Daawat Newsletter      Jun 24, 2002      Issue # 55

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Featured Recipe

Punjabi Lassi
Ingredients:
500g yogurt
50g cream
150g sugar
3 drops rose essence
1 tsp ruafza
100g ice cubes

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An Indian tasty & delicious drink made with yogurt, cream, sugar and ice cubes which is famous in Punjab.
Method:
  1. Mix yogurt, ice cubes, sugar in a vessel and blend to a fine paste.
  2. In a tall glass, add 1 tsp ruafza, the above yogurt mix, sprinkle rose essence and chill it.
  3. Serve with cream on it.

Feature: Good Eating Habits
If you think just eating selective food will keep you healthy, think again. The way we eat influences our health, even more than the foods we choose to eat. Which is why we should try to develop good dietary habits as early as possible.
Do not follow rigid diet:
You would have come across people who have very rigid eating patterns and who consume only a limited selection of foods. Though we all have certain preferences or biases, but following a very rigid diet is usually not in our best interest. It can lead to serious nutritional deficiencies, which can cause major health problems. So, next time when some one offers you a new dish don't assume that you won't like it, without even trying it.


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What's New?
Added new topics in  Feature and Cooking For Health

Newly added recipes
Butter-Pecan Shortbread
Caramel Dipped Apples
Chocolate Espresso Cake
Chocolate Raspberry Cheesecake
Chocolate Soufflé

Tip of the week
Cooking:
Quickest way to extract pure ginger juice, is to either pound or grate fresh ginger, sprinkle a wee bit of water, and put in a clean muslin cloth. Press out juice with thumb and fingers till only fiber remains.
Health:
When shopping, be sure to keep safety in mind. Dented or swollen cans may indicate contamination by bacteria. Be sure all safety seals are intact, and do not purchase frozen foods with any signs of thawing.

Cookery term
Spatula:
Flat, thin tool used to turn and lift foods on the grill.

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Cooking For Health: Tips for Using Tofu
Try some of these ideas for introducing tofu to your family.

  • Add chunks of firm tofu to soups and stews.
  • Mix crumbled tofu into a meatloaf for a pleasant light dish.
  • Mash tofu with cottage cheese and seasoning to make a sandwich spread.
  • Create your own tofu burgers with mashed tofu, bread crumbs, chopped onion and your favorite seasonings.
  • Marinate tofu in barbecue sauce, char it on the grill and serve on crusty Italian bread.
  • Add a package of taco seasoning to pan-fried, crumbled tofu, or a mixture of tofu and ground beef to tofu tacos.
  • Blend dried onion soup mix into soft or silken tofu for a cholesterol-free onion dip.
  • Stir silken tofu into sour cream for a reduced-fat baked potato topper.
  • Blend tofu with melted chocolate chips and a little sweetener to make a chocolate cream pie.
  • Replace all or part of the cream in creamed soups with silken tofu.
  • Make missing egg salad with tofu chunks, diced celery, mayonnaise and a dab of prepared mustard.
  • Substitute pureed silken tofu for part of the mayonnaise, sour cream, cream cheese or ricotta cheese in a recipe. Use it in dips and creamy salad dressings.