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Nutty carrot in egg wrap is a very delicious breakfast, I am sure you all will love it.Delicious cashew nut is packed with energy, antioxidants, minerals and vitamins that are essential for robust health. Cashew, or “caju” in Portuguese, is one of the popular ingredients in sweet as well savory dishes worldwide.They are rich in “heart-friendly” monounsaturated-fatty acids like oleic, and palmitoleic acids. These essential fatty acids help lower harmful LDL-cholesterol while increasing good HDL cholesterol.Cashew nuts are abundant source of essential minerals. Minerals, especially manganese, potassium, copper, iron, magnesium, zinc, and selenium are concentrated in these nuts.They are also good in many essential vitamins such as pantothenic acid (vitamin B5), pyridoxine (vitamin B-6), riboflavin, and thiamin (vitamin B-1).I this recipe I combine delicious nutri rich carrot with cashew and wrap all in protein rich eggs. It's not only delicious but healthy too. I am sure such healthy breakfast will definitely boost your energy in the morning andmake your day bright.So enjoy Nutty carrot in egg wrap.

Nutty Carrot Egg Wrap

Ingredients

1 big carrot cut into thin strips
2 tsp cashew powder
3 garlic clove crushed
2 tsp olive oil
3 eggs
1/2 tsp ginger juice
1/2 tsp butter
to taste salt and pepper

Cooking Directions

In a skillet heat olive oil. Add crushed garlic fry a little. Then add carrots, salt and pepper. Mix well fry in medium to high flame till the carrot is little soft.Add cashew powder.Mix well.Fry for a minutes then put off the flame and keep aside.
Now in bowl whisk three eggs with salt, pepper and ginger juice. Heat another skillet brush butter and pour the eggs and make a thin sheet of open faced omelette. In a bowl take the thin sheet of open faced omelette place the fried carrot on it and then cover the top with the edges of omelet. Serve hot. You can have it simply the way it is or serve with a crisp loaf of butter toasted bread.

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Onion pancake with lime garlic dipping sauce is a truly delicious treat. I added semolina and rice flour to add a little crunch to this pancake, I am sure you all will like it too. I am exploring the goodness of coconut oil so used coconut oil for this recipe you can explore this with any other oil of your choice.By the way though it is true that no one food is a miracle add to great health but coconut oil comes close. From cooking to your daily beauty routine, there's a hundred of ways that coconut can help your health.With all other health benefits if you're looking for an energy lift, a teaspoon of coconut oil in your coffee or with some food will work wonders.Curry leaves medicinal benefits are immense. The leaves are rich in Vitamin A and C, calcium and fair amount of iron in them.They are therefore beneficial for eyes,skin,hair and blood.This plant is considered a stomachic (aiding digestion and promoting appetite).This yummy delicious onion pancake and with lime garlic dipping sauce is loaded with health benefits.Don't wait to try this yummy dish.

Onion Pancake with Lime Garlic Dipping Sauce

Ingredients

1 cup all purpose flour
1 tbsp semolina
1/2 tbsp rice flour
1 egg
1/4 cup milk
1 tsp sugar
1 onion chopped
1 green chilly chopped ( optional)
3 to 4 tsp coconut oil/ vegetable oil
to taste salt and pepper
To make Lime Garlic dipping sauce
1/2 cup mayonnaise / Greek yogurt/ hung curd
1/2 tsp crushed garlic
1/4 tsp coconut oil/ vegetable oil
1/4 tsp limezest
1/4 tsp lime juice
1/4 tsp sugar (optional)
to taste salt and pepper

Cooking Directions

Take bowl mix all purpose flour, semolina, rice flour, sugar, salt and pepper. Mix well. Now in another bowl whisk egg and milk and a teaspoon of oil. Now fold the flour mixture in the egg. Mix well to make a semi thick batter ( you can add more milk to get your desired consistency. Then add chopped onions (you can use chopped spring onion also) and green chilly if using.
Now heat flat pan and brush the pan with oil take a ladle full of the mixture and swirl to make a flat pancake. Once one side is cooked flip and cook the other side.
To make the Lime Garlic Dipping:
Heat oil in pan fry garlic and curry leaves till you get the fried garlic flavor. Now take chilled mayonnaise or Greek yogurt or hung curd add the fried garlic and curry leaves with salt sugar(optional), pepper, lime zest and lime juice. Mix well and serve with hot onion pancake.Hot onion pancake with lime garlic dipping sauce is ready to relish....yummy fun....enjoy!

