I received this email forward sometime back from my Papa. Although I knew this, I dont know why I never put it down to words. Here it is for all of you.
Please read this article carefully and try to implement this as soon as you can.
Thanks.
We all think eating fruits means just buying fruits, cutting it and just popping it into our mouths. It's not as easy as you think. It's important to know how and when to eat.
What is the correct way of eating fruits?
IT MEANS NOT EATING FRUITS AFTER YOUR MEALS! * FRUITS SHOULD BE EATEN ON AN EMPTY STOMACH.
If you eat fruit like that, it will play a major role to detoxify your system, supplying you with a great deal of energy for weight loss and other life activities.
FRUIT IS THE MOST IMPORTANT FOOD. Let's say you eat two slices of bread and then a slice of fruit. The slice of fruit is ready to go straight through the stomach into the intestines, but it is prevented from doing so.
In the meantime the whole meal rots and ferments and turns to acid. The minute the fruit comes into contact with the food in the stomach and digestive juices, the entire mass of food begins to spoil....
So please eat your fruits on an empty stomach or before your meals! You have heard people complaining every time I eat watermelon I burp, when I eat durian my stomach bloats up, when I eat a banana I feel like running to the toilet, etc actually all this will not arise if you eat the fruit on an empty stomach. The fruit mixes with the putrefying other food and produces gas and hence you will bloat!
Nervous outburst, and dark circles under the eyes all these will NOT happen if you take fruits on an empty stomach.
There is no such thing as some fruits, like orange and lemon are acidic, because all fruits become alkaline in our body. If you have mastered the correct way of eating fruits, you have the Secret of beauty, longevity, health, energy, happiness and normal weight.
When you need to drink fruit juice - drink only fresh fruit juice, NOT from the cans. Don't even drink juice that has been heated up. Don't eat cooked fruits because you don't get the nutrients at all. You only get to taste. Cooking destroys all the vitamins.
But eating a whole fruit is better than drinking the juice. If you should drink the juice, drink it mouthful by mouthful slowly, because you must let it mix with your saliva before swallowing it. You can go on a 3-day fruit fast to cleanse your body. Just eat fruits and drink fruit juice throughout the 3 days and you will be surprised when your friends tell you how radiant you look!
KIWI: Tiny but mighty. This is a good source of potassium, magnesium, vitamin E & fiber. Its vitamin C content is twice that of an orange.
APPLE: An apple a day keeps the doctor away? Although an apple has a low vitamin C content, it has antioxidants & flavonoids which enhances the activity of vitamin C thereby helping to lower the risks of colon cancer, heart attack & stroke.
STRAWBERRY: Protective Fruit. Strawberries have the highest total antioxidant power among major fruits & protect the body from cancer-causing, blood vessel-clogging free radicals.
ORANGE : Sweetest medicine. Taking 2-4oranges a day may help keep colds away, lower cholesterol, prevent & dissolve kidney stones as well as lessens the risk of colon cancer.
WATERMELON: Coolest thirst quencher. Composed of 92% water, it is also packed with a giant dose of glutathione, which helps boost our immune system. They are also a key source of lycopene the cancer fighting oxidant. Other nutrients found in watermelon are vitamin C & Potassium.
GUAVA & PAPAYA: Top awards for vitamin C. They are the clear winners for their high vitamin C content.. Guava is also rich in fiber, which helps prevent constipation. Papaya is rich in carotene; this is good for your eyes.
Drinking Cold water after a meal = Cancer!
Can you believe this?? For those who like to drink cold water, this article is applicable to you. It is nice to have a cup of cold drink after a meal. However, the cold water will solidify the oily stuff that you have just consumed. It will slow down the digestion. Once this 'sludge' reacts with the acid, it will break down and be absorbed by the intestine faster than the solid food. It will line the intestine. Very soon, this will turn into fats and lead to cancer. It is best to drink hot soup or warm water after a meal.
