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Millions of people worldwide live with the word "diabetes" disturbing their daily routines treating it with a dread undeserved for a health condition that merely requires a good understanding and relevant adjustments in lifestyle. In general, a healthy lifestyle includes nutritious food, maintaining an ideal weight and being physically active. Not surprisingly, healthy eating is an important part of managing diabetes too. Unfortunately, most people ...
Every Indian is familiar with the popular achaar-paratha combination. Achaars served with parathas or rotis is the quickest meal a housewife can whip up for unexpected guests. In this book, I have included some traditional achaars, which I learnt from my mother including methambo, raiwala marcha, gunda keri, methia keri.Keeping in mind the busy schedule of people who are fond of eating and serving fresh instant achaars for lunch or dinner to their families and ...
From the land of art, architecture and fashion, we bring to your home, authentic Italian cooking. Italy is not only famous for its tall, dusky and handsome men, but for its world renowed Pizzas, Pasta, Bruschettas, Minestrone, Risottos and Italy's most loved dessert, the Tiramisu. These are amongst the few recipes this book is about. And whether you are a beginner or an expert cook, we are sure this book will guide you through terrific cooking. So put on your ...
Cooking with 1 Teaspoon of Oil bids a firm and cheerful goodbye to the widely held notion that delicious Indian food must contain oodles of oil, ghee and butter. Besides eliminating excessive fat from your daily food, this book will be an indispensable guide for those who wish to lose weight. The common notion about losing weight is to follow a 'zero oil diet' in order to get rid off the flab. But experts say that it is a completely unhealthy way to lose weight ...
This book gives easy to follow information on some basic facts about diabetes as well as diabetic diet for lay people. It is a collection of meticulously planned recipes from different cuisines like Indian, Continental, Italian, Chinese and Mexican to add more variety to our meals. All the recipes are scientifically planned and nutritionally balanced. It will definitely enable you to enjoy your meals without compromising on dietary principles. Another advantage ...
This book is a sequel to the pleasures of vegetarian cooking and the delights of vegetarian cooking. The emphasis, as in my earlier books, is on simple, quick and relatively economical dishes. To make it easier for beginners and to facilitate reproducibility, the procedures are given stepwise in simple language and using a minimum of technical culinary terms. As usual, with a view to making the book self-contained, all the basic recipes referred to in individual ...
Most fellow-hosts are almost always worried about what snacks to serve - the main course and desserts are easier to finalize! After much thought they settle for common, tried-and-tested dishes such as Paneer Tikkas. There will be a time when your guests would have enough of it. In response to this problem, this book presents a compilation of 61 delicious and innovative Kebab, tikka and tikki recipes. For those who are willing to look beyond Indian snacks, this ...
Gujaratis have perhaps truly perfected the art of vegetarian cooking. Using a little ingenuity, they have succeeded in transforming the simplest ingredients into mouth-watering delicacies. This book is an attempt to document the classic recipes so that it can help both the beginners as well as the connoisseur. Gujarati cuisine is a subtle blend of flavors and textures. All the three main regions of Gujarat have their own unique culinary styles. Most Gujarat ...
Soups and salads seem very healthy on first look, but on deeper analysis you can find the hidden calories in the form of ingredients like milk, cream and croutons in the former and oily dressings in the latter. But the truth is that almost any dish can be made healthy and low calorie. Our series of zero-oil cookbooks are a perfect key to master this art of cooking. All you need to do is select nutritious ingredients, modify the cooking method and change the ...
This book selects some high calorie recipes which most of us regularly indulge in and have worked at making them low calorie yet keeping them as delicious as the original recipe.That's a dream for most of us today…Guilt Free Eating..Fast food like pizzas, burgers, French fries, bhelpuri and heavy rich curries are all foods that can lure us away from the strictest diet. An occasional indulgence in these fast foods is not harmful but getting hooked is. Wouldn't ...
"Am I eating enough?". "How can I make sure that my baby is being fed enough?". These are some of the questions that worry most mothers-to-be. This book is intended to be your best friend. Someone you can turn to whenever a doubt arises, and someone who can offer you a solution. This is a book that is created not only for already pregnant mothers but also for you if you’re planning a baby. All that you eat before, during and after your ...
Baked Dish-This very term reminds us of Continental cuisine. There is no concept, but it has started making headway into India homes and that too at breakneck speed. The world of baked dishes is very exciting. Different cuisines have their own versions of bakes dishes. For example, the Mexicans have enchiladas. Italians have lasagna, and the French have the famous au gratin! Says the author: "I have recorded a lot of traditional all-time favourite recipes ...
