Daawat Newsletter      April 22, 2002      Issue # 46

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Ingredients:
2 cups finely chopped & minced vegetables
1 small bunch spring onions, finely chopped
2 tsp ginger, finely chopped
1 tsp garlic, finely chopped
1/4 cup plain flour
3 tbsp corn flour
1/4 tsp red chili powder
2 red chilies
3 tbsp oil
1 1/2 cups water

2 tsp soya sauce
1 tbsp milk
Salt to taste

Vegetable Manchurian
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A Chinese famous spicy and delicious vegetarian dish made with vegetables, spring onions, red chilies, flours and soya sauce

Method:
  1. Boil finely chopped minced vegetables and bind with some corn flour or bread crumbs and make small lumps the size of a ping pong ball.
  2. Make thin batter out of plain flour and 2 tbsp corn flour, adding 1/4 tsp each of ginger and garlic and red chili powder and salt to taste.
  3. Dip the vegetable balls in the batter one by one and deep fry in hot oil. Keep aside.
  4. In the remaining oil, add remaining ginger, garlic and crushed red chili and fry for a minute.
  5. Add the salt and spring onions. Stir-fry for a minute. Add 1 1/2 cups water and bring to a boil.
  6. Add 1 tbsp corn flour to 1/4 cup water and dissolve well. Gradually add to the gravy and stir continuously till it resumes boiling. Boil till the gravy becomes transparent.
  7. Add vegetable balls and Soya sauce. Boil for two more minutes and remove from heat. Serve hot with noodles or rice.


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Tip of the week
Cooking:

Grated paneer, carrot, beetroot etc. is a good accompaniment in a lunch box instead of biscuits, junk food like fries, etc.
Health:
Apply sunscreen before going outdoors. Always choose a brand that contains both UVB & UVA protection and a minimum SPF of 15. Applying sunscreen is a small inconvenience of time in comparison to the benefits it provides.

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Glaze:

To coat with a baste or sauce, so as to give a sheen to cooked food.

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Cooking For Health: Ginger

Say "ginger" and what immediately comes to mind? Probably ginger tea and ginger chicken. Ginger can add a wonderful zing to all types of dishes, from salads to main dishes.
Revered around the world for its pungent taste, ginger (Zingiber officinale) is a natural spice that is also widely prized for its medicinal properties. Since ancient times, traditional healers in a diverse array of cultures have used this plant primarily to help settle upset stomachs. Chinese herbalists have relied on ginger as a medicine and flavoring for more than 2,500 years. The early Greeks mixed it into breads (hence the first gingerbread), and North American colonists sipped nausea-quelling ginger beer, the precursor of modern ginger ale. Today, many cultures continue to rely on ginger for controlling nausea and also for reducing inflammation.

Feature: Exercises
Exercise
makes the body release chemicals called Endorphins which make you cheerful and fight depression. Lack of exercise can leave you feeling low and depressed, because of lower level of Endorphins. Regular exercise, therefore, keeps you in a good mood. Exercise is the most suitable form of improving physical capabilities and managing weight. People all over the world have recognized the value of exercises and more and more people are coming forward to get dividends from these activities.
Exercise keeps you happy and healthy and also gives you psychological satisfaction of being in good shape