Month: November 2022

Care or comfort for yourself. What will you choose?

How will you define “taking care of yourself”. Create a new self-care practice today. Observe your comfort level when it comes to being you. Discomfort is a wise teacher.
-ByCaroline Myss & Peter Occhiogrosso

We humans are always fond of showing compassion, bonding, and kindness when it comes to people, animals & situations around us, but when was the last time you decided to look first after yourself.

When was the last time you sat down reading the newspaper with a hot cup of Tea only for yourself? When was the last time you cooked and ate something freshly made only for you? When was the last time you decided for a regimen to boost your confidence and not to get into the dress you were gifted by your loved ones???

It’s time we start with the famous saying “Charity begins at home” We start by taking care of ourselves first to comfort ourselves first to help others excel with their Goals. To achieve larger Goals in our lives, our family life, our social life, our national life & our Global life!!!

To excel in our life regimens we need to understand our body’s needs & work towards caring for our body system for it to work independently without any hustle. Unfortunately, being in this constant state of hustle often leads to neglecting your simple needs.

Let’s look at some easy to do guilt-free self care tips to stay with your regimen of understanding your body’s needs.

 

Balance your plate well

In an attempt to save time, people will often resort to fast-food, pre-packaged meals, and other quick but not-so-healthy options. But there are some easy nutrition hacks, options which are home-made, simple to gather, loaded with goodness & pocket-friendly too. Eating natural ingredients that are rich in vitamins, fibre, and healthy fats can transform both your mental and physical health. Ultimately, eating healthy doesn’t have to be a major time commitment, but the benefits to your well-being are well worth the effort. So give that a try from today.

Get enough sleep

Waking up late doesn’t actually mean you had a great quality sleep today. We think each night about going to bed early, but are tempted to stay awake to the most fabulous things on the gadgets we have may it be late night instagram post or your mid-night online sale, we are tempted to stay awake till late. By going to sleep at the same time as part of your nightly routine, your body’s internal clock will be relaxed and give you more energy in the morning. Listen to your body allow it to reboot & unwind well each night. Don’t keep sleep recovery restricted to only weekends & holidays!!

3. De- stress from daily routine

We all are living a face-paced, highly competitive life each day, leading to piling of stress in our all relations: personal, work, social relations. Dealing with stress is not just coping with it, but to find solution to change stress into a positive entity and channelize the stress into something fruitful. One of the best self-care de-stress technique is mediation. Meditation in a way helps to channelize stress into a positive de-stress state and allows you to handle situations arising from stress well. In a way it cares for your inner health to re-kindle your inner strength.

Unwind with family, friends

It is well said that family and friends are your greatest facilitators. When you don’t get the right words to handle & care for yourself, the loved ones around you always help channelize your strength & weaknesses in the correct direction to help you reach your paths well. A small chit-chat over coffee, a movie-time with your siblings, a quite dinner with your loved ones or a Sunday lunch perp with your parents are all new ways and means of driving & boosting your care aspect towards others and yourself. Keep meeting them to stay connected to the True you!

Indulge in me-time

The first step to self-care begins with finding time for “Yourself-by your own self”. The concept of “Me-time” goes a far way to bring back that harmony & balance within you, to help create an harmony with your surroundings, your work, your society. The day we will start believing in this we will find the best way to get better, healthier & happier. It’s well said “Love yourself first, and everything else falls in line. You really have to love yourself to get to anything done in the world”. Listening to your favourite music, reading books all by yourself, going for a jog all-alone, making your favourite dish for yourself, buying flowers you love to decorate your house are some of your bucket-list activities!!

Don’t think there is guilt in self-caring to get that comfort zone you wish to stay in all time. Let caring & comforting not move towards being a craving for a lifetime leading to discomfort & deviation from your Goal of health & wellness. Don’t miss the thin line between the two. Care & comfort are like the two sides of a coin; choose wisely & not hastily to move towards your Goal of wellness.

Make PulSay programme your partner to get a unique, personalized regimen to help you achieve your health & wellness Goals without intimidating your self-care aspect & making you feel discomfort able about joining the regimen.

