Showing posts with label Healthy. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Healthy. Show all posts

Tuesday, 9 April 2013

Beetroot Juice

Drinking the fresh juice of a beet or two each day is a wonderful preventative health measure, and it may help reverse many problems. Beetroot is a rich source of potent antioxidants and nutrients, including magnesium, sodium, potassium and vitamin C.Beets are low in calories, have zero cholesterol and minute amount of fat. 
But many people doesn't like the taste of Beetroot. So I gave some different taste to my beetroot juice so that everyone can enjoy this healthy drink. It's easy and healthy recipe.
You must try this recipe !!
So let's start..


 Ingredients:

2 beetroot peeled and shredded
2-4 tablespoon  lemon juice
1 teaspoon ginger juice

Sugar to taste
Salt to taste


Method :
  1.  Take two beetroots peeled and shredded and squeeze the shredded beetroot with the help of muslin cloth so that all juice will come out.
  2. Add lemon juice, ginger juice,sugar and salt to taste in a beetroot juice.
  3. Mix well and keep it in a refrigerator for half an hour.
Your refreshing beetroot juice is ready to enjoy.






Carrot Salad

Naturally sweet, delicious and crunchy, carrots are healthy additions you can make to the vegetable list in your diet. Indeed, these root vegetables come with wholesome health benefiting compounds such as beta-carotene, vitamin A, minerals and anti-oxidants in ample amounts.
This nutritious carrot salad is as chic as it is classic.This recipe is refreshing and easy with very less ingredients.
So let's start to prepare a healthy carrot salad.



Ingredients:
1 teaspoon lemon juice
1 teaspoon mustard seeds
1 tablespoons olive oil
2- 4 carrots, peeled and shredded
salt to taste
2 green chillies
1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley 
1 teaspoon sugar

Method:
  1. In a small bowl mix the lemon juice, shredded carrots, salt and sugar together.
  2. Heat the oil in a pan and add mustard seeds. When the seeds crackle add green chillies.
  3. Pour this oil dressing into shredded carrots.
  4. Add fresh parsley and mix well.
Your healthy carrot salad is ready to serve.
 

Sunday, 15 April 2012

Date & Walnut Cake

A simple date and walnut cake that testes great and easy to prepare.
It is deliciously rich and wonderful with morning tea or coffee. It has healthy benefits too.
Dates and Walnut both are excellent for health. 
This Cake is easy to make and has a lovely moist texture. 
So,let's start to prepare healthy cake!!


Ingredients:
140 gr. all purpose flour
1/2 cup Walnut
1/2 cup Dates(seedless)
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 baking soda
200 gr. Milkmaid
75 ml. soda water
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Method:

  1. First preheat oven to 180 deg C
  2. Soak the dates in a bowl of 100ml boiling water while you get the cake ready.
  3. Sift together dry ingredients All purpose flour, baking powder, baking soda in a bowl.
  4. Add soda water and milkmaid into the dry mixture.
  5. Mix well and add dates and walnut.
  6. Add vanilla extract.
  7. Spoon the mixture into a 20cm square -cake mold lined with non stick baking  paper or lightly greased mold . Bake it for 35- 40 minutes or until center is just set.
  8. Cool in mold, then turn out and cut into square pieces to serve.