Kaushal Das
Healthy Indian Fusion Soups, Salads and Snacks, is a cookbook of Indian fusion recipe for Soups, Salads and Snacks. This also include some main course entree. The dishes primarily use Indian spices are flavor however they are often fused with chinese, thai or mexican flavor to create fusion dish.,The dishes presented are easy to prepare in any home kitchen. The dishes use ingredients which are easily available in local grocery stores or Indian stores. Most of the dishes are prepared using healthy alternatives whereever possible. Whereever appropriate low calorie alternatives are suggested.,The authorhave been experimenting with a variety of recipe for soups,salads, snacks and entrees in order to make them healthy while still retaining original flavor and taste. Indian food have a variety of herbs spices and flavor which not only makes food very interesting they also preserve and enhance the nutritional values while providing incredible flavors and taste. A large number of Indian populations are vegetarian. This resulted in incredible use of variety of vegetables, herbs and spices to enhance flavor and increase nutritional value. Primary source of proteins used in Indian dishes are lentils, soya beans and paneer (Cottage cheese). ,However typical Indian food also suffer from heavy use of cream, butter, oil and fat. More often than not same flavors and ingredients are used in many dishes resulting in similar taste. Sometime overuse of spices especially hot spices takes away the actual flavor of food. ,In the presented dishes, Indian spices and ingredients are used most of the time however often locally available ingredients are adopted for ease and whenever appropriate. The recipes are using minimum amount of butter, cream and other fats as much as possible. While creating dishes primary focus is given to create a dish that can be easily cooked in an average kitchen. Also the focus was to create dishes which can be consumed on a daily basis. A number of dishes are either low calories or low calories options are suggested so that people on diet or health conscious people can also consume them on a regular basis. ,Some dishes included are those which are now more or less Indian, however they were adopted from other cuisines and over time became Indian. ,This book is about simple, healthy and flavorful recipes using ingredients mostly available in local supermarkets, Indian or Asian stores. This book is not about creating a super duper fancy five star restaurant dish.
Healthy Indian Fusion Soups, Salads and Snacks