Diet Chart Week#1, Day ~2

Dieting doesn't mean starving, its just eating healthy food in the right way. You can still enjoy your meal even
when you are on a diet. Basically it all depends on our thoughts. When you are on a no-rice diet and with dry phulkas on your plate for lunch, you should no crib about pulav or simple rasam rice. When on a diet, the best thing is to not to think of that word at all. Just go about the normal way and your body will respond the same way.Its only when you think of diet, that you have more of hunger pangs and craving for those foods, which, otherwise, you would not have thought of at all.

The second day of the plan was a breeze for me. Srivalli had suggested eating ajwain/methi seeds in the morning. I used to soak methi in buttermilk the previous night and eat the seeds next morning. This way the seeds will not taste bitter too. I had some sprouted methi seeds. So I used that.

6:00 a.m - sprouted methi seeds soaked overnight in buttermilk and 1 glass of warm water

7:00 a.m - 3/4 cup coffee with 1/2 tspn sugar

9:15 a.m - 1 pesarattu (whole moong dal dosa), gobhi methi subzi

2:30 p.m - 2 phulkas, tender jackfruit stir fry, gobhi methi subzi + buttermilk

5:30 p.m - tea + 2 slices of wheat bread

8:30 p.m - 2 phulkas + carrot salad + raw plantain stir fry

10:00 p.m - Watermelon



In the long gap between breakfast and lunch, I sipped 3 glasses of lemon juice with some salt in it. I was out on a customer support call. But I didnot feel hungry and lemon juice was enough for me.

Through the day, I had 9 glasses of water and 2 glass of lemon juice.

Pidi Kozhukattai & 1 st Blog B'day

 I am extremely sorry my Dear Blogger Buddies for taking small break without informing to u all.We went to short trip to Madurai & palani.I was hospitalized for a week because of bad health condition due to travel.I am started to going for Work Again.So Now a days not getting free time like before.I missed your posts & Blogging.Now my health is better & back again for blogging.I missed my first blog B'day also.Last year January 28th I started My blog.I am celebrating 3 weeks later.I prepared this simple & yummy Dish.You can feed this to Kids starting from 8 months to all ages.Comfort & tasty evening snacks.There are many varieties Kozhukattai.But this is simple & tasty one. You can prepare salty version also.My mom used prepare this for us.My son used to eat this without any complaints.

 

 Ingredients:

Rice flour - 1 cup
Jaggery - 3/4 cup
Coconut - 1/4 cup ( cut into fine pieces)
Ghee - 2 tsp
Cardamom - 2 (optional)

Preparation method:

1. Heat 1 1/2 cups water in a heavy bottom vessel.
2. When it's boiling,add 1 tsp of ghee &  grated Jaggery.Once it melts fully,filter  it once & starts boiling again.
3. Now add coconut & cardamom power. Mix well.
4. Now add rice flour,mix carefully,no lumps should be form.Cook for 5 min.
5. If it is too watery add little rice flour & mix properly.
6. You can shape it by pressing between your palms.
7. Grease idly plates using ghee,place kozhukattai.
8. Steam cook for 10-12 min.
9. Now tasty Pidi  kozhukattai is ready to serve.

Chunky Veggie Salad

Diet is Going good. I m able to keep my Temptations @ bay. For the past one week, i m having this Vegetable Salad before my Lunch. I Will not lie that it is heavenly ,But it doesnt taste that bad, yeah is a Raw vegetable salad, it is healthy!!!!  It gives u a feeling of fullness and the taste depends on the dressing you add to it. This is how i do it

1 Large Carrot
1 medium-size Capsicum
1 medium-size Onion
1 medium-size Tomato
2 small Cucumbers
Chilli Sauce - 1 tsp
Salt to taste
Juice of half Lemon.

Wash and Chop the Vegetables into Chunky Cubes.If you like Cabbage you add it too. Since i m an HypoThyroid i havent.  

Mix them all together, add Chilli sauce, Add Salt and Lemon Juice and Mix Well.

Chopping the Veggies again depends on your taste, i like it Chunky as it satiates your feeling to Chew and eat. So, if you dont like it chunky, cut into Small Cubes.

If you dont like adding Chilli Sauce Try adding Pepper instead. I like adding both :)