GLUTEN FREE COOKING workshop by smita ganesh-nutrition and food consultant

 

smita - NUTRITION AND DIET CONSULTANT

asmi.food4soul@gmail.com
+91-9820022715
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Asmi
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Food4soul
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ऊदर भरण नोहे जाणीजे यज्ञ कर्म
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Food is an (inevitable/ indispensable / any better word?) part of our life
To make it nutritious & healthy without compromising on the taste is our mission

traditional recipes are modified to suit certain dietary requirements , by substituting certain ingredients with healthy alternatives

All recipes use natural home made colors & flavors

We can still enjoy sweets & savories with small modifications 😊
Small changes go long healthy way
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Food is a fundamental part of life. Our mission is to provide you with food that not only ticks the boxes as far as nutrition is concerned, but also satisfies all of your taste buds.

We can tailor traditional recipes to suit any dietary requirements by substituting certain ingredients* with more healthy alternatives

Whether it be sweet or savoury, with a few small changes to how we prepare our meals, there's no reason why anything should be off limits!
Asmi - Food4Soul
Healthy, Nutritious, Tasty Food made with Natural Ingredients........

geetus verdict....

If not the distance this place shall be the one I would head out to when I am craving for tasty glutten free recipes workshop by my fav food consultant , friend , all rouder, masters in all cuisines @smita ganesh..
Let me begin by stating – I have always been someone who is constantly eating/munching. Ask my friends/colleagues, they will testify.

when i got an special invite from Gowri Rameshas a food blogger, as a master chef season 4 finalists, i was flying in the sky as i love attending masterclass, as a foodie as a chef want to learn more till my death

WORDS FAIL me when i have to describe about the class, but i cannot stop without writing about this excellent class taken by my fav nutrition and food consultant . smita ganesh....

asmi.food4soul@gmail.com
+91-9820022715
www.facebook.com/asmi.food4so

The results were delicious, and the food enthusiasts and parents were charmed by smita sense of humour!

smita has designed gluten free menu for people with foodd lovers It will provide a taste of varied, delicious and healthy culinary choices that adhere to the calorific and dietary requirements ..

SO GO VISIT to her page asmi.food4soul@gmail.com
+91-9820022715
www.facebook.com/asmi.food4soul

 

my passion for food makes me more mad and my friends  will testify. its worth for me to attend this gluten free workshop , and i learnt a lot from her....

 

started with a yummy welcome drink

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she made five recipes for us ....

 

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1. Power Packed Breakfast
Ingredients:
2 cups Thin pohe (rice flakes)
1/4 cup sprouts
2 tbsp boiled peanuts
2 tbsp boiled sweet corn
1 medium size tomato chopped
2 tbsp coriander leaves finely chopped
1 cucumber grated
2 tbsp oil
1/2 tbsp mustard seeds
1 tbsp turmeric powder
1 green chilly finely chopped
1 lemon
Salt
Method:
Dry roast thin pohe in a pan till crunchy.
Set it aside
Heat up oil in a pan -
Add mustard seeds, green chillies
Turmeric powder
Add it to pohe
Add all other ingredients
Adjust seasoning
Serve at room temperature
Tips :
Pohe is a great gluten free option
Its power packed with iron . Helps cure anemia .
It has a great satiety value
Good for diabetics as it releases sugar slowly

2. Chickpea Apricot Tikki
Ingredients:
1/2 cup chick pea (chole)
10 dry apricots
1 boiled mashed potatoes
1/4 cup rice flour
2 tbsp coriander leaves finely chopped
1 tbsp ginger grated
2 green chilies finely chopped
Handful walnuts crushed
1 lemon
Salt
Oil to shallow fry
Method :
Wash & Soak choke overnight
Pressure cook well
Mash & set aside
Add all other ingredients
Mash it well
Adjust seasoning
Make small tikkis
Roll in dry rice flour
Shallow fry & serve hot with
Coriander chutney
Tips :

