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Quick fixes for lunch using kitchen staples
Specialists trust that starving during breakfast and lunch can make you fat, yet in addition spike your glucose levels. Preferably, breakfast ought to be healthy, lunch extravagant and supper a very minimum.
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migrator
migrator
Chennai
Mediterranean Watermelon Salad
Ingredients
2 cups watermelon cubes
2 green/red/yellow bell peppers
1 cup onion
1 cup cucumber, bite-sized pieces
1 cup tomatoes
2 tbsp pomegranate juice
1 tbsp mustard sauce
1 tbsp olive oil
A pinch of cumin powder
A pinch of oregano
8-10 olives
1 cupÂ
parsley,Â
chopped
2 lettuce leaves
½ tsp flax seeds
Salt and pepper to taste
Method
- Add mustard sauce, cumin powder, oregano, salt and pepper to pomegranate juice and whisk well.
- In another bowl, combine all the other ingredients
- Pour the seasoned pomegranate juice over the salad mixture and season with cottage cheese.
Whole Wheat Pasta with Broccoli
Ingredients
2 cups pasta (fusilli/penne/fettuccini)
2 bunches of broccoli, cut into small florets
1 tbsp oil of your choice
2 tbsp peanut butter
2 tbsp soy sauce
1 tsp red pepper flakes
½ tbsp rice vinegar
Salt to taste
Method
- Cook pasta according to the package directions.
- Heat oil in a wide bottom pan. Add broccoli and chilli flakes and 1 cup of water. Cook for 10 minutes, till the water has evaporated.
- In a bowl, add broccoli, cooled pasta and other ingredients. Mix well.
Brown Rice With Corns
Ingredients
250 gm brown rice
100 gm corn kernels
1 tbsp olive oil
1 onion, finely chopped
1 tsp ginger-garlic paste
Salt to taste
2 green chillies, sliced
½ tsp cumin seeds
1 bay leaf
6 pods cloves
2 tbsp coriander leaves, chopped
Juice of 2 lemons
½ green/red bell pepper, diced
1 tbsp grated coconut
Method
- Wash and soak rice in water for 15 minutes.
- Grind coconut, coriander leaves and green chilli to make a smooth paste.
- Heat oil in a pan. Add bay leaf, onion, cumin seeds, cloves, ginger garlic paste and the coconut paste.
- Saute for 2-3 minutes and add the corn kernels and bell pepper.
- Drain the soaked rice and add it to the pan.
- Add 2 cups of water, salt and red chilli powder as per your taste.
- Once the rice is cooked, dress it with lime juice and coriander leaves.
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