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Title slide Welcome to Spoken tutorial on Magnesium rich vegetarian recipes.
Collage: Benefits of magnesium

Collage: Sources of magnesium

Collage: Recipes

In this tutorial, we will learn about:
  • Benefits of magnesium
  • Vegetarian sources of magnesium
  • Magnesium-rich veg recipes.


Image: Magnesium symbol

Image: Body

Image: Type 2

Image: Bones and teeth

Image: Energy production

Image: DNA


Magnesium is a mineral which is an essential nutrient required by the body


It is among the Type 2 nutrients which has been explained in another tutorial.


Please visit our website for this tutorial.


Magnesium is required for healthy bones and teeth as well.


We also need magnesium for energy production and DNA synthesis.


Collage: Functions of magnesium


The importance of magnesium has been explained in another tutorial.


Image: Beans

Image: Nuts

Image: Seeds

Image: Grains

Image: Absorption

Image: Fermentation

Image: Roasting

Image: Germination

Image: Cooking

Image: Soaking

Magnesium is present in beans, nuts, seeds and grains.


Intake of magnesium and its absorption in the body both are equally important.


Fermentation, roasting, germination and cooking improves the absorption.


Soaking beans before cooking also does the same.

Image: Moth bean cutlet

Now, let us see the preparation of our first recipe, sprouted moth beans cutlet.


Image: Spinach

Image: Garlic

Image: Lemon juice

Image: Sesame seeds


To prepare this recipe, you will need:
  • ¼ cup sprouted moth beans
  • 1 cup washed and chopped spinach
  • 1 tablespoon Bengal gram flour
  • 4 to 5 cloves of garlic
  • 1 tsp lemon juice
  • 1 tablespoon roasted sesame seeds

And salt to taste

Image: salt

Image: Red chili powder

Image: Bengal gram flour

Image: Oil


You also need:
  • 1 teaspoon red chili powder
  • 3 teaspoons of oil
Image: Sprouts

Image: Soaked moth beans

Image: Muslin cloth

Image: Tied in cloth


Procedure:


For sprouting, soak moth beans overnight.


Drain it in the morning and tie them in a clean muslin cloth.


Leave them in a warm place to germinate for 2 days.


Please note that different ingredients take different time for germination.


Image: Sprouts

Image: Beans in the mixer jar

Image: Coarse mixture

Image: Heat pan

Image: Roasting sesame seeds

Image: Cooling sesame seeds


Once the sprouts are ready add garlic to it and grind it into a coarse paste


You can use a mixer or a stone grinder to make the paste.


Heat a pan and roast the sesame seeds till they turn light golden.


Let them cool.


Image: Sprouts paste in a bowl

Image: All ingredients

Image: Spices and salt

Image: Lemon juice

Image: Mixed paste

Image: Water addition if needed

Image: 4 portions

Image: Shaping into Cutlet


To make the cutlet, take the sprouts paste in a bowl.

Add roasted sesame seeds, spinach, gram flour, lemon juice and all the spices.

Mix them well.

If the paste is dry, add 1 tablespoon water.

Divide the paste into 4 portions and shape them into cutlets.


Image: Heat oil

Image: Fry cutlets

Image: Frying on both sides

Image: Final cutlets

Heat the oil in a pan.

Shallow fry the cutlets on medium heat till both sides turn golden brown.

Moth beans spinach cutlets are ready.

4 cutlets contains around 208 mg of magnesium


Image: Chutney

Image: Sunflower seeds

Image: Green chilli

Image: Garlic

Image: Chopped tomato

Image: salt

Image: oil


Our next recipe is sunflower seeds chutney (dip).


For this recipe, you need:

  • 2 tablespoons of sunflower seeds
  • 1 green chilli
  • 4 to 5 cloves of garlic
  • 1 small chopped tomato
  • Salt to taste
  • ½ teaspoon oil or ghee


Image: Pan with sunflower seeds

Image: Roasting Sunflower seeds

Image: Cool sesame seeds

Image: Oil in pan

Video: Roasting Tomatoes

Image: Roasted Tomatoes

Image: Cool tomato


Procedure:

Roast sunflower seeds till they turn light brown on medium heat.

Then allow them to cool.

Heat oil or ghee in a pan and saute the chopped tomato.

Keep it aside to cool


Image: Combined ingredients

Image: Mixer or grinder

Image: smooth paste

Image: Final chutney


Grind both into a smooth paste along with garlic, chilli, salt and water.

Sunflower seeds chutney is ready.

2 tablespoons of this chutney contains around 133 mg of magnesium.


Image: Cow pea sprouts paratha

Image: Wheat flour

Image: Cowpea

Image: Sesame seeds

Image: Green chilli

Image: Jeera

Image: Turmeric powder


Next recipe is sprouted cowpea paratha (stuffed flat bread).


