Healthy Breakfast Recipe: Protein-Rich Recipe For A Diet-Friendly Meal

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Highlights

• Protein is an essential nutrient for weight loss
• Besan or gram flour and cottage cheese are both vegetarian proteins
• Paneer besan chilla is a diet-friendly desi breakfast meal

Weight loss might be an easy achievement for some and a difficult one for some others. Depending on your body type and rate of metabolism, the speed of shedding weight varies from person to person. However, generally people would lament that losing weight might not be as simple as it seems. Indeed there are a number of factors that influence how fast or slowly you lose weight, among which the quality of your diet is one of the most important ones. To follow a healthy diet, one must make sure they include all the important macro- and micro-nutrients in their daily diet and eat all their meals at the right time, to maintain a healthy weight. Protein is one of the most important nutrients for an ideal weight loss diet and it should also be a part of any healthy breakfast recipe.

Protein For Weight Loss

Protein is a nutrient that is satiating in nature and is also important for maintaining muscle mass, while you are shedding weight. However, this protein must come from the right dietary sources as well. Just mindlessly loading up on red meats like bacon, mutton etc. may not be a very good idea as these are also loaded with cholesterol and saturated fats. Therefore, lean proteins from poultry, fish and plant-based proteins may be recommended for weight loss. One of the best and most widely used plant-based protein in India comes from gram flour or chickpea flour or besan. Another commonly consumed source of high quality protein is paneer or cottage cheese.

We're here to tell you about a breakfast recipe that combines both these proteins in a high-power weight loss friendly dish- paneer besan chilla. But first let's look at the nutritional profiles of these two ingredients.

Gram Flour (Besan) Nutrition

Besan or gram flour is commonly used to prepare a number of dishes and snacks in India. The flour is vegan, gluten-free and loaded with protein. A 100 gm portion of gram flour contains 22 gm of protein and 11 gm of fibre (as per data by United States Department of Agriculture). The same portion also contains zero cholesterol and good amounts of potassium, iron, Vitamin B-6 and magnesium. This makes besan a great choice for a healthy diet.

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Cottage Cheese (Paneer) Nutrition

Cottage cheese or paneer is also a great protein-rich option as it contains 11 gm ofprotein per 100 gm portion (as per USDA data). It is also very low in calories (just 98 calories per 100 gm cheese) and is objectively delicious. It is very versatile, due to its mild flavour and can be used in any vegetarian preparation to make it more protein-rich. It is also rich in calcium, sodium and potassium. Added to your breakfast, paneermakes for a healthy and filling ingredient.

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Take a look at the paneer besan chilla recipe that may help you load up on protein and shed kilos faster:

Ingredients:

1 Cup Besan

1/2 tsp Salt

1 tsp Black Pepper

1 Onion, chopped

1/2 Cup Paneer, grated

1 Tomato

2 Green Chillies

1/2 tsp Ajwain

1/2 Cup Coriander Leaves

1 Cup Water

Also Read: Make Paneer (Cottage Cheese) at Home: Simple Tricks and Tips