Tip of the week

Tip of the week:  Use Mint Cubes in your summer drinks like buttermilk, lemon water to add minty flavour in it. Add 1 fresh mint leave in each section of ice tray while setting ice cubes.
 

Crispy Fish/ Chicken

                                                            Crispy Fish/ Chicken

Ingredients:

Fish: 150gms or Chicken breasts: 100gms
Garlic: 3 cloves
Olive oil: 1tsp
Thyme (fresh): 3 sprigs
Salt and pepper: to taste

Recipe:

• Heat oil in a pan, add crushed garlic in it
• Add nicely washed chicken and fish and cook till it gets tender.
• Add salt and pepper while cooking.
• Once the chicken or fish is done add thyme leaves in it and cook for another 2 mins.
• Serve hot with lemon.

For Veg: Can use paneer instead of chicken or fish.

Summer Cool Chicken Salad

                                                          Summer Cool Chicken Salad

Ingredients:

Musk melon: 1 bowl cut in square pieces
Carrot(grated): 2
Chicken boneless: 100gms
Apple Cider Vinegar: 3 tsp
Sesame seeds: 1tsp
Garlic powder: 1/2tsp
chili sauce: 1tsp

Recipe:

• Boil chicken and cut it into shreds.
• Mix chicken, grated carrots, muskmelon in a bowl.
• Add roasted sesame seeds, apple cider vinegar, garlic powder and chili sauce, mix then thoroughly and refrigerate it
• Serve cold.

For Veg: Can add paneer instead of chicken

Carrot and walnut salad

                                                  Carrot and Walnut Salad

Ingredient:

Carrots: 4 medium
olives: 3-4
walnuts: 6pcs
raisins: 7-8pcs
olive oil: 1/2tsp
vinegar: 1tsp
oregano: 1/2tsp

Recipe:

• Grate all carrots in a bowl
• Add olives, walnuts, raisins, olive oil, vinegar and oregano and mix thoroughly.
• Serve cold.

Gingery Sprouts with Parsley and Apple

                                            Gingery sprouts with parsley and apple

Ingredients:

Black chana sprouts: 1/2kt
moong dal sprouts: 1/2kt
tomato: 1
finely chopped capsicum: 1/4kt
finely chopped red and yellow bell peppers: 1/2kt
green chili: 1-2
onion: 1 small
parsley: 2-3 strings
ginger juice: 2tsp
olive oil: 1/2tsp
lemon juice: 1tsp
honey: 1/2tsp
salt to taste

Recipe:

• Steam sprouts and mix them in a bowl.
• add finely chopped onions, tomatoes, bell peppers, capsicum, green chili in it.
• add parsley, ginger juice, lemon, honey, olive oil, salt and mix them properly.
• Serve cold.

 

Soya Nugget Salad

                                                             Soya Nugget Salad

Ingredients:

Soya chunks (small): 8pc
lettuce (finely chopped): 1kt
capsicum: 1/2
carrot: 2
onions: 1
tomatoes: 1
red bell pepper: 1/4
yellow bell pepper: 1/4
zucchini: 1/2

Dressing:

Tomato puree: 2Tsp
olive oil: 1/2tsp
sesame seeds: 1/2tsp
oregano: 1/4tsp
chilli flakes: 1/4tsp
salt to taste

Recipe:

• Soak soya chunks in hot water for 15-20 mins and strain excess water from it.
• In a pan heat oil, add sesame seeds in it and then add tomato puree and soya chunks in it
• when tomato puree leaves the oil, add all finely chopped veg in it.
• toss for 2 mins and then add salt, oregano and chilli flakes in it.
• serve hot.

 

Health Benefits of Flax Seeds

                                               Health Benefits of Flax Seeds

• The flax seed carries one of the biggest nutrient payloads on the planet.
• It is technically not a grain but rich in fiber, antioxidants and Omega-3 fatty acids and similar vitamin, mineral profile to grains.
• The Recommended daily intake of omega-3 is 1.1gms per day and 1 Tsp of flax seeds offer 1.8gms. So better than walnuts and fish.
• Flax seed is low in carbohydrate so its high fiber and healthy fat make it a great food for weight loss and to maintain weight.
• Omega-3 in flax seed helps to reduce inflammation which is responsible for migraine, asthma, arthritis and osteoporosis.
• It helps to lower total cholesterol and LDL cholesterol levels, lowers blood pressure- all elements to a healthy heart.
• Lignans fiber found in flax seed, promote regular digestion and prevents breast cancer.
• Lignans also promote fertility, reduce Peri menopausal symptoms and prevents type-2 diabetes.