Friday, April 11, 2014

Detox :: gluten free Chinese

Chicken and noodles

This is a little something easy and fresh

1 lb chicken
1 onion
1/4 cup soy sauce
1 tsp oil
1 tsp garlic paste
1 tsp ginger paste
1 tsp of tomato paste
Red chilli powder to taste
In a large skillet combine all these ingredients and cook until chicken is tender

After cooked then add
Green beans
Bell peppers
Whatever veggies you would like broccoli, green onions leeks etc
Cook only for 2 minutes and turn off stove and cover

1 box of gluten free spaghetti
Cook as directed on box

Strain the spaghetti and add into the skillet. Turn on stove and cook for another two minutes.

Then serve

*** you can add a tbsp of peanut butter for Thai flair or mustard to give it a different flavor
You can keep all the veggies raw then combine when serving

You can serve the chicken on Brown rice or farro

Enjoy






Tuesday, April 8, 2014

Detox

So im doing this amazing detox to rid of all the toxins from my gut. Good gut health equals good overall health.

Avocado chutney with brown rice khichdi with moong daal

Since there are a ton of great healthy detox recipes I decided to create detox recipes for the more ethnic palette. I hope you enjoy it as much as I do.

Avocado chutney
1 avocado
1/2 tsp salt
1 or 2 green chilli s
Cilantro or spinach hand full
Five or six raw almonds
2 cloves of garlic

Put them all in a blender, grinder or magic bullet. Blend well and set aside

Brown Rice Khichdi is a bit tricky

1 cup Brown rice
1 cup moong daal (green one)
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 onion (medium)
1/2 inch stick of cinnamon
1/2 tsp cloves, black pepper whole , cardamom
1 bay leaf

Wash rice and daal well . keep aside
In a pot 3 tsp oil toast the above whole spices add onion saute till light brown then add rice and daal. Saute for a minute. Add 3 1/2 cups of boiling water. Add a good amount of mint Cover and simmer till rice is cooked. Approximately 30+ min

Enjoy

You can also if you prefer eat it with chicken or shrimp or beef.
But I like to eat it vegetarian style