Antega India · Recipes
Pregnancy-safe meals for every stage, written for India.
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Batch cooking
Finely chopped vegetables folded into thin dough parcels and steamed until cooked through, served with a simple tomato chutney — home-style momos from Sikkim and Darjeeling.
Evening meal
A comforting Kashmiri/North Indian-style pulao where rice is cooked in a mildly spiced chicken stock (yakhni), with tender pieces of chicken folded through.
BreakfastPregnancy
A warming Karnataka-style ragi (finger millet) porridge cooked with pasteurised milk and chopped dates — a calcium and iron-containing breakfast for pregnancy.
17 min total
BreakfastPregnancy
A simple pan-Indian breakfast porridge of rolled oats simmered in pasteurised milk with mashed banana — quick, filling and gentle on the stomach.
11 min total
BreakfastPregnancy
A North Indian savoury porridge of broken wheat (dalia) cooked with mixed vegetables — light, fibre-rich and easy to digest.
26 min total
BreakfastPregnancy
A comforting Tamil Nadu dish of rice and moong dal cooked soft with vegetables, black pepper and cumin — gentle and easy on the stomach.
30 min total
BreakfastPregnancy
An Andhra Pradesh savoury pancake made from moong (green gram) batter, cooked crisp on a griddle and served with a tangy ginger chutney.
30 min total
BreakfastPregnancy
A Kerala classic of soft, lacy rice-and-coconut appam served with a mildly spiced vegetable stew simmered in coconut milk.
45 min total
BreakfastPregnancy
Steamed semolina (rava/sooji) idlis from Karnataka, soft and light, served with a tangy tomato chutney — an easy no-ferment breakfast.
30 min total
BreakfastPregnancy
A North Indian stuffed flatbread of whole-wheat dough filled with fenugreek (methi) leaves and crumbled paneer, served with pasteurised curd.
40 min total
SoupsPregnancy
A light, pan-Indian red lentil (masoor dal) soup with cumin and tomato — gentle, quick and iron-containing.
25 min total
SoupsPregnancy
A light, pan-Indian clear soup of finely diced vegetables in a gingery broth, gentle on the stomach for days of small appetite.
25 min total
SnacksPregnancy
Thick pasteurised curd layered with seasonal fruit and a scatter of seeds — a calcium-containing snack that needs no cooking.
8 min total
Smoothies & drinksPregnancy
A Bihar favourite: roasted gram (sattu) blended with banana and pasteurised milk into a filling, protein-rich drink.
5 min total
DessertsPregnancy
A North Indian dessert of fox nuts (makhana) simmered in pasteurised milk until creamy, lightly sweetened and flavoured with cardamom.
25 min total
SnacksPregnancy
A soft, spongy Gujarati steamed gram flour (besan) cake, tempered with mustard seeds and served with pasteurised curd.
30 min total
Batch cookingPregnancy
A pan-Indian one-pot stew of moong dal and seasonal vegetables, cooked in a big batch to freeze in portions for easy, wholesome meals.
50 min total
SnacksPregnancy
A Maharashtrian and Central Indian winter sweet of roasted sesame seeds bound with jaggery — a calcium and iron-containing energy snack.
20 min total
SnacksPregnancy
A gentle Maharashtrian dish of soaked tapioca pearls (sabudana) stir-fried with crushed peanuts, cumin and potato — a light, small meal.
30 min total
LunchPregnancy
A soft, one-pot rice and moong dal khichdi cooked with seasonal vegetables and mild spices — gentle, easy to digest and popular right across India in pregnancy.
35 min total
Evening mealPregnancy
Bottle gourd simmered with chana dal into a mildly spiced, comforting curry, eaten with whole-wheat roti — a North Indian home-style favourite.
45 min total
Evening mealPregnancy
Sweet potato and chickpeas simmered in a lightly spiced tomato gravy, eaten with roti — a filling, affordable pan-Indian curry.
40 min total
LunchPregnancy
Lightly spiced paneer and vegetables rolled inside a soft roti — a quick, protein-rich North Indian lunch that travels well in a tiffin.
30 min total
LunchPregnancy
Potatoes cooked gently in a poppy seed paste, a classic Bengali comfort dish, served with steamed rice and a simple mixed vegetable side.
45 min total
LunchPregnancy
Toor dal simmered with mixed vegetables and a light tempering of ghee and cumin, an everyday Odisha dish served over steamed rice.
45 min total
LunchPregnancy
A lightly sweet-and-sour toor dal simmered with a touch of jaggery and tamarind, served with rice and roti — a classic Gujarati thali staple.
40 min total
Evening mealPregnancy
Sprouted moong cooked thoroughly into a spiced Maharashtrian curry, served with jowar bhakri — a filling, protein-rich home meal.
40 min total
LunchPregnancy
A gently spiced curd and gram flour curry with pakoda dumplings, simmered until smooth and served over steamed rice — a Rajasthani and Gujarati household favourite.
45 min total
LunchPregnancy
Pearl millet cooked with moong dal and seasonal vegetables into a wholesome, mineral-rich khichdi popular in Rajasthani homes.
50 min total
LunchPregnancy
A soya-based twist on the classic egg bhurji, tofu crumbled and cooked with onions, tomatoes and mild spices, served with roti — a quick, protein-rich vegetarian option.
25 min total
LunchPregnancy
A simple, home-style Manipuri boiled vegetable stew, lightly seasoned and cooked gently in its own broth, served with steamed rice.
35 min total
LunchPregnancy
A Kolkata street-food favourite made safe for pregnancy: a whole-wheat paratha coated in a fully set beaten egg, filled with onion, cucumber and a squeeze of lemon.
30 min total
LunchPregnancy
A one-pot pan-Indian pulao of rice and mixed vegetables topped with hard-boiled eggs — a simple, filling meal for a tired evening.
40 min total
Evening mealPregnancy
A gently spiced, pan-Indian home-style chicken curry cooked right through in an onion-tomato base, served with plain rice.
50 min total
Evening mealPregnancy
A gentle Kerala-style ishtu of chicken, potato and carrot simmered in coconut milk with whole spices — mild enough for pregnancy and easy to digest.
45 min total
Batch cookingPregnancy
A soft, comforting one-pot khichdi of rice, moong dal, minced chicken and vegetables — gentle on the stomach and easy to batch-cook.
45 min total
Evening mealPregnancy
A tangy Konkan-style coconut and tamarind curry made with Indian mackerel (bangda), a widely available lower-mercury fish, cooked thoroughly and served with rice.
40 min total
Evening mealPregnancy
A Gujarati/Parsi-inspired patra ni machhi: pomfret fillets coated in a mild coriander-coconut chutney, steamed in banana leaf until fully cooked and flaky.
40 min total
Evening mealPregnancy
A North Indian-style minced chicken keema cooked with green peas in a simple onion-tomato masala, served with soft whole-wheat roti.
40 min total
