Losing weight is a decision which is easy to make but hard to stay by. We often find ourselves eating all those things which are highly denied for eating while following a diet. Some items create hindrance in the weight loss process. Some of them include dressings, sauces, pickles, chutneys, etc, that we have with our sandwiches, wraps, dosa, paratha, or chapatti.
Chutneys are an essential supporting dish in Indian cuisine. They not only provide a pleasant taste to your taste buds but also act as an appetizer as well as help in digestion. They can be prepared using a variety of ingredients like herbs, vegetables, spices, and fruits. With different flavours, ranging from sweet or sour, spicy or mild, or any combination of these, chutneys are used with almost all types of snacks and meals.
If you are trying to lose weight and get rid of the belly fat but still have a thing for chutneys, there is no need of depriving yourself anymore as these low calories chutney recipes are here to your rescue.
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These are the 5 low-calorie chutneys, pickles recipes which can cater to your taste and health both
- Chili Garlic Chutney: Take some fresh red chilli (commonly available in winter season), garlic and vinegar. Mix them together into a paste. Add salt to it for taste. The combination of chilli and garlic gives an oriental flavour to the chutney. Both chillies and garlic help to burn fat leading to weight loss. It may be used in salad or sandwich as a dressing.
- Salsa Dip: Whiten or roast tomatoes to remove skin and chop them. Add chopped onion, coriander, salt, and green chilli. You can have it with cheela, idli, dosa or sandwich.
- Amla Chili Pickle: Boil Indian gooseberry or Amla and remove its seeds. Take 1 teaspoon mustard oil in a pan; add mustard seeds and turmeric powder. Let the seeds crack. Add split green chilli and fry it for a minute. Add Amla and salt to it for taste. Let it cook for 3-4 minutes. Fresh and healthy weight loss-friendly pickle is ready. You can replace it with an ordinary pickle.
- Methi ki Chutney: Soak Methi seeds(fenugreek seeds) and Amchoor (raw mango powder) for 5-6 hours. Cook them for 15-20 minutes with salt, red chilli powder, and turmeric in a pressure cooker. After releasing the pressure, add chopped red or green chillies. The very spicy chutney goes very well with paratha and snacks.
- Tomato Garlic Chutney: Take 1 teaspoon of oil in a pan. Put mustard seeds and let them crack. Add garlic cloves and let it cook for 1 minute, and then add tomato. Once done, let it cool and mix it into a paste. Your low-fat, low-salt delicious chutney is ready to eat.
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