Tip of the week:   Use   Mint Cubes  in your summer drinks like buttermilk, lemon water to add minty flavour in it. Add 1 fresh mint leave in each section of ice tray while setting ice cubes.  

                                                            Crispy Fish/ Chicken Ingredients: Fish: 150gms or Chicken breasts: 100gms Garlic: 3 cloves Olive oil: 1tsp Thyme (fresh): 3 sprigs Salt and pepper: to taste Recipe: Heat oil in a pan, add crushed garlic in it Add nicely washed chicken and fish and cook till it gets tender. Add salt and pepper while cooking. Once the chicken or fish is done add thyme leaves in it and cook for another 2 mins. Serve hot with lemon. For Veg : Can use paneer instead of chicken or fish.

                                                          Summer Cool Chicken Salad Ingredients: Musk melon: 1 bowl cut in square pieces Carrot(grated): 2 Chicken boneless: 100gms Apple Cider Vinegar: 3 tsp Sesame seeds: 1tsp Garlic powder: 1/2tsp chili sauce: 1tsp Recipe: Boil chicken and cut it into shreds. Mix chicken, grated carrots, muskmelon in a bowl. Add roasted sesame seeds, apple cider vinegar, garlic powder and chili sauce, mix then thoroughly and refrigerate it Serve cold. For Veg: Can add paneer instead of chicken

                                                  Carrot and Walnut Salad Ingredient: Carrots: 4 medium olives: 3-4 walnuts: 6pcs raisins: 7-8pcs olive oil: 1/2tsp vinegar: 1tsp oregano: 1/2tsp Recipe: Grate all carrots in a bowl Add olives, walnuts, raisins, olive oil, vinegar and oregano and mix thoroughly. Serve cold.

                                            Gingery sprouts with parsley and apple Ingredients: Black chana sprouts: 1/2kt moong dal sprouts: 1/2kt tomato: 1 finely chopped capsicum: 1/4kt finely chopped red and yellow bell peppers: 1/2kt green chili: 1-2 onion: 1 small parsley: 2-3 strings ginger juice: 2tsp olive oil: 1/2tsp lemon juice: 1tsp honey: 1/2tsp salt to taste Recipe: Steam sprouts and mix them in a bowl. add finely chopped onions, tomatoes, bell peppers, capsicum, green chili in it. add parsley, ginger juice, lemon, honey, olive oil, salt and mix them properly. Serve cold.  

                                                              Soya Nugget Salad Ingredients: S oya chunks (small): 8pc lettuce (finely chopped): 1kt capsicum: 1/2 carrot: 2 onions: 1 tomatoes: 1 red bell pepper: 1/4 yellow bell pepper: 1/4 zucchini: 1/2 Dressing: Tomato puree: 2Tsp olive oil: 1/2tsp sesame seeds: 1/2tsp oregano: 1/4tsp chilli flakes: 1/4tsp salt to taste Recipe: Soak soya chunks in hot water for 15-20 mins and strain excess water from it. In a pan heat oil, add sesame seeds in it and then add tomato puree and soya chunks in it when tomato puree leaves the oil, add all finely chopped veg in it. toss for 2 mins and then add salt, oregano and chilli flakes in it. serve hot.  

                                               Health Benefits of Flax Seeds The flax seed carries one of the biggest nutrient payloads on the planet. It is technically not a grain but rich in fiber, antioxidants and Omega-3 fatty acids and similar vitamin, mineral profile to grains. The Recommended daily intake of omega-3 is 1.1gms per day and 1 Tsp of flax seeds offer 1.8gms. So better than walnuts and fish. Flax seed is low in carbohydrate so its high fiber and healthy fat make it a great food for weight loss and to maintain weight. Omega-3 in flax seed helps to reduce inflammation which is responsible for migraine, asthma, arthritis and osteoporosis. It helps to lower total cholesterol and LDL cholesterol levels, lowers blood pressure - all elements to a healthy heart. Lignans fiber found in flax seed, promote regular digestion and prevents breast cancer . Lignans also promote fertility, reduce Peri menopausal symptoms and prevents type-2 diabetes .