Archive for December, 2008

Tomat-Avocado Salad

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 [...]

Brown Rice Salad

Ingredients:

2 cups of Brown rice
4 teaspoons of olive oil
2 teaspoons of vinegar
Salt to taste
1/2 tablespoon of black pepper
1 cucumber
2 tablespoons of finely chopped carrot
1 apple
1 capsicum
2 teaspoons of finely chopped coriander leaves
2 tablespoons of peanuts

Procedure:

Fry the peanuts in a pan and remove the peel.
Cut the cucumber, capsicum and apple into small pieces.
Take four cups of [...]

A Healthy Cauliflower Soup

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 [...]

Beetroot Salad

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 [...]

Strawberry-Grape Salad

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 [...]

Orange-a Wonderful and a Beneficial fruit

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, [...]

Hot and Tasty Tomato Soup

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 [...]