Tastymonial by Sonal Rathod

Pallavi’s Spices have an excellent taste for all their variants and they really impart good taste and smell to the food. Food becomes finger licking delicacies when you put there spices.

Sonal Rathod, Entrepreneur

Tastymonials_for Pallavi's Spices_October 3_2013

पल्लविचे (पल्लविज स्पाईसेसचे) सर्वच मसाले उत्तम आहेत. परंतु मला कांदा लसुन व गरम मसाला उत्कृष्ठ वाटतो.
Sonali Bhalerao, Beautician

पल्लविज स्पाईसेसचा गरम मसाला, चिली मिली मसाला मी वापरला आहे व ते खूपच आहेत.
Savita Gutal, Homemaker

पल्लविज स्पाईसेसचा गरम मसाला एकदम झक्कास आहे.
Mrs. Kalpana Marothi, Homemaker and Event Organizer
 

Recipe of Chole Bhature/छोले भटुरे

Chole Bhature/छोले भटुरे
Recipe Courtesy: Mrs. Shruti Goswami (Author of Recipe's Delight)

साहित्य:
२०० ग्रम कबुली चणे, ३ मध्यम कांदे - २ उभे चिरून, १ तळून वाटून, २ हिरव्या मिरच्या (४ तुकडे केलेल्या), ८-१० लसूण पाकळ्या व १ इंच आले वाटून, २ मध्यम टोमाटो (उकलीच्या पाण्यातून काढून, साल काढून रस करून घ्या) १ टी-स्पून धने पावडर, ५ टी-स्पून तूप अथवा तेल, १ टी-स्पून पल्लविज स्पाईसेसचा चिली मिली मसाला/गावरान मराठा (तिखट हवे त्या नुसार), १/२ टी-स्पून हळद, २ टी-स्पून चना मसाला, पाव वाटी चिरलेला पुदिना आणि कोथिंबीर, चवीप्रमाणे मीठ

कृती:
कोंबट पाण्यात चणे ६-८ तास भिजत ठेवा. ५ ते ६ कप पाणी व किंचित सोडा घालून चणे कुकर मध्ये शिजवून घ्या. मिरची, वाटलेले आले लसूण आणि चिरलेला कांदा गरम तेल मध्ये परतून घ्या. कांदा,धने पावडर, चिली मिली / गावरान मराठा मसाला, हळद, टोमटोचा रस टाकून तूप सुटे पर्यंत परता. त्यात शिजविलेले चणे टाका. चना मसाला टाका. ५ मिनिटे उकळल्यावर चिरलेली कोथिंबीर, पुदिना टाका. गरम गरम सर्व करताना कांद्याच्या गोल चाक्त्याने सजवा.

भटुरा:
४ वाट्या मैद्यात किंचित बकिंग पावडर, ४ टी-स्पून दही घालून पाण्यात घट्ट २-३ तास भिजवणे. त्याची मोठी पुरी लाटून तेलात तळणे.

Recipe of Pumpkin Kofta Curry/भोपळ्याची कोफ्ता करी

Pumpkin Kofta Curry/भोपळ्याची कोफ्ता करी
Recipe Courtesy: Mrs. Sushila Katare (Author of Khadya Sanskruti)

कोफ्त्यासाठी साहित्य:
१/२ किलो लाल भोपळा, ४-५ टेबल स्पून डाळीचे पीठ, ४-५ हिरव्या मिरच्या, १ चमचा जिरे, १/२ लिंबू, हळद आणि मीठ चवीनुसार

मसाल्यासाठी साहित्य: ४-५ हिरव्या मिरच्या, १ वाटी चिरलेली कोथिंबीर, पाव वाटी पुदिना, पाव जुडी पालक, दीड इंच आले, १ चमचा पल्लविज स्पाईसेसचा शाही गरम मसाला, पाव चमचा हळद

ग्रेव्हीसाठी साहित्य: १ नग कांदा, २ चमचे अनारदाणा (डाळिंब)

कृती:
१) मसाला बारीक वाटून बाजूला ठेवावा
२) कांदा उभा चिरून वेगळा ठेवावा
३) लाल भोपळा किसून त्यातील पाणी पिळून टाकावे. त्यामध्ये बारीक चिरलेल्या मिरच्या, डाळीचे पीठ, हळद, जिरे, पल्लविज स्पाईसेसचा शाही गरम मसाला, लिंबाचा रस घालून छोटे छोटे गोळे करून मंद अग्नीवर टाळून घ्यावेत
४) थोड्याश्या तेलावर कांदा परतून घ्यावा. बदामी रंगाचा झाल्यावर वाटलेला मसाला घालून परतून घ्यावा. नंतर बेताचे पाणी घालून उकळून घ्यावा. वाटलेला अनारदाणा व मीठ घालावे. रस्सा दाट झाल्यावर तळलेले कोफ्ते घालून एक उकळी आल्यानंतर गरम सर्व करावा.

