Zero Oil cooking is not a misnomer – and is not just an attempt to push for salads or natural food alone. You can actually delight in the wholesome goodness of food with perfect taste, texture and quality without adding any oil. Here are five cool recipes you can try out!

• Potato chips that are baked offer you the best of taste without compromising on your health needs. Take two potatoes, some salt, and some seasoning. Peel and slice the potatoes into razor thin chips. Pre heat the oven to 175 degrees F, and line a baking sheet on a tray, and arrange a single layer of sliced potatoes, sprinkle salt and the seasoning, and bake for an hour till crisp!

• Dahi vada: Wash and soak Urad dal and Moong dal in water for four hours. Drain out water from the dal and put it in a mixer and grind without water to make a coarse paste. Take out the grounded dal into a bowl. Add salt, ginger, Heeng to the grounded dal and beat the mixture. Add eno salt to the mix and beat. The mixture for Dahi Vada is prepared. Spoon them into the holders in an Idli stand, and steam them for 10 minutes. Cool and place them in a bowl, and pour cold curd, add plain salt, black salt, sweet chutney and green Dhaniya chutney. Sprinkle some red chilli powder, roasted Jeera and coriander, and serve.

• Sabudana Fritters: Soak some Sabudana in water for four hours and then boil, peel and mash potatoes. Dry roast peanuts and garlic for two minutes and ground to a powder in grinder. Mash everything together to smooth dough and make it into balls of a lemon’s size. Put them into an air fryer and enjoy!

• Burritos: On one end of a corn tortilla, place some of refried beans, cabbage, spring onion and paneer with some chaat masala and a tiny bit of pepper. Roll up the tortilla and cook it on a non-stick pan without any oil. Serve with salsa!

• Aloo Mutter: Heat a non-stick pan on a medium flame. When hot, add the cumin seeds and dry roast for about 10 seconds. Add onions and cook till they turn brown while stirring continuously. Add some ginger-green chilli paste, garlic paste and tomatoes and simmer till the tomatoes are cooked. Add the turmeric powder, chilli powder, garam masala, sugar, peas and potatoes and cook for 4 to 5 minutes and add 1/2 cup water and salt and simmer till the gravy thickens. Serve hot!

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