AN EXCELLENT SALAD TO PREVENT SUNSTROKE AND REDUCE BP AND CHOLESTEROL

AN EXCELLENT SALAD TO PREVENT SUNSTROKE AND REDUCE BP AND CHOLESTEROL

An excellent salad to prevent sunstroke.

Mix finely chopped pieces of raw mango and onion together, add chopped green chillies, a dash of rock salt, a pinch of turmeric and red chilli powder, garnish with coriander leaves and serve.

Onion due to its high sulphur content prevents body fevers that can be caused due to sun stroke.Raw Mango is excellent for preventing sun stroke.

Apart from this, raw mango gives vit C and potassium and onion helps in thinning of blood, so this salad also helps to reduce BP and cholesterol.

  ENJOY A SALAD WITH DUAL BENEFITS

ACCOMPANIMENTS AND GARNISHES

ACCOMPANIMENTS AND GARNISHES



Accompaniments are dishes which are used to make the main dish complete and garnishes are the food items placed around or on top of a principal dish for relish. 

Avoid unhealthy accompaniments and garnishing. 

Example:-A healthy grilled sandwich becomes a fatty meal if eaten with French fries or with chips.

Similarly healthy antioxidant rich popcorn also becomes unhealthy if had with soft drinks (coke/pepsi).

Sprinkling of bhujia /sev as a garnish on poha/upma/ sandwiches…….also adds on to unhealthy fats.

Do not reduce the healthy properties of this foods by just choosing unhealthy accompaniments and garnishing.

Adding of butter or cream to soups, sauces to salads.

Healthy accompaniments and garnishes

Healthy accompaniments can be salads, fruits, nuts, dryfruit, lemon water, chass , fruit juice.

Healthy garnishes can be using herbs like coriander, mint, fennel, dill, and parsley.
It adds vitamin C, fiber, and folate to your dishes esp to salad, plus a cool, subtle licorice flavor. It also blends well with citrus fruits and tomatoes. Also traditional garnishes like coconuts, chopped dry fruits are healthy.

Some other suggestions are:-

You can cut fruits like strawberry, kiwi or vegetables like carrots, tomato, onions and cucumbers , in different shapes and decorate the dish either by placing it on the top or around the plate rim or even in a corner of the plate.

Choosing a heart-healthy salad dressing it's best to stick to a basic vinegar-and-olive oil or lemon juice based dressing, curd based dip can also be great.

 

Garnish soups with boiled sweet corn, spring onion, chopped colourful capsicum, which will enhance its flavor n taste.

Sprinkle shredded or finely cut basil, sage, parsley, or other herbs in the center of a bowl of soup, or puree the herbs with olive oil or yogurt for a flavorful green swirl.

Let ur imagination go wild…… Start making this unhealthy shift……..do share if u too have a habit of using such unhealthy accompaniments and garnishing with healthy dishes.

MOOLI (RADDISH) MAGIC

MOOLI (RADDISH) MAGIC

In hot summers raddish is one of the most cooling food to have. I know most of you reading would feel oh mooli i don’t like it!!!!!!!!

Radishes are available in various varieties, with white, red, or black roots of different shapes and sizes. Being a fast growing plant, they can be ready for harvest in less than a month.
 
The best quality roots are produced in spring or fall when temperatures are in the range of 50 to 65°F, with ample moisture.


Here are a few interesting ways to incorporate raddish in your diet.

─ cut raddish into strips, rub some lemon and pepper onto it, leave it for 20 minutes and then stir – fry in mustard oil, adding salt, red chillies and amchoor, till all the water dries. Makes for a great starter.

─ khatte lachhee (Punjabi style)

Grate mooli, chop the leaves finely, add a few green chillies, salt and garnish with sweet n sour date and tamarind chutney.

─ mooli raita ( grated mooli mixed with curd n chaat masala), is very cooling and not smelly at all.

─ mooli salad with pomegranate

Chop the leaves n the tuber really fine, add lots of lemon juice, a dash of chaat masala and salt and throw in the pomegrantes

─ mooli parathas n pudina raita

Radishes are also a healthy and low calorie way to cure jaundice, urinary disorders, fever, insect bites and kidney disorders. 

They are powerhouse of various nutrients like potassium, folic acid, ascorbic acid, magnesium, copper,  riboflavin, Vitamin B6. A cup of sliced red radish bulbs provide approx. 20 calories or less.

Now all you have to do is just add one serving of radishes to your diet this week!