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“To insure good health: eat lightly, breathe deeply, live moderately, cultivate cheerfulness, and maintain an interest in life.” ~William Londen In times you all have gone through that phase when you have that special event or party where you want to step in with that perfect dress which will flaunt or perfect shape and looks. But when you see yourself in the mirror you find that somewhere down the lane while we are busy taking care of other important things of life, few parts of your body secretly gain fat which are unnoticed until a certain time. Now you are tempted to shed all the extra pound in before that particular event where you are dying to look good and in shape. We fall a prey of crash diet over a healthy diet plan. For decades , people well know the fact that a body desired is the body achieved in times. Crash diets may have negative impact on our overall health. Crash Diets can slow your metabolism, leading to future weight gain, and deprive your body of essential nutrients. What's more, crash diets can weaken your immune system and increase your risk of dehydration, heart palpitations, and cardiac stress. Where as healthy eating means your are not strict with your dietary limitation, staying unrealistically thin or skipping the food you love. It’s about staying cheerful in your choice , be more energetic , improving your outlook and have a stabilized mood. The basic tips for healthy diet plan are :

1. Drink plenty of water it will flash the toxins and waste product out of your body.
2. Replacing unhealthy alternative with healthy ones such as replacing animal fat with vegetable fat like adding olive oil rather than butter. Instead of sugar use honey.
3. Try to add more colors to your food with colorful and fresh vegetables.

The more healthy food you will choose the more healthy you will feel after each meal. The more junk food you will eat , the more likely you will feel uncomfortable , nauseous you will feel drained energy.
For me honey plays a very important role to stay fit and young. Honey Diet is my take when it’s comes to choose healthy diet plan in my daily regime.
There are various health benefits of honey.

1.Weight management: A Spoon of honey taken with warm water in the morning is traditionally known to be useful in weight management.
2.Sugar substitute:Honey is a healthier substitute to sugar when looking to reduce weight as it has lesser calories than sugar and contains vitamins, minerals and antioxidants which are good for health. 3.Source of energy:Honey is known to be a good source of energy as it’s natural sugar and carbohydrates are easily digested by the body.
4.Aids Digestion:Honey when used in your diet is known to aid in digestion.
5.Cough and cold:Honey is known to help in cough and throat irritation.
6.Beautiful Skin:Honey is known to be useful for the skin because of its moisturizing and nourishing properties.

The recipe which i am sure you all will love it and it will help to keep you all healthy and happy.

Fruit Salad With Honey
Ingredients
•1/3 cup honey
•1/4 cup orange juice
•1/4 cup canola oil
•1/2 teaspoon fresh lemon juice, plus the juice 1 lemon
•1 1/2 teaspoons poppy seeds
•1/4 teaspoon salt
•1/4 teaspoon prepared mustard
•1 apple, cored and diced
•1 banana, sliced
•1 avocado, peeled and sliced
•1 (11-ounce) can mandarin oranges, drained
•1/4 cup raisins
•1/4 cup chopped walnuts or pecans


Methods of Cooking : For the dressing, combine the honey, orange juice, oil, 1/2 teaspoon lemon juice, poppy seeds, salt, and mustard in a jar with a tight lid; cover and shake well. Toss the apple, banana, and avocado with juice from 1 lemon to prevent the fruit from turning brown. Combine the fruit, raisins, and nuts in a glass bowl. Add the dressing and stir gently.

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Fish Ball with onion pepper sauce is a very delectable dish. You can have it with steamed rice or vegetable rice or simple noodles. Simple and easy to cook take less than few minutes but fish ball in onion pepper sauce is really an awesome dish.Fish has a reputation for being low calorie, high protein “brain food,” thanks to the long strands of polyunsaturated essential omega-3 fatty acids (popularly referred to as “omega-3s”) found in fish oil. The human body can’t naturally produce omega-3s, but yet they’re needed for a healthy body, inside and out. Eating fish as little as once a week can help preserve gray-matter neurons.One of the biggest drawbacks to a low-fat diet is you often deprive your skin and hair of the healthy fat it needs, leaving it dull and dry. The omega-3s in fish are exactly the type of healthy fat to eat to keep your skin looking nourished and your hair shiny.Saltwater fish is a sun-less source of vitamin D, which scientists say can help ward off disease, promote bone health, and with the help of the omega-3s in fish, ward off cognitive decline. A recent study of 188 men found that those who ate more fresh fish — along with other healthy foods such as fruits, vegetables, and whole grains — had stronger swimmers than those who ate unhealthy diets. Researchers say that more study needs to be done, but preliminary data shows that the better the participant’s diet, the stronger the shape and mobility of the sperm he produced.
I am sure all this health benefits will add on as a good reason to try this delicious fish ball with onion pepper sauce.

