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USLI: Black Gram Chaat

Here is the Recipe of traditional South Indian  Mysore special-USLI

Ingredients:

  1. Bengal Gram – Soaked – 1 cup
  2. Grated coconut – ½ cup
  3. Ginger – 1 inch
  4. Coriander leaves – ¼ cup
  5. Green chilli – 2-3 (depending on spice level preference)
  6. Oil – 1 tsp
  7. Mustard seeds – ⅛ teaspoon
  8. Moong dal – 1tspn
  9. Asafoetida – a pinch
  10. Turmeric Powder – ⅛ teaspoon
  11. Curry Leaves – 5-6 leaves
  12. Salt – as per taste
  13. Salad (Optional)

Process:

  1. Soak Whole Bengal Gram overnight for at least 6-8hours
  2. In a Pressure cooker,  add salt , water 1/2 cup and pressure cook till about 15-20minutes
  3. Coarsely grind coconut, ginger, coriander and green chillies.
  4. In a pan, add oil and temper mustard seeds, moong dal.
  5. Add a pinch of hing, turmeric powder and add curry leaves and saute for a while. Further add the pressure cooked bengal gram with the leftover water in the cooker and mix well.
  6. Then add the coarsely ground mixture and add salt
  7. Mix well at high temperature and cook until dry.
  8. Serve with rice, roti or as a snack.

 

Nutrition Information:

  • Bengal Gram is powerful in Protein , has a good amount of Iron, Calcium, folic acid and fiber

Benefits:

  • Kala Chana is Gluten Free that also helps to control diabetes
  • High in Protein is amazing full meal for weight watchers and body building champs 

 

Caution and Warning:

  • Over eating may cause indigestion 

 

 

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Mohit is a twelfth pass-out student who was preparing for his Engineering. Due to COVID-19, he had to spend time at home itself in 2020 .

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“Back in 2012, Dr. Monika visited my OPD with her friend, who was the Senior Gynecologists in the Hospital. That time, she followed certain recommendations. Since then we stayed connected with the social media platforms. In May 2015, she called me and was worried about her increasing weight and health concerns.” Dietician Anupreksha Rewinds.

Dr Aditya (left)
Dr Monika (Right)

Dr. Monika is a renowned Gynecologist and wife of Dr. Aditya Agarwal is a renowned General surgeon in the sub-urbs of Moradabad District joined us in June 2015. Both of them were suffering from metabolic syndrome with increasing weight. Being surgeons, it is tough to manage the stress levels also. Finally, both of them joined and continued to follow the program for four years. For one year itself, both of them were able to achieve their goals.

Dr. Aditya with 125kgs and his wife Dr. Monika at 86kgs, with raised blood pressure, higher blood sugar levels, body aches was the matter of concerns. Hats off to their dedication by giving time and energy for their own health. it took a full 1 year to Dr. Aditya to reduce weight from 125kgs to 92kgs and his wife Dr. Monika from 86kgs to 66kgs.

As it seems, it is never such an easy journey for anyone. Yes, it is always tough to be on such a journey. There are always ups and downs in any journey while facing a lot of challenges.

We customized and personalized- Specific Weight Management Nutrition Program for them to overcome the challenge of time constraints as well.

During their Journey we focused more on her lifestyle management than only restricting the food they liked but balancing Diet as well as an exercise routine, keeping in mind their likes and dislikes.

Create your Own Success Story like Dr. Monika & Dr. Aditya, manage your health issues with the help of personalized nutrition.

 

Power of Rest to Boost Athletic Performance

 Keshav is an al-rounder cricketer visited to our clinic for Nutrition Assessment. He complained about  feeling very fatigued after a lot of training from past one month. After lot of digging up his daily routine in detailed manner we got to know that he is deprived of proper rest. The continuous practice without proper rest was making him lethargic and lowering his energy levels.

We as athletes spend too much Time and Energy into our Practice and training ourselves. But do we understand the benefits of taking rest in between. You must have heard “Less is More”, hence this little rest works wonders .

Overtraining or Overloading without rest is a sure shot recipe for the following issues-

– Muscle Loss
– Chronic fatigue
– Poor Sleep
– Sex hormone dysfunction
– Mental Exhaustion
– Injuries.

Rest is an important element for any Training schedule if you are preparing for your event, for which Training Periodization. Your rest days can be Active rest day, you do not to confined to your  couch.

Here are Quick 5 Important Benefits of Enjoying an Active Rest day in between our Training sessions
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  2. Helps to avoid stress Injuries and Fractures- Long duration of training increases the workload over the joints and bones if rest days are not at all planned. The muscle, cartilage and bones better need to function properly.
  3. Fewer Mental Errors- The constant pounding for the training makes the brain lethargic and may hamper to think better. Thus, making you to make more mistakes than usual. Therefore, rest days are made.
  4. Improved Reaction Time- Reaction time is how quickly you respond to the external stimuli. Mind and the body work in coordination. On a lighter note yes of-course as both of them are the part of the body, hence investing time an active rest can actually help.
  5. Better Accuracy into the game or training.
Ideas to Enjoy Rest Days
  • Spend quality time with friends and family
  • Pamper your self with the stuff you like
  • Time to pursue your Hobbies
  • Read if you like to
  • Do some Grocery shopping, prep your meal or cook
  • Organize your stuff
  • Plan and schedule the task to be performed
  • Go for a walk or dance.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Try to Schedule your Rest Day after regular interval improve your performance.

Enjoy your Rest Day

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On a usual basis, lot of us started having Rock salt and Himalayan salt, while stopping the Commercial Iodized salt.
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Click on the given link below-

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We as Indians have a tendency to relish Tea or our Coffee along with our favorite snack. Tea or coffee is synonymous to binge on our favorite snack. Isn’t it?

Click on the link below to find out whether is it ok to add up on snacks with your beloved Tea or Coffee or not?

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