Steamed spinach dumplings served with hot tangy tomato sauce and gooey cheese makes an ideal and wholesome mini meal when served with garlic bread or rice. Both tomatoes and spinach are rich in folic acid, an important nutrient that promotes the growth and development of brain cells right from infancy till the brain is completely mature.

Would you believe it if I said kofta can be prepared without deep frying? Kofta can be prepared in the microwave without frying, and they taste just as good as the original! Enjoy these soft kofta made with potatoes, spinach and fenugreek leaves and ensure good health.

Enjoy rajmah - the Queen of beans with spinach and tomatoes. Dry mango powder has also been added for that extra zing!

A simple, less exotic spinach filling for the whole wheat tartlets. The low - calorie white sauce keeps the snack healthy. For a tea party , you can create a range of different fillings, like in Mixed Sprouts Open Toast , Moong Dal and Paneer Chila , Moong Dal Waffles with Stir-fried Vegetables , Paneer Tikka Kathi Rolls , Red Pepper Triangles with Italian Relish and Spicy Paneer On Toast . Remember however to go easy on the mozzarella cheese even if it is low in calories than other types of processed cheese.

Soyabeans add a surprising element to this scrumptious spinach subzi!

Go green with this methi and palak combo and build up reserves of vitamin A, calcium and folic acid.

A great way to introduce and mask calcium rich methi and spinach along paneer in your diet. Serve hot with phulkas.

Simple and sophisticated are two words that come to mind when one thinks of Lebanese cooking. Lebanon is where Arabian cuisine meets the Mediterranean providing the framework for an exotic cuisine that's loved the world over. This combination comprises of a bed of bean and spinach rice topped with a spicy vegetable curry along with falafel. Serve it with chilled yoghurt spiked with roasted cumin seeds to tone down this fiery sizzler.

This recipe contains an excellent combination of proteins from gram dal. The goodness of iron from spinach and the fibre and vitamins from other vegetables.

I remember a time when we had to go long distances to lay our hands on mushrooms! but, nowadays they are available quite commonly, even at the local stores. The quality of mushrooms is quite essential to ay recipe using it. Making this starter using the microwave highlights the best characteristics of healthy spinach and delicious mushrooms. The colour, the crunchy feel, the inborn flavour, nothing is lost. Remember to use a combination of cheeses, as mentioned, to get the gooey mouth feel. Don’t fret if the mushrooms let out a little water while cooking. Just discard that water before serving.

Paneer forms the base of this dish which is then topped with spinach to form a mildly spiced dish.

Healthful spinach bound in soft cottage cheese flavoured with a novel combination of green chillies and nutmeg powder, is shaped into balls and steamed to make fluffy dumplings. Served with a topping of freshly made herbed tomato sauce, this sumptuous Oriental treat will make a great starter for your meal. Serve the Spinach and Cottage Cheese Dumplings in Tomato Sauce immediately after preparation to avoid sogginess and loss of aroma.

I often create new recipes with what is left in the refrigerator. Many of these creations work and my family lets me know when they don't. This is one of the recipes that got a hearty nod. It provides adequate amounts of calcium, vitamin C, iron and fibre. Sprouting the pulses increases their nutrient content and also makes them easier to digest as compared to whole unsprouted pulses.

This broth is a nutritious combination of dal and vegetables which is good for your first trimester. Tomatoes and spinach provide iron and folic acid which are essential during this trimester and cheese and lentils are a good source of protein. Being a mildly flavoured soup, it will stimulate your appetite if you're nauseous and will also nourish you.