Fish Ball With Onion Pepper Sauce

Ingredients

8 to 9 meaty white fish steaks
1 seasoning cube
2 to 3 tbsp well beaten egg
1 bell pepper cubed
2 onion cubed
1 tsp garlic chopped
2 tbsp tomato garlic sauce
1 tbsp tomato sauce
1 tsp hot sauce (optional)
1 tbsp cornflour
1 cup chicken stock
1 tbsp oil
1 tbsp lemon juice
to taste salt and pepper

Cooking Directions

Steam the fish steaks. Now remove the skin and debone fish carefully. Take all of them in a bowl add seasoning cube, egg. Mix well. Make small balls and keep aside. Those who don't want to have fried fish balls, you can steam the balls and pour the sauce or you can use air fryer to fry the balls that will also keep the oil count low or deep fry them in oil. Choices are all yours to follow.
Heat oil in a pan add garlic, as it turns to go brown add onion cubes fry on a high flame a little then add bell pepper. Stir and then add 1 cup of chicken stock/ fish stock/ vegetable stock. Let it come to boil mix all the sauces and then add .Give a good stir. Mix cornflour with water and add to the sauce. As it thickens and you get a good thick saucy consistency, put off the flame. Add lemon juice and mix well.
Arrange the fish ball in a serving platter and then pour the sauce over them, so that the fish balls are well covered. You can top it with your favorite greens .Enjoy fish ball with onion pepper sauce.

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Chicken clear soup is one of my favorite. This chicken clear soup is very refreshing during the summer as I use lime juice in it.Chicken soup has long been touted as a form of folk medicine to treat symptoms of the common cold and related conditions.
The most widely cited of these studies, published in the medical journal Chest in 2000, is by Dr. Stephen Rennard of the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha. He conducted laboratory tests to determine why chicken soup might help colds, beginning with his wife’s homemade recipe, handed down by her Lithuanian grandmother. Using blood samples from volunteers, he showed that the soup inhibited the movement of neutrophils, the most common type of white blood cell that defends against infection. Dr. Rennard theorizes that by inhibiting the migration of these infection-fighting cells in the body, chicken soup essentially helps reduce upper respiratory cold symptoms.
Another study by Mount Sinai researchers in Miami also suggests that chicken soup has more than just a placebo effect. They looked at how chicken soup affected air flow and mucus in the noses of 15 volunteers who drank cold water, hot water or chicken soup. In general, the hot fluids helped increase the movement of nasal mucus, but chicken soup did a better job than the hot water, according to the 1978 report, also published in Chest. Chicken soup also improves the function of protective cilia, the tiny hairlike projections in the nose that prevent contagions from entering the body, according to a 1998 Coping With Allergies and Asthma report.
None of the research is conclusive, and it’s not known whether the changes measured in the laboratory really have a meaningful effect on people with cold symptoms. However, at the very least, chicken soup with vegetables contains lots of healthy nutrients, increases hydration and tastes good, too.
I am sure you will love this light and refreshing chicken clear soup.

Chicken Clear Soup

Ingredients

1 cup boneless chicken cubes
1 onion sliced
1/2 tsp ginger chopped
6 garlic clove
1tsp butter/ diet butter
1 tbsp coconut milk
5 cup water
1 tbsp lime juice
to taste salt and pepper

Cooking Directions

Take boneless chicken, ginger, 4 garlic cloves, onion and 5 cups of water in pressure cooker with little salt and pepper and cook for 4 to 5 whistle or until the chicken is well boiled.
Strain the chicken stock and keep it aside.
Heat butter in a pan and add finely chopped the rest garlic cloves. Fry till brown then add the chicken stock simmer for 8 to 10 minutes. Add coconut milk, lime juice and freshly ground pepper. Mix well. Put off the flame and serve with garlic cheese bread or any bread of your choice. Enjoy a delicious healthy meal in minutes.

