The Healthy Indian Food Journal # 1: Easy to make, healthy indian cooking recipes and detailed benefits of natural spices and vegetables.

This book is going to be another feather in your smart cap.
Remember you are what you eat.
Plus when you have a busy busy life, crazy schedules, no time for home cooked healthy khana (meals), all you end up eating is unhealthy oily junk food.
We don't need to find a reason to eat healthy now do we?
Ironically healthy food is the easiest to make and after making these simple recipes you can certainly say that they taste good too.
As they say “Healthy body is the home of the gods” and these recipes will bring your god back home.
This book includes:
1. 20+ healthy food recipes.
2. 20 + quick food recipes.
3. Detailed description of 50+ ingredients used.
4. Detailed health benefits of 50+ ingredients used.
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Did you know?
Saffron is known as Zafaran or Kesar. The thread like part of Zafraan flower is used for many health and medicinal purposes as it contains many minerals such as cooper, potassium, calcium, manganese, iron, magnesium, zinc and selenium etc.
It is one of the most expensive spices in the world as maximum of its processing work, is done through hands. Saffron is an extremely valuable spice because of its distinct flavor, health and medicinal properties.
Here’s how saffron does wonders to our health.
Helps treating hair loss when applied locally to the scalp.
Saffron is beneficial for radiant skin.
It holds a pack of anti-oxidants, which helps remove free radicals.
Potassium in saffron controls heart rate.
Bio chemicals in saffron are good for cancer prevention.
It works as a wonderful stress buster.
Saffron is an antidepressant.
It is widely consumed for detoxification.
It improves digestion.
Saffron is good for cellular functioning.
The minerals present in it helps in hemoglobin formation.
Saffron is also used to cure tooth ache.
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A free treat :)
Kashmiri fruity rice
This sweetness comes from the Kashmir valley where the weather is so divine, it makes everything sublime. The freshness of fruits clocked together with cinnamon, cardamom, cloves and rice not only nourishes your inside but brings a smile on the outside. Kids, loves this!
Preparation time -20 minutes.
Cooking time -20 minutes.
Serves 2
What goes in
1 cup steamed white/brown rice.
½ tablespoon Olive oil.
2 cloves.
1 pinky finger sized cinnamon stick.
½ dry bay leaf.
½ cup, mixed fresh fruits cubes – apple, orange, pears, guava, pineapple etc.
1 tablespoon chopped mixed nuts – walnuts, cashew nuts, almonds etc.
1 tablespoon rose water.
½ teaspoon sugar.
½ tablespoon fresh cream.
1 tablespoon milk.
Salt to taste.
Method
Heat the oil in a pan and add cloves, cinnamon, cardamom and bay leaf to it and sauté it for a few seconds.
Then add the fruits and sauté it for another minute or two.
Add everything else to it and mix it really well without harming the fruits.
Cook for another 3-4 minutes.
Serve hot.
What goes with it
Goes best alone or you could play with some spicy chutney or sauce.
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The healthy indian food journal # 1, is an informative guide to healthy food and a cleaner inner eco system. Wish you a cleaner body.
Hope you enjoy the book.
Bon appetit and please watch what you eat.