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Chickpea is a great gluten free option. Rich in protein, manganese & folate , high in dietary
fiber
Good for diabetics
Sweet potatoes are rich source of vitamin A , C , B1, B2 also rich in dietary fiber, copper &
phosphorus
Dry apricots are rich source of vitamin A , high in dietary fiber , potassium & anti oxidants

3. Mix Veg Paratha
Ingredients:
1/2 cup jowar - sorghum flour
1/2 cup rajgira - amaranth flour
1 sweet potato- (ratale) boiled
1 onion chopped
1 tbsp garlic grated
2 green chillies finely chopped
1 tsp turmeric powder
2 tbsp each finely chopped palak. Coriander leaves. Carrots
Sesame seeds
Salt
Water
Method :
Mix the flours
Add water
Add Sweet potato
Add other ingredients
Adjust seasoning
Make a soft dough
Smear the tava - fry pan with oil
Place the dough
Shape it into a thick paratha
Cook on both sides with the help of oil
Serve hot

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Tips
Sorghum & amaranth are great alternative to wheat breads
These gluten flours are very rich calcium , magnesium, iron
Very good source of protein
High in dietary fiber

4. Quinoa Pulao
Ingredients:
2 cups quinoa cooked
1/4 cup each onions, red capsicum, green capsicum, green peas,
sweet corn, carrots, green beans
2 tbsp green chillies
1 tbsp ginger finely chopped
2 tbsp garlic finely chopped
1 tbsp lemon juice
1/4 cup Roasted crushed peanuts
Salt to taste
3 tbsp olive oil

 

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Method
Bring 2 1/2 cups water to boil
Add 1 cup washed quinoa
Cover & cook on slow heat for 12-15 mts
Set it aside
Put olive oil in a pan
Add garlic & green chillies
Add onions cook
Add other blanched vegetables
Add ginger
Add cooked quinoa
Add lemon juice
Add salt
Mix well
Adjust the seasoning
Add crushed peanuts &
Serve hot
Tips
Quinoa - is a great protein source containing all essential amino acids
Its high fiber & high protein quality adds to great satiety value
Rich source of iron & many other minerals

EVEN glutten free PERSON CAN EAT THIS YUMMY DESSERT ..HOW …
smita ganesh TEACHED US HOW TO MAKE …

IS THAT COOL AND DROOLING

5. Ragi Mini Muffins
Ingredients:
1/4 cup Ragi- finger millet flour
1/4 cup Almond flour
1/4 cup Cashew nuts flour
1/4 cup olive oil
1/4 cup dates puree
1/4 cup honey
2 tbsp cocoa powder
2 tbsp flax seeds powder soaked in 4 tbsp warm water
1/4 tsp vanilla essence
1/4 cup crushed walnuts
1/4 tsp eno salt
1/4 tsp lemon juice mixed in 1 tbsp water
1/4 tsp salt
Method:
Pre heat the oven @ 180 dc for 20 minutes
Grease the muffin tray Or place the cup cakes case in a tray
Mix in the dry ingredients- ragi flour + almond flour+ cashew nuts flour + salt + cocoa
powder
In another bowl, mix in the wet ingredients- dates puree + honey+ vanilla essence + olive
oil + flax seeds water
Add the dry ingredients to above wet ingredients bowl mix
Mix walnuts
Add lemon water on top , Add eno salt to the water. Give it a quick mix
Spoon into muffin mould
Bake for 18-20 minutes or till the tooth pick cones out clean
Place the tray on a cooling rack. Rest for 10 - 15 minutes
Serve at normal temperature

 

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Tips :
Ragi- finger millet is a rich source of iron & calcium
Its low fat content makes a great weight loss meal plan . Also tryptophan amino acid
present on ragi helps reduce appetite
Its great food for diabetics
Antioxidants & minerals in ragi work against anxiety & stress by helping to relax and calmdown the body

THE GLUTEN FREE WORKSHOP IS A HUMBLE INITIATIVE TO MAKE PEOPLE AWARE AND CREATE GLUTEN FREE RECIPES AT HOME ...

