kala chana chat

ingredients

black gram(kala chana)..unboiled 1 cup(soaked over nght)
onion chopped ..2 tbsp
tomato..1 small chopped
ginger 1 tsp
garlic 1 tsp
cumin seeds 1/2 tsp
curry leaves few
green chillies 1
coriander leaves chopped 1/2 cup
oil 1 tbsp

preparation.

put oil in pressure cooker add cumin seeds let them cracked add curry leaves
choped onions and chopped green chilly

when onion are brown add chana pre soaked ,ginger garlic .chopped tomato,
add 2 cup water .
pressure cook for half n hr

they shld be very tender.
eat with green chutni.

grilled fish.

ingriedient.

fish(any)..1 kg
ginger garlic paste .1 tbsp
oil 1 tsp for grilling
salt 1 tsp
red peper 1 tsp
cumin pwd 1 tsp
haldi pwd 1 tsp
amchoor pwd 1 tsp

Preparation.

mix all dry masala
wash fish rub garlic ginger and all dry masala
mariante .
u can freeze each pc separately to use afterward.

grill on non stick wth lil oil.

spray some chat masal for added spice.

Lentil soup recipie.

ingriedients.

yellow lentil(mong dal) 1/2 cup

spinach(palak)choped ..1 cup

veg or chicken broth 3 cups

salt 1 tsp

peper black or white 1 tsp

onion chope 2 Tbsp

Preparation.

pressure cook all the above for 15 mins

add little water if came out too thick .

it is easy and qucik for lunch have it with dal papad and a slice of low fat cheese.

SOUTH BEACH DIET....IDEAL FOR INDIAN TASTE.
It is a low carb diet designed by cardiologist it is divided in to 3 phases . This diet is based on low glycemic index foods .All foods which are low glycemic are good in this diet as they help you controlled your craving for bad carbohydrates . I tried this diet year before lost abt 11 lbs in first phase and maintained it by controlling my carbohydrate intake.
WHY THIS DIET IS EASY TO FOLLOW?

As your meal is not calorie counted you can eat till you satisfy your hunger ,you can prepare your meals according to your taste by following the allowed food list (it can be found easily by searching through google).

Phase 1
In this phase dieters are not allowed to eat fruits ,grains all simple carbohydrates are to be avoided.You can substitute roti with flax seed (alsi) flour and besan (gram flour) ,can made cabbage pakoras,cauliflower pakora ,brinjal bhajia with rice bran oil or olive oil..(not deep fried kind of grilled). okras (bhindi) masala taste great with flax seed bread will post recipes later. follow the guide lines choose from allowed food any thing and start your diet which made you feel great and help u reduce in weight. remember this phase is only for 15 days if one followed religiously the guide lines could loose 8-15 lbs i lost 6 kgs in that is almost 11 lbs in first phase. Phase 2
In this phase some of carbohydrates are re introduce in the diet .This phase will continue till one obtain its desire weight goal.
Phase 3
This phase will continue as long as You can to maintain your derived weight .In this phase you will eat as you were trained in the previous phase with limited amount of food which you avoided before .If again start gaining come back to phase one for 15 days.
South Beach Diet Phase 1 Guidelines

Breakfast
Protein: Quantity is not limited. See choices Vegetables: Minimum 1/2 cup. See choices Fruit: None Starch: None Milk: None Fat: 1 tsp mayonnaise or oil (optional)
Lunch
Protein: Quantity is not limited. See choices Vegetables: Minimum 2 cups. See choices Fruit: None Starch: None Milk: None Fat: 1 Tbsp mayonnaise or oil.
Dinner

Protein: Quantity is not limited. See choices Vegetables: Minimum 2 cups. See choices Fruit: None Starch: None Milk: None Fat: 1 Tbsp mayonnaise or oil.
Indian variation.

• For Indian variation we can use kala chana Or chola boiled with little oil and chat masala with hard boiled egg and tea with skimmed or no milk in break fast. Masala omelet with sprouted mong is another option

• for lunch baigan sabzi with besan roti and garlic chutni .or cabbage soup with grilled chicken tikka is another option.

• for snacks you eat roasted almonds,cashews ,pistachios (not more than 15),roasted peanuts (20-25) with tea ,dal papad roasted with salsa dip.

• for dinner we can have fish with mong dal soup and lettuce. or chicken masala cooked in less oil with flax seed bread.or bhindi bhaji with dal soup and papad(roasted)
  for satisfying your sweet tooth you can make flax seed muffins ,besan laddo with less oil and sugar free natura,flax seed brownies(taken just to satisfy your sweet tooth not as a meal) It depends how creative you are for your food pick things from allowed list and experiment.
  Will post allowed list and recipes soon.