Hi Frendz,
In support to my previous discussion on "Our Diet Vs Obesity", i am disclosing a few vegetarian recipes for vegetarians (especially) & ofcourse, non-vegetarians will also be glad to enjoy them. These recipes help you in reducing your weight & maintaining your health tone.
These recipes directly do not work on reducing the body weight, but they also do not increase your body weight. In addition, they give a feeling of satiety, because of which you may resist in eating further...so, indirectly they help in loosing your body weight. Try them, they are cooool..............& tasty too!
1) Cabbage soup:
Ingredients:
• 1 Head cabbage, shredded or chopped
• Few tomatoes, chopped
• 4 Stalks celery
• 6 Carrots, sliced
• 2 Big onions, chopped
• 1/2 Pound green beans, sliced on diagonal
• 2 Green peppers
• Any fresh herb of choice, chopped
• Black pepper (for taste)
• 1 to 2 Packages lipton onion soup mix, or any dry onion soup mix.
Preparation:
Place all the vegetables in a big pot and cover it with water, bring it to a boil.
Stir in the soup mix and boil gently for about 10 minutes.
Cover it and decrease the heat and simmer till all the vegetables are soft.
Add the black pepper (very minimal or avoid it if possible) and chopped herbs to it.
2) Mutter-Palak soup:
Ingredients:
• Spinach (Palak), shredded, 1/2 cup
• Peas, 1/2 cup
• Mint (Puidina), 1/4 cup
• Coriander leaves, 1/4 cup, finely chopped
• Onions,1, finely chopped
• Black Pepper, 1/4 tsp
• Cumin (Jeera) seeds, 1/4 tsp
• Salt to taste (use less salt)
Preparation:
Wash all the leafy vegetables and a chop.
In a pressure cooker add the peas (reserving little for garnish), the leafy vegetables and onion. Pressure cook up to 1 wistle, do not over cook.
Remove puree and add water to get proper consistency.
Heat butter in another pan, saut矴he remaining peas, add salt, cumin and pepper, and add the prepared pure. Turn off the gas when it starts to boil,
Serve hot, topped with coriander leaves.
3) Barley-lentil soup:
Ingredients:
• 1 cup of dried lentils, rinsed and soaked
• 1/4 cup of barley
• 1 onion chopped
• 3 large cloves of garlic, chopped
• 1 stalk of celery
• 2 carrots, chopped
• 1 zucchini chopped
• 1 small can diced tomatoes, undrained
• 6 cups of vegetable broth
• Black pepper (can be added for taste – optional)
Preparation
In a large pot combine all ingredients, cover, bring to boil, reduce heat and simmer for one hour or until lentils are tender. Add water for desired consistency.
In the next discussion, i would give you the recipe of different salads.......yummy isn't it!
I request you to prepare them practically & put your comments on my blog, so that i would know whether my discussions are really being helpful to you (in maintaining your health).
I wish u all Buon Appetito (in Italian).....!
In support to my previous discussion on "Our Diet Vs Obesity", i am disclosing a few vegetarian recipes for vegetarians (especially) & ofcourse, non-vegetarians will also be glad to enjoy them. These recipes help you in reducing your weight & maintaining your health tone.
These recipes directly do not work on reducing the body weight, but they also do not increase your body weight. In addition, they give a feeling of satiety, because of which you may resist in eating further...so, indirectly they help in loosing your body weight. Try them, they are cooool..............& tasty too!
1) Cabbage soup:
Ingredients:
• 1 Head cabbage, shredded or chopped
• Few tomatoes, chopped
• 4 Stalks celery
• 6 Carrots, sliced
• 2 Big onions, chopped
• 1/2 Pound green beans, sliced on diagonal
• 2 Green peppers
• Any fresh herb of choice, chopped
• Black pepper (for taste)
• 1 to 2 Packages lipton onion soup mix, or any dry onion soup mix.
Preparation:
Place all the vegetables in a big pot and cover it with water, bring it to a boil.
Stir in the soup mix and boil gently for about 10 minutes.
Cover it and decrease the heat and simmer till all the vegetables are soft.
Add the black pepper (very minimal or avoid it if possible) and chopped herbs to it.
2) Mutter-Palak soup:
Ingredients:
• Spinach (Palak), shredded, 1/2 cup
• Peas, 1/2 cup
• Mint (Puidina), 1/4 cup
• Coriander leaves, 1/4 cup, finely chopped
• Onions,1, finely chopped
• Black Pepper, 1/4 tsp
• Cumin (Jeera) seeds, 1/4 tsp
• Salt to taste (use less salt)
Preparation:
Wash all the leafy vegetables and a chop.
In a pressure cooker add the peas (reserving little for garnish), the leafy vegetables and onion. Pressure cook up to 1 wistle, do not over cook.
Remove puree and add water to get proper consistency.
Heat butter in another pan, saut矴he remaining peas, add salt, cumin and pepper, and add the prepared pure. Turn off the gas when it starts to boil,
Serve hot, topped with coriander leaves.
3) Barley-lentil soup:
Ingredients:
• 1 cup of dried lentils, rinsed and soaked
• 1/4 cup of barley
• 1 onion chopped
• 3 large cloves of garlic, chopped
• 1 stalk of celery
• 2 carrots, chopped
• 1 zucchini chopped
• 1 small can diced tomatoes, undrained
• 6 cups of vegetable broth
• Black pepper (can be added for taste – optional)
Preparation
In a large pot combine all ingredients, cover, bring to boil, reduce heat and simmer for one hour or until lentils are tender. Add water for desired consistency.
In the next discussion, i would give you the recipe of different salads.......yummy isn't it!
I request you to prepare them practically & put your comments on my blog, so that i would know whether my discussions are really being helpful to you (in maintaining your health).
I wish u all Buon Appetito (in Italian).....!
Great recipe's sir.
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