Diabetes is a World Health Organization recognized chronic disease that affects around 422 million people globally. The consequence of this metabolic disease includes an unhealthy elevation in the blood glucose/sugar levels in the body.

Healthy recipes for people with diabetes

Breakfast

Try this capsicum paratha recipe to serve as breakfast. This recipe prepares 5 parathas. The preparation time is 10 minutes and the cooking time is 15 minutes.

The ingredients include:

• Spring onions, chopped - 2 tbsp
• Whole wheat flour -1 cup
• Oil - 1 1/2 tsp
• Salt
• Red chilli flakes - 1 tsp
• Capsicum, chopped - 1/4 cup
• Oregano - 1/2 tsp

Method of preparation:

• Take a bowl and add onions, wheat flour, salt to taste, oregano, capsicum, chilli flakes and oil to it. Mix and combine to turn it into a dough.
• Make 5 balls of the dough.
• Take a rolling pin and flatten out each ball until it turns into a flat chapatti.
• Take a non-stick pan and add some oil to it.
• Heat each flattened dough until each side is golden brown and cooked.
• Serve with low-fat curd or buttermilk

Lunch

Try this wholesome whole green gram and millet khichdi recipe to serve as breakfast. This recipe serves 4 people. The preparation time is 10 minutes and the cooking time is 27 minutes.

The ingredients include:

• Black millet (bajra) - 1/4 cup
• Whole green gram (moong dal) - 1/4 cup
• Ginger paste (1/2 tsp)
• Chilli powder - 1 tsp
• Oil - 2 tsp
• Cumin (jeera) - 1 tsp
• Green chilli paste - 1/2 tsp
• Turmeric (haldi) - 1/2 tsp
• Salt
• Garlic paste - 1 tsp
• Peas - 1/2 cup
• Asafoetida (heeng) - pinch
• Onions, finely chopped - 1/2 cup
• Tomatoes, chopped - 1 cup

Method of preparation:

• Soak the millet and gram in water and leave it for 5 hours. Drain it.
• Take a cup of water and combine it with peas, millet, green gram and salt in a pressure cooker.
• Cook it until you hear 5 whistles from the cooker.
• Set aside and let steam escape.
• Take a non-stick pan and heat oil in it.
• Add cumin seeds to it. Wait for it to crackle and then add asafoetida and onions. 
• After coking for a minute on medium flame, add ginger paste, tomatoes, turmeric powder, garlic paste, salt, chilli paste and chilli powder.
• Cook, stir, and mash for 2-3 minutes.
• Finally, add the millet and gram to the mixture and stir for another 3 minutes.
• Serve while hot.

Dinner 

Try this chicken shawarma recipe to serve as dinner. This recipe serves 2 people. The preparation time is 10 minutes and the cooking time is 30 minutes.

The ingredients include:

• Low-fat curd - 3/4 cup + 1/2 cup
• Oil - 1 tsp
• Garlic paste - 1 tsp + 1 tbsp
• Tahini - 1 tsp
• Paprika - 1/2 tsp
• Lemon juice (2 lemons)
• Salt
• Cayenne pepper - 1/2 tsp
• Sliced chicken - 500 g
• Curry powder - 1/2 tsp
• Pepper powder
• Cinnamon powder - 1/2 tsp
• Allspice - 1/2 ts

Method of preparation:

• Combine salt, 1/2 cup curd, some lemon juice, garlic paste and tahini and whisk together to prepare the sauce. Set aside.
• Combine the ingredients and marinate the chicken in it.
• Set aside the chicken for about 4-5 hours.
• Take a pan and fry the ingredients along with the marinated chicken.
• Take a pita bread and heat it lightly.
• Arrange the ingredients in the pita bread and roll it.
• Serve.