Author:
Mrs. Shruti Prashant Kulkarni
B.Sc. (Foods & Nutrition), M.Sc. (Public Health)
Clinical Nutritionist, Diabetes Educator & Counsellor, Ph.D. scholar
Research & Product Domain Expert (Atreya Innovations Pvt Ltd)
Chief Nutrition Counsellor (Germany)

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Knowing Your Dad: The “Yes Man”

Quote:
A good father is one of the most unsung, unpraised, unnoticed and yet one of the most valuable assets of society – Billy Graham

With the fast-changing world, today’s fathers are changing and adapting to the changes very fast. From helping in the kitchen to changing nappies… from the earlier Normal to the New Normal, they are sharing each household chores with utmost happiness and willingness. Earlier, fathers used to be the only financial pillar of the family, needs were limited and still the satisfaction was associated with family alone. But the situation is not the same now. Even though we are having multiple financial support, we still lack happiness.

As we all know, Sachin Tendulkar is one of the greatest sport icons in India. Apart from his highly regarded sporting abilities, he is also well known for his very humble and down to earth behavior. On many occasions he has credited his behavioral aspect to his parents in specific to his father Mr. Ramesh Tendulkar. In a nutshell, a father is the first role model for every child.

Quote:
“My father didn’t tell me how to live. He lived and let me watch him do it.” ~ CLARENCE BUDINGTON KELLAND

Due to the changing era, father is entrusted with additional responsibility of providing enough emotional support to the family which was greatly taken care of by the mother in earlier times. This additional responsibility may force him to neglect his own health issues which can cause catastrophic effects in the long run. In metropolitan cities, many fathers are struggling to spend quality time with kids regularly due to their work culture which leads to emotional as well physical stress. These contribute to some family issues where the father thinks himself as guilty. On the backdrop of Father’s Day, let’s stop and analyse what really is needed by our loving fathers.

Men mostly are shy at expressing their emotions hence their psychological health related struggle is very different which needs a closer look. As we all know, physical and psychological factors are two sides of the same coin. The vicious cycle of impacting each other is very commonly seen in almost every family. Stress, responsibilities, economic burden, guilt, pressure and small health problems are bursting nowadays. These all are leading to health problems like High BP, raised cholesterol, diabetes etc at an early age. Most of the fathers are neglecting, compromising health for their families sometimes knowingly and sometimes unknowingly.

Requirement of nutrition, type of food according to type of work, age is also important. This is the reason we easily observe that food or season suits some while for someone the same may feel harsh. This all we should consider in a holistic way to define and design diet & lifestyle modifications required for our dear fathers. This balance is missing very badly. Fathers are facing hazards of lifestyle changes. Wrong food habits, irregular meal timings, regular travelling type of job, excessive use of AC, inadequate exercise are some health impacting factors. Here, Lifestyle modifications with proper personalised diet, yoga, sleep and water are necessities.

In the middle age of his life he is more courageous, aggressive and fights a lot to achieve his family’s dreams. But doing that of course he ignores his own health and peace of mind. When he moves towards his old age, the love and compassion from family members is the great tonic to him. Paying attention to his physical and psychological health is the major responsibility of the kids.

Retirement life is supposed to be very special. It is the time when you can pursue your hobbies, explore new horizons. It is often seen that poor health or neglected health conditions are affecting the quality of life of senior citizens. Loneliness, anxiety, fear are most common problems in seniors living apart from their children. As it is rightly said that health is the real wealth, we must focus on maintaining the good health of our elders for good quality of life.

Ayurveda defines health as balance between your doshas, all systems and psychological aspects. This health primarily depends upon your lifestyle, your diet, your exercise, sleep etc. Eating at the right time, eating together, types of food items, serving patterns, early sleep and waking up and a good amount of physical activity and sleep are core factors associated with good health.

With this ever-changing world, all fathers face individual specific issues related to work, physical and psychological aspects. Hence, it is highly recommended that one should have an Individual Specific diet, exercise, specific yoga, music considering his set of issues. And in this specific requirement, Turyaa Wellbeing Companion www.turyaawellness.com can prove to be a unique solution.

