From Usha's kitchen
The recipes that go into patients' plans — cooked and photographed at home. Simple ingredients, Indian kitchens, nothing you have to order online.
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Everyday
From the plans Usha writes for patients.
Amla with Mint Juice
A blended amla and mint juice sweetened lightly with jaggery and ginger.
Barnyard Millet Salad
Cooked barnyard millet tossed with steamed vegetables, almonds and a lemon-ginger dressing.
Beetroot & Mint Juice
A fresh beetroot and carrot juice diluted with water and brightened with mint and lemon.
Chickpea Salad
Boiled chickpeas tossed with onion, tomato, cucumber and coconut, served alongside fresh fruit.
Drumstick Soup & Fruit Bowl
A warming drumstick-leaf and moong dal soup, served alongside a simple fruit bowl.
Eggless Carrot and Cherry Cake
A nutmeg-spiced eggless carrot cake sweetened with jaggery syrup and topped with cherries.
Kodo Millet Methi Rice
A one-pot kodo millet and fenugreek leaf rice, tempered with mustard seeds and curry leaves.
Mango Sprouts Salad
A tangy raw mango and sprouts salad with cucumber, carrot and raisins.
Omega-Boost Wellness Bites
A no-bake laddoo of roasted seeds and nuts bound with palm sugar syrup, ghee and warm spices.
Peanut & Moong Dal Salad
A crunchy, protein-forward salad of roasted peanuts and soaked moong dal, tossed with onion, tomato and coconut.
Pearl Millet Khichadi
A one-pot pearl millet and moong dal khichadi tempered with onion, tomato and everyday spices.
Protein Laddoo
A no-fuss laddoo of roasted pulses, seeds and jaggery, rolled by hand.
Rustic Whole Wheat Bread
A simple home-baked whole wheat loaf with flax seed powder, yeast-leavened and oven-baked.
Sesame Power Bites
Roasted sesame seeds bound with jaggery and ghee into small bite-sized balls.
Sweetcorn, Carrot & Cucumber Salad
A simple boiled sweetcorn salad with cucumber, carrot and black raisins in a lemon dressing.
Cherry Tomato, Fig & Pomegranate Salad
A juicy, no-cook salad pairing sweet figs and pomegranate with tangy cherry tomatoes and a light olive oil dressing.
Quick Paneer & Capsicum Sabzi
A fast weeknight sabzi of paneer and capsicum in a lightly spiced onion-tomato base.
Refreshing Chana Chaat
A quick evening chaat of boiled black chana with onion, tomato and a squeeze of lemon.
Mother & child
From Usha's years at Motherhood Hospitals: pregnancy, feeding and first foods.
Amla, Bottle Gourd and Ginger Juice
A blended amla and bottle gourd juice brightened with ginger and lemon.
Carrot, Lemon and Ginger Juice
A fresh carrot and apple juice with ginger and a touch of lemon.
Cauliflower-Stuffed Soya Roti
A wheat bran and soya flour roti stuffed with spiced grated cauliflower.
Crunchy Veggie Wrap
A tortilla wrap filled with shredded lettuce and cabbage, tomato, onion, carrot, cheese and sprouts.
Dry Fruit Laddoo
A no-cook laddoo of ground dates and figs bound with roasted nuts and seeds, rolled in coconut.
Horse Gram Salad
Sprouted horse gram tossed with paneer, cucumber, tomato and onion in a lemon dressing.
Lotus Stem in Yogurt Curry
Boiled lotus stem marinated in spiced curd and besan, then simmered with onions.
Masaledar Paratha
A spiced whole wheat and gram flour paratha, folded with green chillies and dry mango powder.
Multi-Grain Laddoo
A laddoo of roasted grains, dals and Bengal gram bound with jaggery syrup and warm spices.
Paneer Kheer
A creamy paneer and milk kheer thickened with cornflour and finished with cardamom and mixed nuts.
Pudina Paratha
A whole wheat paratha stuffed with a ground coriander, mint and coconut filling.
Ragi Porridge - 6 Months Old Baby
A soft ragi flour porridge for a 6 month old baby, lightly sweetened with jaggery and a little ghee.
Red Bean and Chickpea Salad
Boiled rajma and chickpeas with grapes, capsicum, onion and tomato in a mango-chutney dressing.
Rice and Fenugreek Porridge
A soft rice and fenugreek seed porridge, sweetened with jaggery and finished with ghee.
Spinach and Cheese Balls (1 Year and Above)
Deep-fried potato and paneer balls with shredded spinach and a melting cheese centre, for toddlers 1 year and above.
Spinach Orange Salad
Blanched spinach and orange segments tossed in an olive oil and soy dressing, topped with toasted almonds.
Sprouted Matki Pulao
A one-pot rice pulao with sprouted moath beans, spring onion and capsicum.
Steamed Vegetable Puree
A simple steamed and blended vegetable puree for weaning, made with potato, parsnip, carrot, turnip or pumpkin.