Sprouts: The Miracle Food!

 Did you know that sprouts are rich in vitamins, minerals, proteins, fibre and active antioxidants which prevent DNA destruction and aging! Incentive enough for you to eat sprouts?

Here are some easy and tasty ways of incorporating this wonder food into your diet:

1. As breakfast:

Sprout Paratha Filling

Sprouts Paratha
Ingredients: (for 4 - 5 parathas)
1. 1 cup sprouts (green gram)
2. 1 onion (finely chopped)
3. 1 green chilly
4. 1 piece ginger
5. Mint and coriander leaves
6. 1/2 teaspoon ajwain
7. Salt and red chilli powder as per taste
8. Wheatflour dough to make paratha


Method:
Mix all the ingredients in a bowl. Make small balls out of the wheat flour dough and fill the sprouts mixture in the ball. Roll into a paratha. Cook the paratha on a tawa by using few drops of olive oil (preferably).
Serve hot with coriander mint green chutney and/or curd.

Sprout Paratha

2. As a healthy snack:

Sprouts Salad

Sprouts Salad

Ingredients:
1. 1 cup sprouts
2. 1/4 cup fresh pomogrenate
3. 1 unpeeled cucumber (chopped into small cubes)
4. 1 peeled carrot (chopped into small pieces)
5. Mint and coriander leaves
6. Juice of half a lemon
7. Salt, pepper and chat masala as per taste

Method:
Mix all the ingredients and it's ready to eat!

Give it a try this weekend! Your family will enjoy the taste and will also thank you in the long run for making them healthier!