Thursday, September 20, 2012

7 Dangerous Acts After a Meal~

 

1. Don’t smoke ---- Experiments from experts proves that smoking a cigarette after meal is comparable to smoking 10 cigarettes (chances of cancer is higher)
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2. Don’t eat fruits immediately --- Immediately eating fruits after meals will cause stomach to be bloated with air. Thre fore take fruits 1 -2 hours after meal or 1 hour before meal.
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3. Don’t drink tea------ Because tea leaves contain a high content of acid. This substance will cause the protein content in the food we consume to be hundred thus difficult to digest.
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4. Don’t loosen your belt---------- Loosening the belt after meal will easily cause the intestine to be twisted and blocked.
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5. Don’t bathe---------- ------- Bathing after meal will cause the increase of blood flow to the hands, legs and body thus the amount of blood around the stomach will therefore decrease, this will weaken the digestive system in our stomach.
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6. Don’t walk about---------- --- People always say that after a meal walk a hundred steps and you will live till 99. In actual fact this is not true. Walking will cause the digestive system to be unable to absorb the nutrition from the food we intake.
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7. Don’t sleep immediately---- -------- The food we intake will not be to digest properly. Thus will lead to gastric and infection in our intestine.
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Saturday, September 1, 2012

GREEN GODDESS SALAD

                                               GREEN       GODDESS        SALAD


DRESSING :-------

1/2 cup Mayonnaise
250 gm Yoghurt (hang 1/2 kg curd for 1 hr.)
1 tbsp. Sugar
1 tbsp. Salt
1/2 tsp. Black pepper pwd.
2 tbsp. Dill greens chopped
1/2 cup Milk to thin dressing
2 tbsp. Parsley chopped
10 cloves Garlic
3 Spring Onions chopped with greens

ALSO:-----------

1/2 Cucumber sliced with skin
2 medium sized Tomatoes sliced
1/2 each Red, Yellow, Green Capsicum sliced fine
1/2 cup Cabbage shredded 
6 Spring Onions chopped finely
1/2 cup Mushrooms sliced
3 tbsp. French Dressing  (recipe given below)
1/2 head Lettuce torn into bite size pieces
 

-----Puree ingredients for dressing. It should be creamy & full of flavour ,not
      too runny, salty or sharp.

-----Mix all vegies except lettuce & keep aside.

-----Line salad platter with lettuce. JUST BEFORE SERVING ,toss vegies with  
      French Dressing and pile over lettuce leaves.

-----Pour 4-5 tbsp. Green Goddess Dressing on top and serve chilled.
      Extra dressing can be kept in fridge for a week.Freezes well too_thaw &
      whip before using.

FRENCH  DRESSING:-------

Combine 3/4 cup water with 1tsp.cornflour,keep aside.
Put 1/2 cup Olive oil, 1/4 cup White Vinegar, 1 tsp. Sugar, 1/2 tsp.salt, 1/4
tsp. ground Pepper, 1 tsp. Mustard pwd. in tightly lidded jar.
Bring Cornflour mixture to a boil & pour into oil mixture immediately and 
shake vigorously--mixture will be a bit cloudy. This can  be kept in fridge, 
tightly covered upto 2 hrs.


TO SUBSTITUTE MAYONNAISE:--------

Puree 50gms. oil (chilled for few hrs.), 50 gms.Paneer, 1tbsp. White Vinegar
1/2 tsp. Salt. 1tsp.Sugar, 1 heaped tbsp. mustard pwd. & freshly ground pepper to taste. 
This keeps in fridge for 1 week.




SPICED WATERMELON AND TOMATO SALAD

                                 SPICED     WATERMELON    AND    TOMATO   SALAD
   


 3 pc..........large Tomatoes (cut into 3/4 inch pieces)

1/4 cup......Lime Juice

1/2 tsp.......Salt

1wedge......Watermelon (approx. 1 kg.with rind)

2 tbsp........Coriander leaves chopped

1/2 tsp........Cumin seeds ground ( Jeera pwd.)

1/2 tsp........Coriander pwd.( dhania pwd.)

1/8 tsp........Red chilli pwd.



......Toss tomatoes with lime juice and salt.

.......Cut watermelon into 1/2"pieces and discard seeds.

........Add watermelon, coriander leaves. cumin pwd. ,coriander pwd., chilli , tomatoes and toss 
        well.

........Cover and refrigerate before serving.