The procedure for making sprouts has been explained earlier in this tutorial.


For this recipe, you will need:

  • 1/4 cup wheat flour
  • 2 tablespoons sprouted cowpea
  • 1 tablespoon sesame seeds
  • 1 green chilli
  • 1 teaspoon cumin seeds
  • ½ teaspoon turmeric powder


Image: Oil or ghee

Image: Salt


You also need:
  • Salt to taste
  • 2 teaspoons oil or ghee


Image: Sprouts

Image: Grind

Image: Coarse mixture

Image: Oil in pot

Image: Cumin

Image: Sesame seeds

Image: Sesame seeds turning brown

Image: Adding bean mixture

Image: Spices

Image: Mix well

Image: Cool


First, make a coarse paste of sprouted cowpea with green chili using a mixer.

If the mixer is not available you can use a stone grinder.

Heat oil in a pan add cumin seeds and sesame seeds one by one

Saute till they change color.

Add the cowpea paste and saute for another 2 minutes.

Then add salt and turmeric powder and cook for 5 minutes.

Keep it aside to cool.


Image: Flour

Image: Dough

Image: 1 portion of dough

Image: Flattened dough

Image: Bean mixture


To make the paratha take the flour in a bowl.

Knead a dough out of it by adding sufficient water.

Flatten the dough using a rolling pin.

Place the cowpea paste on the flattened dough.

Cover from all sides.

Dust some flour and roll it into a paratha.


Image: cover the mixture

Image: Dust flour

Image: Flatten it like roti

Image: Heat a pan

Image: Cook on both sides

Image: Apply ghee or oil

Image: Final image


Heat a pan and cook the paratha on both sides by applying ghee or oil.

Cowpea sprouts paratha is ready.

One paratha contains around 173 mg of magnesium.


Image: Bengal gram fenugreek sabzi

Image: Bengal gram sprouts

Image: Fenugreek leaves

Image: Tomato

Image: Onion

Image: Turmeric powder

Next recipe is sprouted bengal gram dry curry.


For this recipe, you will need::

  • ¼ cup Bengal gram sprouts
  • 1 cup washed fenugreek leaves
  • 1 medium chopped tomato
  • 1 medium onion


Image: Red chili powder


Image: Peanut powder

Image: Salt

Image: Oil


You will also need:
  • ½ teaspoon turmeric powder
  • 1 teaspoon red chilli powder
  • 1 tablespoon roasted peanut powder
  • 1 teaspoon oil

And salt to taste


Image: Pressure cook sprouts

Image: Pressure released

Image: Heat oil

Image: Add onions and fry

Image: Onions change color

Image: Add tomatoes

Image: Soft tomatoes


Procedure:

Pressure cook sprouted bengal gram until 2 whistles.

Wait till the pressure is released.

Heat oil in a pan, add onions and fry till they change color.

Add the tomatoes and cook till they become soft.


Image: add fenugreek leaves

Image: Mix well and cook

Image: Spices

Image: Sprouts

Image: Close and cook

Image: Final sabzi


Add fenugreek leaves and cook for 5 minutes.

Now add the spices and sprouted bengal gram and mix well.

To this, add peanut powder

Cover the pan and cook for 5 to 10 minutes.

Sprouted bengal gram curry is ready.

½ bowl of this curry contains around 141 mg of magnesium.


Image: Amaranth leaves sabzi

Image: Amaranth leaves

Image: Onion

Image: Garlic

Image: Green chillis

Image: Salt

Image: Turmeric

Image: Coconut


The last recipe is amaranth leaves stir fry.


For this recipe, you need:

  • 100 grams of amaranth leaves
  • 4 cloves of garlic
  • 1 small onion
  • 2 tablespoons grated coconut
  • Pinch of turmeric
  • Salt to taste

You will also require 1 teaspoon of oil.

Image: Amaranth leaves

Image: Oil

Image: Garlic green chili and onion

Image: Color change

Image: Amaranth leaves

Image: Mix well

Image: Cook for 5 to 7 minutes

Procedure:


First wash amaranth leaves thoroughly using a strainer.

Heat oil in a pan.

Add garlic, green chili and onions

Fry till they change color.

Now add the amaranth leaves and mix well.

Close and cook for 5 to 7 minutes.

Image: Spices

Image: Add coconut powder

Image: Cook for 5 min

Image: Sprouted bengal gram curry


Add salt and turmeric and cook for 1 min.

To this add the grated coconut and cook for 5 min.

Amaranth leaves stir fry is ready.

½ bowl of this stir fry contains around 209 milligrams of magnesium.


Collage: recipes Include these magnesium rich recipes in your daily diet for good health.
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