Including nuts in your every day diet can improve health. Here are some nutritious recipes with the goodness of almonds and walnuts.
Walnuts Make You Less Hungry And More Full
Walnuts activate a part of the brain known as the right insula and increase the activity, which helps in decreasing the hunger and cravings of an individual.
Walnuts activate a part of the brain known as the right insula and increase the activity, which helps in decreasing the hunger and cravings of an individual.
‘Eating nuts can help reduce risk factors for many chronic diseases such as heart disease and diabetes.’
Makhnee Masala Almonds: Serves 3
Ingredients:
- Almonds - 60g
- Salt - to taste
- Olive oil- 5ml
- Makhnee Gravy Masala (dry) 1 and a half tsp
Rasam Spiked Almonds
Eating Walnuts Improves Performance on Cognitive Function Tests
Eating walnuts may improve performance on cognitive function tests, including those for memory, concentration and information processing speed.
Eating walnuts may improve performance on cognitive function tests, including those for memory, concentration and information processing speed.
- Almonds - 60g
- Sea Salt- 1tsp
- Olive oil- 5ml
- Coriander seeds - 1tbsp
- Dry red chilies- 2
- Toor (arhar) dal- 1 tbsp
- Bengal gram(channa dal) - 1tbsp
- Black peppercorns - 1 tbsp
- Cumin seeds (jeera) - 1 tbsp
- Toast the almonds with sea salt and olive oil. Set aside.
- In the same pan, dry roast the red chilli, channa dal and toor dal on a medium flame until the dals are golden in colour.
- Transfer to a plate to cool.
- Roast the coriander seeds and pepper until fragrant. Add the jeera at the end, and roast it till it starts popping. Let all the ingredients cool completely.
- Powder them to a fine powder in a mixer and it to the almonds and then store in an airtight container.
Celebrity Chef Sabyasachi Gorai, on behalf of California Walnuts, has curated walnut recipes:
Tropical mango, walnut and turmeric smoothie bowl
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The Important Health Benefits of Almond Consumption
Many mothers give almonds soaked in water to their children every morning. Two or three pieces of soaked almonds are enough for good health.
Many mothers give almonds soaked in water to their children every morning. Two or three pieces of soaked almonds are enough for good health.
- Flesh from half a mango (reserving a few slices to garnish)
- 1 small piece of fresh turmeric
- Half a banana
- 200 ml coconut milk
- 8 walnut halves
- 1 passion fruit
- 1 tbsp of coconut flakes
- A handful of raspberries and blueberries
- Squeeze of lime juice (plus a little zest to garnish)
- Place the mango, turmeric, banana and coconut milk into a blender and blitz until smooth
- Add lime juice to taste and blend again until combined.
- Pour the smoothie into a bowl and garnish with the reserved mango, berries, walnuts, passion fruit, lime zest and coconut flakes.
Ingredients
- 300 g of the flesh of a mango
- 800 g of natural, sugar-free yogurt
- 40 ml of milk
- 4 ice cubes
- 1/4 teaspoon of cardamom
- 60 g walnuts
- Grind the mango together with half of walnuts, the yogurt, the milk, the ice cubes and the ground cardamom.
- If the mixture is too thick, can add water or milk until the desired consistency is achieved.
- Pour the mango lassi into four bowls and decorate with the rest of the California walnuts, some of them grated, grated cocoa, sheets of mango and ground cardamom.
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