Having Trouble Deciding What to Cook for Your Family This Monsoon? Here are 8 Healthy and Delectable Monsoon Recipes to Brighten Up Your Mood in the Monsoon (2021)

Here is a list of fruits and vegetables one should include in their diet as they offer great benefits.

• Jamun fruits
• Cherry
• Pomegranate
• Papaya
• Peach
• Lychee
• Bottle gourd
• Bitter gourd
• Pointed gourd
• Ridge gourd
• Indian squash
• Ginger
• Turmeric

Here are a few healthy diet tips to be followed during monsoon.

• Add nuts like almonds, walnuts, and dates as they are rich in antioxidants, and boost immunity.
• Drink ginger water mixed with honey to ward throat infections.
• Include green leafy vegetables and colourful fruits in your diet.
• Include spices such as turmeric, mustard, asafoetida, coriander, turmeric, cloves, pepper, cinnamon, garlic, ginger, and curry leaves.
• Avoid deep-fried foods that may hinder the digestion process.

A list of simple things 'to do' and 'things not to do' will go a long way in giving you that added protection.

• Eat fresh home-cooked food
• Keep your home and surroundings clean from stagnant water
• Drink boiled water or purified water.
• Carry mosquito repellents
• Keep your skin clean and free from humidity
• Avoid getting wet in the rain often
• Avoid uncooked and exposed street food
• Do not walk in stagnant water

Ingredients Required:

• Shredded cabbage – 1 cup
• Sliced onions – 1 cup
• Carrots – ½ cup
• Beans – ½ cup
• Besan/gram flour – 1 cup
• Rice flour – ¼ cup
• Ajwain/carom seeds – 1 tsp
• Coriander leaves – ½ cup
• Green chillies – 1 tbsp
• Garam masala – 1 tsp
• Ginger and garlic paste – 1 tsp
• Salt – As required
• Oil – For frying

Method:

• Step – 1: Clean the vegetables and slice them finely for mixing.
• Step – 2: In a mixing bowl, add the vegetables, coriander leaves, garam masala, ginger, and garlic paste and salt.
• Step – 3: Allow the vegetable mixture to rest and squeeze the excess water from the mixture.
• Step – 4: Add the gram flour, rice flour, and ajwain seeds to the mixture and combine well.
• Step – 5: Ensure that the mixture is combined well and is of perfect consistency.
• Step – 6: Heat oil in a pan and ensure that the oil is hot enough.
• Step – 7: Make small portions of the dough and drop them into the hot oil.
• Step – 8: Gently turn the pakora to ensure that they are evenly fried.
• Step – 9: Fry until they are golden brown and gently remove from the oil.
• Step – 10. Serve them with tomato ketchup or green chutney.

Ingredients Required:

• Potatoes - 250 grams
• Chopped cauliflower – 1.25 cups
• Chopped carrot – 1 cup
• Green peas – 1 cup
• French beans – 1/3 cup
• Butter - 3 tbsp
• Cumin seeds – 1 tsp
• Onion – ½ cup
• Ginger garlic paste – 2 tsp
• Green chillies – 2
• Capsicum – 1
• Chopped tomatoes – 2 cups
• Turmeric powder – 1 tsp
• Kashmiri chilli powder – 1 tsp
• Pav bhaji masala – 3 tbsp
• Pav buns – 12
• Onion – 1
• Lime – 1
• Coriander leaves – 4 tbsps

Method:

• Step – 1: Add the chopped vegetables to a pressure cooker, and add 2 cups of water, cook them for 6 whistles.
• Step – 2: Heat a pan, add butter and allow it to melt.
• Step – 3: To the butter, add t teaspoon of cumin seeds and chopped onions. Sauté them until they turn translucent.
• Step – 4: Add ginger garlic paste and chopped green chillies and sauté well.
• Step – 5: Add chopped tomatoes, finely chopped capsicum, and mix well.
• Step – 6: Add 1 teaspoon turmeric powder and 1 teaspoon Kashmiri red chilli powder.
• Step – 7: Add pav bhaji masala to the mixture and add the cooked vegetables.
• Step – 8: With a potato masher, mash the vegetables until they form a smooth mixture.
• Step – 9: Add salt, and allow the mixture to simmer for 10 minutes until it is done.
• Step – 10: Heat a Tawa and add butter to the pan.
• Step – 11: Toast the pav buns on both sides until they are done.
• Step – 12: Serve the hot pav bun along with bhaji.
• Step – 13: Sprinkle some onions, coriander, and place a lime wedge along with the bhaji mixture.

