Thursday, September 16, 2010

Spinach

Spinach also known as a "super food,"  is nutrient-rich.  It has folate, which helps your body produce new cells and repair DNA. And it boasts fiber, antioxidants, such as vitamin C, and more. Eat spinach raw or lightly cooked to get the most benefit. It can be cooked as soup, pasta, can be made into vegetable biryani along with other vegetables, can be cooked with lentils.
ps- whenever you've spinach, always remember to have Vit. C in some form for your body to absorb it. the ebst source of Vit. C that will go well with spinach is amla/ gooseberry, which can be made as pickle or murabba, which is a sugar preserve, as one amla gives us enough Vit. C for the day. Amla can made as raita too when ground along with 2 green chilies, which is also a good source of Vit C. Then this mixture is mixed with curd along with salt, season it with mustard seeds in 1/2 tsp of oil.

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