Doughnuts

A Western tasty and delicious breakfast dish made with flour, egg, milk, sugar and oil.

1. Sieve the flour with the baking powder and a tbsp of powdered sugar.
2. Mix together the beaten egg, milk and the vanilla essence.
3. Rub the cooking fat (butter or margarine) into the flour and add the milk mixture.
4. Lightly oil the inside of your doughnut maker and fill with the batter. Press out doughnuts directly into hot oil and deep fry till golden brown.
5. Cool and serve, sprinkled with powdered sugar.
   Serves: 6

• For example, as soon as you drink hot water, there is instant stimulation of the inner lining of the stomach and contraction of its blood vessels. Thus, you are less likely to suffer from increased acid secretions in the stomach.
• Hot water cleans the stomach, relieves heartburn, belching, flatulence, acute indigestion, vomiting and cramps in the abdomen.
• It is important to remember that hot water should be sipped and not gulped.

Cooking For Health: Tomatoes
The phytochemical most studied in tomatoes is a carotenoid called lycopene. The verdict: this compound may prevent prostate cancer. A study reported that men who ate ten or more servings of tomato-based foods a week had only half the risk of developing prostate cancer as those who ate fewer than two servings. Tomato sauce had the most significant effect. And yes, even ketchup is rich in lycopene. Tomatoes are compelling for lung and stomach cancers as well. Lycopene may also be one reason fruits and vegetables lower the risk of heart disease. A study compared lycopene levels of people in ten European countries; those with the highest levels ran only half the risk of a heart attack.
Not a fan of tomatoes? Other sources of lycopene are apricots, watermelon and papaya.
How much do you need? Try to eat 1 ½ cups of tomato sauce a week, or 5 or more cups of tomatoes.