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Includes foods rich in – carbohydrates like cereals and their products, starchy roots and tubers sugar and those rich in fat like nuts, fats and oils. The energy in our diet is mainly contributed by this group.Cereals and nuts in Continue reading Energy giving foods
Ingredients Rice – 2 cup Mutton – 250 g Cardamom – 4 Cinnamon – 1'' piece Cumminseed – 1 tsp. Cloves – 4 Ginger – 2'' Garlic – 6 cloves Green Chillies – 4 Onion -4 medium Coriander Leaves chopped- Continue reading Mutton Biryani
Ingredients Semolina/Rava -1 cup Maida (white flour)- 1 cup Rice flour – 1/2 cup Asafoetida(hing)- a pinch Salt to taste Onions small – 2, chopped Cumin seeds(jeera) – 2 tsp. Green chillies -4, finely chopped Coriander leaves- a handful, finely Continue reading Onion Rawa Dosa
Curd is a dairy product obtained by curdling (coagulating) milk with rennet or an edible acidic substance such as lemon juice or vinegar and then draining off the liquid portion (called whey). Milk that has been left to sour (raw Continue reading Curd
Ingredients Rice – 1 cup Mixed sprouts (moath beans, red chana, moong etc.) – 1 cup Bay leaf – 1 Clove (laung) – 1 Cinnamon (dalchini) – 1 '' piece Cumin seeds (jeera)-½ teaspoon Onion- 1, finely chopped Ginger-green chilli Continue reading Spicy Sprouts
Amino Acid are building blocks of proteins. Each amino acid contains a carboxyl group(COOH) or an acidic group and an amino (NH2) group or a basic group.The basic amino acid structure is R-CH(NH2)-COOH. Amino acids consist of the following elements: Continue reading Amino acids
Vitamin E (Tocopherol) Chemically vitamin E designates the group of compounds (tocol and tocotrienol derivatives) which exhibits qualitatively the biological activity of alpha tocopherol. Chemical characterstics of vitamin E Biological activity associated with vitaminE is exhibited by four compounds designated Continue reading Vitamin E
Coconut oil is a fat consisting of about 90% saturated fat. Fats are classified as short-, medium- or long-chain based on the number of carbon molecules they contain. Nearly two-thirds of the saturated fat in coconut oil consists of medium-chain Continue reading Coconut Oil
Omega-3 fatty acids are considered essential fatty acids. They are essential to human health but cannot be manufactured by the body. For this reason, omega-3 fatty acids must be obtained from food.Also known as polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs), omega-3 fatty Continue reading Fish and Omega-3
Hexoses of physiologic importance D-Glucose – is present in fruit juices, obtained by hydrolysis of starch, canesugar, maltose, and lactose. It is the “sugar†of the body.The sugar carried by the blood and the principal sugar used by the tissues. Continue reading Physiological importance of monosaccharides (simple carbohydrates)