In the previous post we were talking about resistant starch and how it helps you lose weight. In this post I will share with you two Turkish recipes (based on dried beans) that use the resistant starch 'technique'.
1. Wash the beans and let them soak in cold water from evening till morning (or use sieved canned beans if not). The next morning wash them again and boil them in fresh water until they are half boiled. (I am sure you are familiar with the unpleasant results of eating beans. This process removes the 'unpleasant results' totally.)
2. Cut in small cubes the carrots, celery, onion and garlic;
3. Add them to a pot with a few spoons of olive oil; mix until they turn gold and carrots change a little their color;
4. Add the tomato paste and mix some more;
5. Add the beans (without the water in which they previously boiled), add sugar and salt, and 1.5-2 glasses of water. Cook on low fire. Cover with a lid later, while cooking.
6. When cooked, allow it to cool by partially uncovering the pot.
7. Remove to another platter and decorate with parsley.
Chill in the fridge.
Optional: you can add lemon juice to the salad. Try separately before trying on all your food.
DRIED BEANS SALAD WITH SOYA SAUCE
4 servings, 200 calories Source: Sofra Magazine
400 g (14.10 oz.) dried beans 6 green onion 2 small spoons lemon juice 2 small spoons soya sauce 3 spoons EVOO black pepper, salt, paprika
1. Wash the beans and let them soak in cold water from evening till morning (or use sieved canned beans if not). The next morning wash them again and boil them in fresh water until they have softened. You should add enough water to cover the beans, plus 1/2 glass more. If the beans need more water while boiling, you can add extra water but make sure it is hot water, not cold.
2. Add to a another pot with olive oil the chopped green onions, the lemon juice and the soya sauce. Mix for 2-3 minutes.
3. Add the beans with the water in which they have boiled, salt, and black pepper.
This is another Turkish recipe that I fell in love with this summer during my holiday in Turkey.
Why it won't make you put on weight? Because you will have by itself or with chicken. No potatoes, no rice, no other stuff.
Let me talk to you about this eggplant first. Normally eggplants are not sour when raw, but when they get old or if they come from certain countries, they are. So cook your eggplant as you normaly do.
Yogurt and Eggplant Salad
2 eggplants
1-2 cups sour jogurt
1/2 lime juice (if needed)
2-3 green Charleston peppers
extra virgin olive oil
garlic (if you like) - chopped
salt
grounded red hot pepper on top
grounded white pepper
1. Cut the eggplants, without peeling, into cubes. 2. On small fire, fry the cubes into a pan with 2-3 spoons of olive oil (or more if needed). Mix now and then to make sure all the eggplant cubes get the same treatment. 3. Taste to check if the eggplant is soft; if not soft, cook more. 4. Add salt and white pepper. Mix. 5. Remove from pan into a serving dish. 6. Separatelty mix the yogurt with the lime juice (and the chopped garlic, if you chose to add it). 7. Pour the yogurt mixture on top of the eggplant. Add red hot pepper and 1-2 spoons olive oil. 8. In the pot, fry the Charleston pepper (or use a grill) then add it on top of the dish. 9. Cover, refrigerate, and serve cold.
Losing weight and staying healthy is easy, when you care. Forget famishing yourself: there are other ways.
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