20 Diabetic Recipes For Vegetarians

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Tuesday, April 21, 2015, 14:00 [IST]

Living with diabetes is not easy. When you have diabetes, you have to make a lot of adjustments to your diet. Anything remotely high in sugar or starch can be dangerous for diabetic patients. That is why diabetic recipes have to be chosen very carefully.

Diabetic recipes for vegetarians are limited but if you are a smart cook, you can find interesting options. Especially when it comes to lunch box ideas for people who have high blood sugar, the options have to be chosen with care. These diabetic recipes are all lunch box ideas. You can try these recipes and pack them for lunch.

It is not rocket science to invent new diabetic recipes for vegetarians. In most cases, the traditional recipe can be adapted into a low sugar version. For example, with natural sweeteners like pumpkin or honey in a recipe instead of sugar, it becomes an excellent low sugar recipe.

Boldsky presents twenty excellent diabetic recipes specially forvegetarians. Most of these dishes are hassle free and quick so that they can be prepared quickly for a packed lunch.

Bitter Gourd Sukha

Bitter gourd sukha is a simple and quick recipe. The main trick behind preparing this recipe is to take the bitterness out of the bitter gourd! The bitter gourd is first marinated with salt and other ingredients and kept aside for an hour or so. This takes away the bitterness from the bitter gourd completely.

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Dal Kabila

Today we have a diabetic special recipe for you that is known as dal kabila. It is basically a part of the Mughlai cuisine but prepared in a way to suit the needs of diabetic patients.

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Pumpkin Soup

Contrary to popular belief, pumpkin is good for diabetics. The natural sweetness of pumpkin does not cause a sugar spike. Thus, this healthy pumpkin soup is an ideal diabetic recipe.

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Lemon Oats Recipe

Lemon oats is one of the recipes you should try out this morning. It is said that oats should be added to your daily diet as it is good for diabetic patients.

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Bharwa Karela: Stuffed Bitter Gourd

Stuffed vegetables usually have elaborate recipes that take lots of time to cook. However, Bharwa Karela can be easily prepared in 30 minutes. As bitter gourd is good for diabetics, this recipe is a must try for you.

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Peas Paneer Curry

The diabetic vegetarian recipe, pea and paneer curry, is popular with the elderly. The reason being that paneer is soft in nature and easy to digest too.

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Pumpkin Ginger Bread

When you want to eat bread, make it healthy. Pumpkin ginger bread is a diabetes friendly recipe that gives diabetics a proper mix of taste and nutrition.

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Cheese Capsicum Paratha

Capsicum is good for diabetic patients since it regulates the blood sugar levels in the body thus helping these patients to stay healthy. This capsicum and cheese paratha recipe is unique and easy to make for breakfast.

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Baingan Bharta

Eggplant or brinjal is one of the vegetables that has little starch. So this roasted eggplant recipe is perfect for diabetics. You must adjust the amount of spices to make this Indian recipe healthy.

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Cucumber Channa Dal

Cucumber chana dal is a simple and healthy recipe. The Bengal gram is a nutritious lentil and when combined with cucumber it tastes heavenly. The combination though sounds a bit strange. But the dish is filled with a unique flavour of cucumber which makes it simply hard to resist.

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Kumror Chenchki: Bengali Pumpkin Recipe

Kumror chenchki literally translates to pumpkin dry curry. This authentic and delicious pumpkin curry is prepared using a unique blend of Indian spices, collectively known as 'panch phoron' or five spice mix. Do not use potatoes in this recipe as potatoes are high in sugar.

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Oats Masala Idlis

Idlis and dosa varieties can get even tastier and low in calories with oats, if used in the right proportion. Take a look at how to make some delicious masala idlis with oats.

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Bitter Gourd Raita

Although bitter gourd is a bitter vegetable, it can taste really good if prepared in the right way. Bitter gourd or bitter melon is rich in carbohydrates, potassium and phosphorus. Mixed with curd, bitter gourd makes excellent raita.

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Hyderabadi Dahi Bhindi Masala

Bhindi masala is a popular recipe. There are a number of versions of the recipe. Here we have a entirely different and delicious vegetarian recipe of bhindi masala with a creamy and tangy twist. Do not use cashew nuts or coconut in this recipe. You can thicken the gravy using a paste of almonds.

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Channa Usal

Channa Usal is a tangy Indian snack and has a fair amount of zesty spices in it. This snacks recipe doesn't really go out of season. As you know, channa or horse gram is really good for diabetics. So you can try this for a healthy snack.

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Oats Bisibelebath

You might have heard of this lovely lentil dish that is very famous in South India, mainly Karnataka. Bisibelebath is a one of a kind recipe and most loved by all since it has a lot of spices and yummy vegetables too. But instead of rice, you would be using oats in this recipe for diabetics.

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