Fertility & Maternity Recipes

Lemon and Garlic Green Beans

Ingredients

• 800g fresh green beans.
• 2-3 tablespoon olive oil
• 2-3 cloves garlic (crushed and chopped)
• 1 lemon zest
• salt and pepper (seasoning)

Instructions

1. Blanch green beans in boiling water with a tablespoon of olive oil for about 2 minutes. 
2. Drain and rinse in ice water. Set aside.
3. Heat pan with 2 tablespoons olive oil on medium heat.
4. Add garlic and saute for less than a minute.
5. Add beans and saute for 5 minutes.
6. Finish off with lemon zest and seasoning.
7. Stir well and serve.

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Egg Stuffed Baked Potatoes

 

Benefits

• 2 potatoes (pre-baked)
• 2 eggs
• butter
• cheddar cheese (or other cheese of your choice)
• onions / broccoli / asparagus (or other vegetables or meat of your choice)
• salt and pepper (seasoning)

Instructions

1. Pre-bake potatoes for an hour. Cool and set aside.
2. Preheat oven at 180C.
3. Cut baked potatoes in half or just the top off.
4. Scoop out 2/3 of the flesh and save it for other use.
5. Carefully insert shredded cheese at the bottom of the potatoes.
6. Then lay some vegetables of your choice on top of the cheese till potatoes about 2/3 full.
7. Crack an egg right on top and season with salt and pepper.
8. Sprinkle more shredded cheese over the top.
9. Bake for 20 minutes or till the egg whites are set but yolk still slightly runny.
10. Serve hot.

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Baked Ratatouille

Ingredients

• 2 carrots (sliced)
• 1 aubergine (sliced)
• 1 courgette (sliced)
• 3 cloves garlic (crushed and chopped)
• 1/2 tablespoon olive oil
• 1/2 cup chicken broth or vegetable broth
• 100g Parmesan and Mozzarella cheese (or amount as desired)
• 100g breadcrumb (or amount as desired)
• salt and pepper (seasoning)

Instructions

1. Preheat oven at 160C. 
2. Heat pan with oil and add garlic.
3. Saute all vegetables until half cooked, add salt and pepper as seasoning.
4. Arrange half-cooked vegetables in a baking dish. 
5. Pour chicken or vegetable broth in dish and cover with aluminum foil.
6. Bake in oven for 15 minutes.
7. Take baking tray out and sprinkle cheese and breadcrumb as desired.
8. Remove foil and bake for another 5-10 minutes or till golden.

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Corn Souffle

Ingredients

• 2 eggs
• 1-2 ears of corn (200g kernels)
• 1 tablespoon plain flour
• 170g evaporated milk
• 200g cream style corn
• salt (seasoning)

Instructions

1. Preheat oven at 180C.
2. Wash and remove kernels from corn. Set aside.
3. Place eggs, flour, salt and evaporate milk in a food processor and blend for 2 minutes.
4. Grease souffle dish with butter.
5. Add cream style corn and fresh corn to egg and milk mixture and stir well.
6. Pour mixture into souffle dish.
7. Depending on the size of your souffle dish. Bake for 40 minutes or til a knife inserted comes out clean.

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Cashew Nuts Vegetarian Meat Balls

Ingredients

• 1 onion (finely chopped)
• 180g mushroom (chopped)
• 150g cashew nuts (blended in food processor)
• 80g wholemeal breadcrumbs
• 30g butter
• 50ml vegetable stock

Instructions

1. Heat pan with oil. Saute onion in butter til soft.
2. Add mushroom and cook for 3 minutes.
3. Mix blended cashew nuts with breadcrumbs.
4. Add nut mixture to pan and stir in vegetable stock.
5. Mix well and form about 15 walnut-sized balls with mixture.
6. You may roll balls in breadcrumbs again.
7. Heat pan with oil. Saute balls til golden brown.

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Mushroom stuffed Tomatoes

Ingredients

• 4-6 large tomatoes
• a pound of mushrooms (finely chopped)
• 2 cloves garlic (peeled and chopped)
• 50g butter (melted)
• 30g fresh cream
• parmesan cheese (to be grated on top)
• fresh parsley (for garnishing)
• salt and pepper (seasoning)  
• 1/4 cup breadcrumbs

Instructions

1. Preheat oven at 200C.
2. Cut off the top of tomatoes horizontally.
3. Scoop out the inside of each tomato.
4. Heat pan with butter, stir-fry the scooped out tomatoes meat and add garlic. Then cook for 5 minutes.
5. Add chopped mushroom and cook for 10-15 minutes or til mushroom turns dark brown.
6. Add cream and cook on medium heat till contents starts to dry.
7. Add salt and pepper for seasoning.
8. Turn off heat. Add breadcrumbs and stir well.
9. Fill each tomato with mushroom stuffing.
10. Grate parmesan cheese on top of the stuffing.
11. Place tomatoes on baking sheet.
12. Bake in oven for 5-10 minutes or til the tops are browned.

