Healthy eating: Here are two kidney-friendly recipes for dialysis patients

PANEER SHASHLIK: Grilled paneer with vegetables which can be eaten as a snack or main course.

Servings — 5
Serving size — 1-2

Ingredients
– Paneer — 500 g cubed
– Green capsicum — 1 (50 g)
– Onion — 1 (50 g)
– Tomato — 1 (50 g)
– Refined oil — 3-4 tsp for greasing

For marinade
– Hung curd — 100 g
– Coriander powder — 1 tsp
– Chilli powder — 1 tsp
– Garam masala powder — 1 tsp
– Lemon juice — ½ tsp
– Ginger garlic paste — 1 tsp
– Cornflour — 1 tbsp
– Salt — ¼ tsp or as per dietician’s advice

Preparation
* Mix the ingredients listed for marinade in a large glass bowl. Add the paneer, capsicum, onions and tomatoes to it.
* Ensure the vegetables and paneer are well coated in the marinade. Then cover the bowl with cling wrap and refrigerate for 1 hour.
* Grease the bamboo skewers with oil and arrange the paneer, onion, capsicum and tomato alternatively like a shashlik.
* If you’re grilling it in an oven, preheat the oven at 250-degrees centigrade and grill for 20-25 minutes. You can even grill them on a pan by greasing it with oil and rotating the shashliks every two minutes on medium flame. Serve hot.

Nutritional value in one serving
Calories–151.7 Kcal
Protein–7.2 g
Sodium–73.3 mg
Potassium–178.2 mg
Phosphorus–187.3 mg

RAVA APPAM

– Can be eaten for breakfast.
– Diabetic and dialysis friendly.

Portions — 8 dosas
Serving size — 1 dosa

Ingredients
– Rava/Semolina — 1 cup
– Poha/Rice flakes — ¾ cup
– Curd — ½ cup
– Sugar — 2 tsp
– Salt — ¼ tsp or as per dietician’s advice
– Baking soda — ¼ tsp
– Refined oil — 1-2 tsp for greasing

Preparation
* In a small mixie, take rava and poha and blend into a fine powder without adding any water.
* Now, add curd, sugar, salt and one cup of water. Whisk and mix well until there are no lumps. Add baking soda and mix until a smooth flowing consistency.
* Pour the batter over the hot tawa greased with a little oil. Keep the flame on medium and cook. Serve hot with onion chutney.

Nutritional value in one serving
Calories–38 Kcal
Protein–4.2 g
Sodium–107.7 mg
Potassium–107.3 mg
Phosphorus–75.9 mg

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