Father can do anything for the family. We have seen the struggle of a father for his child in the very famous movie “Pursuit of Happiness”. As a child we all feel “My daddy strongest” but as a grown up, what can we do to keep the meaning of the line intact? Accept him and understand him before irreversible health changes capture.

A golden triangle for healthy, happy and content life is made up of 1) Assessment of health 2) modification of lifestyle and 3) monitoring of physical and psychological factors. On this occasion of Father’s day, let us contribute to this golden triangle by gifting our father a Turyaa Wellbeing Companion.

Author:
Dr. Gayatri Kulkarni – Mulye
MD (Ayurved)
Blogger @ Turyaa Wellness

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Rutusandhikaal and Dakshinayana

All-natural phenomena are correlated with each other in complex ways, so one wonders how our ecosystem and body are related? Being a part of the ecosystem, the human body is greatly influenced by the external environment.Many of the exogenous and endogenous rhythms have specific phase relationships with each other; which means they interact and synchronize with each other. Considering and understanding this rhythm, Ayurveda has explained the concept of Rutucharya uniquely.
Rutu (ऋतु), the season, classified by different features expresses different changes in environment and body. Ayurveda has depicted various rules and regimens known as Charya (चर्या), regarding diet and behavior to acclimatize seasonal enforcement easily without altering body homeostasis. This is aunique feature that Ayurveda offers to prevent the loads of diseases coming from change in season.

The year according to Ayurveda is divided into two periods (अयन), depending on the direction of movement of sun that is Uttarayana (northern solstice) and Dakshinayana (southern solstice). Each is formed of three Rutus (seasons). A year consists of six seasons, namely, Shishira (winter), Vasanta (spring), and Grishma (summer) in Uttarayan and Varsha (monsoon), Sharada (autumn), and Hemanta (late autumn) in Dakshinayana.

Dakshinayana starts with Varsha rutu or Monsoon, in particular the tropical belt, when the climate is humid, wind is colder and the moon is more powerful than the sun. The strength of a person gradually increases from varsha rutu to sharad to hemant during the dakshinayana period. Here, anabolic activity dominates over the catabolic activity in the environment.

Research shows that seasonal flu imposes a substantial burden among all the people in India. The frequency of illness shows an association between diseases and seasonal changes. The human body normally shows a slow response while adapting to the changes in this season. The period between the last 7 days of the current season and 7 days of the upcoming season is always considered crucial. This period is known as Rutusandhikaal or considered as a transition period. It is called Yamadanshtra (bites of God Yama i.e. having maximum infestation rate ) by Ayurveda. Seasonal changes are always associated with changes in temperature, humidity, moisture. The shift in temperature provides an apt condition for different groups of viruses to flourish, which then spreads contagious diseases. This period is hence very susceptible for infections. Less immunity, less strength and symptoms associated with adaptation to changing seasons may favor the spread of diseases causing two or more health complaints together. Load on the healthcare system can be reduced by adapting the simple way of Rutucharya.

Digestive fire, metabolic health and strength are three main factors associated with a change in season. If the body is unable to adapt itself to stressors due to changes in specific traits of seasons, it may lead to an imbalance between Doshas where the body becomes highly susceptible to various disorders. We can minimize this by introducing good adaptation by implementing Rutucharya.
Western countries also suffer a burden of diseases due to seasonal changes. We can define the Rutucharya for those people by observing the characteristics of the season and its impact on the human body. This will be the application of core knowledge of Ayurveda for the betterment of life. Broadly we can classify 5 regions in the world. 1. Europe 2. America 3. Asia 4. Australasia 5. The Middle East and Africa. Some of them are having 2 seasons and some are having 4 seasons. Applying the concept of Rutucharya, one can easily design the required diet and lifestyle.

In the next article, we will focus on Agni (digestive fire) during the monsoon season. Diet correction and lifestyle modification required to maintain balance will also be explained. As monsoon is the season of festivals, we will brief about the food recommendations and also the necessities of customs like fasting. We will explore the ideal regime for balancing the metabolic index of the body during Monsoon in the next article.
Stay tuned to our series. Wishing a happy and safe monsoon to readers.

