5 Healthy Recipes For You During Your First Trimester

If you’ve just conceived, you’re right on time to make changes in your diet. It’s always good to start healthy and it is very important to maintain this throughout your pregnancy for the sake of both your health and your baby’s.

Now, we know you don’t really like eating anything healthy (thanks to all the cravings) right now. However, you might want to reconsider your choice of foods. Considering this, we have for you 5 recipes that ensure both health and taste.

1. Potato and onion soup

Recipe:

1. Heat butter in a pressure cooker

2. Saute one chopped onion in it for 1 minute

3. Add 2 diced potatoes and saute it for 1 minute too

4. Add 1 and a half cups of water and pressure cook the potatoes for 3 whistles

5. Once cooled, blend the ingredients in a mixer and make a puree out of it

6. Transfer the puree into a pan, add salt, pepper and half a cup water

7. Cook for 2-3 minutes

8. Garnish with grated carrots

Your soup is ready!

2. Sprouts, spring onions and tomato salad

Recipe:

1. Soak and boil sprouts in water

2. Chop 2 green onions and 2 tomatoes

3. Mix all the ingredients in a bowl

4. Add 2 tablespoon lemon, a tinge of salt, black salt and pepper

5. Toss well and serve

3. Moong dal dosa

Recipe:

1. Soak moong dal and rice in water for at least 3 hours and drain

2. Grind the paste using a little water in the blender

3. Add salt to the batter and mix well as per taste

4. Heat some oil in a pan

5. Spread the batter onto the pan in a circular motion and cook until light brown

6. Serve with chutney

4. Broccoli soup

Recipe:

1. Heat oil in a deep pan and saute 2 sliced onions in it

2. Add one cup full broccoli in it and cook with the lid covered for 3-4 minutes

3. Once cooked, let the ingredients be cooled

4. Blend the mixture until smooth

5. Transfer the puree into the same pan

6. Add milk, salt and pepper and stir well

7. Cook for 3-4 minutes

Your soup is ready

5. Bajra khakras

Recipe:

1. Mix the Baja flour, whole wheat flour, salt, green chillies and water together

2. Add warm water and knead the dough well

3. Make 3-4 balls (or more if you want) and roll until flat

4. Heat a nonstick pan with ghee or oil, and cook the khakras until crisp

5. Serve hot with pickle

Enjoy!