Recipes for Diabetics?

If you have any recipes that are good for keeping diabetes in control, do let me know. My husband is diabetic. Thanks!

To Reduce Cholesterol

This is something my sister-in-law has tried successfully on my brother who had high cholesterol. My father, who's a cardiologist, and who was monitoring my brother's cholesterol levels, was surprised to see the reduction in cholesterol levels in a month!

Ingredients

Fresh Garlic: A tablespoonful, peeled (My sister-in-law roasts this for a few seconds with skin on, on a tava, to take away the pungency a bit)
Fresh Curry Leaves: A tablespoonful (soak in water with salt and turmeric powder for 15 mins if you want to make sure it's really clean)
Shallots (Sambar Onion): 5-6 peeled

Procedure

Grind all three, make a  chutney. Have once a day, mixed with any kind of food. Rice and dal is a good camouflage :)  You can be innovative and grind this with other ingredients that may take away the pungency - like tamarind.

Tip from my friend Anil: Curry leaves chutney and curry leaves in butter milk (with complete removal of butter version) is a medicine to reduce  cholesterol.


How to include garlic, curry leaves and/or shallots in your diet

Chutneys are obviously the best way to get these in fresh. I use these in various cooked dishes too, see labels.


Curry Leaf Chutney

I use this in my chutney - see post below - though it has coconut, not sure people with high cholesterol are allowed that.

Groundnut Chutney

Grind roasted groundnuts with some garlic and curry leaves and red chilly to make chutney powder.

Curry Leaf Chutney

This is the chutney which contains all 3 cholesterol-reducing fresh ingredients: garlic, curry leaves, shallots (sambar onions). My staple chutney with dosas.


Ingredients

Coconut: Half
Curry leaves: A handful. Soak in salt and turmeric powder and water for a while if you want to really clean it.
Garlic: A handful, peeled
Shallots: A handful, peeled
Tamarind: a small lemon-sized piece, soaked in water at least 15 mins before.
Green chilly: 2, or more if you like it spicy. Always check with one chilly first - some big chillies are hot :)
Salt

Procedure

Grind all of it in a grinder :)
Season with mustard seeds and asafoetida in a little  bit of oil.

Adai with Drumstick Leaves

Drumstick leaves are high nutrition. Here's an easy unobtrusive way of getting them in, especially good to feed people who refuse to eat them - they may not even notice :) :)

Just add them to the Adai - see my recipe here.

Or try this lady's recipe: http://www.cilantroonline.com/2009/03/murungai-keerai-adai-moringa-leaves.html

Adai

This is my version of the Adai, a very simple dosa variation (yellow dosa :)), and high-protein. Not fermented.

Ingredients

Tuvar dal: 1 glass
Dry red chilli: 1
Ginger: A small piece
Salt
Green leafy vegetables, finely chopped, optional. Dill (sabbajgi) is best. Drumstick leaves are also good.

You can make adai with just Tuvar dal. But to increase the nutrition/vary taste, experiment with other dals that need soaking overnight.

For example:
Shelled broken Moong dal (yellow one): Half glass (this one goes best)
Urad dal: Quarter glass
Soya Beans: a few grains. Remember, always soak soya beans separately, and  wash separately before grinding with anything.
Any other dal you have, just a few spoons. Tuvar dal should dominate.
You  can use a little rice too, makes it crispier.

Preparation

Soak dal/dals/rice overnite.
Grind the next morning in a grinder, with chilly and ginger.
Add salt as required.
Make dosas as you normally make, spread thin. This comes out quite crisp.

You can also chop some green leafy vegetables very fine and add to the mix, or spread on the dosa when it is on the pan and cooking.