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[12 May 2009 | No Comment | 896 views]

Onion has 1 special benefit which is essential. Sometimes, some people can be very tired yet can’t sleep due to stress and problems. Onion is very good agent which induces sleepiness. Next time, if you are not feeling sleepy, try eating onion salad and you will be off to the bed soon.
 
Ingredients
1 Big Onion – chopped
1 tablespoon butter
½ cup fresh carrot – diced
1 cup fresh button mushrooms – sliced
2 cups vegetable broth
¼ cup almond – roasted and crushed
 
Method
Heat up the cooking pan in slow heat and melt the butter. …

Baked »

[11 May 2009 | No Comment | 592 views]

 
Tomato has various benefits and the well known benefit is free radicals removed from body by consuming considerable amount of tomato. A glass of tomato juice per day will help in everlasting healthy life. Tomato is also classified as fruit in the food category and not vegetable.
 
Ingredients
2 red fresh tomatoes
Salt to taste
1 teaspoon chilli flakes
2.5 grams parsley
3 sauté mushroom
½ teaspoon lemon juice
2 tablespoons cream
 
Method
Wash the tomatoes and carve them into beautiful baskets while scooping out the inside. Marinate the tomato with salt, chilli flakes and lemon juice. Chop parsley and …

Stir - Fry and Fried Recipes »

[10 May 2009 | No Comment | 605 views]

Pineapple is a good source of Fiber Vitamin A, Vitamin C and Potassium. Pineapple juice was one of my favourite and back in 1900’s I could only get it in the flight journeys traveling from Borneo to Peninsular Malaysia.
 
Ingredients:
3 cups cooked white rice
2 cups cubed fresh pineapples
1 tablespoon sesame cooking oil
1 sliced shallot
½ cup diced fresh carrots
½ cup peas
2 tablespoon chopped chives
¼ cup brown sugar
1 tablespoon light soy sauce
A pinch of salt
 
Method:
Pour sesame oil into the cooking pan and sauté shallot till its light brown. Sprinkle the brown sugar …

Steaming or Boiling recipes »

[8 May 2009 | No Comment | 1,011 views]

 
Couscous is an alternative to rice consumption. Rice contains carbohydrate and sugar which is harder to be digested as you get older due to sickness such as Diabetes and High Blood pressure. Including couscous in diet and avoiding rice from early age helps to lead a healthy life.
 
Ingredients:
1 cup couscous
2 cups water
¼ teaspoon sea salt
5 tablespoon tomato puree
2 shallots sliced
½ cup diced fresh carrots
1 tablespoon oil
Salt to taste
1 ½ tablespoon dried chilli flakes
 
Method:
Cook the couscous first by boiling water in a saucepan and add the couscous. Remove the couscous …

Salad Recipes »

[7 May 2009 | No Comment | 575 views]

Sweet mangoes are delicious and marvelous. There is various health benefits associated to mango, especially the vitamins such as Vitamin A and Vitamin C. Asthma patients should avoid Mango. You may have mangoes occasionally maybe on a sunny day. I am an asthmatic patient myself, and there is 1 mango tree in my grand mom’s house which bears 1 of the sweetest mango I ever had. The doctor has told me to keep away from mango as it is bad for asthma patients. I have not done research on this …

Dessert Recipes »

[6 May 2009 | No Comment | 543 views]

An apple a day keeps the doctor away is the famous proverb for a healthy living. Try to include apple on daily diet to stay healthy. Apple helps to detoxify the body and has antiviral properties. Once an apple is cut, it will start browning and to prevent it, wash the cut apple in salt water or lemon juice water.

Ingredients:
1 red apple – diced
½ passion fruit – crushed
Sweet cherries – soaked in syrup
¼ pineapples – cut into pieces
Fresh Whip cream
10 ml Syrup
Method:
Cut apple and pineapple and leave it aside. Scoop …

Soup Recipes »

[4 May 2009 | No Comment | 611 views]

Carrot is a good source for the eyes and it contains great amount of Vitamin A. Carrot contains beta carotene and it is an anti-oxidant. Drinking carrot soup everyday will help your immune system.    
 
Ingredients
1 Organic Carrot
1 Potato
1 Big Onion
1 Bunch Celery
500 ml fresh water
½ cup Fresh Milk
1 piece butter
Salt to taste
½ teaspoon grounded pepper
 
Method
Heat up the pot and boil the water. Cut all the vegetables and cook in the hot water till tender. Then, blend the vegetables and boiled water. Next, heat up the cooking pot and stir the …