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Dal soup is a very delicious yummy creamy soup recipe.It is made with urad dal it's the dehusked splited black gram dal. You will get this dal in any Indian grocery store it's very tasty and creamy in texture.Urad dal, also known as white lentil or black lentil is a kind of bean that is grown in the southern parts of Asia. Also known as black dal, urad dal is used as a major ingredient in Indian cuisine for preparing a healthy diet. Both black and yellow urad dal are used for preparing a variety of dals with different flavors. It is highly valued due to its numerous health benefits. For example, Urad dal has protein, fat, and carbohydrates which is required by the body. If you are looking for a protein-friendly diet, then opt for urad dal. This dal is one of the richest sources of proteins and Vitamin B. Urad dal is also good for women as it has iron, folic acid, calcium, magnesium, potassium which makes it a healthy pulse. Urad dal is also rich in fiber which makes it easy to digest. It is also heart healthy. I am sure a dal which is loaded with such health benefit when cooked in soup style will soon be your fav list. If you are weight watcher then use diet butter instead of regular butter but do give this simple sweet flavour ful dal soup a try> iam sure you all will love it. With this I also want to wish all my friends in America and Canada very happy Independence Day..enjoy the weekend!

Dal Soup

Ingredients

1 cup black gram dal skin less/ dhuli urad dal
1 1/2 cup water
2tbsp butter
1/2 tsp whole cumin
1/4 tsp fennel seed
8 to 10 whole black pepper
1/2 tsp grated ginger
2 tbsp butter
1/2 tsp sugar (optional)
to taste salt and pepper

Cooking Directions

Wash the dal well. Now in a pressure cooker or a heavy bottom pan with water cook the dal till it is well cooked mash it well. Heat 1 tbsp of butter in a pan then add cumin , fennel seed, whole black pepper. Fry a little till you get the smell of butter fried cumin and fennel then add grated ginger and black pepper. Stir a little and then add the cooked dal. If needed add little more warm water according to your choice of consistency. I think bit thick consistency go well for this soup. Now let it come to boil while keep stirring then add sugar (if using) , salt and pepper powder.Mix well. Put off the flame and then add another table spoon of butter. Serve hot with bread or steamed rice with dash of little lime juice. I am sure you will love this yummy creamy soup.

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Today let me introduce Diana Keuilian who will share with you all 7 Tips To Make Fat Burning Meals.

My name is Diana Keuilian, I’m the creator of Family Friendly Fat Burning Foods and today I’d like to share with you my top 7 Tips To Make Fat Burning Meals.

Wouldn't it be great if all your favorite comfort meals naturally promoted fat loss? I think that would be awesome.

My old favorite comfort meals were fried fish tacos, fully-loaded veggie burritos, angel hair pasta with mizithra cheese and cheese-smothered veggie burgers with fries. Yummmmmmmm! Unfortunately these old favorites brought on rapid fat storage.

Due to my love of food, in my twenties I went from a size 4 to a size 12.

In my frustration I tried portion control, and began to limit the amount of foods that I ate. This began a yo-yo cycle of eating less food one day, more the next, and never seeing the results I wanted.

Over the past few years I've read countless books on nutrition and have finally
landed on the formula for creating meals that promote fat loss, and taste good
while doing it.

Oh and this method of eating has effortlessly brought me back to that size 4 :)

This is what I discovered...

Fat Burning Tip #1) Focus On Protein
The base of a fat burning meal is a healthy serving of quality, lean protein.
Choose from organic, hormone-free chicken, pork, beef, lamb, veal, fish or eggs.

No wonder I was gaining weight! Most of my favorite meals had very little to do
with protein. After giving up meat at age 12, I spent the next 18 years as a junk food vegetarian. Most of my meals were made up of processed grains and sugar.

Why is protein so important? Protein supports and fuels your lean tissues, namely your muscles, and does not have an effect on blood sugar levels, which would
promote fat storage.

Fat Burning Tip #2) Ditch Grains and Refined Sugar
A fat burning meal does not contain a serving of grains or starches. Yes, I
realize that this goes against everything that we have been taught or experienced with dinners. Most meals are plated with a jumbo serving of noodles, pasta, potatoes, rice, has been breaded or is served with bread, tortillas, chips or buns.