Author:
Dr. Gayatri Kulkarni – Mulye
MD (Ayurved)
Blogger @ Turyaa Wellness

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Welcome monsoon: Ayurveda way

Lush green surroundings, running waterfalls, showers of rain and a long drive. This is a picture-perfect monsoon. After an exhausting summer, the monsoon (varsha rutu) always brings energy and happiness everywhere. Hot tasty pakodas, samosa accompanied by tea are truly monsoon companions. But many times, these taste bud stimulator foods are troublesome to our health typically in the Monsoon. Take a pause and analyse your health with the concept of Rutucharya
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Everyone knows that monsoon is the season of extended bouts of illnesses including seasonal cold, allergies, diarrhoea, cholera, typhoid, etc. Couple of weeks back, newspapers reported that monsoon related diseases and pandemic together may put strain on the healthcare system. Children may suffer more in the upcoming wave. We all are finding natural and simple ways to take extra care of health to avoid all said complications. The apt answer for all this situation is to follow Rutucharya: rules and regimens for diet and lifestyle to acclimatize seasonal enforcement.

Why monitor your Agni (Metabolic Quotient)?
In Ayurveda, the term Agni is used in the sense of digestion of food and metabolic products. Turyaa Wellness compute and monitors the metabolic quotient of health through the principles of nadi parikshan. Usually, Agni decreases to its minimal level during monsoon due to increase in cold, wind and cloudy weather. Furthermore, the accumulated Vata dosha from the summer season also starts provoking during the monsoon. This impaired metabolism along with provoked vata cause above mentioned diseases, recurrences and complications.

Monsoon care for seniors:

Senior citizens often complain about bloating, constipation, flatulence and indigestion. It is observed that problems worsen during Monsoon due to decreased metabolic quotients. Further, irregular food intake and fluctuating meal timings make them uncomfortable. This also leads to aggravation of joints and bone disorders too. General fatigue, body ache, and headache are their common monsoon complaints.
To accelerate metabolism and balance the Agni, Turyaa Wellness recommends:

  • Food Care
  • Warm water and clear soups
  • Vegetable soups (green moong soup)
  • Mixing 2 tsp castor oil in the flour while making chapati
  • Restriction of nonveg, bakery products
  • Appetizer before food prepared from ginger juice, Lemon juice and rock salt or jaggery and ginger
  • Eating 2/3rd to stomach capacity during every meal
  • Extra Care
  • Massage with sesame oil and steam with castor or nirgudi leaves
  • Light exercises

Monsoon care for kids:

Most impacted and vulnerable group in the monsoon is kids. Cough and cold related problems are observed recurrently in children during monsoon. Asthma, skin allergies, itching etc. get aggravated during Monsoon. Cold food items, irregular meals, bakery food, excess milk and dairy products are typically seen to aggravate above problems in children, as they are heavy to digest.
To boost growth and development and disease-free monsoon, Turyaa Wellness recommends:

  • Food Care:
  • Do not force your child every time for food, as the kid’s appetite is usually irregular in monsoon.
  • Restrict dairy, nonveg, bakery products in kids.
  • Include appetising vegetable soups, moong dal kadhan, non veg broths, steamed finger foods as part of their evening snack options
  • Adding khichdi or rice based options at dinner time work as easily digestible and nourishing.
  • To add milk in their diet, go for cow milk + pinch of sunth powder, pinch of roasted Ajwain + lemon juice + rack salt for proper digestion
  • Drink boiled and cooled down water

 

  • Extra care:
  • Abhyang with warm oil typically to chest region and steaming
  • Warm, dry clothes, fumigation,
  • Deworming is seen as very effective.

