Plant based diet for your health and the planet
By Dr. Sirisha Potluri Health Benefits: Okra is an effective anti-cancer vegetable. Because of its excellent ability to bind to bile acids and remove them from the body, it’s perfect to prevent cancer and other chronic degenerative diseases. A lot of vegetables like carrots and eggplant also bind bile acids, but the top three are […]
By Dr. Sirisha Potluri Note: These measurements will lead you to make 10 cookies. Ingredients: 1 cup old-fashioned rolled oats (made into flour) (always use organic oats) * 2 very ripe bananas * 3 Medjool dates * 2 Tbsp unsweetened apple sauce * 1 flax egg ( made by mixing 1 Tbs flax meal with […]
By Dr. Sirisha Potluri Ingredients Multicolor fingerling potato’s ( 10-15) Green bell peppers (4) Cumin seeds Curry Leaves Red chili powder , sesame seeds and garlic cloves to make a spice powder Salt to taste( optional) can use some lemon juice if avoiding salt Procedure Wash and steam potatoes in the instant pot ( 10-12min) […]
By Dr. Sirisha Potluri: Ingredients: Mushrooms-3-4 cups Onions-2 medium Green chili’s (according to taste_ Cilantro (1 big bunch) Curry leaves Indian spices ( turmeric, ginger garlic paste , mustard seeds ) Ginger garlic paste (1 Tbsp) Gravy (peanuts , cumin seeds , coriander seeds , poppy seeds ) Lemon or lime juice. (1 Tbsp) Instructions: […]
By Dr. Sirisha Potluri Ingredients: 1 cup Urad Dal (Split Black gram), 1 cup soy yogurt 1/2 cup grated ginger, 2 table spoons thinly chopped green chilies, Grated carrots and broccoli sprouts for garnish Procedure: oil free vada(savory dumplings) made in the oven. Soak urad dal(split black gram ) for 6-8 hours , grind into […]
By Dr. Sirisha Potluri Ingredients: Split chickpeas(2 cups) (soaked for 1 to 2 hours), 2 Onions thinly diced 2Tbs thinly diced green chilli, 1 cup chopped cilantro, 1Tbs cumin seeds, 1-2 tsp fennel seeds, 1Tsp red pepper flakes, 3-4 cups thinly chopped Amaranth greens, 1 Tbs grated ginger, 1Tbs flaxseed powder 1 Tsp turmeric powder […]
By Dr. Sirisha Potluri Ingredients: 1block firm tofu 1 head lettuce, 1-2 red onions thinly diced 1Tbs soy sauce, 1tbs red chill sauce, 1Tbs balsamic vinegar, shredded carrot (1cup) , roasted peanuts, (1 Tbs) shredded cabbage(1cup) Procedure: Drain the water in the tofu and cut into small cubes Now, stir fry these tofu cubes with […]
By Dr. Sirisha Potluri Ingredients: Bittergourds 6-8 1tablespoon tamarind paste 1tsp, turmeric, 1tsp red chilli powder 2 red onions thinly diced 1-2 tablespoons sesame seed powder 1 tablespoons peanut or almond powder salt to taste, 2 Tbs curry leaves, 1Tsp mustard seeds, 1 Tsp cumin seeds Big bunch cilantro leaves thinly chopped to add at […]
By Dr.Sirisha potluri Mirchi Bhajji is a scrumptious Indian street food is also known as Mirchi vada. Here is healthy oil free version of it.Green chilles are excellent source of vitamin C and also consumption of spicy food had shown to increase energy consumption. Brown fat is increased too by consumption of hot peppers, there […]
By Dr. Sirisha Potluri Spicy Flax seeds chutney powder Flax seeds, known as one of the richest sources of essential omega 3 fatty acids and having around one hundred times more cancer-fighting lignans than other foods, have also been demonstrated to prove helpful against breast and prostate cancers and control cholesterol triglyceride, and blood sugar levels; […]
By Dr. Sirisha Potluri It is a delicious mixed vegetable curry made in an instant-pot. Ingredients: Cauliflower (used frozen, riced cauliflower), Bell peppers (1 yellow bell pepper, 1 red bell pepper), Carrots (4-5), Broccoli (cup and half of frozen broccoli), Red Onion (2), Green Chilies (4), Boiled Potatoes (4-5), turmeric, red chili powder, tomatoes (6-8), […]
By Dr Sirisha Potluri MD Soak the seeds for 24 hours, then drain the water. Keep the seeds in the jars and keep them in the pantry or under the kitchen cabinets. Twice a day wash the seeds morning and evening and drain the water. Once you start seeing sprouts, put them near the light […]