As I learned the hard way, these carbs are more than we need, and end up being
stored as fat. And, yes, it is possible to create fat-burning dinners that
satisfy even the hungriest meat-and-potatoes members of your family.

This was the hardest part for me to get used to. Grains and sugar are filled with fat-promoting carbs, and as you saw above, my favorite meals were all carb-ed
out.

There's really no reason, other than habit, to eat grains or sugar on a regular basis. Once I removed these from my diet, and got out of the habit of eating them, I no longer craved or even found my old favorites very appealing.

Fat Burning Tip #3) Bring On The Veggies
After you remove the grains and sugars from your meal, add a bunch of fiber-filled veggies instead. One of my favorite things to do now when building a fat burning meal is to get a bowl, add a few handfuls of organic spinach and arugula, and then top it with protein and some cooked veggies. Add a light homemade dressing
and you're looking at the perfect, quick fat burning meal.

Fiber-filled veggies are important for many reasons in addition to the fiber. They are filled with nutrients, vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants, all of which your body needs. They are also very low in calories compared to the amount of space that they take up in your stomach. So you'll get full faster on fewer calories.

Fat Burning Tip #4) Quality Ingredients
Ingredients are the building blocks to a healthy meal so pay attention to the quality of the ingredients you use. Fast food just isn’t going to cut it! Be willing to spend a little more on the foods that you eat. Quality is much more important that quantity.

When choosing meat look for organic, antibiotic and hormone-free. Avoid processed meats, like lunchmeats, as these contain potentially harmful additives and lots of salt. Also avoid highly processed soy fake meats.

Choose foods that are:
• Fresh, organic and seasonal
• Pronounceable ingredients
• Whole foods

Fat Burning Tip #5) Use A Healthy Cooking Method
The method in which you cook your meal determines how many calories, how much added fat, and the number of nutrients that survive.

Don’t prepare meals like this:
• Fried and battered
• Processed and packaged
• Doused with cream sauce

Choose these cooking methods:
• Grilled
• Baked
• Broiled
• Steamed

Fat Burning Tip #6) Cook With Coconut Oil
I used to always cook with vegetable oil, never realizing how harmful it was to my fat loss efforts. Unfortunately most people use harmful, unstable and fat
promoting oils when they cook.

The good news is that coconut oil is an amazing, healthy oil that not only tastes great but also helps promote fat loss. Among its many benefits, coconut oil is
stable, even at high temperatures. It’s filled with lauric acid, which boosts the immune system and helps ward off infections.

Best of all, coconut oil has been shown to increase metabolism and thyroid
activity, which boosts fat burning.

Fat Burning Tip #7) Enjoy Dessert of Fresh Fruit
When is the last time that you bit into a fresh, organic, perfectly ripe piece of fruit? Delicious, wasn’t it? I used to overlook fruit as the perfect dessert
that it is, and instead would eat artificially flavored, cane sugar sweetened,
processed desserts that encourage rapid weight gain and declined health.

I’m not going to say that ice cream and chocolate don’t taste awesome, because
they do. But eating desserts like that on a regular basis is one of the big reasons that I kept gaining weight back in my twenties. By making the simple switch from refined sugar desserts to desserts of organic, fresh fruit I was able to lose
weight without feeling deprived.

Let’s bring fruit back to its rightful place as our favorite, most popular after-dinner sweet. Out with the refined sugar and corn syrup and in with Nature’s
sweetest gift…fresh fruit.

Hope that you have enjoyed these 7 Tips To Make Fat Burning Meals. I’m walking proof that this way of eating truly delivers results without deprivation or boring, bland meals.

I love food WAY too much to give up flavorful, delicious dinners, snacks and desserts. In fact, I’m so passionate about creating fat burning foods that, for the first time ever, I’ve put all of my best recipes and eating secrets together into a full Family Friendly Fat Burning Meals program.

This system has over 100 of my family’s favorite fat burning recipes – which I used to effortlessly reverse the weight I had gained in my twenties. It’s tasty stuff like Chicken Enchiladas, Baked Chicken Nuggets, Make-Your-Own Tacos, Healthy Brownies, Easy Chocolate Chip Cookies and much, much more.

Here’s a page where you can learn more about my Family Friendly Fat Burning Meals Program.
I’m excited to hear your fat loss success story. Good luck, and enjoy all of
those tasty recipes :)

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