MRS. SMITA GANESH SAID , WE STARTED THE GLUTEN FREE INITAITIVE LAST YEAR , TO URGE RESTAURANTS TO CURATE AND SERVE A GLUTEN FREE ,, HEALTHY AND TASTY MENU.ITS A SMALL EFFORT TO REVOLUTIONISE THE WAY THE FOOD INDUSTRY CATERS TO THE VAST NUMBER OF GLUTEN FREE PUPIL...WHERE PEOPLE WITH GLUTEN FREE OR THE HEALTH CONSCIOUS , CAN MAKE A PREFERRED SELECTION FROM A MENU, BASED ON THE NUTRITIONAL VALUE OF THE FOOD SERVED.



OUR VISION IS TO SEE A HEALTHY, GLUTEN FREE MENU SERVED IN EVERY HOME AND RESTAURANT IN INDIA, SO PEOPLE WITH GLUTEN FREE CAN MAKE AN INFORMED CHOICE ABOUT WHAT TO EAT..

Hershey's Cook Along with celebrity chef Rakhee Vaswani

 

Hershey's Cook Along with celebrity chef Rakhee Vaswani



Chef Rakhi Vaswani demonstrated some very innovative and creative recipes by making use of these syrups.

Rakhee Vaswani

Chef, Entrepreneur

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Know More About Rakhee

Certified by Le Cordon Bleu at Gordon Ramsay’s Tante Marie in London, Rakhee began her culinary journey at the tender age of 11, keenly observing her aunts cook delicious food that caught her fancy (and her heart). Touted to be the ‘Desi Nigella’ of India, Rakhee is a natural with flavors and textures, her biggest asset being her strong palate and a deep rooted passion for the culinary arts and food the industry.

Rakhee’s vision to make world cuisines easily available in our city led her to pioneer the birth of the first set of cooking studios in India with Palate Culinary Studio (erstwhile in Khar, now in Santacruz) taking form in early 2010. Over two decades of experience in the culinary business and her natural gift for teaching have catapulted Palate Culinary Studio from a small mom-and-pop shop to a state of the art international cooking school where she trains budding chefs, amateurs, professionals and food enthusiasts alike, all within 4 years time!

An ardent travel buff, Celebrity Chef Rakhee’s extensive trips and brushes with reputed chefs across the globe help further enhanced her knowledge of different cuisines and translate into her studio tutorials and teaching sessions. Currently, she has over 99 classes to boast of, spreading across a wide repertoire of Indian, Lebanese, Japanese Chinese, Mexican, Sugar Craft and many more.

An all-rounder when it comes to food, Rakhee has also covered the taste of London for the FBAI where she interviewed chef Atul Kochhar and went on to work and experience a hectic day in the kitchen of his Benares. Her interviews with food Gods like Chef Raymond Blanc and Eric Lanlart have helped her gain expertise in varied cuisines. Her domestic travel trails led her to meet Chef Ajit Ramon from Jaivilas Oberoi who put up a royal sampler menu based on the diverse culture of India.

 



Caramel flavor syrup she used in oats preparation, topped with some fresh and dry fruits. This one was healthy breakfast option.


Second recipe was of veg roll with barbeque flavor stuffing. Ingredients were paneer,fresh veggies, crushed garlic,salt,pepper,mixed herbs and chocolate syrups added in it and tossed on firefor barbeque flavor. Amazing tiffin roll for children.
Last she made tokari chaat. In khatta mitha chautney. Jaggery replaced by strawberry syrup. Which was again fantastic evening snacks . chaat where you can’t make out the use strawberry syrup instead of jaggery.

Palate Culinary Studio offers multiple courses like One-Day Workshops, ABC of cooking, a certified Boutique Bakery Intensive Course, a UK-certified Culinary Course and the likes that serve as the stepping stone to all that is culinary. Each class teaches more than five recipes over 3 workstations - the industrial, a state if the art induction hob and lastly a regular state of the art glass finish hob so students get to experience all the cooking methods.