Monsoon care for mid-age:

People prone to acidity, sour burps, skin rash, migraine etc. are also seen frustrated during monsoon due to on-and-off complaints. Excess use of pickles, curd, buttermilk, tamarind, excess use of pulses especially tur dal and horse gram etc., fried food, irregular meal and sleeping time and stress are the reasons behind acidity related problems.
To care and correct your accumulated pitta, Turyaa Wellness recommends:

  • Food care:
  • Include healthy light foods, adhering to regular meal timings
  • Consume food 3/4th to your stomach capacity.
  • Adding preferably old grains, slightly roasted before use.
  • Restrict use of pulses and legume (preferably moong and masoor).
  • Compliment all your meals with cow ghee 2-4 tsp daily.
  • Soups ( veg, Non- Veg), kanji, semisolid diet, and warm beverages to include.
  • Restrict dairy, raw, unprocessed, bakery products, nonveg, spicy, fried food items at dinner time.

 

  • Extra care:
  • Monitor the triad of your appetite, digestion related problems and bowel cleaning.
  • Keep the surrounding dry and clean.
  • Use fumigation methods with karpur, vekhand (calamus), neem leaves, loban in offices and home to avoid vector borne and moisture related complaints.

Monsoon is such a beautiful season. By adapting the above Rutucharya, you may now create your own Monsoon song, enjoying a steaming plate of hot pakodas, grilling corn and sipping a hot cup of chai, sitting near rushing lake or waterfalls under the falling raindrops, it will not harm your inner health but will be caring for you and your loved ones together.
Have a happy and safe Monsoon.

Author:
Dr. Gayatri Kulkarni – Mulye
MD (Ayurved)
Blogger @ Turyaa Wellness

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Sizzlers for your Monsoon mood: Turyaa Way!!!

Monsoons are called in with lush greens, cool breeze and the temptation to try something hot and tasty. We always go the traditional way of making some tasty, crispy, hot pakoras or samosas to go with our favourite cup of Masala chai. We all have pictured this image since childhood and as we grow this image becomes more and more real because now we are doing the same thing each time we feel about rain.

With the “New-Normal” so many things changed around us… the bike rides through the splashing rains is a old story, the fun under large waterfalls in your favourite destinations with friends and family feels like a dream, the run to your favourite “tapari or stall” to bring chai and bhajiya seems difficult… what we see is so much going around and happening that we are forced to lay back at home and enjoy the pouring rain splashes through our closed windows… But why lose hope, let’s tell you an interesting story of Sizzlers and show you how easy it is to make at home. Just a few ingredients and a grill plate or cast iron tawa or the grill pan and some fresh vegetables, pasta or rice or noodles with paneer or soya or your favourite meat options and your best “Rainy day” companion “At-home Sizzler” is ready to blow your taste buds.

All vegetables are tossed and bean-based which balance your humours. Paneer/tofu /chicken/ fish satisfies your digestive fire and of course the pasta/noodles/ rice makes you feel satisfied. Tomatoes, colored bell peppers, broccoli added along with cooked potatoes and carrots neutralise the acidic level. As it is steamed, baked and with tangy, pungent sauces and spices it is easily digestible. Sizzlers served in a smoky and hot pan satisfies the senses too.

Let’s take a sneak-peek into the history of this all time favourite food of ours “Sizzlers”:

With just the perfect, cosy weather, tantalise your taste buds with the smoky flavours of Indian, Continental and Pan-Asian sizzlers. The sizzler actually originated from the way the Japanese used to prepare sizzling dishes teppanyaki- style. From there, this was adopted in the USA after World War II in a restaurant in California that used to serve steaks.

  • Sizzlers are food items that sizzle. They are served on a very hot iron plate which is kept over a wooden platter. Once plated, the steak lets off a dramatic hiss of steam, which is its great appeal.
  • Sizzler steaks are generally prepared using high-heat to sear the outside and leave the inside moist. Sizzlers are a hot favourite with people of all ages and tastes.
  • Sizzlers are basically a combination of one main dish served with a choice of sauces and a large variety of accompaniments, and are a complete meal by themselves.
  • Sizzlers can be either sweet, sour or of any flavour. The most common sizzlers are the non vegetarian ones — fish, mutton, and chicken, but you can have vegetarian ones as well.
  • Sizzlers with authentic indian vegetables and spices also turn into a tasty, sizzling dish.
  • In fact, you can experiment and innovate with sizzlers, and come up with your own special one just in the comfort of your homes.

Sizzlers- Healthy Ayurveda style !!!