A serious note about heart attacks HEART ATTACK PROCEDURE': (THIS IS NOT A JOKE!) Women should know that not every heart attack symptom is going to be the left arm hurting. Be aware of intense pain in the jaw line. You may never have the first chest pain during the course of a heart attack. Nausea and intense sweating are also common symptoms. Sixty percent of people who have a heart attack while they are asleep do not wake up. Pain in the jaw can wake you from a sound sleep. Let's be careful and be aware The more we know the better chance we could survive.
A cardiologist says if everyone who gets this mail sends it to10 people, you can be sure that we'll save at least one life.
Saturday, October 23, 2010
Tuesday, June 15, 2010
Muthiya / Steam vegetable Dumplings (from Rajasthan)
Muthias are steamed vegetable dumplings. I have selected to make them with cabbage, but you can make muthias using zucchini (Italian squash) or Bottle gourd. This is a ery healthy snack for the entire family. Serve them hot/cold along with green chutney or tomato chutney.
Ingredients:
Finly shredded red-cabbage 1 medium size
Gram flour/Besan - 1 cup or as required
Lemon juice 1-2 tblspn
Kastoori methi 2 tblspn (dry roasted and powdered between plams)
Green chilli chopped 2/ as per taste
Cumin seed 1 tspn
Turmeric 1/2 tspn
Salt to taste
Oil 3 tblspn
Mustard seeds 1/2 tblspn
1 tablespoon sesame seeds (til)
Whole red chilli 4
Seasame seeds 2-3 tblspn
Coriander leaves chopped 1/2 cup
Preparation:
Mix gram flour, fenugreek, cumin seed, turmeric, green chili, sugar, lemon juice, oil, and salt in a bowl.
Add the cabbage and mix well. Mixture should be like a very soft dough. (add 1-2 tblspn more gram flour if required)
Divide the mixture with greased fingers into small balls and drop them on a greased idli maker/steamer slowly.
Steam them covered for 18 to 20 minutes.
Put a fork through and check if ready. (fork should come out clean).
Keep them aside to cool and slice them into two.
Heat the oil in frying pan on medium high.
Add mustard seeds after they crackle add sesame seeds and red chili and stir-fry for few seconds.
Add muthias and stir-fry them for three to four minutes until they are light brown.
Garnish them with chopped corriander leaves.
Serve them hot or at room temperature.
Tips:
Make the mixture just before you are ready to steam them. Squeeze them between the palm after shredding.
If you have more quantity, add the salt as and well frying.
You could store these in air-tight container inside fridge for more than a week or freeze them before seasoning.
Thaw the frozen muthias and season them when you wish to serve.
Soya Roll with Sour Cream-Tomato Ketchup Dip
soya bean (not the soya chunks) - 1 cup boiled
potatoes boiled 2 medium size
Onion chopped 2 medium size
Ginger paste 1 tblspn
Garlic 3-4 cloves paste
Green chilli 3-4 or as per taste
cumin powder 1 tblspn
Cumin 1/2 tspn
Garam masala 1/2 tspn (powders cardamom, cinnamon & cloves)
Salt to taste
Oil to deep fry - about 1 and 1/2 inch of the pan you are using.
Black salt 2-3 pinch, optional
Sour cream - 1 cup
Tomato ketchup - 1/2 cup
Preparation:
Boil the soya beans in pressure cooker with 1 and 1/2 cup water and salt to taste. (They should boil such that they mash when pressed between fingers)
Boil the potatoes with salt and mash them well.
Take oil in a non-stick pan and add cumin to fry.
Add onion & fry till the onion turns brown.
Add ginger, garlic, cumin powder, chilli and fry in medium heat.
Add the soya beans(without water) and fry well.
Add the mashed potatoes, salt to taste, garam-masala.
Mix well and fry.
Let it cool and then make euqal size small balls.
Take bread and dip it in water. Squeeze the water well.
Place the soya stuffings and roll the bread to close all the sides.
Take oil in the frying pan and heat it well.
Place the roll and fry well all the sides till it turns light brown.
While serving sprinkle a pinch of black salt.
For the Dip:
Take tomato ketchup and sour cream and mix well to serve along with this dip.
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