Palate Culinary Studio enjoys people from the age of 5 years to 80 year olds, people from all walks of life, from Mumbai as well as other cities and countries, home-chefs, amateurs, even professionals who come to learn from a large variety of cuisines under the umbrella of cooking / baking workshops.


Excited and waiting , to cook with Chef Rakhi , and she was really loving, friendly , creative and interactive with audiences, waiting for such more workshops from Palate Culinary Academy and Hersheys.

#Snackonyoghurt - HEALTHY RECIPES BY CHEF. VARUN-I don't really believe in diets. I love food... If I deprive myself, I'm going to snack on DANONE yogurt

I feel better all day if I start off by eating healthy. Breakfast is simple: multigrain toast with natural peanut butter, oatmeal, yogurt, fruit, or healthy cereal.
I wasn't eating the right kinds of calories. I didn't know about healthy carbs such as brown rice and lentils. Now I eat small meals throughout the day: oatmeal with cinnamon to start, fruit and yogurt as a snack, and vegetables or with chicken or tuna, and a healthy carb, like a yam, for lunch.

yoghurt - a healthy and tasty snack  NEWLY LAUNCED TODAY by @danone Danone #Snackonyoghurt - yoghurt is a cultured milk product that is soured and thickenened by the action of specific lactic acid- prducing cultures added to milk.. the lactic acid produced by the culture coagulates the milk protein , thickening the milk and adding the characteristic sour flavor.. the starter cultures (bacteria) used to make yoghurt and llactobacillus bulgaricus and streptococcus thermophilus....

 

yoghurt is differnt from curd or dahi.. the basic differnce lies in its method of preperation and also the beneficial bacterial strains that are used for the fermentation of milk. yoghurt is created by bacteria fermentation of milk using the above mentioned bacterial strains, while curd is processed by curdling milk with rennet or an acidic substance like vinegar or lemon juice ,...

chef . varuninamdar teached us three types of recipes by using danone products......



he talked baout the nutrilicious snack otpion..... he made us aware by advising how it helps in our day to day life.. he made it a point by saying danone yoghurt is the healthier option , yoghurts nutrient density is better than other snacks.... he made me understand the value of my health...being a mother of 28 cancer kids.. he teached us how yoghurt has a huge potential to occupy the healthy snack and dessert space in the cnahging indian diets....

 

thanks varun, yesterday itself i had for dinner two cups danone yoghurt,,,, i loved both the flavours....

KOTHUMAI MAVU URUNDAI

Coarsly ground wheat flour 3cups (here in MUMBAI  we get ready made coarsely ground flour in the flour mill.If you don't get such flour in your place than buy wheat rava that you get from supermarket grind it in mixer nd you shall get the same consistency .) 1 cup wheat flour (regular one)
Oil more than 1/2litre to fry the muthias.
Ghee 50 grams
Jaggery the soft one 2cups shredded
Elaichi 5 pods peeled nd grains can be added to the muthiyas while grinding.

 


Method:-
Put the coarse wheat flour nd the regular one together in wide mouthed deep bottomed plate add one table spoon oil nd mix thoroughly.Add water nd form a stiff dough.From this dough make muthias of equal size.
Now fry this muthias in a medium low flame to golden brown.you can fry two to three muthias at a time.remove the muthias on tissue papers to remove the extra fat.
Allow the muthias to attain room temparature nd break the muthias to small pieces nd dry grind it in a mixer along with elaichi granules.
Now you get a rava like texture after grinding .gather this rava in a vessel nd set aside.
Now mount the kadahi on the gas .add ghee first on a medium low flame.once the ghee melts add jaggery(grated) nd within minutes you can see jaggery too melts nd forms a mixture with ghee floating.stop the gas nd shift the mixture to the vessel with wheat rava.mix properly nd form the laddoos immediately.

FOODBANK - MUMBAI - STARTED BY GEETHA SRIDHAR AND RAKESH PILLAI -AN AMAZING INITIATIVE STARTED BY Sneha Mohandoss

“If you can’t feed a hundred people, then feed just one."