With this concept in mind we at Turyaa thought to help you know how Ayurveda thinks about this interesting dish “Sizzler” and show you how to use complementary dishes from vegetables to meat to sauce to side options and spices that will go in making your favourite Sizzler combos healthy & tasty at home.

Vegan-Delight Sizzler:

Ingredients:

  • 200 gm of Tofu {Marinate in Salt, Pepper, Olive oil, Grated Garlic and Soy Sauce}
  • 150 gm of cabbage leaves finely shredded
  • 120 gm Onions cut into Quarters and grilled
  • 50 gm French beans {slant cut}
  • 50gm of Broccoli {par cooked}
  • 50gm of Green peas {fresh}
  • 50gm of Bell peppers {cubed}
  • 20gm of Carrots {fresh slant cut}
  • 100 gm of potatoes cut into wedges
  • 100 gm cooked Rice/Pasta/noodles
  • 10 ml of Dark soy
  • 10 ml of Vinegar
  • 10 gm of Corn flour {Vegan}
  • 10 gm 0f Garlic {finely chopped}
  • 100 gm vegetable trimmings(onion ,carrot,broccoli, french beans )

Recipe:

  • On a slow flame keep a cast iron griddle or a sizzler pan for heating .
  • Heat oil in another saucepan, add crushed garlic and saute for some time then add onion, carrot,french beans,broccoli and saute for 5 mins
  • To make the garlic soy sauce saute a little more garlic and add the stock cube to it then add some water, dark soy and vinegar,once it boils add cornflour slurry to thicken it a little bit. .
  • Take the potato wedges and bake them till crisp at 180 degrees for 30 to 40 min or air fry them till crisp or saute them until crispy in a non-stick pan.
  • Now once the veggies are cooked, steam the tofu with some mild seasoning or microwave it for 30 sec till it is just hot enough.
  • To assemble the sizzler put the shredded cabbage on the base of the hot pan then add the tofu and the veggies and the rice/ noodles/pasta next to each other and pour the piping hot sauce on the piping hot sizzler plate just after serving to enjoy the sizzler
  • Garnish with spring onion and enjoy piping hot.

RICE/PASTA/NOODLES

  • To cook pasta or noodles add them to boiling water for 6 mins and then strain them before using. For rice, soak it for 30 min and cook in boiling water for 8 to 9 min and then throw away the water and use for the sizzler.
  • To a pot of water add vegetable trimmings and boil for 30 min then remove them and reduce to stock by 50 percent of its volume and use this for the sauce.

Paneer-Delight Sizzler

Ingredients:

  • 200 gm of Paneer {Marinate in Salt, Pepper, Olive oil, Grated Garlic and Soy Sauce}
  • 150 gm of cabbage leaves finely shredded
  • 120 gm Onions cut into Quarters and grilled
  • 50 gm French beans{slant cut}
  • 50gm of broccoli {par cooked}
  • 50gm of Green peas {fresh}
  • 50gm of Bell peppers {cubed}
  • 20gm of Carrots {fresh slant cut}
  • 100 gm of potatoes cut into wedges
  • 100 gm cooked Rice/Pasta/noodles
  • 10 ml of Dark soy
  • 10 ml of Vinegar
  • 10 gm of tomato ketchup
  • 10 gm of Corn flour
  • 10 gm of ginger {finely chopped}
  • 10 gm 0f Garlic {finely chopped}
  • 100 gm vegetable trimmings(onion ,carrot,broccoli, french beans )

Recipe:

  • On a slow flame keep a cast iron griddle or a sizzler pan for heating .
  • Heat oil in another saucepan, add crushed garlic and saute for some time then add onion, carrot,french beans,broccoli and saute for 5 mins
  • To make the garlic soy sauce saute a little more garlic,ginger and add the stock cube to it then add some water, dark soy and vinegar,once it boils add cornflour slurry to thicken it a little bit to a thick pouring consistency
  • Take the potato wedges and bake them till crisp at 180 degrees for 30 to 40 min or air fry them till crisp or saute them until crispy in a non-stick pan.
  • Now once the veggies are cooked, grill the paneer for 30 sec on each side till it is just hot enough.
  • To assemble the sizzler put the shredded cabbage on the base of the hot pan then add the paneer and the veggies and the rice/ noodles/pasta next to each other and pour the piping hot sauce on the piping hot sizzler plate just after serving to enjoy the sizzler
  • Garnish with spring onion and enjoy piping hot.

