As there is a slight nip in the air,everyone is looking for something warm and relaxing.so here is an interesting, comforting and low calorie soup recipe.

Lemon Coriander Soup

Lemon is a rich source of vitamin C, which in turn helps build immunity from cold and cough during winters. Relax with a bowl of hot Lemon Coriander Soup in the evening.

Ingredients for 1 serve
25 gm Carrots/5-6 snow peas cut into strips
20 gm beans
25 gm Mushroom
15 gm Fresh coriander
3-4 cloves crushed garlic
Salt to taste
a pinch of black pepper
1 lemon
500 ml Water
A coriander sprig to garnish

Method
1. Cut all the vegetables into triangles, blanch and keep it aside.
2. Prepare coriander stock with fresh coriander,crushed garlic and water.
3. Remove coriander from it and add blanched vegetables to it.
4. Add salt, lemon juice and pepper. Serve hot!

Reminding you some healthy eating habits this festive season.

As festive season is here, there is lot of eating out and our healthy eating practice goes out of window .
To keep a check on overindulgence, reminding you some healthy habits.

1. Control portion when you eat out.
2. Have enough water.
3. Avoid skipping meals.
4. Keep a tab on alcohol consumption.
5. avoid reusing oil
6. Don’t skip fruits

Moong and oats cutlet

Ingredients

Yellow moong dal- ½ cup

Oats-1/2 cup

Boiled potato-1 small

Amchoor powder-1 tsp

Onion-1/2 (cut into small pieces

Green chili-1 (chopped)

Chat masala -1 tsp

Red chili powder-1 tsp

Garam masala- ¼ tsp

Haldi powder- ¼ tsp

Ginger garlic paste-1 tsp

Green coriander- 2 tsp

Oil-2 tsp

Salt-acc taste

Method- Boil moong dal in 1 cup water in a cooker. Drain water and make thick paste of dal. Add all other ingredients in it and prepare 6 tikki with this mixture. Bake these tikkis on air fryer.

Serving suggestion-  Serve tikkis with green chutney.

Can Take 2 tikkis with 1 bowl of sauté veg  as a mea

Tips to detox your body after festive indulgence.

As this month starts with festive seasons and many more to come, we often end up eating sweets and fried foods, breaking our own resolution of fitness and feel guilty for that.

Here are some tips to detox after festive indulgence to get us back on the track of fitness.

1.To detox yourself you can make detox water.For this,add 2 slice cucumber,1 slice ginger,few mint springs to 2 litres drinking water and finish it in 4-5 hrs. Drink this water throughout the day.

OR

You may sip green tea.

OR

You may sip warm water throughout the day.

2.During your detox day keep your Lunch and Dinner light. you may include steamed veg/stir fry veg/soups/smoothies/salads.

Today is World Healthy Heart Day

here are few suggestion to keep your hear healthier.

1.Stay Active: along with our day to day work we must do some regular walk to keep our heart healthy.

2.Eat Right:Right portion and right quality of food is basic to heart health.Our diet must include food cooked in minimal oil,whole grains and fruits and salad.

3.Be happy:last but not the least is act of being happy can reduce stress and control blood pressure.Spending time with loved ones,developing a positive outlook on life, and laughing heartily are some of the small steps towards healthier heart.

Protect yourself from Chikungunya and Viral Fever.

Chikungunya and Viral fever both has taken many a people into their grip.You can protect yourself by following these Ayurvedic tips:

1.Avoid exposure to cold food items and Air Conditioner.
2.Take light,warm,nutritive and easily digestible foods.
3.Take home made fresh food,drink plenty of fluids( not cold)
4.Maintain personal and environmental hygiene.
5.take every possible care to protect from mosquitoes.
6. one litre of water boiled with 10-15 tulsi leaves and 2 tsp coriander seeds for ten minutes and cooled to room temperature may be consumed at an interval of 3-4 hrs in a day.

What should be the right portion size of food ?

The right portion is when your stomach is not full .Stop before you have the feeling of fullness and food undergoes digestion easily.There is no justification that you are skipping one meal and eating double in the next meal.By doing this you are hampering your digestive system.So to keep your metabolism good you need to eat small frequent meals,providing proper time to digestion.