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Chickpeas, Green Peas and Corn Fritters

Ingredients

• 400g can chickpeas         (drained)
• 300g corn kernels           (fresh or can, drained)
• 150g green peas              (fresh or can, drained)
• 2 onions                          (sliced)
• 1/2 cup fresh milk
• 2 eggs                              (lightly beaten)
• 3/4 cup self-raising flour
• 1-2 tablespoons olive oil

Instructions

1. Roughly mash chickpeas. Set aside.
2. Mix milk and beaten eggs together.
3. Place flour in a bowl. Slowly add milk mixture while whisking till smooth. 
4. Stir in chickpeas, green peas, corn and onion.
5. Heat pan with oil on medium heat. Add small amount of mixture to pan to make individual fritters.
6. Repeat step 5 to make multiple fritters.
7. Serve hot with green salad.

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Kidney Bean Curry

Kidney beans provide good source of protein helping the building of healthy bones. It is high in fiber which is helpful in easing constipation during pregnancy. It is also rich in iron and vitamin B which are essential nutrients for both mother and baby.

Ingredients

• 2 cans of kidney beans (about 400g each)
• 1 onion (chopped)
• 400g tomatoes (chopped)
• 6 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 2 teaspoons cumin seeds
• 1 teaspoon chilli powder
• some fresh coriander (chopped)
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• salt (seasoning)

Instructions

1. Heat pan with oil, saute cumin seeds and onion.
2. When onion is soft, add tomatoes and stir-fry for a few seconds.
3. Then, add coriander, chilli powder, sugar and salt. Stir for 5 minutes.
4. Add drained kidney beans, mix well. 
5. Cook on low heat for 10-15 minutes.
6. Serve with pasta, pitta bread or rice, and sour cream.

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Spicy potatoes

Mustard seeds contain selenium, omega-3 fats, manganese, phosphorus, magnesium, copper, vitamin B1. Repeated studies shown that it has many anti-cancer effects. Including it in your fertility and pregnancy diet provides great benefits to your health.

Ingredients

• 250g potatoes (diced)
• 250g tomatoes (quartered)
• 1 teaspoon mustard seeds
• 1 teaspoon chilli powder
• 2 teaspoons paprika
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 4 tablespoons lemon juice
• 2 tablespoons coriander (chopped for garnishing)
• salt (seasoning)

Instructions

1. Heat olive oil in pan, add mustard seeds, fry til they pop. (it should only be few seconds)
2. Add diced potatoes, chilli powder, paprika, lemon juice, sugar and salt. Stir-fry for 5 minutes.
3. Add quartered tomatoes, mix well with the rest. Simmer for 10 minutes or til potatoes become tender.
4. Garnish with fresh coriander and serve.

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Stuffed Mushroom

Mushroom contains vitamin B, an important vitamin during pregnancy. Vitamin B helps our body to convert energy from food and promote healthy skin, nerves and digestion. It also contains vitamin D, which is as important during pregnancy since vitamin D assists our body to absorb calcium in order to promote healthy bone and teeth.

Ingredients

• 12 button mushrooms
• 1 tablespoon plain flour
• 1/4 cup breadcrumbs
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 200g minced pork
• small amount of oregano
• 1 small egg or 1/2 large one (lightly beaten)
• salt and pepper (seasoning)

Instructions

1. Remove stalk from mushroom. Dust the inside of each mushroom with flour.
2. Mix pork, herbs, olive oil, beaten egg and seasoning in a bowl. 
3. Chill content for 30 minutes before use.
4. 30 minutes later, use small spoon to help you stuff small amount of meat mixture into each mushroom.
5. Place breadcrumbs in a shallow bowl and dip stuff mushrooms in the crumbs on the meat side.
6. Preheat oven at 200C.
7. Place stuffed and breadcrumbed mushrooms on a baking tray.
8. Drizzle olive oil over each mushroom.
9. Bake for 15-20 minutes til surface turns brown.
10. Serve hot.

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Pumpkin and Onion Crepe

Pumpkin is full of Beta-Carotene is an antioxidant. It can also be converted to Vitamin A which is vital for the growth of your baby during pregnancy.

Ingredients

• 150g pumpkin                    (cut into strips)
• onion                                  (cut into strips)
• 1 egg                                  (lightly beaten)
• 1 tablespoon plain flour
• salt and pepper                   (seasoning)

Instructions

1. Heat pan with oil. Stir-fry onion strips on medium heat till soft. Set aside.
2. Mix onion strips (cool down first) with pumpkin strips, beaten egg, flour, salt and pepper. 
3. Heat pan with oil. Pour egg mixture into pan, turn it over when its set.
4. Cook both sides till golden.
5. Serve.