Ingredients Required:

• Maida - 2 cups
• Ajwain seeds - ¼ tsp
• Cumin – 1 tsp
• Coriander seeds – ½ tsp
• Fennel – ½ tsp
• Hing – 1 pinch
• Ginger – 1 inch
• Green chilli – 1
• Peas – 1 cup
• Kashmiri red chilli – ½ tsp
• Coriander powder – ½ tsp
• Cumin powder – ½ tsp
• Amchur powder – ½ tsp
• Garam masala – ½ tsp
• Pepper powder – ¼ tsp
• Potato boiled and mashed – 4
• Cashew nuts – 5
• Coriander leaves – 2 tbsp
• Salt – as required
• Oil – as required
• Water – as required

Method:

• Step – 1: Make dough with maida, ajwain seeds, water, and salt. Grease it with oil and allow it to rest.
• Step – 2: Take a kadhai, add 2 teaspoons of oil and add cumin, coriander seeds, fennel, and a pinch of hing.
• Step – 3: Add finely chopped ginger, green peas, chilli powder, coriander powder, cumin powder, amchur powder, garam masala, pepper, and salt.
• Step – 4: Add the boiled potatoes and mix well.
• Step – 5: Add cashew nuts and coriander leaves to the mixture.
• Step – 6: Roll the dough into an oval shape and cut it horizontally, diving into 2 equal portions using a knife.
• Step – 7: Roll the portion into a cone and add potato mixture in the cone.
• Step – 8: Grease the edges with water and seal the edges.
• Step – 9: Heat oil in a pan and once hot, drop the samosa into the water and fry them well.
• Step - 10: You can also bake them at 180 degrees Celsius for 40 minutes.
• Step - 11: Enjoy the hot samosa with green chutney and tamarind chutney.

Ingredients Required:

• Green chutney
• Coriander leaver – 1 cup
• Chat masala – ½ tsp
• Green chillies – 2
• Salt – as required
• Potato masala
• Boiled potatoes – 1.5 cups
• Mustard seeds – ½ tsp
• Cumin seeds – ½ tsp
• Green chillies – 2
• Curry leaves – ¼ cup
• Turmeric powder – ¼ tsp
• Hing – 1 pinch
• Coriander leaves – 1/3 cup
• Salt – as required
• Bread – 10 slices
• Onion - 1 chopped
• Tomato – 1 chopped
• Capsicum – 1 chopped
• Roasted cumin powder – 1 tsp
• Black salt – ¼ tsp

Method:

• Step – 1: Blend coriander leaves, green chillies, salt, and little water to obtain a fine paste.
• Step – 2: Mash the potatoes well.
• Step – 3: Heat oil in a pan, add the mustard seeds and allow them splutter.
• Step – 4: Add ½ tsp cumin seeds and a pinch of asafoetida.
• Step – 5: Add the finely chopped green chillies, ¼ tsp turmeric powder, and 8 to 10 curry leaves.
• Step – 6: Add the mashed potatoes to the mixture and sauté well.
• Step – 7: Add the rest of the spices and add ⅓ cup chopped coriander leaves. Turn off the heat and allow the mixture to cool.
• Step – 8: Butter the bread evenly and toast on either side.
• Step – 9: Spread green chutney on one side of the bread and add potato filling on one side.
• Step – 10: Place the 1 or 2 tomato slices and onion slices. Sprinkle a pinch of chat masala, black salt, and cumin powder.
• Step – 11: Grill the sandwich on both sides and serve hot.

