Monday, May 21, 2012
Saturday, May 5, 2012
Neem begun - Neem leaves with eggplant or Brinjal
Margosa or Murraya koenigii is a tree in the mahogany family. The botanical name is Azadirachta indica.
The English name is neem.
This tree grows in tropical and semi-tropical regions. Mainly it is the native to India, Pakistan and Africa.
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Neem tree |
This is a very useful tree. All parts of the tree are used for medicinal purposes. Its seeds, leaves, flower, fruits, branches and even bark are used for preparation of medicine and as an antiseptic or antibacterial agent.
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Cooked Neembegun- Neem leaves with egg plant |
Neem leaves are fried until they are crisp and mixed with tiny pieces of fried brinjal
(US: egg plant) and served with hot steamed rice as an appetizer or starter.
In India in the months of spring people eat a dish named neem begun to prevent chicken pox.
Neem leaves are bitter in taste. This bitterness has all of the quality of benefits.
Benefits of Neem as an alternative medicine
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Neem leaves |
Introduction
Margosa or Murraya koenigii is a tree in the mahogany family.
The botanical name is Azadirachta indica.
The English name is neem.
This tree grows in tropical and
semi-tropical regions. Mainly it is the native to India, Pakistan and Africa.
![]() |
Neem tree |
This is a very useful
tree. All parts of the tree are used for medicinal purposes. Its seeds, leaves,
flower, fruits, branches and even bark are used for preparation of medicine and
as an antiseptic or antibacterial agent.
Tuesday, May 1, 2012
Gluten Free Banana Walnut Muffins
Makes 1 serving (6 muffins)
Ingredients
Nutritional data
125 calories
10 g protein
4 g (good) fat
10 g carbohydrate
*You can use any type of Oatmeal; I use gluten free type to avoid gluten in my diet.
I use
**
ANY TYPE of Protein Powder will do; vanilla flavour goes the best with
banana recipes. If you try chocolate or other flavours, let me know how
it tastes.
*** My favourite is natural honey is Tropic Bee Orange Blossom
because it is all natural;gluten and fat free.
****You can use regular milk. If you want this to be healthy, use skim or 1% but I prefer Almond milk because I like it`s creamy texture.
I use
Ingredients
- 1 cup Gluten Free Oatmeal *
- 4 Egg Whites
- 1 teaspoon Baking Powder
- 1 scoop (30g) Vanilla Protein Powder **
- 1/4 teaspoon of salt
- 2 teaspoon of Stevia (or normal sugar)
- 1 teaspoon of Natural Honey***
- 1/2 teaspoon of Cinnamon Powder (optional)
- 1 teaspoon of Vanilla Extract
- 1/4 cup of Almond Milk ****
- 1 Banana
- 1/2 cup of Walnuts
- Mix all the dry and liquid ingredients in a blender. Pour the mixture in a bowl
- Cut the banana up in pieces, and mash up the pieces in a bowl using a fork.
- Mix in the mashed banana and walnuts in the mixture
- Pour the mix into a nonstick muffin pan with some PAM cooking spray. Cook at 350 degrees F for 25-30 minutes
Nutritional data
125 calories
10 g protein
4 g (good) fat
10 g carbohydrate
*You can use any type of Oatmeal; I use gluten free type to avoid gluten in my diet.
I use
Bob's Red Mill Gluten Free Whole Grain, Rolled Oats , because it is
- Gluten free
- Manufactured in a dedicated gluten free facility
- Whole grain so more nutrition and fiber.
- I love this product because it tastes pure fresh and authentic every time when I use them.
*** My favourite is natural honey is Tropic Bee Orange Blossom
because it is all natural;gluten and fat free.
****You can use regular milk. If you want this to be healthy, use skim or 1% but I prefer Almond milk because I like it`s creamy texture.
I use
Blue Diamond Almond Breeze Milk Unsweetened Vanilla. It has a very good quality and gluten free and made from real almond.
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