Wednesday, January 8, 2014
Saturday, December 28, 2013
Local cuisine on Ranchi food fiesta platter
RANCHI:
If you are still wondering about how to usher in the new year, Nigam
Park at Harmu housing colony could well turn out to be the perfect place
for you to let your hair down. The park is set to play host to a 11-day
food fiesta starting December 28. Organized jointly by the Ranchi municipal corporation and event management firm Blueberry's, the fest will see chefs from across the country present 350 lip-smacking dishes.
The focus will be on Jharkhand cuisine, which includes dhuska
The focus will be on Jharkhand cuisine, which includes dhuska
, peetha,
Peetha
November 28, 2008 by syedafarnaz
One of the main attractions of Bangladesh in winter is “Peethas” . It is a traditional food item. Different types of peetha’s are made in the whole year. I think the best time to have it is in winter morning..makes you feel warm!
Some known peetha’s are – Chitoi, Milk Chitoi, Bhapa Peetha, Patishapta Peetha, Chui Peetha, etc.
Village girls and women make different shapes and designed peethas. It is called “Nakshi Peetha”. Generally different kinds of Nakshi Peetha are served in the weddings.
All age groups enjoy this traditional food.
arsa,
Arsa
Ingredients: Rice Flour
Featured Recipe for Arsa
sweet dish
by deeptipant
Arsa Ingredients Rice flour (Chawal ka atta) - 2 cups Butter Oil (Ghee) - 150 grams Resins - 100 g Read more »
Arsa Ingredients Rice flour (Chawal ka atta) - 2 cups Butter Oil (Ghee) - 150 grams Resins - 100 g Read more »
hilkcha,
Black Split Lentils (Urad dal Chilkha) .
"The district administration has made
adequate security arrangements to ensure that visitors do not face any
problem," said Yogesh Srivastav, spokesperson for Ranchi Municipal
Corporation Park.
Christmas may be behind us, but there's no missing the main attraction of the park, a 50 ft Christmas tree, designed specially for kids. This apart, as many as 50 games stalls will keep the children hooked.
Christmas may be behind us, but there's no missing the main attraction of the park, a 50 ft Christmas tree, designed specially for kids. This apart, as many as 50 games stalls will keep the children hooked.
Wednesday, December 18, 2013
vegetarian giant
'I eat two kilos of apples and two dozen oranges everyday'
Saurav Singh Gurjar
It's not easy to essay the character of Bheem, one of the pivotal characters in Indian mythology. But for Saurav Singh Gurjar, who plays the role in the telly show Mahabharat, an even bigger challenge is adjusting to life in a big city like Mumbai.
A kickboxing champion and a wrestler, Saurav is quintessentially a small-town boy from Madhya Pradesh. In fact, the offer to act was a big surprise for him. Says he, "Even my forefathers have been associated with wrestling, so being an actor was never on my mind. In fact, I find life in Mumbai tough. It's very congested. There is no room to walk in apartments and people are always running around or looking out from small windows in their buildings."
The actor also has to maintain his diet. Standing tall at 6 feet 8 inches, he weighs 135 kilos and is a vegetarian. He says, "My weight is proportionate to my height. Wrestlers in India generally weigh around 127 kilos. I have no medical problems."
The production house, says Saurav, takes care of his diet. He says, "My day starts with one litre of milk and 45 pieces of soaked badam. For breakfast, I have around six aloo parathas. Lunch consists of one litre dal and dahi, lots of veggies and around 16 rotis. I consume a lot of fruits —around two kilos of apples and oranges everyday. Now, I have started drinking protein shakes too. My dinner is heavier than my lunch, because I can't sleep without eating properly at night."
A kickboxing champion and a wrestler, Saurav is quintessentially a small-town boy from Madhya Pradesh. In fact, the offer to act was a big surprise for him. Says he, "Even my forefathers have been associated with wrestling, so being an actor was never on my mind. In fact, I find life in Mumbai tough. It's very congested. There is no room to walk in apartments and people are always running around or looking out from small windows in their buildings."
The actor also has to maintain his diet. Standing tall at 6 feet 8 inches, he weighs 135 kilos and is a vegetarian. He says, "My weight is proportionate to my height. Wrestlers in India generally weigh around 127 kilos. I have no medical problems."
The production house, says Saurav, takes care of his diet. He says, "My day starts with one litre of milk and 45 pieces of soaked badam. For breakfast, I have around six aloo parathas. Lunch consists of one litre dal and dahi, lots of veggies and around 16 rotis. I consume a lot of fruits —around two kilos of apples and oranges everyday. Now, I have started drinking protein shakes too. My dinner is heavier than my lunch, because I can't sleep without eating properly at night."
