Tuesday 27 November 2012

Special Vegetable rice

Vegetable Fried Rice-How to prepare Vegetable Fried Rice

We usually order Fried rice when we visit hotels but do you know that we can prepare it in no time at home. Moreover the advantage of preparing at home is that we can prepare it to suit our liking, adjust sauces to suit our taste buds and we can also skip ajinomoto which is very harmful for our health. I usually prepare this with brown rice to make it more healthier and it tastes really good with brown rice.How to cook brown rice? .Do try it. Here is a quick recipe for Indo Chinese Vegetable Fried rice-

Vegetable Fried Rice
Vegetable Fried Rice Recipe-How to make Vegetable Fried Rice

Ingredients needed

Basmati rice - 1 cup
Oil -1 tsp for cooking rice

Beans - 1/4 cup finely chopped
Carrot - 1/4 cup
finely chopped
Cabbage - 1 cup shredded
Capsicum -1/4 cup finely chopped
Spring onion greens - 2 1/2 tbsp finely chopped
Garlic -1 1/2 tbsp
Ginger - 1 inch piece

Olive oil/Any refined oil - 2 1/2 tbsp

Vinegar - 1 tsp
Soya sauce -2-3 tsp
Salt and Pepper powder to taste (I used white pepper powder)

Vegetable Fried ricePreparation

Soak Basmati rice for 15 minutes and cook adding 1 1/2 cups of boiling water and a tsp of oil. Fluff it with a fork and spread it on a plate to cool.The cooked grains should be separate.

Finely chop beans, carrot, capsicum and spring onion greens.

Mince garlic and ginger

Shred cabbage into thin fine strip.

Method

  • Heat oil in a pan, when the oil is very hot, add garlic and ginger, saute for a few seconds.Then add beans and fry for a few seconds, followed by carrot, cabbage, capsicum and spring onion greens. (Add vegetables in the same order)
  • All the vegetables should be sauteed on high flame and continuous stirring is necessary as we want the vegetables to be crunchy and not fully cooked.
  • Add cooked rice, soya sauce, vinegar, needed salt and pepper. Mix well and serve hot.
Note

The whole procedure should be done on high flames.

Chopping the vegetables finely is very important.

I did not add soya sauce as I prefer to have without it but you can add soya sauce according to your taste to make it more Chinese.

Adding finely chopped mushrooms along with vegetables makes it even more delicious.

Using olive oil adds more flavor but you can also use any refined oil. Buy Olive oil which is meant for cooking purpose.

french salad

Butter bean & tomato salad

Butter bean & tomato salad

This quick and easy vegan French salad combines delicious flavours - perfect summer dish

Difficulty and servings

Easy Serves 6 - 8

Preparation and cooking times

Total time Ready in 15-20 minutes
Vegetarian Vegetarian, Vegan, Super healthy, Dairy-free

Method

  1. Tip all the ingredients into a bowl with some salt and pepper and mix well. Cover and leave at room temperature until ready to serve. This salad can happily be made the day before and chilled.
  2. On the day, bring the salad to room temperature and give it a good stir before serving.

Nutrition per serving for six

109 kcalories, protein 4g, carbohydrate 9g, fat 6 g, saturated fat 1g, fibre 3g, salt 0.41 g
Recipe from Good Food magazine, September 2002.

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Recipe for a good home made Ranch Sauce


 Ingredients

  • 2 Cups mayonnaise
  • 1 Cup buttermilk
  • 3/4 Teaspoon of salt, onion salt, dried parsley
  • 1/4 Teaspoon garlic salt
  • 1/8 Teaspoon pepper
  • 1/8 Teaspoon dill weed

 Steps
  1. 1
    Mix the mayonnaise and buttermilk until smooth.


  2. 2
    Add all dry ingredients.

  3. 3
    Shake well.

  4. 4
    Keep refrigerated.

  5. 5
    Enjoy!


Saturday 24 November 2012

healthy foods

Fresh Fruits and Vegetables

Healthy Food Lesson

by elcivics.com
Eating healthy food and exercising regularly improves your health. Eating fresh fruits and vegetables can reduce your chance of getting cancer, diabetes, and heart disease. Low-fat meats, beans, and nuts are also part of a good nutrition plan. The United States Department of Agriculture has published a new food pyramid that includes tips and facts about how to eat healthy to improve your health and live longer. (3 pages)
Family Picnic with Healthy FoodsWhat are the benefits of eating healthy foods?
  • People who eat healthy foods feel and look better.
  • They have fewer medical problems and miss less days from work or school.
  • People who eat healthy foods also feel more energetic and live longer than people who don't.

Mulit-Vitamins and Fresh VegetablesIs it important to take vitamins?
  • You can get all the vitamins you need from the foods you eat, but taking a multi-vitamin once a day is a good idea.
  • Multi-vitamins can be taken once a day after eating.
  • If you take a multi-vitamin, be sure to check the expiration date on the bottle.

 




what is food

WHAT IS FOOD????????:)

Any nutritious substance that people or animals eat or drink, or that plants absorb, in order to maintain life and growth.

Yupp thats ryt, but tht doesnt mean anything u put   into ur mouth is food, it has to be cooked , it has to be healthy annnnnnnnddddd above alll DELICIOUS!!!!!!!!!!! so we goonna learn all about food here. food , food and just food.