Basic cooking Tips from First Organics

Staying healthy is not all about choosing organic food, it is also about cooking. Here are some tips to prepare a delicious and healthy organic meal with @FirstOrganics!

Indian food is basically healthy with its huge amount of vegetables, whole grains and rice or small pieces of meat. Generally steamed, or cooked in an enclosed environment, the vegetables preserve all their nutrients that your body desperately needs, while boiling would have vanished 60 to 70% of the nutrients in the water. However, some bad habits can destroy the nutritional value of your favorite meals.

First of all, it is the oil quantity. In India, we are generous when it comes to adding oil, which can be different from one region to another. In North, mustard oil is common, while South prefers Sesame oil. However both do not react similarly in higher temperature and cannot be used for frying. Usually, two teaspoons of oil per person and per day are more than enough, but we generally do not count like that.

Stir-frying the meat or vegetables can be good in a wok (Kadai), a bowl-shaped used in Chinese cuisine that allowed the food to be cooked quickly with less oil. Yet, the meat like the vegetables must be cut in small and regular pieces.

There are some steps to make sure that your gravies are at least healthier than you could think at first glance. If you are trying to make Onion Pakoda prefers rice flour for the dough in order to reduce oil absorption. Nevertheless, the most important while frying remains the oil. The Rice Bran Oil is the perfect one for deep frying, but can be superseded by the cheapest Sunflower oil. Although the oil you used will not really matter if you don't keep it clean during all the frying process. Keep a spoon to remove over fried particles on the oil, that can be unhealthy and provoked a bad taste or smell to the food. Finally, drain the food in an absorbing paper to reduce excess fat.

Now, you know how to make healthy fried vegetables or meat, but still one bad habits can damaged your plate’s nutritive values: Salt. Excess sodium on your body can increase the blood pressure; damage your kidneys, provoke stomach ulcers and cognitive decline. Hence, it is preferable to not cross the limit of 1 teaspoon of salt per person and per day to stay healthy.

While some nutrients presents in vegetables like spinach, tomatoes, or carrots are more active in heat, eating raw food, particularly when it is organic fruits, is another way to get all the nutritive values we need.

So stay healthy with our fresh organic store @FirstOrganics!