Sunday, December 1, 2013
Saturday, November 23, 2013
Thursday, November 7, 2013
US moves to ban artificial trans fats in food
The Food and Drug Administration on Thursday proposed measures that
would all but eliminate artificial trans fats, the artery clogging
substance that is a major contributor to heart disease in the United
States, from the food supply.
Under the proposal, which is open for public comment for 60 days, the agency would declare that partially hydrogenated oils, the source of trans fats, were no longer "generally recognized as safe," a legal category that permits the use of salt and caffeine, for example. That means companies would have to prove scientifically that partially hydrogenated oils are safe to eat, a very high hurdle given that scientific literature overwhelmingly shows the contrary.
The Institute of Medicine has concluded that there is no safe level for consumption of artificial trans fats.
"That will make it a challenge, to be honest," said Michael R Taylor, deputy commissioner for foods at the FDA. Margaret A Hamburg, the agency's commissioner, said the rules could prevent 20,000 heart attacks and 7,000 deaths from heart disease each year.
The move concluded three decades of battles by public health advocates against artificial trans fats, which occur when liquid oil is treated with hydrogen gas and made solid. The long-lasting fats became popular in frying and baking and in household items like margarine, and were cheaper than animal fat, like butter.
But over the years, scientific evidence has shown they are worse than any other fat for health because they raise the levels of so-called bad cholesterol and can lower the levels of good cholesterol. In 2006, an FDA rule went into effect requiring that artificial trans fats be listed on food labels, a shift that prompted many large producers to eliminate them. A year earlier, New York City told restaurants to stop using artificial trans fats in cooking. Many major chains like McDonalds, found substitutes, and eliminated trans fats.
Those actions led to major advances in public health: Trans fat intake declined among Americans to about one gram a day in 2012, down from 4.6 grams in 2006. A report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that blood levels of trans fatty acids among white adults in the US declined by 58% from 2000 to 2009.
But the fats were not banned, and still lurk in many popular processed foods, such as microwave popcorn, certain desserts, frozen pizzas, margarines and coffee creamers. "The artery is still half clogged," said Thomas R Frieden, the director of the disease centers. "This is about preventing people from being exposed to a harmful chemical that most of the time they didn't even know was there."
He noted that artificial trans fats are required to be on the label only if there is more than half a gram per serving, a trace amount that can add up fast and lead to increased risk of heart attack.
Even as little as two or three grams of trans fat a day can increase the health risk, scientists say. NYT NEWS SERVICE
Under the proposal, which is open for public comment for 60 days, the agency would declare that partially hydrogenated oils, the source of trans fats, were no longer "generally recognized as safe," a legal category that permits the use of salt and caffeine, for example. That means companies would have to prove scientifically that partially hydrogenated oils are safe to eat, a very high hurdle given that scientific literature overwhelmingly shows the contrary.
The Institute of Medicine has concluded that there is no safe level for consumption of artificial trans fats.
"That will make it a challenge, to be honest," said Michael R Taylor, deputy commissioner for foods at the FDA. Margaret A Hamburg, the agency's commissioner, said the rules could prevent 20,000 heart attacks and 7,000 deaths from heart disease each year.
The move concluded three decades of battles by public health advocates against artificial trans fats, which occur when liquid oil is treated with hydrogen gas and made solid. The long-lasting fats became popular in frying and baking and in household items like margarine, and were cheaper than animal fat, like butter.
But over the years, scientific evidence has shown they are worse than any other fat for health because they raise the levels of so-called bad cholesterol and can lower the levels of good cholesterol. In 2006, an FDA rule went into effect requiring that artificial trans fats be listed on food labels, a shift that prompted many large producers to eliminate them. A year earlier, New York City told restaurants to stop using artificial trans fats in cooking. Many major chains like McDonalds, found substitutes, and eliminated trans fats.
Those actions led to major advances in public health: Trans fat intake declined among Americans to about one gram a day in 2012, down from 4.6 grams in 2006. A report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that blood levels of trans fatty acids among white adults in the US declined by 58% from 2000 to 2009.
But the fats were not banned, and still lurk in many popular processed foods, such as microwave popcorn, certain desserts, frozen pizzas, margarines and coffee creamers. "The artery is still half clogged," said Thomas R Frieden, the director of the disease centers. "This is about preventing people from being exposed to a harmful chemical that most of the time they didn't even know was there."
He noted that artificial trans fats are required to be on the label only if there is more than half a gram per serving, a trace amount that can add up fast and lead to increased risk of heart attack.
Even as little as two or three grams of trans fat a day can increase the health risk, scientists say. NYT NEWS SERVICE
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