Most people think that dieting is difficult when they have to eat dull, monotonous food like boiled or raw veggies and a lot more. This book opens new vistas in the field of vegetarian cooking for all those calorie and health conscious people. There are over 140 incredible recipes to choose from, along with a nutritional chart that helps you determine the nutritional value of every recipe givenwithin the book. Finally healthy cooking is just a click away!
Studies have proved that the eating habits and patterns that are inculcated in babies say with them for life and influence their emotional and physical well being throughout their lives. This book lists out delicious recipes for your infants and toddlers from the age of 5 months to the age of 3 years. Research has shown that food habits cultivated in the first year of our lives lay the foundation of our eating patterns in the future. Hence it becomes imperative ...
Health consciousness is increasing, but there is a general misconception that getting back to good shape means totally eliminating oils and facts from your diet. That is not so. In fact, a moderate amount of oil and fat consumption is essential for good health. Zero Oil Rotis and Subzisâ€,is a book that shows how to enjoy both your favorite dishes and good health without worrying about an increasing waistline. By including a zero oil roti and subzi as one meal ...
Vegetarian cooking in the microwave is quick, healthy and easy - with practically all nutrients intact with minimum fuss and effort. Add Tarla Dalal's ingenuity to the advantages of microwaving and let your imagination do wonders. Delectable soups, delicious vegetables and western dishes are sure to be show stealers at the dining table. It is designed to help you make optimum use of your microwave oven. It teaches you to cook mouth-watering delicacies in minutes. ...
Contrary to the general opinion, stir-frying is not a technique restricted to Chinese and Thai cooking, but one that can be applied with excellent results to Indian cooking too, as you can see from the recipes like Kabuli Chana Stir-Fry, Sprouts Stir-Fry, Turai Stir-Fry and Rajma and Palak Stir-Fry. In this book, we have tried to present an eclectic collection of India, Thai and Chinese recipes including soups, rice, noodle and vegetable dishes, all based ...
Left with a load of leftovers and don't know what to do? Don't despair. Here are some innovative suggestions for creating fresh dishes from leftover Rice, Bread, chapattis, Pasta, Khichdi, Boiled potatoes, and some other miscellaneous items. Apart from inventive recipes that make the best use of common leftovers, the book also includes helpful tips such as making breadcrumbs from leftover bread and how to revive cold pasta.
There is much more to Rajasthani cuisine than its signature dish, the ubiquitous Dal Baati Churma. Rajasthani cooking has its own special flavour where the simplest and most basic ingredients go into the making of enticing recipes. Moreover, Rajasthani food has a dazzling range of subtle and satisfying dishes like Gatte ki Kadhi, Gavarfali ki Subji, Ker Sangri and so on. The accent in their vegetarian cuisine is on the purity of ingredients and richness (ghee, ...
The food from Punjab is as versatile and lovely as the place itself. Every recipe in this book has been tried and tested by me and my team of expert cooks to provide your with completely authentic Punjabi recipes. This book is dedicated to all you cooking enthusiasts eager to sample some of the Pujab's authentic cuisine. It includes not only the famous Punjabi recipes such as the Sarso Ka Saag, Pg 34, but also lesser-known ones such as Palak di Dal, Pg 80. The 85 ...
The taste, colour, texture and appearance of the same subzi changes from state to state. Across regions, our subzian can be subtly spiced or chilli-hot, pungent, savoury or cloyingly sweet, simply baked or simmered in rich sauces made with rich ingredients like cashew, cram and spices to simple ingredients like curds and coconut. Almost every household and region has their own way of preparing the same vegetable in numerous ways. The same vegetable like aloo can ...
Here is a book dedicated to all Jain cooking enthusiasts who often face problems while converting their favourite International recipes as per the Jain standards. Jain cooking enthusiasts often have trouble converting their favourite International recipes, in conformance with the Jain principles of cooking. In this book, we have attempted to present several all-time favourite International recipes, spanning several world cuisines such as Mexican, Italian, ...
Acidity, a common ailment that we all suffer from time to time… that awful burning sensation in the heart or chest. Acidity is caused by excessive secretion of the normal acids in the stomach. The best way to combat acidity is to turn to mother nature. My book "Acidity Cookbook" is a similar attempt to do so with the range of 50 healthy recipes that are made using alkaline foods, less spices and is cooked in less oil. Along with this, certain foods ...
Even for the health conscious, sweets and desserts happen to form the most enticing part of any meal! This book is the best solution for those of you who are torn between limiting your calorie and fat intake, and the temptation to enjoy authentic Indian and International sweets at the same time. This book is a compilation of low calorie versions of 43 all-time favourite (traditional and new) sweets, such as Angoor Rabdi, Shahi Poli, Rose Barfi, Pineapple Crumble, ...