Healthy Tips: Sugar in the fruits

When one is advised to cut down on sugar it essentially means sugars and concentrated sweeteners like table sugar, honey, maple syrup and icing sugar. Fruit contains naturally occurring sugar with many extra benefits hence is not counted in this list.

As a calorie conscious person one should probably limit fruit intake to 2-4 serves per day to maintain a healthy weight. However, fruit also contains many nutrients like vitamins, minerals and fibre, so the benefits of including fruit in your diet far outweigh any negatives.

Happy Heart. Healthy Life

'Happy Heart. Healthy Life'
To spread awareness among the people about heart care, September 29 is celebrated as ‘World Heart Day’ from the year 2000. Some decades back, heart diseases were considered to occur post 50 years of age, but thanks to the pressures, youngsters too now fall prey to heart ailments. According to the World Heart Federation studies across the globe, heart disease and stroke are the leading causes of death, claiming 17.3 million lives each year and the numbers are rising. By 2030, it is expected that 23 million people will die from Coronary Heart Diseases (CHDs) annually – which is more than the population of Australia!

Coronary heart disease (CHD) is a disease in which a waxy substance called plaque builds up inside the coronary arteries & create obstruction in its function. If this condition is persists for long time it will leads to stroke.
The main reasons behind heart diseases are:
Heredity
Drinks
Cigarette smoking
Obesity, Physical inactivity
Hypertension
Post -menopausal stage

Heredity is the main cause for CHD. If any of the parents have history of heart diseases, the children are susceptible to heart disease in their later life. If they take proper care, and with periodic regular checks the chances may decrease.

Alcohol, cigarette smoking leads to increase in LDL (low density lipo- proteins) & decreases the HDL (high density lipo-proteins) which is good for heart leading to increase in cholesterol.

Obesity, physical inactivity also leads to CHD. Increase in cholesterol level results to narrow down the arteries & body doesn’t get proper blood. Regular aerobic exercises, helps to lowers the cholesterol, strengthen heart muscle & also helping in weight reduction.

Hypertension is very common these days. Various factors lead to increase in blood pressure. Stress due to heavy work load, changes in eating habits leads to hypertension. Our body if denied the required relaxation will lead to occurrence of stroke. To avoid this, it is advised to have a low salt diet, practice meditation and exercise regularly which could be simple walking for example.

Simple Steps to prevent Heart disease:

• Make the effort to quit smoking.
• Eliminate exposure to all tobacco products, including chewing tobacco
• Engage in some type of physical activity for a minimum of 30 minutes per day, 5 days per week or more.
• Consider taking an active lifestyle approach to exercise if you cannot fit 30 consecutive minutes of exercise into your daily schedule
• Carefully watch your weight as you age.
• Calculate your body mass index (BMI) to determine if you have excess body fat and are at a healthy weight for your height

Dietary suggestions:

• Eliminate all trans-fat and saturated from your diet. Tran-fat is the most dangerous type of fat and is linked to a host of negative side effects. Both types of fat are linked to increases in blood pressure and an elevated risk of developing heart disease. Decrease the amount of foods you eat that contain these type of fats, such as red meats, full-fat dairy products, palm oils, fried foods, packaged foods, margarine, and processed baked goods.

• Increase the amount of fruits and vegetables that you consume each day.

• Pay attention to your portion size when eating. Although what you eat is important for heart health, how much you eat is also a factor in improving overall heart health. Refrain from overeating, which can lead to excess fat, cholesterol and calorie intake.

Wishing all our 'Spicezens' a healthy and long life.

Article, 'Happy Heart. Healthy Life'
by Gandhali Gode
Consulting Nutritionist and Dietician, Pallavis Spices