Bengaluru chef who cooks for top techies, reveals trick to make meals protein-heavy without adding carbs: 'If it is paneer...'
A chef from Bengaluru recently took to Instagram and revealed how she prepares simple, nutritious meals for engineers in Bengaluru. She explained why the goal was to prepare high protein meals, she also had to ensure they were not carb heavy.
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A cook in Bengaluru recently created quite a sensation on social media when she revealed how she cooked nutritious food for top engineers in Bengaluru and made food more nutritious without making it heavy. Taking to Instagram, she introduced herself and said that she cooks for engineers in Bengaluru and how she makes dishes more healthy.
“My name is Raji. I cook in the house of a top engineer of Bangalore but their food is very different. Welcome to episode two of what engineers of Bangalore eat and today I will tell you about protein creativity or whatever you want to cook..” she said.
She Explains Protein Creativity
She stated that whatever she prepared - be it dal, vegetables, roti, rice etc, she always adds paneer or chicken. However, if it is paneer, it should be 150 grams and if chicken it is 100 grams. She goes on to add 50 gm paneer in a cheela ( a dish). This healthy recipe has zero rice, and is prepared entirely with soaked and ground moong dal.
She explains that adding rice to the batter often makes the mixture heavier and less nutritious. At times, household members are asked to grind rice, but if vegetables are not included, the resulting cheela turns out extremely thin and lacks a satisfying texture.
The menu for breakfast was stuffed moong dal cheela and pudina chutney.
Her video went viral gaining over 143K likes. One Instagram commenter said: “She will soon start a cooking school for home cooks and start an app and people can hire instant cooks from her app!
Another wrote: “She's very knowledgeable! Am glad someone is prioritising quality of protein per meal as well. And not just for non-veg but for vegetarian options as well. @homefoodswithraji amazing stuff..”
Another Instagram user gushed: “I just love this!! And who soever is supporting her to make this content!! Hats off..”
Who Is Raji?
According to a News 18 report, Rajshree Manger Thapa, also known as Raji is a home cook based in Bengaluru. She has almost 400K followers on Instagram. She often uploads simple, nutritious recipes for clean, healthy eating for busy professionals.
“My name is Raji. I cook in the house of a top engineer of Bangalore but their food is very different. Welcome to episode two of what engineers of Bangalore eat and today I will tell you about protein creativity or whatever you want to cook..” she said.
She Explains Protein Creativity
She stated that whatever she prepared - be it dal, vegetables, roti, rice etc, she always adds paneer or chicken. However, if it is paneer, it should be 150 grams and if chicken it is 100 grams. She goes on to add 50 gm paneer in a cheela ( a dish). This healthy recipe has zero rice, and is prepared entirely with soaked and ground moong dal. She explains that adding rice to the batter often makes the mixture heavier and less nutritious. At times, household members are asked to grind rice, but if vegetables are not included, the resulting cheela turns out extremely thin and lacks a satisfying texture.
The menu for breakfast was stuffed moong dal cheela and pudina chutney.
Her video went viral gaining over 143K likes. One Instagram commenter said: “She will soon start a cooking school for home cooks and start an app and people can hire instant cooks from her app!
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Another Instagram user gushed: “I just love this!! And who soever is supporting her to make this content!! Hats off..”
Who Is Raji?
According to a News 18 report, Rajshree Manger Thapa, also known as Raji is a home cook based in Bengaluru. She has almost 400K followers on Instagram. She often uploads simple, nutritious recipes for clean, healthy eating for busy professionals.Download
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