TRADITIONAL RECIPE FOR FAST RECOVERY

This is a sri-lankan recipe which is prepared for those who have undergone an operation. It is a very simple and easy recipe.If it is consumed daily be the ailing patient, it will help them to recover much faster due to the healing abilities in the spices

Ingredients:
Cumin seeds - 2tbsp

Turmeric Powder -2tbsp

Black Pepper Seeds (You can also substitute with black peppercorns)-2tbsp

Coriander seeds-2tbsp

Kampung Chicken meat (free range chicken) or Scaled Fish

water - 1 cup

cashew nuts -1tbsp (optional)

Yogurt -1/2 cup (optional)


Method:
Step 1
First pound the cumin seeds, turmeric powder, black pepper seeds and coriander seeds.

Step 2
Then blend all the ingredients in step 1 with adding little water until it is smooth.If you do not like rough textures you can sift to remove the remainder
of spices which did not blend.

Step 3
Now bring this to the pan and boil it.

Step 4
Add the chicken meat or fish.Close the lid of the pan and let it cook for a
about 15-20 minutes in medium heat.

(Note:You can also boil the chicken separately, and add the blended spices
into the boiled chicken and cook it under low heat. (Do not throw the throw
the water which is used to boil the chicken since all the nutrition in
chicken will be absorbed by the water)

Step 5
Stir the curry to check if the chicken meat or fish meat till its cooked
well. If you like, you can also add some cashew nuts.

Step 6
Lastly add 1/2 cup of yogurt.

Now remove from the pan and serve hot with rice.

Tips:You can also add a little curry powder or paprika if you want to have a more hot flavour to your curry.

Benefits of eating Yogurt

I would like to share the goodness of eating yogurt in our daily meals.

What are yogurts?

Yogurts come from milk. Yogurt is milk that are cultured with active cultures such as Lactobacillus and H.pylori. It contains good bacteria that protects our body from harmful bacterias that causes disease. Yogurt contains probiotic which are good bacteria that balances the organism in our intestines and directly protects our digestive and immune system.

Yogurt has a high quantity of calcium and Vitamin D which is important to build strong bones. It also contains active cultures that helps with 'gastrointestinal' problems. It helps to prevent colon cancer, gastric problems and bowel disease. One can also take yogurt in other liquid forms such as Nestle Lemon Lime, Peach, Lychee and Strawberry Yogurt drink. One should look out for low fat or fat free or reduced fat or 99% fat free yogurts. One should also check the quantity of sugar as well as type of live cultures. Do not buy those with high fructose syrup or trans fat.

It also helps those who are lactose intolerant or are allergic to dairy products. Yogurt may be an alternative food for these people. Yogurt contains lactose and digestive enzymes that have been cultured to protect the digestive system.

Yogurt also helps to fight urinary tract infection(UTI. This candida or yeast infection normally causeS itchiness and if left untreated can lead to bigger problems. One of the easiest remedy is to take yogurt drinks and eat yogurts which contain active cultures. Some of the popular brands are nestle and dutch lady. A diabetic patient is prone to have frequent vaginal infections. It has been documented that diabetic patients who ate yogurts with active cultures have seen significant changes in their pH level ie their pH level has dropped from 7.0 to 4.0.

Daily consumption of yogurt also fights cholesterol in our body. In recent studies it has been documented that eating yogurt helps to lower bad cholesterol(LDL) and its raises good cholesterol (HDL).

In the book "Annals of Nutrition & Metabolism) by Fabian E, an experiment was carried our against women who consumed probiotic yogurt and pure yogurt(without being cultured). The observation was that women who consumed the probiotice yogurt had significant level of good cholesterol(HDL) being raised and the amount of bad cholesterol(LDL)being decreased successfully. Those women who consumed pure yogurt also was reported that their level of LDL cholesterol has been decreased however their HDL cholesterol did not go up.