Vitamin A High Food Recipes Easy Indian Dishes for Daily Nutrition


Vitamin A High Food Recipes  

Easy Indian Dishes for Daily Nutrition



1. Carrot and Spinach Stir Fry (Vitamin A Power Dish).



Ingredients:

  • Carrot – 2 (thinly sliced)
  • Spinach (Palak) – 1 cup (chopped)
  • Onion – 1 small (sliced)
  • Garlic – 2 cloves (chopped)
  • Green chilli – 1 (optional)
  • Oil – 1 tbsp
  • Mustard seeds – ½ tsp
  • Salt – to taste

Preparation:

  1. Heat oil in a pan and add mustard seeds. Let them splutter.
  2. Italian foods Add onions and garlic: Sautee to light golden.
  3. Add carrots and boil on medium flame 4-5 minutes.
  4. Add spinach, green chilli and salt.
  5. Stir and continue cooking 2 -3 minutes.
  6. Hot serve with rice or chapati.

Carrot, Spinach are good sources of vitamin A


2. Pumpkin Poriyal (South Indian Style).



Ingredients:

  • Pumpkin (Yellow) – 2 cups (cubed)
  • Onion – 1 small (chopped)
  • Green chilli – 1
  • Grated coconut – 2 tbsp
  • Oil – 1 tbsp
  • Mustard seeds – ½ tsp
  • Curry leaves – few
  • Salt – to taste

Preparation:

  1. Bring oil to a heat in a kadai and include mustard seeds and curry leaves.
  2. Add green chilli and onion; fry until tender.
  3. Add pumpkin and salt; mix well.
  4. Season with a small amount of water, put a lid on it and cook: 8-10 min.
  5. Add Coconut grated in and stir.
  6. Switch off flame and serve.
Vitamin A source: Pumpkin


3. Sweet Potato Masala



Ingredients:

  • Sweet potato – 2 (boiled & cubed)
  • Onion – 1 (chopped)
  • Tomato – 1 (chopped)
  • Turmeric powder – ¼ tsp
  • Red chilli powder – ½ tsp
  • Oil – 1 tbsp
  • Mustard seeds – ½ tsp
  • Salt – to taste

Preparation:

  1. Boil oil and put mustard seeds.
  2. Add onion and sauté until soft.
  3. Add tomato, turmeric, chilli, powder, and salt.
  4. Continue cooking until tomato is mushy.
  5. Put in boiled cubes of potato (sweet) and stir.
  6. Boil 2 -3 minutes and take hot.

The source of vitamin A: Sweet potato.


4. Mango Carrot Smoothie (Vitamin A Beverage)



Ingredients:

  • Ripe mango – 1 cup (chopped)
  • Carrot – ½ cup (grated, steamed)
  • Milk / Almond milk – 1 cup
  • Honey – 1 tsp (optional)

Preparation:

  1. Place mango, carrot, milk and honey in a blender.
  2. Blend until it becomes creamy.
  3. serve in ice.
Mango, Carrot is a good source of vitamin A.



5. Palak Dal (Spinach Lentil Curry)



Ingredients:

  • Spinach – 2 cups (chopped)
  • Toor dal – ½ cup (cooked)
  • Onion – 1 (chopped)
  • Garlic – 2 cloves
  • Turmeric powder – ¼ tsp
  • Oil – 1 tbsp
  • Cumin seeds – ½ tsp
  • Salt – to taste

Preparation:

  1. Sautee oil, cumin seeds and garlic.
  2. Saute onion and cook until Golden.
  3. Add spinach, and cook till tender.
  4. Add turmeric, salt and cooked dal.
  5. Simmer for 5 minutes.
  6. Serve hot with rice or roti.

Vitamin A source: Spinach

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