Friday, August 10, 2012

Health Benefits of Ginger!


Health Benefits of Ginger!
















Ginger or Zingiber officinale is a famous medicine and has been used for

medicinal purposes since a long time. Ayurveda, the traditional Indian

medical practice consists hundreds of medicines made by ginger. The birth

place of the ginger is also said to be India and the name ginger is derived

from Tamil word inji ver.


In India especially in rural areas ginger is being used as the best

medicine for flu and cold and it is very effective. Ginger is also

beneficial in various other diseases and various researches have found a

number of medicinal benefits of this root. Here are some of the best health

benefits of ginger.


• As said before ginger is the best medicine in flu and cold. Just make a

tea with ginger in it and feel the difference yourself. It works wonder to

eliminate the cold and cough. Ginger has been also found beneficial in cure

of food poisoning and stomach ache.


• Recent researches have proved that ginger has the potential be a cancer

remedy in future especially to cure ovarian cancer a common cancer among

women.


• Another research has shown that ginger is remarkably successful medicine

for colon cancer. According to the research it slows the growth of

colorectal cancer cells preventing colon cancer.


• Ginger is a good medicine for diarrhea a leading cause of infant deaths

in various countries.


• Ginger is also equally effective to cure nausea caused by seasickness or

morning sickness frequent among pregnant women.


• In some areas ginger beer is also being used in order to make the

digestive system of the body work better and also referred as stomach

settlers.


• Ginger is also useful as painkiller and provides comfort from various

kinds of pains and inflammation.


• Due to its ability to stop prostaglandins from causing pain and

inflammation in blood vessels, ginger is also used as migraine relief.


• Ginger has also the ability to reduce the chances of kidney damages or

nephropathy among diabetic persons.


• It is also believed that ginger is a good medicine for menstrual cramp

relief and also helpful in curing of irregular menstrual cycles especially

among teenage girls.


With these miraculous medical benefits ginger is a must have herb for every

household. If you are not suffering from either of the disease mentioned

above even then you must use ginger regularly to keep your health in a good

shape.

Thursday, August 9, 2012

BHARWAN TINDAE (STUFFED APPLE GOURDS)






SERVES THREE TO FOUR PEOPLE

Ingredients (Saamagree):


  • Tindae (Apple Gourd)- 500 gms.
  • Garlic Cloves 8-10
  • Chilli powder (As per taste)
  • Salt (as per taste)
  • Corriander powder - 1 Tbl. spn.
  • Turmeric Powder - 1/2 T.spn.
  • Garam Masala - 1/2 T.spn.
  • Sml. Tomatoes - 2
  • Curd - 1/2 Tbl. spn.
  • Cooking oil - 2 Tbl. spn.
Recipe (Vidhi):

Take apple gourd and scrape the peal, now put four equal size cuts to add spices to it while doing so do ensure that the vegetable remains intact.Put it aside.
Now take the pealed garlic cloves and crush those and add salt, chilli powder, turmeric, garam masala. mix it well once the spices are ready stuff it in the apple gourds(Tinda).

Prepare paste of the tomatoes and keep it aside.

Now put the pan on flame and add two table spoon oil to it. Once the pan is a bit heated add the apple gourd(tindaa), do ensure that the vegetable is mixed well in the pan so that it is wrapped in oil evenly. 

Cover the pan with lid and let it cook on low flame, from time to time keep on tossing it so that it is cooked evenly from all sides and attains light golden.

Once it attains the colour now add tomato paste to it and cook it well. Then add battered curd and cook it till the time it starts leaving oil.

Now turn off the gas and garnish it with finely chopped fresh corriander Leaves.

voilĂ  ..... here we are!







Tuesday, August 7, 2012

Todays Recipe - Baingan Ka Bharta (7-Aug-2012)

Baingan Ka Bharta

Serves : 2-3

Preparation Time : 10-15 Min

Ingredients

  1. 1 Big Brinjal
  2. 2 Med Sized Onions
  3. 2 Med Sized Tomatoes
  4. Coriander Leaves to Garnish
  5. Green Chillies to Taste
  6. Oil - 3 Table Spoons
Recipe

Put Brinjal on naked flame (gas) and roast it from all sides, mind it that its skin would turn black and crispy and would water, once sure of the vegetable being done, once sure switch the gas off and put the brinjal in water and evenly peel it off, now mesh it and keep it aside.
Now in a pan add oil, heat it, add finely shopped onions and then the tomatoes and finally the meshed brinjal, now saute for approximately 3-4 minutes and vkiola your Baingan ka bharta is ready to be served...

Enjoy.............

Ghar Ka Garam Masala

Ghar Ka Garam Masala

A very important and a key ingredient in most of the recipes mentioned on this website and also useful as a generic spice for most Indian home cooked meals.

Ingredients
  1. 50 Gm Zeera
  2. 10-12 Tez Patta
  3. 6 - Badi Elaichi
  4. 10-12 Cloves
  5. 1/2 Jaiphal
  6. 4 pieces of Javitri
  7. 8 Dalchini
  8. 20-25 Gm Kali Mirch
  9. 4-5 Chhoti Elaichi
Warm all the above mentioned ingredients in a pan on medium heat for approximately a minute and in the hot state put it in a grinder and grind immediately, once the grinding is complete and it is formed into a uniform powder store it into an airtight container for future use, use of airtight container is recommended to seal the aroma and the delicious flavor of the garam masala.
Please understand that this has a shelf life of approx 30-90 days depending on storage conditions and is not meant to be refrigerated but stored at temperatures between 25-35 Degree Centigrade in a clean non humid environment.

Monday, August 6, 2012

Todays Recipe - Shahi Paneer

Shahi Paneer


Preparation Time : 15 Minutes

Serves : 3-4

1 Cup=150 Gms

Ingredients

  1. Paneer (Cottage Cheese) - 200 Gms
  2. 1 Cup Fresh Milk Cream
  3. 1/2 Cup Fox Nuts (Makhane)
  4. 1/2 Cup Green Peas (Hari Matar) Peeled
  5. 2 Mid Sized Tomatoes
  6. 2 Mid Sized Onions
  7. Coriander to garnish
  8. Oil - 2 Tablespoon
 

Recipe

Dice paneer into 1 square inch approx, now put two tablespoon of oil in a pan and add finely chopped onions to it, add red chilli to taste and saute till golden brown, avoid not to burn them.
Now add finely chopped tomatoes along with the paneer to it, add salt to taste, now add home made garam masala and then the cream and foxnuts and green peas. Please ensure that foxnuts have been soaked in water for approximately two minutes before being added, now cook the mixture for approximately a minute till it starts releasing oil, once it starts releasing oil, turn the gas off.

Now you need to put it into a serving bowl and garnish it with coriander leaves and enjoy it with home made chapatis!!!

Wow.... You are already starting to be a chef......