White Kidneybeans and Spinach Curry in Pomegranate Juice

I am obsessed with veggies and fruits. It make me so relaxed whenever I see fresh green vegetables and fruits. I love to pick them and right away some ideas of food pop up. I have never planned my meals unless its a big party that we are throwing.

I love spinach.... just love it. In omelet, curries, smoothies, salads, cookies, or muffins I always try to use them as much as possible. And moreover I am soooo happy because I'm eagerly waiting for spring; my favorite season. Farmer's market, lots of fresh veggies and fruits and outing... I like to stay close to nature and spring always does it for me.

When I came back from my son's swimming class I thought now it's dinner time and as usual I had to think of a last minute meal idea. I had spinach and white kidney beans and then saw pomegranate juice so I created this curry and it turned out unbelievably amazing. It is a good source of iron, protein, and antioxidants.



Ingredients (serves 5) :

2 1/2 cups chopped fresh organic spinach
1 3/4 cups boiled white kidney beans
1/4 cup slices of onion
1/3 cup pomegranate juice
2 cloves garlic
2 " long piece of ginger
3 hot green chili
1/2 teaspoon cumin seeds
1 teaspoon brown sugar
1/8 cup fresh cream or whipping cream
1/2 teaspoon turmeric
1 teaspoon Salt
2 tablespoon Oil

Procedure:

1. Wash and soak white kidney beans over night and boiled them with salt until tender but not over cooked
2. washed and clean spinach. Chopped it
3. Pound garlic, ginger and green chili in mortar and pestle until fairly smooth  paste is formed.
4. In wide pan heat oil and add cumin seeds make them  crackled .
5. Add onion and saute until translucent
6. Add green chili, ginger and garlic paste and saute for 2 minutes
7. add spinach, salt, turmeric, brown sugar and cook it for 2 minutes
8. Add boiled white kidney beans with water (don't drained water when u boil beans, it will give thick consistency in gravy)  and mix everything and let it cook for 2-3 minutes
9. now add pomegranate juice and cook curry for a minute and then add cream.
10. Cook curry for another couple of minutes 

Serve hot with spinach roti or Brown rice.

Spinach Dip

Spinach is the superpower of green leaves, nearly calorie - free , yet exploding with vital nutrients. 

Secret of Spinach: Vitamin A, C, K and folate , calcium, magnesium, beta carotene and fiber which help to fight against heart disease, weight loss, cancer, osteoporosis.    

Consuming Spinach every day with your breakfast, lunch or dinner will show you amazing changes in your health. 

My kid's favorite dip is spinach dip. They just loved it. There is no special trick in this dip but it still looks so fancy, inviting and tasty of course, thats why the kids are always asking me to make it. I have made few changes by adding radish in it to get natural spiciness and also for the contrast look with spinach.

Ingredients (serves 4):

1 cup organic spinach chopped

1 radish grated 

125 grams Philadelphia Cream cheese  at room temperature 

1 stem of spring onion chopped 

1/4 cup sour cream (2% fat)

1/4 teaspoon salt

Pinch of black pepper

1/8 teaspoon lemon juice (optional)

Procedure:

1. In medium mixing bowl, whip cream cheese until it becomes smooth.
2. Add sour cream in cream cheese and mix together until well incorporate and until no lumps of cream cheese appears.
3. Add salt, black pepper, lemon juice (optional) and give a stir. Mix well.
4. Now add chopped spinach, spring onion and grated radish into cheese mixture. Fold these veggies into cheese until well coated.
5. Serve as an appetizer with sourdough bread slices, crackers, pita chips, bread, or baguettes.

For the Health and nutrients information please visit :

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tajLiakr3mU

Spinach Brown Rice (Diabetic)

I'm always talking about sweets, and when you see people who are suffering from diabetes you have to take a step back and think twice. This term diabetes make me upset. I have met so many people who are diabetic. Diabetes prevents you from eating food which contains sugar - artificial and any normal source of sugar. Natural sugar from fruits, vegetables, and grains are healthy but only if you take them in a limited portion. Artificial sugar is big no no. Diabetes is a silent killer and it occurs due to unhealthy diet, lack of exercise, poor nutrients intake from natural food, and blood pressure. For more information you can visit and learn more about diabetes at http://www.diabetes.ca/

Now the question that remains is how to make delicious food, which has all of the flavor, taste and is something that you can enjoy? Don't be stressed out and feel guilty if you are diabetic. Every problem has a solution. You can eat the same thing as what others have in their plate, but in a different and healthy way.

Today  I am going to hopefully please all of you, my dear friends, with this guilt free, tasty spinach brown rice plate. Hope you will enjoy it.!!!

Ingredients (serves 2):

1/2 cup organic Brown rice
4 cups water
1 Teaspoon Avocado oil
1 cup organic spinach
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon red chili powder
1/8 teaspoon Turmeric
1/4 teaspoon coriander  powder
1/2 tablespoon Avocado oil
1/8 teaspoon cumin seeds

Procedure:

1. Wash brown rice with water and set aside.
2. In medium pot boil 4 cups of water at medium heat.
3. Once water is boiling add 1 teaspoon of avocado oil in water and add washed brown rice.
4. Cover the pot and let it cook for 18-20 minutes until fully cooked
5. Strain in sieve and take out rice in one bowl.
6. In small pan heat 1/2 tablespoon avocado oil
7. Once oil is heated, add cumin seeds and add chopped spinach.
8. Saute spinach for 2 minutes and add salt, turmeric, chili powder, coriander and cumin powder and saute for 2 more minutes.
9. Add 2-3 tablespoon water and let it cook for another 5 minutes and take out from heat.
10. Add cooked brown rice in spinach and mix well.
11. Serve hot with organic rolled oat flat bread (bhakhri) ***see recipe of oat flat bread***

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