Recipes for Pregnant and Breastfeeding

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Quick Baked Apple

Ingredients

* 1 medium apple
* 1 tsp. butter spread with canola oil
* 1 tbsp. brown sugar
* 1 tbsp. maple syrup
* ¼ tsp. ground cinnamon
* 1 tsp. ground allspice

Directions

1. Core apple leaving bottom intact; using paring knife, peel skin from around top of core.
2. Combine remaining ingredients; mix until blended.
3. Place apple in microwave-safe dish and fill apple core with butter-spice mixture.
4. Cover and microwave for 4-7 minutes until soft.

This recipe is a good source of vitamin C and fiber, which are essential during pregnancy and breastfeeding.

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SOYA UPMA

Whip up this nutritive upma that is loaded with vegetables and is also much more nutritious than plain semolina upma. Soya bean granules are smaller version of nuggets. If you are using nuggets instead of granules, chop them into really small pieces after boiling them.
Vegetarian diets are deficient in Vitamin B12, but soyabean and its by products are an excellent vegetarian source of this vitamin. Soya granules and nuggets provide plenty of protein, energy and calcium too. Lemon juice provides good vitamin C and also aids the absorption of iron from food.



Ingredients

• 3/4 cup soya granules
• 1 teaspoon cumin seeds (jeera)
• 1 tablespoon urad dal (split black lentils)
• 1/4 teaspoon asafoetida (hing)
• 1 teaspoon grated ginger
• 1 to 2 green chillies, slit
• 1 onion, chopped
• 1/2 cup grated carrot
• 1/2 cup cabbage, chopped
• juice of 1/2 lemon
• 1 tablespoon oil
• salt to taste

For the garnish

• 2 tablespoons chopped coriander

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DAL AND VEGETABLE IDLI

These nutritious idlis are slightly heavier than the regular idlis as the batter is not fermented.They are very nutritive because of the combination of 3 dals and vegetables like methi, green peas and carrots. These are great for an early pregnancy boost and being an excellent source of iron, fibre, folic acid and vitamin C, they will ensure that you and your baby get plenty of goodness.You can even make sumptuous pancakes with the same batter instead of steaming them into idlis.

Cooking Time : 10 to 12 mins.
Preparation Time : 15 mins.
Makes 6 idlis.

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup toovar (arhar) dal
• 1/4 cup split yellow gram (yellow moong dal)
• 1/2 cup split Bengal gram (chana dal)
• 1 cup fenugreek (methi) leaves, chopped
• 2 cups chopped coriander
• 1/4 cup green peas, boiled and mashed
• 1/4 cup grated coconut
• 3 green chillies, chooped
• 1 small onion, chopped
• 1 small carrot, grated
• salt to taste
• 1 teaspoon oil for greasing

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Fresh Grape Jelly

Cooking time: More than 1 hour
Serves 4

Ingredients

• 1 kg (31b) black grapes
• 1 tablespoons gelatine, approx.

Directions

Remove stems from grapes, discard any imperfect fruit. Wash grapes well, place in pan, break grapes by squashing lightly with potato masher or fork. Cover pan, bring slowly to boil, reduce heat, simmer, covered 10 minutes, or until grapes are pulpy.
Push grapes through strainer, discard pulp. Strain grape juice through finer strainer or damp cloth for a finer-textured jelly. Measure juice, allow 1 teaspoon gelatine to each 80ml of juice. (From 1 kg grapes you should have about 2 cups juice.) Dissolve the gelatine in about 2 tablespoons of the hot grape juice, stir to dissolve, add to remaining juice, mix well, divide between four moulds of about -cup capacity, cool, refrigerate overnight. Dip moulds into hot water for about 10 seconds, turn on to serving plates.

Serve with whipped cream.

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French Toast (This Recipe Is Rich In Vit. B12)

Ingredients

• 2 big bread slices
• 1 egg
• 100 ml of milk
• sugar to taste
• oil.

Method

1. Whip egg.
2. Add milk and sugar
3. Dip bread slices in the egg mixture and apply the mixture properly on both sides.
4. Shallow fry the bread slices.

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Beetroot Chocolate Meringue Cake

Cooking time: More than 1 hour
Per serve: 3g fat; 2.2g fibre; 900kJ.
Serves 8

Ingredients

• 8 egg whites
• 220g (1 cup) caster sugar
• 25g ( cup) cocoa powder
• 60g dark chocolate, finely chopped
• 1 large (200g) beetroot, finely grated
• 60g ( cup) prunes, finely chopped
• 50g ( cup) stale breadcrumbs

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 120 C.
2. Grease a 22cm springform pan; line base with baking paper, flour the sides of the pan and shake away the excess.
3. Beat egg whites in a large bowl with an electric mixer until soft peaks form.
4. Gradually add the sugar and beat until sugar is dissolved between additions.
5. Fold in the sifted cocoa, chocolate, beetroot, prunes and breadcrumbs.
6. Spoon mixture into prepared pan.
7. Bake for about 1 hour 30 minutes or until firm; cool in oven with door a jar.

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Fruit Sweet (This Recipe Is Rich In Iron, Folic Acis And Vit. B12)

Ingredients

• Mango pulp - 1 00 gm
• apricots - 4-5 in no
• Dry dates 4-5 in no
• Raisins 6-7 in no
• Milk fresh cream - 100 ml.
• Honey - 1 teaspoon.

Directions

1. Whip fresh cream/milk, mango pulp and sugar together.
2. Cut the dry fruits length-wise and add to the mango pulp.
3. Serve this dessert chilled.

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