UL #002 | Recovery Nutrition & Recipes with Unived Athlete Nivedita Samanta

Nivedita has been a Unived Athlete since 2018. She resides in Delhi along with her husband and dog, Po, and is a community leader & running coach. Let’s hear what she has to say about optimal recovery!

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SPROUTED MOONG BURGERS

Ingredients:

1 cup moon beans – soaked & sprouted over 2 nights (or boiled)

1 onion thinly chopped

4 cloves garlic chopped

2 whole tomatoes chopped

1 fresh green chili chopped

Handful coriander leaves chopped

Spices:

1 tablespoon salt

2 teaspoons cumin powder

2 teaspoons coriander powder

1 teaspoons turmeric powder

Additional Items:

Burger buns

Ketchup

Mustard

Directions:

Step 1: heat 1 tablespoon oil on a pan. Fry onions for 1 min. Add spices, garlic, and chili. Then add tomatoes and sauté for 3 minutes. Allow it to cool.

Step 2: combine the moong beans and tomato onion mix in a food processor. Make patties.

Step 3: Heat some oil on a pan and grill patties for 3-4 minutes.

Step 4: Toast or heat your burgers. Then make your burgers.

Step 5: Feel free to add in lettuce, mustard, ketchup and green chutney.

Enjoy!

VEGGIE PASTA

Ingredients:

1 can tomatoes (or 6 large ripe tomatoes) 2 small or 1 big onion chopped

5 cloves garlic

1 bay leaf Handful fresh basil (use 2 teaspoons of dried powder if not fresh)

Handful fresh parsley (use 2 teaspoons of dried powder if not fresh)

2 tsp oregano

2 tablespoon black pepper

1 tablespoon paprika

1 tablespoon salt

2 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil

Chopped/diced veggies (zucchini, broccoli, carrots, bell peppers)

Choice of pasta

Choice of red or white wine

Directions:

Step 1: Ripe tomatoes if using fresh

Step 2: Skip step 1 for canned tomatoes

Step 3: 1 tablespoon olive oil, sauté onions, garlic, add bay leaf and stir for 2 minutes

Step 4: Add in tomatoes with black pepper, paprika, salt. Sautee on medium heat for 5 minutes

Step 5: Add in basil, parsley, oregano and your choice of veggies. Mix and stir for 2 minutes.

Step 6: Add a dash of wine (¼ cup). Cover & simmer for 5 minutes on low heat. Done!

For pasta:

Step 7: In a large pan, fill water ¾ of the way. Add a teaspoon of salt. Bring to boil white covered. Add your choice of past and let it cook for 7 minutes (longer if you like it soft)

Step 8: Drain pasta into a big serving bowl and add the remaining oil.

Step 9: Pour the past sauce & enjoy!