http://www.hitcook.com Diet & Nutrition Tips Thu, 03 Dec 2009 08:51:57 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Ingredients: Cherries:- 1 cup Raspberries:- 1 cup Black berries:- 1 cup Blue berries:- 1 cup Cream:- ½ cup Procedure: In a bowl, mix all the fruits and add cream to it http://www.hitcook.com/2009/12/03/fruit-salad/ Banana shake is easy to prepare and health drink too. Ingredients: Banana:- 1 cup Orange juice:- 1 cup Yogurt(low fat):- 2 cups Skimmed milk:- ½ cup Procedure: In a blender mix all the ingredients and serve it chilled. http://www.hitcook.com/2009/12/03/banana-shake/ Pasta Primavera is good for heart as it contains low fat and cholesterol levels. Ingredients: Pastas:- 2 cups Snow peas:- 1 cup Baby Corn:- 1 cup Onions:- 3 (chop into thin strips) Asparagus:- 1 cup Red Pepper:- 1 Baby Carrots:- 1 cup Cheese(low fat):- 2/3 cup Yogurt(low fat):- 2/3 cup Lemon juice:- 1 table spoon Salt to taste Black Pepper to taste Procedure: Partially boil ... http://www.hitcook.com/2009/12/03/pasta-primavera/ Prawns cooked with coconut milk and with spices is very yummy. Ingredients: Prawns(cleaned):- 500grams Coconut milk:- 2 cups Onion paste:- 1 cup Ghee:- 2 table spoons Red chilli powder:- 1 table spoon Ginger paste:- 1 table spoon Turmeric powder:- ½ table spoon Cinnamon:- 1piece Bay leaves:- 2 Garlic Cloves:- 4 Curry leaves:- 2 stalks Salt to taste Procedure: Add some salt to prawns and wash ... http://www.hitcook.com/2009/12/03/137/ Ingredients: Cabbage - 2 cups (grated) Carrot:- ½ cup (grated) Green Chillies:- 4 (chopped) Onion:- 1 medium sized Garlic:- 1 table spoon(chopped fine) Ginger:- 1 inch piece( chopped) French Beans:- 10 Spring onions:- 3( finely chopped) Refined flour(maida):- ¼ cup Cornflour:- ¼ cup Pepper:- ½ table spoon Soya Sauce:- 1 ½ table spoons Salt to taste Oil to deep fry Procedure: Take a bowl and ... http://www.hitcook.com/2009/12/02/veg-manchurian/ Cucumber is good for those who plan to reduce their weight. Ingredients: Cucumber:- 2 Sugar:- ¾ cup Water:- 2 cups Cheese Cloth:- 1 Procedure: Peel cucumber and grate cucumber. Boil water and sugar in a sauce pan. Add grated cucumber when sugar gets dissolved completely. Boil it for 10min in simmer. Turn off ... http://www.hitcook.com/2009/12/02/cucumber-juice/ Ingredients: Apples:- 12 Lemon juice:- 2 table spoons Sugar to taste Water Procedure: Slice apples and boil them add water until they are covered and becomes soft. Strain juice and add sugar to juice. Stir it well until sugar gets dissolved. Chill it. Add water to make it dilute. Add lemon juice before serving. http://www.hitcook.com/2009/12/02/apple-juice/ Ingredients: Banana:- 1 Garlic cloves:- 5 Curry Leaves:- 1stalk Udar dal:- ½ table spoon Mustard Seeds:- 1 table spoon Red chilli Powder:- 4 table spoons Oil:- 3 table spoons Cumin Seeds:- ½ table spoon Salt for Taste Tamarind for taste Procedure: Cut banana into 4 pieces and boil it. Let it get cooled and add salt, garlic cloves, tamarind, 1/2 table spoon cumin ... http://www.hitcook.com/2009/12/01/banana-chutney/ Ingredients: Rice:- 1 cup Coconut milk:- 1 cup Cashew pieces:- 1 tablespoon Green Chillies:- 3 (slit) Curry Leaves:- 1 stalk Mustard Seeds:- ½ table spoon Cumin seeds:- ½ table spoon Urad dal:- 1 table spoon Fresh Coconut(grated):- 4 table spoons Coriander(chopped):- 1 table spoon Oil:- 4 table spoons Salt for taste Procedure: Wash rice properly and soak it for 30min in salt water. Rice are ... http://www.hitcook.com/2009/12/01/coconut-rice/ Ingredients: Drumsticks:- 3 Oil:- 2 cups Garlic:- 1 Red Chilli Powder:- 3 tablespoons Salt:- 3 tablespoons Fenugreek powder:1 table spoon Mustard powder:- 1 tablespoon Turmeric powder:- 1\2 tablespoon Lemon:- 1 Procedure: Wash drumsticks and dry them completely. Cut the drumsticks into pieces. Mix red chilli powder, salt, fenugreek powder, mustard powder and turmeric powder. Take a pan add half a cup of oil and ... http://www.hitcook.com/2009/12/01/drumstick-pickle/