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, December 20, 2012




GREEN GRAM PARATHA
Green gram                                      2 cups
Wheat flour                                       1 cup
Chilli powder                                     1/2 tsp
Garam Masala Powder                    1/2 tsp
Oil                                                      2 tsp
Salt to taste

1. Soak  green gram overnight or 5 to 6 hours.
2. Grind well to a smooth paste adding salt, chilli and masala powder.
3. Add wheat flour and one tsp of oil to the ground paste and knead it to chappathi dough consistency.
4. Make a little thick chappathis like paratha.
5. Bake it on a dosai tawa turning sides till brown, sprinkling a little oil on both the sides.
6. No side dish is needed as the paratha has chilli & garam masala taste in it.
7. If required, can have some tomato sauce as side dish.
8. Even cooked vegetables with only salt will go well as side dish, rather left over curries of the afternoon will serve the purpose.
9. An excellent dinner tiffin for diabetic patients without much ado about carbohydrates and fat.
 

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