Lunch Ideas
400 Calorie Dal Roti Thali
Moong dal, roti, cabbage matar sabzi, curd and salad on one plate for about 400 kcal. Weight-loss food that is still ghar ka khana.
405
kcal
19g
protein
60g
carbs
10g
fat
Per serving · makes 2 · 35 minutes
Ingredients
- •70 g yellow moong dal (dry weight)
- •60 g whole wheat atta, for 2 rotis (1 per person)
- •200 g cabbage, finely shredded
- •50 g green peas
- •2 tsp oil (10 g): 1 for the dal tadka, 1 for the sabzi
- •Cumin, mustard seeds, hing, turmeric, red chilli, garlic, salt
- •200 g curd
- •100 g cucumber and 80 g tomato, sliced, for the salad
Method
- 1.Pressure cook the moong dal with turmeric, salt and 2.5 cups of water for 3 whistles. Whisk until smooth.
- 2.Heat 1 tsp oil, add cumin, garlic and hing, then pour the tadka over the dal.
- 3.For the sabzi, heat 1 tsp oil with mustard seeds, add the cabbage, peas, turmeric, chilli and salt. Cover and cook 8 to 10 minutes until tender.
- 4.Make 2 rotis from the atta and cook on a tawa with no ghee.
- 5.Plate each thali with 1 roti, half the dal, half the sabzi, 100 g curd and half the salad.
Coach’s note
Hungry with just 1 roti? Add a second bowl of dal before you add a second roti. Dal is the cheaper way to fill up and adds protein, the roti adds mostly carbs.
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