola Karuppattii Paniyaram Chola kara Paniyaram	You can replace it with any whole millet.
Pori/Puffed Rice/Murmura	Upma	Recipe to follow soon

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You can find the side dish recipes for roti /rice here below:

If you don’t have any of the ingredients skip and proceed. For example if you run short of onions, just skip onions. If you run short of cream skip that step. I have provided the list to choose based on major ingredients.

 

1. Green peas masala/gravy
2. Paneer baby corn Jalfrezi
3. Vegetable Kurma/Korma/Kuruma
4. White Kurma/Korma/Kuruma
5. Paneer Baby Corn Gravy
6. Chettinad Mushroom Masala
7. Kadai Mushroom
8. Simple Mushroom gravy
9. Tofu Bhurji
10. Tomato/Thakkali Thokku
11. Paneer makhani
12. Matar Paneer Masala
13. Methi Matar Malai
14. Kerela Kadala Curry
15. Methi Matar Malai
16. Gobi Manchurian
17. Baby Corn Manchurian
18. Tofu Polichathu
19. Potato Peas gravy
20. Chettinaad Urulai Curry
21. Kerala Style Payaru Curry
22. Kadai Paneer Gravy
23. Tawa paneer gravy
24. Double Beans Gravy/Curry
25. Vegetable Kurma(Restaurant Style)

Healthy Recipes for Lockdown:

Optimal Use of Ingredients:

Please plan and buy your grocery and vegetables. Eg. If you happen to get only tomatoes in bulk in a week and other vegetables in scarce try making tomato thokku and store. You can pair it up with rice or idly or dosa or phulkha. Some kids love pairing up the sauce with anything. You can homemade sauce. If you get a lot of fruits to make homemade jams and store. Just spend a few minutes more to plan and execute things carefully. Similarly, Podis and Thuvaiyals give huge support in such crisis times. Below is the collection of thokku, jam and podi which you can store and use as a side dish for a variety of items

Recipe Links:

1. Jam-Beet & Carrot
2. Dates strawberry jam
3. Mango Jam
4. Strawberry Jam
5. Pineapple Jam
6. Apple Jam
7. Mixed Fruit Jam
8. Home Made Lentils Powder
9. Tomato Thokku
10.  Garlic Podi
11. Coconut Powder/Thengai Podi
12. Lentils Powder
13. Tomato Sauce
14. Mint Podi

Easy Rice Recipes:

You can replace the vegetables/lentils I have used in the recipes. If you don’t have coconut milk you can skip and use only the spices you have for time being. For eg) in Channa Pulao recipe you can use black channa or lobia or dried peas instead of white channa. In Urad dhal Rice recipe you can use split dhal or moong dhal or black gram too.

1. Sesame Rice(Ellu Sadam)
2. Urad Dhal Rice  
3. Toor Dhal Rice
4. Carrot Rice/Carrot Bath
5. Beetroot Rice/Pulao
6. Amla/Indian Gooseberry Rice
7. Raw Mango Rice
8. Capsicum peas Pulao
9. Gobi/Cauliflower Rice
10. Tomato Peas Pulao
11. Peanut Rice
12. Carrot Peas Pulao
13. Kuska/Plain Biryani
14. Brinjal Rice
15. Cabbage Amla Rice
16. Masala bath
17. Gobi Matar Pulao
18. Peanut Rice
19. Plain Biriyani
20. Channa Pulao /Biriyani

You can make lemon rice, tamarind rice, coconut rice too.

Simple Side dish/Kulambu Ideas:

You can use any vegetable in kara kulambu and alter sundaikkai with any vathal.

1. Sothi
2. Sundakkai(Turkey berry) Vatthal Poricha Kulambu
3. Vendaikkai More Kulambu(Ladies Finger Buttermilk curry)
4. Paruppu Urundai Kulambu
5. Sukku Milagu Kulambu(Dried Ginger, Pepper Curry)
6. Capsicum Sambhar
7. Keerai masiyal
8. Vellai Curry
9. Kara Kulambu
10. Karunai Kilangu Vatha Kulambu
11. Seppankilangu More Kulambu(Colocasia Butter Milk Curry)
12. Keerai Charu
13. Capsicum Sambhar
14. Kongu Style Pachai Payaru Curry

Healthy Snack Recipes for Kids:

Here is a collection of recipes which can be made upfront and stored for kids at home. There are close to 35 recipes which you can make and store. They are free from white sugar. Click the images for detailed recipes.

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Below is the collection of snack recipes which you make instantly for daily evening snacks. Avoid deep fry snacks on a daily basis. Click on the names below for detailed recipe

1. 1. 1. Onion Samosa
      2. Mangalore Bonda
      3. Corn Vadai/Bonda
      4. Vazhaipoo Vadai
      5. Green gram sprouts salad
      6. Nendran Banana Fritters
      7. Watermelon Salad
      8. Sweet corn cutlet/Sweet corn Aloo Tikki
      9. Sweet Potato Cutlet
      10. Rajma Walnut Cheese Cutlets
      11. Plain Sev/Om Podi
      12. Pav Bhaji
      13. Masala vadai
      14. Baked Potato Wedges
      15. Groundnut Stir Fry
      16. Wheat Tofu Momos
      17. Mushroom Kola Urundai
      18. Gobi Fry
      19. Veg Sheekh Kabab
      20. Sweet Potato Wedges
      21. Paneer Nuggets
      22. Potato wedges
      23. Spicy Mushroom Crisps
      24. Mixed Dal Mini Bonda
      25. Pumpkin Sticks
      26. Navratan Dhal Bonda
      27. Sabudana Cutlet
      28. Paneer Popcorn
      29. Broccoli Corn Cutlet
      30. Baby Corn Fry
      31. Bread Cup Pizza
      32. Fruit Salad with Custard
      33. Carrot Halwa
      34. Paal Kova(Milk Kova)
      35. Instant wheat appam/Godhumai Appam
      36. Golden Milk Fruit Custard
      37. Vegan Chocolate Pudding
      38. Strawberry Custard
      39. Mexican Corn Bean Salad
      40. Bittergourd rings
      41. No deep fry Vada

2. P.S:

Please ensure the optimal use of resources since this lockdown is a testing period for all of us.

Feel free to replace the spice powders with whole spices ( Chilly powder with red chilly)

Babies above 6 months don’t need separate food.

For babies below one-year, animal milk and honey shouldn’t be offered.

Kindly have a word with your doctor before introducing any new food to babies.

Please eliminate all allergies and look into the family history of allergies before trying any new ingredient.

The shelf life will differ for each recipe. Please look into the individual link for details.

These recipes listed can be offered to babies above 6 months without sugar, salt, honey and milk.

Please look into each recipe and decide the age group to which it would be suitable.

Ensure to have introduced the individual ingredients separately and eliminate allergies.

Make sure to store them right.

Please be careful about the quantity of intake. Moderation is the key for healthy intake.

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