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Archive for December, 2008

Tomato Avocado Salad
The primary ingredients used in the preparation of this salad include tomato and avocado. Along with vitamins-A, K, C; potassium and phosphorous are also present in tomato. This not only purifies blood but also prevents the diseases related to liver and heart. Avocado has the quality of lessening the weight. It helps in digestion process. The flour materials which are needed by the body are gained by the germinating seeds. As all these contain large no of good qualities, if a salad is consumed which is made up of all these materials then body gets large amounts of energy.

Ingredients:

• 1/2 cup of sliced tomatoes
• 1 avocado which is cut in the middle and made into two pieces.
• One-fourth cup of germinating seeds
• 1/2 teaspoon lime juice
• 1 teaspoon of vinegar

Procedure:

• Take a small bowl.
• Mix small pieces of sliced tomato and germinating seeds together in the bowl.
• Add some salt to taste, black pepper, lime juice and vinegar to the above mixture.
• Mix them well.
• Stuff this mixture in the avocado pieces.
• Now Tomato-avocado salad is ready to serve.

Ingredients:

Ingredients to be used are:

• 2 teaspoons of butter
• 1 onion
• 1 potato
• 4 teaspoons of chopped cauliflower
• 1 cup of milk
• 1 slice of cheese

Procedure:

• Heat the oil in a pan and sauté the finely chopped onions for two minutes.
• Peel the skin of potato, cut them into large pieces and sauté them with onions for four minutes.
• Then add the cauliflower.
• If children like carrot or other vegetables, then they can also be added to it.
• Add some water to it and boil them.
• After boiling blend this mixture in the food processor.
• This mixture is then poured into a sauce pan, little amount of salt is to be added and again cooked.
• Garnish it with cheese and add some milk to it.
• While serving add some soup cubes to it to make it more delicious.

This is the soup which will be liked by almost all the children as evening snack. If this is to be given in the morning then serve chilled. It is good if it is prepared the day before the evening and then taken in the morning. This food item not only helps in increasing the resistance power to prevent diseases but also lessens the wish of taking junk food in children. Instead of using water to boil vegetables, chicken boiled water or the white substance in egg can also be used.

Nutritional values:

• Energy-435cal
• Proteins-17g
• Carbohydrates-33g
• Fat-33g and
• Iron-4mg

Beetroot Salad
Beet root has got a quality of purifying blood. It contains vitamin-C, potassium, folic acid in large amount. If this juice is consumed daily it prevents growth of cancer cells. Since it doesn’t get digested easily water should be consumed in large amounts. Now let’s see the recipe for making beetroot salad.

Ingredients to be used include,

• 1 cup of chopped beetroot
• 2 teaspoon of sliced tomato
• 1 teaspoon of chopped coriander leaves
• Half teaspoon of lime juice
• Salt to taste
• Little amount of oil to sauté
• Mustard seeds
• Cumin seeds
• Dry red chilies

Preparation steps include,

• Take chopped beet root into a clean bowl.
• Add tomato and coriander to it.
• Add lime juice, little amount of salt to taste and stir the mixture.
• Heat the oil in a pan and add mustard, cumin seeds and dry red chilies.
• When the above mixture gets fried, add this mixture to the beet root mixture.
• Beetroot salad is ready to eat.

Some people don’t find time to prepare. So, it is better for them to prepare in large amount and can be stored in refrigerator for two to three days. Diabetic patients should not consume it as it leads to increase in diabetes rather than controlling it.

Ingredients:

• 10 sliced strawberries
• 1 cup of grapes
• 1/2 cup of guava
• 1 tablespoon of black grape juice

For garnishing:

• 3 teaspoons of cream
• 4-cherries

Preparation steps:

• Mix the pieces of sliced strawberries and grapes.
• Before serving, take all these pieces into a cup and pour one teaspoon of grape juice into each cup.
• Then garnish it with cream and cherries.
• There won’t be any problem if cream is laid first and then grape juice is added next.

Add cream and grape juice in large amounts as children like them very much and eat the food happily. This strawberry grape salad is nutritional food item as it prevents the risk of heart diseases, cancer and diabetes. It is a fiber rich food. It strengthens your body and helps in doing the work actively.

Color, smell, taste etc., are the attractive features present in the healthy fruit Orange. Citrus fruits are the tastiest fruits among all fruits. Both Beauty and health are protected by this wonderful fruit. The beneficial factors of the fruit orange are as follows.

• It contains a large amount of vitamins and minerals. It contains C-vitamin, calcium, phosphorous, potassium, beta-carotene in large amounts.
• Potassium which is in large amount in orange helps in strengthening the body and prevents the the problems associated with digestive system. This is a divine gift for heart and hypertension patients who should intake large amounts of potassium.
• Orange is rich in fiber too. It helps a lot in beauty care. If an orange fruit is consumed daily, then the anti oxidants present in orange help to increase resistance to prevent diseases.

• The marks present on the face due to pimples and other reasons, can be removed by applying the paste of dried orange peel and milk.
• If a glass of orange juice is consumed after taking medicines, then that medicine works fine and provides the expected positive results.

NOTE:

Along with these advantages there are some disadvantages too. If the orange juice is consumed with empty stomach, then it leads to acidity problems. It should not to be taken immediately after brushing as the materials present in orange damages the enamel present on teeth.

Ingredients:

• 4 tomatoes
• 1 teaspoon coriander leaves
• 3 cups of water
• Half teaspoon sugar
• 1 carrot
• 1 onion
• Garlic
• Black pepper seeds
• 1/2 teaspoon butter or ghee
• Salt to taste
• Cardamom
• Bread

Procedure:

• Keep the tomatoes, carrot, cardamom, black pepper seeds, garlic and onion pieces in the pressure cooker.
• Add some salt to taste, half teaspoon of sugar and three cups of water to the above tomatoes.
• Boil them up to three whistles of the pressure cooker.
• Grind this boiled mixture in the grinder. Now the soup is ready to serve.
• Heat the butter or ghee in a pan and fry some bread pieces.
• If these bread pieces are added to the soup before serving, bread pieces will be crispy.
• For garnishing purpose just add coriander leaves.

Healthy Benefits:

Tomatoes contain large amount of anti oxidants. These not only purify blood but also decrease cholesterol which prevents heart diseases. Vitamins-A, B, C, K, calcium, iron, phosphorous are present in tomato which are very helpful in maintaining the healthy body.