Fret not though, because here we have our top 3 Xmas delicacies that have been made in a healthier manner so as to make sure that the post-indulgence guilt does not weigh you down.

1. Gingerbread Cookies:

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Ingredients:

• 1 cup atta/whole wheat flour
• ¼ tsp baking powder
• 1 heaped teaspoon of allspice powder
• ¼ tsp salt
• 2 tbsp (28g) unsalted butter or coconut oil (kept in room temperature)
• 1 large egg, room temperature or 1/2 tsp baking soda + milk, to make the consistency better
• 1 ½ tsp vanilla extract
• ¼ cup (60mL) molasses or brown sugar or you can add your choice of sweetener
• For the icing (optional)
• 10 tsp stevia
• 2 tbsp nonfat milk

Method:

• Whisk the dry and wet ingredients together, in separate bowls.
• Now stir in the dry ingredients into the wet ones.
• Keep stirring/mixing until the mixture forms a dough.
• Now wrap this dough in a plastic wrap and chill in the refrigerator for an hour.
• Preheat oven to 180 degree
• Take out the cookie dough and roll it out while it is between the plastic sheet. Make sure that you roll it till it is atleast 1/6^thof an inch thick
• Cut out shapes using your gingerbread man cookie mould. When there is dough remaining, roll it out again and cut out more cookies.
• Bake for not more than 15 minutes and take them out to cool.
• Once cool, mix the ingredients for the icing in a bowl and then pipe it over the cookies

2. Lemon Garlic herb roast potato:

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Ingredients:

• Baby Potatoes 500 grams
• 1 1/2 tablespoons Olive Oil
• 1 tablespoon mixed herb seasoning
• 1 teaspoon chopped Garlic
• 1/2 teaspoon Sea Salt, or to taste
• Black Pepper, to taste

For the lemon herb mix:

• 3 tablespoons Olive Oil
• Zest of 1/2 a Lemon
• 1 teaspoon minced mixed herbs
• Salt/Pepper, to taste

Method:

• Preheat oven to 180 degree celsius
• Make slits in the potatoes but be careful to not cut all the way through
• Now mix the potatoes and all the other ingredients together in a large bowl (except for the ingredients for the lemon herb mix)
• Line your baking tray with a sheet and place the potatoes with the cut side up onto the tray.
• Roast the potatoes for 20 – 30 minutes
• Take them out of the oven and brush them with the combined lemon herb mix and pop them back in the oven.
• Take them out once they are cooked all the way through and drizzle them with the remaining lemon herb mix and serve hot!

3. Pumpkin and lentil stew

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Ingredients:

• 2 medium onions, thinly sliced
• 1.5 tbsp. finely chopped and peeled fresh ginger
• 2 tbsp. vegetable oil
• 1 tsp. Coriander powder
• 1/2 tsp. Ground  cardamom
• 1 small pumpkin, peeled, seeded and cut into 1 1/2″ chunks
• 1 cup lentils of your choice, picked over
• 6 cups of vegetable broth
• 3 cups of spinach
• 1 tbsp. cider vinegar

Method:

• Cook the onions and ginger on medium heat in a cooker till they turn golden.
• Add in the rest of the ingredients except for the vinegar and pressure cook for 12 minutes on medium heat.
• Once done, stir in the vinegar and season with salt and pepper to taste.
• Blend if you want a smooth consistency

Comfort food is the name of the game during the holidays, and when comfort food is made healthy, well, nothing is better is there?

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