Moong dal salad is a protein-rich food that can be served as a healthy snack both for kids and adults after they get home from school/work. I would say this is one of the best refreshment for Gestational Diabetic mommies out there when you would like to have a light bite. You can have this prepared in 10 min with few preparations ahead.

Ingredients: 

• Moong dal – One cup
• Onions – 1/2 cup
• Green chillies – 1
• Mustard seeds – 1 tea spoon
• cumin seeds – 1 tea spoon
• oil – 2 Table spoons
• Curry leaves – few
• Lemon – half
• Salt – to the taste

Recipe:

First, soak the moong dal for 2 hours. Then rinse them well with clean water; Simmer them in a salted water until they are tender (shouldn’t take more than 5-8 min). Remove the excess water if any and keep them aside. Then do the tempering (Tadka) in a medium pan; Add chopped onions, green chillies and curry leaves to Tadka; Saute them for a minute. Now add the boiled moong dal and mix them up well for few seconds. Then add the lemon and mix it well one last time. That’s it! Your moong dal salad is ready !!!

You can have as many boiled egg white as you like.  They are less in calories and rich in protein. They keep you full for long. I used to have them in the breakfast. I have Egg Boiler that made my job lot more easier.

Vegetable omelet is a healthy snack and will not increase your glucose levels. You can have one or two Omelets per day. I used to have it in the breakfast or as a snack in the evening.

Recipe:

Beat the eggs and add the veggies. Add salt and chili powder mix it well. Your omelet mix is ready.

Ingredients:

• Eggs – 2
• Salt – ½ tea spoon
• Chilli powder – 1/4 tea spoon
• Frozen vegetable mix (carrots, beans, green peas) – ½ cup
• Chopped tomatos – ¼ cup
• Chopped onions – ¼ cup

Thank you for sharing the pic Sneha Malladi

The regular idli dosa made of urad dal with rice are rich in carbohydrates and increases the glucose in the blood. Here is the alternative to please your taste buds. Ragi batter is one of the easiest recipes with which you can make both idli and dosa. They go well with Peanut Chutney. You can have 2-3 idlies or 1-2 dosas for breakfast or dinner.

Recipe:

Soak one cup of urad dal for 6-8 hours. Rinse the soaked dal with clean water and grind it to a smooth paste in a blender. Add two cups of Ragi Flour to the batter and mix it well. You can add water to get the desired consistency. Leave the batter overnight (10-12 hours) for fermentation in the oven. Add salt to the fermented batter and mix it well. Voila! Your batter is ready for dosa/idli. It usually takes 20-25 minutes to steam these idlies on medium heat (just like regular idlies).

Sprinkle some chopped onions and grated carrot on to your dosa to make it more healthier and look colourful. As you know, carrots are rich in fiber.

Ingredients:

• Urad Dal – 1 Cup
• Ragi Flour – 2 cups
• Salt – 1 teaspoon

Pesarattu is a real life saver for the people who have Gestational Diabetes (GD). It keeps you full for longer and you won’t feel like you are on any aggressive diet. I used to have two dosas with peanut chutney  either for breakfast or dinner. My glucose levels were always under control with this simple recipe.

Recipe:

Soak one cup of moong dal for 6-8 hours. Remove soaked water and rinse the dal with clean water. Add some ginger, few green chilies, salt to the dal and then grind the mix to a smooth paste in your blender. Voila!  Your dosa batter is ready now.

Adding chopped onions on to your dosa is optional, but I used to add lots of chopped onions.

Ingredients:

• Moong Dal – 1 Cup
• Ginger – 2 inch
• Salt – ½ table spoon
• Green Chilies – 2 to 4