Tag - nutrition

Broccoli-Mushroom

Broccoli Mushroom Stir Fry

Ingredients: 1 medium cup broccoli florets (cleaned well) 1 cup mushroom (cleaned well) Himalaya pink salt as required 1 tsp fresh black peppercorns 1 whole bird chilly 2 tbsp spring onions (finely chopped) 2 stalks celery - if available 2 teaspoon lemon juice 1 tbsp chopped garlic 2 tsp chopped ginger 1/4 tsp...

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Breakfast Oat Groats

Ingredients: • ½ cup gluten free oat groats • 1 ½ cups water • 1 cup almond milk (optional) • a pinch of sri Lankan rolled cinnamon • 2 tsp chia seeds (soaked) • 1 tsp cacao powder • 1 tsp-soaked seeds (pumpkin, sunflower) • 2 tsp soaked and chopped nuts (cashews, walnuts, almonds) Method: 1. Heat water in a saucepan and once it...

Beetroot Smoothie

Beetroot Smoothie

Ingredients: 100gm beetroot 25 gm celery stalk /coriander 1 garlic clove ¼ inch ginger 2 tsp-soaked chia seeds lemon juice to squeeze from top salt and pepper to taste   Method:  Add beetroot, celery stalk/coriander, garlic and ginger to the mixture blender with water. Transfer this blended mix to a glass. Add soaked chia seeds to...

Ragi Chocolate Sheera

Ragi Chocolate Sheera

  Ingredients:    Ragi/Finger millet rawa 3 tbsp Sattu 1/2 tbsp Unsweetened raw cacao powder 1 tbsp Ghee 1 tbsp Water 1/4 cup Vanilla extract 1 tsp Jaggery powder 1 tbsp   Procedure: Take ghee in a pan and heat it. Add ragi rawa, sattu and cacao powder. Sauté till its aromatic. Add water and cook till it's...

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Almond Soup (Badam Soup)

A nourishing and filling soup for pregnant mothers.   Ingredients: 8-10 almonds soaked in warm water for 15 minutes 1/2 small potato boiled/sweet potato and mashed 1 medium onion chopped 1-2 cups vegetable stock 1 tsp pure A2 ghee 1/2 tsp grated ginger 2 tbsp pureed peas or finely chopped steamed broccoli stems 1 bay leaf ...

moringa khichadi

Moringa Khichdi

Ingredients: 500g hand pounded sonamasuri rice 50g moong dal 50 g masur dal 1/4 cup green leafy vegetables as per availability or fresh coriander finely chopped 2 tsp moringa powder 75 g sweet potato 3/4 cup cauliflower, beans, carrot, peas 1 tbsp coconut oil or A2 cow ghee 2 cloves garlic minced half inch...

One Pot Immunity Soup

One-Pot Immunity Boosting Soup

One pot Immunity boosting soup is made with red lentils, sweet potatoes and chickpeas for a filling meal! Ingredients: 1 tablespoon coconut oil /A2 cow ghee 1 yellow onion, diced 6 cloves garlic, minced 1/2 teaspoon freshly grated ginger 1 teaspoon turmeric ½ teaspoon Luke's immunity powder  1 tablespoon lemon juice 1 large sweet...

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Kid – Friendly Junk Food Alternatives

We need to start having a very holistic approach towards the health of our children. Now, it’s not just middle-aged people or elderly people who come to us, it’s children with juvenile diabetes, heart problems, obesity issues, young girls with PCOS, children with attention deficit disorders too. Yes, there are certain health conditions children...

seasonal mango

Why Should You Relish Seasonal Mangoes?

We’re right in the middle of the summer and it’s time to relish on those seasonal mangoes. We come across these common myths every year - “Will mangoes make me fat? “; “Will mangoes shoot my sugar levels high?”; “Will mangoes worsen my acne?”  Well, it certainly will if you’re not eating it the...

Sprouts Salad

A wholesome and protein rich salad option that is easy to make and ranks high on satiety index. Ingredients : 2 cups of sprouted moong beans 1 small or medium sized cucumber chopped 1 medium sized tomato, finely chopped 1 green chilli (optional) 1/4 tsp red chilli powder 1/2 tsp chaat masala (optional) 1...

Indian Food

Five Recipes from Leftover Food

1. Multigrain Lauki (bottle gourd) Muthiyas Ingredients: 2 cups – freshly grated bottle gourd (lauki/bottle gourd) 1⁄2 cup – chopped spinach/fenugreek (palak/methi- spinach/fenugreek) (as per availability) 1⁄2 cup – jowar/bajra flour 1 cup – sattu -roasted gram (chana) flour 1 cup – cooked leftover rice 1⁄2 cup finger millet (ragi flour) (optional) 1 tbsp –...

kokum

Kokum – An Inexpensive Gift of Nature

Most people who are into supplements have heard of something called “Garcinia Cambogia” as a fat burning super-food & supplement, however, its sister fruit “Garcinia Indica” also known as “Kokum” remains cold-shouldered. Kokum grows in the coastal forests of Southern India, Gujarat, Goa and Maharashtra and is one of the most under-exploited gems these places...