Why a blog on GD?

I thought of writing something on diet for Gestational Diabetes (GD) when my daughter-in-law had GD last year. Being a vegetarian, she had very little choice when it came to American hospital diet. She was admitted in the hospital on the 26th week of gestation with high GD and for about 3 weeks, I had to manage her diet with proper calculation of carbohydrate, protein and fibre.With proper guidance and wonderful cooperation from her dietitian, we could keep her glucose level under control. She delivered a girl baby on her 29th week, and both mother and daughter are doing great today.

Thursday, March 5, 2015

Oats - Poha (aval) - Vagetable Kichidi

Tasty Oats -Poha (aval) - Vegetable Kichidi

Tasty Oats Poha(aval) Veg Kichidi
Oats. -- One cup
Thick Poha --- One cup
Carrot, peas, onion --- one cup
Lime juice ----1tsp
Oil. ---- 3 tsp
Green Chilli (split) --- 2
Turmeric powder, asafoetida, ginger ground ---1/2 tsp each
Salt to taste
Soak poha after washing, for half an hour (the water for soaking should just cover the poha)
Keep a kadai on stove, pour oil, season it with mustard, urad dhal and Bengal gram dhal.
Split two green chilli and add it with all vegetables in the kadai.
Add the oats and fry it for two minutes.
Add one and a half cup of boiling water to it and cover it with a lid
Let the oats and the vegetables get cooked.
When the water gets absorbed add salt, turmeric powder and asafoetida.
Then add the soaked poha and turn slowly with wooden ladle so that the poha does not split.
Add one tsp of ghee, curry and coriander leaves. Finally add the lime juice and close.
Any sambar or chutney can go as side dish. For kids, sugar is the best side dish.
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