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Be it any condition, a healthy diet is a road to fast recovery. Watch this video for some quick and easy recipes to help you recover from Fever!
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Fever
Fever is the body’s own way of expelling harmful bacteria and viruses, which can otherwise cause an infection in the body. The body increases its temperature to create an environment that prohibits growth of such bacteria or viruses.
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Symptoms to look for:
• Headaches, body ache, shivering, loss of appetite,
dehydration & weakness
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Food groups to consume in fever:
1. Liquids: Re-hydrates body and flushes out toxins
Foods to consume: Fresh fruit and vegetable juices, buttermilk, coconut water, broths and soups
2. Vitamin A, E & C: Strengthen body’s immunity and fights
infections
Foods to consume: Papaya, oranges, watermelon, kiwis, guava, strawberries, peaches and mangoes
3. Proteins: Easy to digest and energizes the body
Foods to consume: Milk, eggs, lentils, green gram (moong), sprouts and fish
4. Carbohydrates: They are easy to digest and gives instant
energy
Foods to consume: Pears, bananas, honey, jaggery, rice, potatoes and sweet potatoes
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Recipes based on the above food groups:
Recipe 1: Idli
You need to do the preparation a day in advance.
1. First we need to prepare the idli batter
2. You will need 4 cups of idli rice thoroughly washed with water
3. Soak these in water for about 4 hrs. Make sure that the water
level is 2 inches above the rice
4. When the rice has soaked for about 3 hrs, we need to soak 1
cup of split black gram also known as urad daal in water for
about 30 min. Again ensure 3 inches of water layer on top
5. After 30 min, add the lentils into a grinder
6. Add 1 cup water
7. Grind it till it’s smooth and fluffy. Should take about 15 min
8. Next, transfer this into a bowl and keep it aside
9. Strain the water from the rice and add to the grinder
10. Add 1 ½ cup of water
11. Grind this well till it becomes smooth. This should take about
30 min
12. Once done mix the rice with the lentils
13. Add 1 tsp salt
14. Mix this thoroughly to combine the two ingredients
15. This should be a fluffy batter
16. Now this needs to be fermented. Keeping this away for
about 6-8 hours should do the trick. It needs a warm
temperature of about 32°C. If you are living in
the US, you can keep it inside the oven. Don’t switch on the
oven
17. Once done you will notice that the batter has risen
18. Mix this well again
19. Your batter is ready
20. Use an idli mold. Sprinkle it with some oil
21. Now place about 1 tbsp batter in each mold
22. Steam in a vessel for about 10-12 mins
23. Once, done allow the idli to cool slightly before you remove
Recipe 2: Tomato Soup
1. Heat 2 tsp olive oil in a vessel
2. Add 1 tbsp chopped onions to it
3. Saute them this for 2 minutes
4. Now, add 1 finely chopped tomato in this
5. Also add some salt and pepper to taste
6. Stir and add ½ tsp some oregano and dried basil each
7. We will chop 3 chopped mushrooms and add in this
8. Now add 1 ½ cups of water in this
9. Now boil this mixture
10. Once boiled, and allow it to simmer for 18-20 minutes
11.Finally add add ½ cup finely chopped spinach in this
mixture
12. Stir and allow it to simmer for another 5 minutes
13. Stir this well and Serve serve this dish the soup hot
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Tips:
• Avoid red meat, chicken and any fried, processed or junk
foods
• Stay away from tea, coffee & alcohol
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The above recipes have been developed in consultation with a nutritionist. However, these are not intended as a substitute for the medical advice of a trained health professional. All matters regarding your health require medical supervision. Consult your physician before adopting the suggestions in this video, as well as about any condition that may require diagnosis or medical attention. Refer to the terms of use on our website http://www.homeveda.com.
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