Ingredients Required:

• Chopped carrots – 2
• Onion – ½ cup
• Garlic cloves – 4
• Tomato paste – 1.5 tbsp
• Flour – 1 tbsp
• Vegetable/Chicken broth – 4 cups
• Dried thyme – ½ tsp
• Bay leaf – 1
• Pureed tomatoes – 1 cup
• Cream – 1 tsp
• Salt – as required

Method:

• Step – 1: In a saucepan, sauté carrots, onions, and garlic.
• Step – 2: Add the tomato paste and stir for a few minutes.
• Step – 3: Add the flour and mix well and ensure it does not burn.
• Step – 4: Pour the tomato puree and mix well.
• Step – 5: Season the mixture with dried thyme, vegetable/chicken broth, and bay leaf.
• Step – 6: Allow the mixture to simmer for 30 minutes.
• Step – 7: Serve with toasted bread crumbs or croutons.

Ingredients Required:

• Milk – 4 cups
• Unsweetened cocoa powder – ¼ cup
• Granulated sugar – ¼ cup
• Semi-sweet chocolate chips – ½ cup
• Vanilla extract - ¼ tsp

Method:

• Step – 1: Heat milk in a pan and allow it to boil. Add the cocoa powder and mix gently.
• Step – 2: Add sugar to the milk and mix well.
• Step – 3: Add chocolate chips and whisk gently.
• Step – 4: Add the vanilla extract.
• Step – 5: Serve hot with whipped cream and marshmallows.

Ingredients Required:

• Tapioca pearls – 1 cup
• Potatoes – 4
• Peanuts – ½ cup
• Cumin seeds – 1 tsp
• Green chillies – 1
• Ginger – 1 tsp
• Lime juice – 2 tsp
• Chopped coriander leaves – 2 tbsp
• Sugar – 2 tbsp
• Buckwheat/amaranth flour – 2 tbsp
• Rock salt - as required
• Oil – for frying

Method:

• Step – 1: Soak the tapioca pearls in the water for 5 hours or overnight.
• Step – 2: Drain the water and add it to a mixing bowl.
• Step – 3: Boil the potatoes, mash them and add it to the tapioca pearls.
• Step – 4: In a pan, roast the groundnuts until they are crispy. Crush them coarsely and add to the mixture.
• Step – 5: Add rock salt, cumin seeds, sugar, ginger, green chillies, coriander leaves, and lemon juice.
• Step – 6: Make into small balls and flatten them gently.
• Step – 7: Heat oil in a pan and once ready, add the patties into the oil.
• Step – 8: Fry them until they turn crispy.

Ingredients Required:

• Instant noodles – 250 grams
• Oil - 2 tbsp
• Garlic cloves – 4
• Ginger – 1 inch
• Fresh red chillies – 2
• Spring onions – 2
• Mushrooms – 10
• Soy sauce – 1 tsp
• Vinegar – 1 tsp
• Red chilli sauce – 1 tsp
• Tastemaker – 2 tbsp
• Chicken stock – 1 cup
• Coriander leaves – ¼ cup
• Prawns – 12
• Carrot – 1 medium
• Bean sprouts – ½ cup
• Egg – 1 boiled

Method:

• Step – 1: Heat oil in a non-stick pan. Add garlic, ginger, chillies, and sauté till garlic turns golden brown.
• Step – 2: Add some spring onion bulbs, mix, and cook for 2 minutes. Add mushrooms, mix and cook till mushrooms release water. Add salt, mix and cook for a minute.
• Step – 3: Add soy sauce, vinegar, chilli sauce, tastemaker, mix, and cook for a minute. Add chicken stock, mix and bring to a boil.
• Step – 4: Roughly break noodles and add to the pan, mix well, and cook for 2-3 minutes.
• Step – 5: Finely chop the coriander, add to the soup, mix and cook for a minute. Add prawns, mix well and bring the soup to a boil.
• Step – 6: Add carrot juliennes mix and cook for a minute. Add 2 tablespoons spring onion greens and bean sprouts and mix well.
• Step – 7: Transfer the noodles to the centre of the serving bowl, pour the soup, and add the prawns.
• Step – 8: Garnish with remaining spring onion bulbs, carrot juliennes, egg, and spring onion greens.
• Step – 9: Drizzle soy sauce on top, sprinkle coriander leaves and fresh red chillies.