During winters having 3 to 4 cups tea or coffee is a norm.Did you know that too much tea/coffee keep on adding to the calorie count and dehydrates us.Replace your cup of tea/coffee with green tea. Green Tea is a powerful antioxidant and helps to reduce free radicals. It improves cardiovascular health, and is helpful with weight loss efforts.Consider consuming 2 to 3 cups green tea daily.

Eat tomatoes to stay young

The juicy and red tomatoes are available all the seasons.Tomatoes are the key component of almost every Indian dish.overcooking of tomatoes destroys the vitamin C present in it.To extract the goodness of tomatoes for health benefits,its better to consume tomatoes in raw form or semi cooked form. tomatoes are not only the rich source of vitamin C,but also packed with vitamin A and E.It contains anti-oxidant lycopene,which mop ups free radicals from our body.

Fried Crispy Tofu

Enjoy this winter with  crispy fried tofu
Serve-6
Ingredients
500 gms tofu
1/4rth cup cornflour
1/4tsp salt
1tbsp sunflower oil
1/4rth cup bamboo shoots
1/2cup diced onion
1/2 cup fresh corn karnels
1/2 cup diced carrot
pepper to taste

Method
cut tofu into small cubes.Pour flour,salt,and tofu pieces into a  bowl and mix them well.Heat a medium frying pan with 1/2tbsp oil and brown tofu pieces on each side.set aside

In a large skillet,add remaining oil and saute all vegetables.cover and simmer for 7 minutes over medium heat.Add fried tofu pieces to the vegetable and mix together,sprinkle black pepper and serve warm.

BASIL

As you all know that Basil,a traditional herb is now becoming popular among us.It is used as flavor enhancing agent in salads,soups ,pesto sauce and many more food items.Apart from this it has multitudes of health benefits  too.
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1.It has anti bacterial properties which helps fight inflammation.
2,It is a rich source of magnesium,calcium, Iron and vitamin K
3.It has a high content of folate and omega-3 fatty acids too
4.It contains anti oxidants so has anti ageing properties too.

Now a days weather is fluctuating so much with days becoming warmer and the morning and night much colder,there is a every chance of getting cold,cough and fever .Here are some precautions to beat the changing weather condition

1.Drink lukewarm water to avoid chest congestion
2.keep yourself hydrated but avoid cold water.
3.Avoid taking sour fruits and curd at night.
4.Avoid exposure to cold air.
5.Drink ginger and tulsi tea to beat cold and cough.

After week long or may be longer then a week parties for lot of 
people which started before Diwali, body needs a detox so that you can feel light and bright. so we have a detox tip for you.
start your day off on the right note by drinking some hot water with 
freshly squeezed lemon juice. Aside from giving the body a boost of 
vitamin C, hot water with lemon also helps to stimulate the digestive 
tract. Be sure to continue to drink water all throughout the
day—hydration is key to a healthy detox!
Through out the day eat lightly cooked meals in a smaller portion
then usual.Better if you can survive on lightly flavoured vegetable
soup for lunch and dinner.

Fruity cake-For this Diwali

Ingredients

100gms whole wheatflour
50gms sugar substitute
2 tsp freshly ground cinnamon
1 tsp baking powder
1/4rth tsp salt
50gm apple,grated
50 carrot,grated
1 mashed banana
25 gms walnuts
25ml olive oil
25 ml butter milk
2 eggs

Method
In a baking tray,lightly toast walnuts at 150 degrees for 8 mins and then cool it.Mix whole wheat flour,sugar free,cinnamon,salt,baking powder and walnuts.Fold buttermilk,eggs and oil in a separate vessels.Take the grated carrot,apple and mashed banana and toss in little oil with light hands.fold in banana mix and egg mix.fold in all together and bake in a preheated oven at 170 degrees for 20 mins.

wish you all happy Diwali :):)