RICE/PASTA/NOODLES

  • To cook pasta or noodles add them to boiling water for 6 mins and then strain them before using. For rice, soak it for 30 min and cook in boiling water for 8 to 9 min and then throw away the water and use for the sizzler.
  • To a pot of water add vegetable trimmings and boil for 30 min then remove them and reduce to stock by 50 percent of its volume and use this for the sauce.

Sizzling Chicken-Delight

Ingredients:

  • 200 gm of Chicken breast/leg boneless {Marinate in Salt, Pepper, Olive oil, Grated Garlic and Soy Sauce}
  • 150 gm of cabbage leaves finely shredded
  • 120 gm Onions cut into Quarters and grilled
  • 50 gm French beans{slant cut}
  • 50gm of broccoli {par cooked}
  • 50gm of Green peas {fresh}
  • 50gm of Bell peppers {cubed}
  • 20gm of Carrots {fresh slant cut}
  • 100 gm of potatoes cut into wedges
  • 100 gm cooked Rice/Pasta/noodles
  • 10 ml of Dark soy
  • 10 ml of Vinegar
  • 10 gm of tomato ketchup
  • 10 Gm of sweet chilli
  • 10 gm of Corn flour
  • 10 gm of ginger {finely chopped}
  • 10 gm 0f Garlic {finely chopped}
  • 100 gm vegetable trimmings(onion ,carrot,broccoli, french beans )

Recipe:

  • On a slow flame keep a cast iron griddle or a sizzler pan for heating .
  • Heat oil in another saucepan, add crushed garlic and saute for some time then add onion, carrot,french beans,broccoli and saute for 5 mins
  • To make the garlic soy sauce saute a little more garlic,ginger and add the stock cube to it then add some water, dark soy and vinegar,once it boils add cornflour slurry to thicken it a little bit to a thick pouring consistency
  • Take the potato wedges and bake them till crisp at 180 degrees for 30 to 40 min or air fry them till crisp or saute them until crispy in a non-stick pan.
  • Now once the veggies are cooked, grill the Chicken for 8 min till it’s cooked once done toss on sweet chilli sauce.
  • To assemble the sizzler put the shredded cabbage on the base of the hot pan then add the tossed chicken and the veggies and the rice/ noodles/pasta next to each other and pour the piping hot sauce on the piping hot sizzler plate just after serving to enjoy the sizzler
  • Garnish with spring onion and enjoy piping hot.

RICE/PASTA/NOODLES

  • To cook pasta or noodles add them to boiling water for 6 mins and then strain them before using. For rice, soak it for 30 min and cook in boiling water for 8 to 9 min and then throw away the water and use for the sizzler.
  • To a pot of water add vegetable trimmings and boil for 30 min then remove them and reduce to stock by 50 percent of its volume and use this for the sauce.

Butter Garlic sauce (most popular sizzler serving sauce):

Ingredients:

  • 200 ml clarified butter
  • 20 gm cloves garlic
  • 2 tsp of garlic powder
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1 tbsp fresh lemon juice
  • 1-2 tbsp fresh parsley

Recipe:

  • Melt 1-2 tablespoons of clarified butter in a small saucepan over medium heat. Add the garlic and saute for approximately 30-60 seconds, stirring constantly. Do not let the garlic burn, reduce the heat to low if needed. Add the remaining butter, garlic powder, and salt to the pan. Stir well to combine. Once the butter has melted, add the lemon juice and continue to cook for an additional 30 seconds, stirring constantly.
  • Remove the butter from the heat and stir in the minced parsley, if using. Best served hot.

Author: Shruti Kulkarni (Nutritionist), Vaidya Tejaswini Bhale-Borse (Ayurveda Physician)
Chef’s Touch: Hrushikesh Gokhale (5-star Culinary Expert)

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