It is that time of the year again! Navratri, the nine-day celebration of devotion and joy, began on October 3rd. During this auspicious period, devotees will observe fasts, often limiting their diet to fruits and special vrat-friendly foods. While everyone has their preferences for fasting foods, nutritionist Pooja Malhotra has a delightful recipe for all the pakoda lovers out there. In her latest Instagram post, the nutritionist has shared the fast-friendly recipe for non-fried paneer pakoda, perfect for satisfying those cravings while keeping your energy levels up throughout the festival. One could have this dish "for breakfast, lunch or dinner," she mentions. 

Take a look:

Ingredients

  • 1/3rd cup buckwheat flour 
  • 1/3rd cup singhara flour
  • green chillies
  • coriander leaves
  • salt
  • jeera powder
  • amchoor powder
  • cottage cheese (paneer)


Recipe

  • For the batter, take buckwheat flour and singhara flour and add some green chillies and fresh coriander leaves to it. 
  • Then, add some water and salt to make a thick batter.
  • Next, boil a potato and smash it with some green chillies, coriander leaves, salt, jeera powder and amchoor powder. 
  • Cut cottage cheese into thin square slices. Spread the potato mixture on one slice, cover it with another slice. 
  • Now, grease the pan with a bit of oil. 
  • Dip the double paneer slices in the flour batter and cook it on low flame from all sides.
  • Serve it with your choice of chutney. 

Pooja Malhotra has previously also shared a healthy recipe for grilled pineapple salad. Explaining the salad-making process, the nutritionist cuts a pineapple into 1 cm thick slices and grills them lightly with a red bell pepper. Next, she dices the grilled pineapple, bell pepper, cucumber, cherry tomatoes, purple cabbage and other veggies of choice in a bowl. For the dressing, she adds 1 tbsp olive oil, 1/2 tsp salt, juice of 2 lemons, 1 tsp oregano and 1 tsp honey to the mix and tosses it well. She advises to chill the salad for a few minutes and then serve.


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