Plant based diet for your health and the planet
By Dr. Sirisha Potluri: Ingredients (makes ~8 rolls) 8 rice‑paper wrappers, 8 oz extra‑firm tofu, pressed and sliced into strips ,½ avocado, thinly sliced 1 cup purple cabbage, thinly shredded ½ cucumber (English) julienned 1 medium carrot, julienned Small handful fresh mint and/or cilantro Optional: cooked rice noodles or mixed greens 1-2 tablespoons spoon of chopped roasted […]
By Dr. Sirisha Potluri: Bitter melon is a tropical plant that is widely cultivated in Asia, India, East Africa, and South America for its intensely bitter fruits that are commonly used in cooking and as a natural remedy for treating diabetes!It has significant antidiabetic as well as hypolipidemic activity so that it can be used […]
By: Dr.Sirisha Potluri: Ingredients: 2 cups of grated raw green mango 4-5 raw Amla fruits( around 1/4th cup) 10-15 mild green chilli 1/4 cup raw peanuts ( soak in water for at least 4-5 hours) 3-4 garlic pieces Salt to taste Spices ( cumin seeds, mustard seeds, urad dal and few fry red chili) for […]
By Dr.Sirisha Potluri Ingredients Okra – 2pounds Potatoes- 4 big ones Red onions- 2 big ones 1 big bunch of cilantro 2 Table spoons of peanut powder ( dry roast peanuts and grind them in coffee grinder) 2 Tablespoons of sesame seed powder ( raw sesame seeds powdered in coffee grinder) 2 tablespoons of Tawa […]
By Dr.Sirisha Potluri Sabudana is made from casava roots. The roots themselves are high in fiber, but the refined flour from which sabudana is made is not high in fiber or other nutrients. For that reason sabudana is not whole food, just like maida or white rice. In this recipe we can replace sabudana with […]
By Dr. Sirisha Potluri: Amaranth greens has 1140 µg amount of Vitamin K (phylloquinone) in 100 g of raw greens. VITAMIN K (phylloquinone) Similarly to vitamin D, vitamin K can be acquired from non-food source. It can be produced by bacteria in our gastrointestinal tract, this manufactured vitamin K is than easily absorbed by our body. […]
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: 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 […]