Your diet has a significant impact on your fitness journey when it comes to losing weight in a sustainable way. You may stay mostly on track by avoiding high-calorie items and adopting a balanced diet. But eating healthily doesn’t have to be monotonous; in order to ensure that you love your food, it’s crucial to add side dishes that enhance flavor and improve the dining experience. Chutney, being homemade, is low in calories, high in fiber, and rich in vitamins and minerals, making it a delicious and healthful addition to your diet while you drop pounds.
To help you in your weight loss journey, Abhilasha V, Chief Clinical Nutritionist and Head of Department, Cloudnine Group of Hospitals, Bengaluru, presents recipes for nutritious chutneys.
1. Cilantro-Mint Chutney
Ingredients used: Fresh cilantro (1 cup), fresh mint leaves (1/2 cup), green chilies (2-3, adjust to taste), lemon juice (2 tablespoons), salt (to taste).
Procedure: In order to get the right consistency, add a little water as needed while blending all the components until they are smooth. To taste, adjust the salt and lemon juice.
Cooking time: 10 minutes
2. Tomato-Garlic Chutney
Ingredients: Ripe tomatoes (2 medium-sized), garlic cloves (4-5), vinegar (1 tablespoon), salt (to taste), sugar (optional, a pinch).
Procedure: In a nonstick pan, sauté chopped tomatoes and garlic until tender. After allowing it to cool, combine until smooth with vinegar, salt, and sugar (if using).
Cooking time: 15 minutes.
3. Coconut- Curry Leaf Chutney
Ingredients: Fresh or desiccated coconut (1/2 cup), curry leaves (1/4 cup), green chilies (2-3), ginger (small piece), asafoetida (a pinch), lemon juice (1 tablespoon), salt (to taste).
Procedure: Ginger, coconut, curry leaves, and green chilies are all dry-roasted until just beginning to brown. Allow it to cool before blending until smooth with water, salt, lemon juice, and asafoetida.
Cooking time: 15 minutes
4. Apple- Cinnamon Chutney
Ingredients: Apples (2 medium-sized), cinnamon powder (1 teaspoon), nutmeg (a pinch), lemon juice (1 tablespoon), salt (to taste).
Procedure: Add a little water to diced apples and cook until tender. After allowing it to cool, blend until smooth with nutmeg, cinnamon powder, lemon juice, and salt.
Cooking time: 20 minutes.
5. Roasted Bell Pepper Chutney
Ingredients: Bell peppers (2-3, any colour), garlic cloves (2-3), balsamic vinegar (1 tablespoon), salt (to taste), black pepper (to taste).
Procedure: Bell peppers should be roasted until charred over an open flame or under a broiler. Remove the seeds and peel off the skin. Garlic, balsamic vinegar, salt, black pepper, and roasted peppers should all be blended until smooth.
Cooking time: 25 minutes
