tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15832511967250487942024-03-18T22:54:49.558-04:00Food for Thought !!Satrupahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12921135342647083576noreply@blogger.comBlogger17413tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1583251196725048794.post-69232088476148149992015-08-20T10:02:00.000-04:002015-08-20T10:02:09.869-04:00How to grow perfect green gram/ moong beans sprouts <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">When I was a kid I was a very willful child. I am still one. But I was a total mess when it was about food. I would refuse to eat a lot of things and take hours to finish the food on my plate. Being the eldest grandchild I was pampered and spoilt. It was usually my maasi's duty to feed me. It was routine torture for her. I hear tales of my greatness till date in family gatherings. And I shamelessly smile about my silliness. Eating healthy was a far off thing. I would stay miles and miles away from milk, green vegetables etc. Anything which fell in the bracket of "healthy eating" was a big NO. None in the family would have ever imagined that I would write a food blog and blog about eating healthy. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">I am a total opposite of what I used to be, even few years ago. My pantry would be stocked with junk food ... chips, chocolates and ice-cream was a staple. Not sure how this transformation happened. But I am glad it did. I guess it was hibernating somewhere in the sub conscious mind. I come from a family where eating healthy is the norm. But we do indulge once in a while.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">Last week before going for grocery, I was checking my pantry and making a mental list of things I had to buy. I forget half of the necessary things though. I will talk about that some other day. So there was little green gram sitting quietly. These days dinners are more about salads .... so I thought why not ! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">Today my post is about how to grow the perfect sprout, the base for a good sprout based salad/ dish.</span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">Health Benefit of Green Gram Sprouts</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">Mung bean sprouts is very common and one of the easiest to do. It is low in calories, have fiber and B vitamins, and deliver a boost of vitamins C and K. (Source - Google) </span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">How to grow the perfect Green Gram/ Moong beans sprouts</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">Whole Moong Beans (Make sure they are not too old) - 1/2 cup</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">A close box to make the beans sprout. (I used a wide mouth stainless steel one)C</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">Wash the green gram/ moong beans under running water.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">Soak overnight in enough water . (Or for 6-8 hours)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">Drain the water. Wash one more time under running water.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">Take a clean cotton cloth and wet it. Wring to remove excess water</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">Tie the moong daal in the cloth and keep it covered in a food container / box for a day.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">Next day, you can see tiny sprouts.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">Again take them out, and wash under water. Drain the water and repeat process till the sprouts grow little longer.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">You can store them in air tight container/ zip lock bag for 2-3 days in the fridge. Best consumed fresh.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">I have never seen my parents or even my grandparents buy packaged
drinks in my growing up years. Not even now. The concept packaged food
is not well accepted in my family. Although I sometimes venture out in
trying the so called modern food for my own convenience. My family
believed in DIY, even more when it comes to food. Eating seasonal fruits
and vegetables was the norm. Grandma, would get bag full of fresh
fruits on her way back from work and prepare jams and juices. Those
would be stored in sterilized and sun dried bottles and jars. I never
fancied those in my growing up years. Those looked bland and colorless
to me. Lectures on the food value of freshly prepared food hardly made
sense to me. I rather preferred the colorful drinks and squashes that
the aunty next door would serve on occasions when there was a play date
at their place. The "I love you Rasna" advertisement which was quite
popular those days was one of the favorites. However, nothing could
convince my parents to bring home a pack. So I had to wait for play
dates at the neighbors place.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><br />It was also customary at our
place to serve "Nimbu Sharbat" at the first place when someone visited
during the hot summer days. Maa would quickly rush to the kitchen and
pull out one of those special goblets reserved for guests. She would add
generous amount of sugar and squeeze fresh lemon juice and stir it with
a steel spoon till all the sugar vanished and serve it with few pieces
of ice. Sometimes I would also get a small portion. Anything that tasted
sweet was good enough for me. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><br />That was the only lemonade
that I drank in my growing up years. And I have to admit that nothing
quenches my thirst better than that. However, I love experimenting,
especially when it comes to food. Last week when I went shopping for
grocery, I spotted some really good pomegranates and was tempted to get a bag full. I
have been eating them almost everyday mostly in my salads or even just
by itself. I am quite fascinated by the jewel fruit .... especially the
color. And more because of the immense food value. No wonder its called
the "super fruit" by some. <br />I prepared a lemonade with it and it was
quite good. A welcome change from the regular ones. It is quite simple
and easy and needs to be consumed fresh.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><b>Health Benefits of Pomegranates</b></span></div>
