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Twinkle Khanna's #WhatsInYourDabba initiative shows us the healthy foods celebs eat

TIMESOFINDIA.COM | Last updated on - Jan 15, 2020, 17:00 IST

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Twinkle Khanna's #WhatsInYourDabba

On a lazy Sunday, while we all were busy with our #Sundaybinge, Bollywood actor, writer and author Twinkle Khanna shared a picture of her, clad in a Vada Pav-ered t-shirt and a plate full of tikkis. In the post she mentioned, “I may occasionally be a ‘VADA PAV-ERED’ girl but I also carry some healthy treats in my dabba like these yummy beetroot tikkis!” In the post she shared the recipe too. “Wash and grate the beetroot, then sauté in a pan until the water dries out. Add some grated paneer, chat masala, salt, jeera and dhaniya powder and bread crumbs to the beetroot. Add a little oil and mix gently. Then make tikki out of it. Let it rest for 15 minutes, shallow fry in a pan with minimum oil.” At end of the post she nominated Akshay Kumar, Malaika Arora and Sonali Bendre to give a sneak peek of their dabbas. She asked everyone to share their favourite healthy treats and use #WhatsInYourDabba and tag @tweakindia Recipe Corner.

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Akshay Kumar

Akshay thanked Twinkle Khanna for nominating him and stressed in the post that eating clean is not an option but a way of his life. Sharing his dabba moment he mentioned his love for Avocado on Toast and Chia Pudding. He even shared the recipe of both via post, which read as, “First mash a ripe avocado. Add a little olive oil, I like to add Rapeseed oil to it. Add a pinch of Himalayan pink salt, & a dash of chaat masala, if you like things flavoursome. Spread the mashed avocado on two slices of toasted barley bread or any multigrain bread. Garnish with pomegranate.” For Chia Pudding he mentioned, “Soak 3 teaspoons of chia seeds in walnut milk, overnight. Add a little honey or cinnamon to it. Top with seasonal fruits of your choice."

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Sonali Bendre

Sonali’s smiling shot with a big bowl of Maharashtrian Sabudan Khichdi with a twist said a lot about her love for Indian and fusion food. In her post she said, “As they say, you are what you eat! And my mantra has always been to not measure my food... but instead watch what I eat. Here's what's in my dabba...it's my twist to the traditional Maharashtrian Sabudana Khichdi - with sweet potato & without Sabudana .” In the next slide of the post she shared the step-by-step process of making the recipe.

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Katrina Kaif

When Akshay Kumar nominated Katrina, she quickly it to her Instagram feed and mentioned that her mother always told that healthy eating should be a way of life and not a diet. In the post, she has talked about her mid-morning snack that includes idli and chutney. She has mentioned that her love for traditional idli, which is made from naturally fermenting the rice and urad dal batter. “I also end up adding some yoghurt to ferment it further. (this makes the idlis fluffier). I prefer having a spread of accompaniments. I usually do three chutneys moringa spinach chutney, tomato & beetroot chutney & plain coconut chutney. The other accompaniments can be Sambhar or rasam depending on my mood,” she added in the post before she nominated Yasmin Karachiwala and Varun Dhawan.

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Maheep Kapoor

After Sonali Bendre nominated Maheep, the reputed jewellery designer shared a post that mentioned, “Here’s what’s in my dabba ! ... Easy Peesy ! Overnight soaked oats .. YUM ! ( fyi , I can eat oats breakfast , lunch or dinner ) Recipe : - Soak oats in almond milk , dates and cinnamon overnight . Chuck in goji berries and chopped walnuts Top it with flax seeds , pomegranate & pumpkin seeds ... basically, whatever rocks your boat Taaa daaa, it’s ready to eat ... YUM.”

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Neelam Kothari

Thanking Sonali Bendre for nominating her, Neelam Kothari talked about her breakfast dabba, which includes rich vegetable juice made with spinach, cucumber,amla, lemon, ginger and pomegranate. And she also indulges in a salad made with sprouted moong, tomato, green chilli, red chlli powde and a pinch of chaat masala.

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Sophie Choudry

Sophie thanked Twinkle Khanna for starting the initiative and said that she is not a vegetarian or vegan, but she prefers to eat veggie at least twice a week & on those days quinoa and sweet potato cutlets with avocado sauce and a carrot, mint and Thai red chilli salad are her favourites. She mentioned the recipes in the post and further nominated Rakul Preet and Kriti Sanon.

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Malaika Arora

The fitness diva posted a video and mentioned that she has turned vegan and her daily dabba is all about healthy recipes. In the post she mentioned, “ #whatsinyourdabba my style ..... Zucchini noodles with red bell pepper sauce - skin the zucchini, scrape of thin strips lengthwise. In a pan heat 2 tbsp olive oil, add 2 cloves crushed garlic, oregano, chopped red bell peppers and sauté till soft. Add the zucchini, salt to taste and sauté for a min. Remove and serve with a lime wedge. PS: all ingredients r locally grown n organic.”

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Shikhar Dhawan

He thanked Akshay Kumar for nominating him and gave a sneak peek into his breakfast. He wrote, “To begin with I love my fruits, they give me all my natural sugars. In this case, I'm eating Papaya and Pineapple, pineapple being the fat burner. Sprinkled some flax seeds and sunflower seeds on it as well. Next, there are baked beans for my protein and avocado toast which is good fat. A tasty Masala Uttapam with Sambar which makes it a carb-loaded breakfast which keeps my energy up the whole day!”

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Twinkle Khanna's #WhatsInYourDabba initiative shows us the healthy foods celebs eat