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Protein rich legumes and Avocado with Mango dressing
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Tomatoes, avocados and beans create a nutrient-rich salad. They also make salad rich in protein and fiber. Avocados are little high in fat, but it’s mostly healthy, unsaturated fat that lowers cholesterol.
This salad contains dressing of mango, which adds a unique taste to the salad. Make sure to use ripe mango and feel free to experiment with different seasonings and adjust them to your likings.
So enjoy this nutritious salad.
Yields: 5-6 servings
Preparation time: 15mins
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Indo-italian Pasta with bottle gourd/lauki
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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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