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<li><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"> Most powerful anti-oxidant of all fruits </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"> Potent anti-cancer and immune supporting effects </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"> Inhibits abnormal platelet aggregation that could cause heart attacks, strokes and embolic disease </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"> Lowers cholesterol and other cardiac risk factors </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"> Lowers blood pressure </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"> Shown to promote reversal of atherosclerotic plaque in human studies </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"> May have benefits to relieve or protect against depression and osteoporosis </span></li>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">Pomegranate Seeds - 1 cup</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">Fresh Lemon Juice - 2 teaspoons</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">Water - 1.5 cup</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">Grind pomegranate seeds with 1/2 cup water in a mixer for 5 seconds.</span></div>
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small size bowl, strain pulp through sieve and extract juice. Press
pulp using spoon to extract more juice and effectively get more
vitamins, antioxidants and other nutritional elements.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">Add 1 cup water, sugar, black salt and fresh lemon juice. Stir well until sugar dissolves completely.</span></div>
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Satrupahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12921135342647083576noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1583251196725048794.post-20306821986758399982015-08-05T10:17:00.000-04:002015-08-05T10:17:35.175-04:00Crispy Grilled Sardines ......Oil Free Cooking<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">The owner of this fish shop is a very cheerful young guy. Each time I visit his shop he helps me recognize the fishes in display. Mostly with local names in Kannada ...... I can barely recognize
fishes, except Rohu, which is our staple. Well, now I am well versed
with white and black Pompfrets, Shrimps and Mackerel to a certain
extent. Also, he would oblige me with cleaning the fishes and cutting it per my instructions, no matter how crowded the shop is. Especially on weekends.I can however boast of selecting fresh ones .... I got my lessons pretty young when I went to the fish market with my dad. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">These days I have been doing a bit of research on fishes and their nutritional values. I love my fish hot, crispy and shallow fried in oil. But I understand that frying the fish in oil is not that healthy and I don't like raw curried fish.To satisfy my taste buds, the fish needs to be fried first and they curried. But that's not quite healthy. Although I love the taste. Of late myself and J are on a health diet. No we don't kill ourselves by starving. We are just trying to eat healthy. And we both love fish. We can eat it on any given day. So I am trying to recreate traditional dishes with very little or no oil. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><br />Today when I visited the fish shop, they had some good fresh stock of Sardines. We are not much into eating Sardines because it's a sea fish. People in my part of the world prefer fresh water fishes. The reason why I got attracted to it is because of it's nutritional values. It is a very oily fish and is extremely rich in Vitamin B12, Vitamin D, Calcium, Phosphorous and Omega 3 fatty acids. It is known to promote heart and bone health as it is rich in Omega 3 and calcium. However, if you are having a medical condition, it is better to consult a doctor before including it in your diet. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">I prepared a crispy grilled sardine today. It requires less than a teaspoon of oil as the fish itself is very oily. And I really loved it as it can be prepared in a jiffy. It was crisp and equally yum as the pan fried ones. Marinate and toss it into the oven and forget it for next 20 minutes. I can say that I recreated the taste of pan seared sardines minus the oil. So it was guilt free indulgence.</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">Serves - 2</span></b><br />
<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><b>Preparation Time</b> - 10 minutes</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><b>Cooking Time</b> - 20 minutes</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">Ingredients</span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">Sardines - 6-7 (medium size) cleaned</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">Turmeric - 1/2 tsp</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">Kashmiri Laal Mirch - 1/2 tsp (or more if you like it more spicy)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">Ginger Paste - 1 tsp (fresh is better)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">Lemon Juice - 2 tsp</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">Tandoori Masala - 1/2 tsp (use any store bought ones)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">Curry Leaves - A handful</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">Mustard oil - 1 tsp</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">Salt per taste</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">Method of Preparation</span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">Clean the sardines and pat them dry. Or leave them in a colander so that all the water is drained out. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">Prepare a tray by lining it with aluminum foil (reduces your work of scrubbing and cleaning it later). Preheat oven in grill mode at 250 degrees centigrade for about 10 minutes. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">In a bowl mix all the ingredients to make an even paste. Add curry leaves to the masala. It enhances the taste of the fish. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">Make deep gashes on both sides of the fish.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">Take the marinate masala and rub on both sides of the fish. Now layer the fish on the prepared tray. Now reduce the oven temperature to 200 degrees centigrade. Place the try on middle rack and grill for almost twenty minutes or till done.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">Serve with rice. </span><br />
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