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Indo-italian Pasta with bottle gourd/lauki
About:
In this recipe pasta is cooked in tomato-onion gravy with Indian spices and Italian herbs. Bottle gourd, spinach and capsicum combination of veggies are used. Spices and vegetables combination can be personalised as per the taste.
Health benefits:
Bottle gourds are one of the favourite vegetables of Indians and have numerous health benefits.
- Ayurveda recommends cooked lauki or bottle gourd for better digestion. It is cooling, calming, diuretic and anti-bilious.
- Like cranberries, bottle gourd or lauki supports the urinary system of our body by reducing burning sensation from high acidic urination. It also reduces the chances of urinary infection because it is alkalizing and has a diuretic effect.
- It is extremely popular for weight loss in the form of juice.
- Bottle gourd is extremely popular for reducing high blood pressure and keeping your heart healthy
So enjoy this dairy free Indo-Italian pasta for lunch/dinner.
Serves: 2-3
Preparation time: 15mins
Cooking time: 30mins
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Museli, Dark chocolate and nuts Smoothie: (dairy free)
About:
This is a healthy nutritious smoothie. Ideal for breakfast as it has muesli and nuts in it.
The muesli used is the combination of oats, wheat flakes, bran flakes and Rye flakes. I also included nuts which together provide nutrition. Those who skip breakfast in the mornings are usually not able to meet their daily nutritional requirements and hence do not get enough vitamins and minerals. Eating muesli in the mornings will give you the energy. Muesli consists of substantial amounts of both soluble and insoluble fiber. Soluble fiber regulates blood sugar levels
Including nuts in muesli makes it rich in phytochemical and antioxidants which reduce the risk of cancer and nuts also supply monounsaturated fats and essential fatty acids which are beneficial for health.
Enjoy this as a healthy nutritious breakfast drink.
Serves: 1
Preparation time: 10mins
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