Healthy meal recipes that are easy on your stomach and your pocket

Living a fast-paced life leaves you little time to sit down for a meal. This means that you have to live on junk and fast food, which affects your health and can give rise to medical ailments.

A healthy diet can fix this. No, it does not mean that you have to spend hours in the kitchen or go to a supermarket and purchase exotic ingredients. You can easily whip up a meal that is as light on your pocket as it is on your stomach.

So whether you are looking to pack a tiffin, or have your dinner at home, or just healthy recipes for weight loss on a budget, we list some simple recipes that you can try.

Nachni Dosa

If you are looking for healthy recipes for weight loss on a budget, the NachniDosa is perfect for you.It needs very few ingredients which are easily available in the kitchen. To make NachniDosa, wash and soak NachniorRagi overnight in water. In the morning, drain the water and blend the ragi into a smooth paste. Add a bit of water to adjust the consistency when grinding. Now, add finely chopped onion, coriander, salt, green chilli and garlic paste, and mix well. Heat a dosa pan or any non-stick griddle and grease it with some oil. When it is sufficiently hot, pour a ladleful of batter onto the pan and rotate the ladle in circular motion to make a thin dosa. Cook the dosa until it turns golden brown from both sides. Serve hot with mint chutney.

Multigrain Roti

This healthy and nutritious multigrain roti is made with 5 healthy Indian grains:  jowar, bajra, besan, wheat, ragi (or nachni).It is rich in iron, protein, vitamin B and fibres. To make multigrain roti, combine all the five flours (1/4 cup each) along with finely chopped onion, green chillies and coriander into a deep mixing bowl. Add a pinch of turmeric powder, some red chilli powder, and salt to taste. Knead it into a soft dough using water. Divide the dough into small portions. Take one portion at a time and flatten it out using a rolling pin. Now place the flattened roti onto a hot non-stick tava and cook from both sides until golden brown. Serve with dal or a gravy of your choice.

Oats and Moong Dal Khichdi

Wash 1/4th cup of moong dal and soak it in water for 30 minutes. In a pressure cooker, heat oil and add cumin seeds, hing and keep for a minute. Now, add onions and green chillies and saute for another minute. To this, add ginger-garlic paste, chilli powder, turmeric powder and saute on a lowflame. Add 1 cup oats, moong dal and vegetables of your choice (French beans, carrots, capsicum, peas). Keep stirring and cook on a medium flame for 2-3 minutes. Add three cups of hot water and salt to taste. Mix it well and pressure cook for 2-3 whistles. Serve hot right after the steam has settled in the pressure cooker.

Spinach Scrambled Eggs

Scrambled eggs are the perfectbudget-friendly, healthy meal option for a busy morning breakfast. They can be made even healthier by adding spinach, which is packed with nutrients and low in fat and cholesterol. To make this protein-packed breakfast, heat a large pan on medium-high flame and grease it with a little oil. Beat 4-5 eggs with the help of a wire whisk, then add 2 tablespoons of milk followed by salt and black pepper powder. Whisk the mixture well and pour it into the pan and keep stirring as it cooks. Add a handful of chopped spinach to the pan, when the eggs begin to take form. Cook for 2 more minutes until the eggs are no longer runny. Serve with whole-grain toast.

You can add anything you like to the recipes, but remember to keep the use of oil to a minimum. These recipes are quite simple and can help you eat healthy on a budget.