There is a lot that happens around the world we cannot control. We cannot stop earthquakes, we cannot prevent droughts, and we cannot prevent all conflict, but when we know where HUNGER exist, then we can help by feeding them food with the help of FOOD BANK MUMBAI.

AN AMAZING INITIATIVE STARTED BY Sneha Mohandoss

CHENNAI BASED YOUNG GIRL BEHIND CREATING FOOD BANK

I MET HER IN FOOD BANK CHENNAI AS I JOINED IN HER FOOD BANK CHENNAI WORLD FOOD DAY , AS A VOLUNTEER.

WHEN SNEHA ASKED ME GEETA MAA ...WHY CANT YOU START IN MUMBAI .... 

IT TUK TIME ,,,,,, BUT FINALLY I SAID YES AND STARTED IT IT 

FINALLY THE FOODBANK MUMBAI PAGE AND WATSAPP GROUP STARTED ... 

IF ANY ONE REALLY INTERESTED IN MUMBAI TO JOIN HANDS YOU CAN MAIL ME OR COMMENT IN THIS BLOG .

There are people in the world so hungry, that God cannot be present everywhere so he created disciples like us to do the needful.

SO TODAY, FIFTY PACKETS OF BREAD PATTICE WAS DISTRIBUTED NEAR WADALA CHURCH , WADALA STATION ,
AURORA THEATRE, AND DON BOSCO ROAD.

PROUD TO BE A PART OF FOOD BANK MUMBAI AND GLAD TO INITIATE IT.
I went to bed hungry many nights as a child,and it was a Dream that filled me up when I was hungry. Now it’s my Dream to see that no child in this world ever goes hungry, certainly not here in INDIA, the most beautiful country in the world. We can do better…

we must!!! and WE WILL...
TODAY I INITIATED THE SERVICE FOR FOODBANK SO THAT I COULD CATER TO THE NEEDS OF THE HUNGRY . 

WE PLAN TO COLLECT LEFT OVER COOKED FOOD FROM HOUSES AND DIRECT THEM TO THE NEEDY .. 

HOPE I WILL HAVE THE SUPPORT OF LIKE -MINDED PEOPLE AND I AM DOING THIS BECAUSE THERE ARE SO MANY PEOPLE WHO I CAN REACH TO VIA THIS SOCIAL MEDIA.

PLEASE JOIN THE BANDWAGON.

SPECIAL THANKS TO Rakesh Pillai FOR BEING MY BACKBONE AND HELPING TO KICKSTART THIS BEAUTIFUL SERVICE.

How Does This Work?
Since the basic idea is to serve home cooked meals every week, some simple dish is made at homes. It could be a simple plain Dal Rice, Chapati, variety of rice, biscuits ( for the childrens ) poha, idlis, dosa, upma, vada pav, etc, anything you can prepare or buy it... 

This is packed in an easy to give containers ( aluminium foil, plastic containers ). The food is assemble in the locality of any spot and a small team takes this in a car, auto, bikes, cycles or by walk and is distributed to the homeless. The core team drives in and around the streets to make sure it reaches only the needy and the homeless. It pretty much takes about an hour or so if the destination and the target audience are clear.
What Can You Do?

1. Cook simple home cooked meals.
2. No stale leftovers please.
3. Pack it in neat containers.
4. Hand it over to your locality champion.
5. Join the team in the distribution.
#NOTE : We dont collect any MONEY !!
We need volunteers for Distribution, people who can prepare food or donate foods,

TODAY THE FIRST STEP WE TOOK IN FOOD BANK MUMBAI ....

SPECIAL THANKS TO THE FOUNDER Sneha Mohandoss

SPECIAL THANKS TO Rakesh Pillai FOR FOR BEING MY BACKBONE AND HELPING TO KICKSTART THIS BEAUTIFUL SERVICE.

Join our Foodbank Regular Food Drive this week, in and around MUMBAI

Our drive is to not just give out food packets from hotels or leftovers from homes. But, it’s to provide fresh home-cooked food to people who need it. Everyone deserves a meal that fills they stomach, and also makes them happy