Lahori Charga لاہوری چرغہ

Lahori Charga

Lahore is the heart of Punjab and Lahori Chraga is in the heart of every Lahori. Lahore .....Lahore aey (Lahore is Lahore). It is the famous city of Punjab for its culture and food. Lahori's are Food loving people. Lahori Charga is an example of their eating habit. Lahori pehawan (wrestlers) are eating 2-3 Charga in a single meal...... Lahore ......Lahore aey...




Lahori Charga after Steam Cooking




Lahori Charga during steam cooking




Steamer Stand





Marinated Lahori Charga




Whole Chicken with Cuts/gashes




Whole Chicken For Charga


 


Ingredients:

• Whole Chicken skinless     1
• Lemon juice 2 -3 teaspoon
• Ginger crushed 1 teaspoon
• Garlic crushed 1 teaspoon
• Red Chilli to taste
• Salt to taste
• Yellow Food Colour  1/8 teaspoon
• Cumin powder 1 teaspoon
• Ajwain powder 1/2 teaspoon
• Haldi 1/4 teaspoon
• Coriander powder 1/2 teaspoon
• Garam masala 1/2 teaspoon
• Oil for deep frying 1 liter

Procedure:

• Thoroughly wash and dry the whole chicken.
• Make deep cuts on breast and drums.
• Now mix all spices, ginger, garlic , colour and lemon juice and make a paste.
• Apply this paste to the chicken and keep aside for marination for 3- 4 hours.
• Cook marinated chicken in steamer for 45-50 minutes.
• Then shallow fry in oil to a golden colour.
• Lahori Charga is ready.Serve with Roti/naan and Salad and Chutney/Raita.

Mood: hungry

Lahori Charga

Nargisi Kofta نرگسی کوفتے

Nargisi Kofta

Nargisi Kofta is a very nutritious and beautiful version of Kofta. Egg coated with minced meat and cook on low heat. Very Delicious and tasty dish.





Ingredients:

• Minced meat  1 kg
• Boiled eggs without shell 6
• Yoghurt 1 cup
• Onion chopped 3
• Garlic crushed 1 teaspoon
• Ginger crushed 1 teaspoon
• Fresh coriander leaves for garnish
• Red Chilli powder  to taste
• Salt to taste
• Bread crumbs 2 tablespoon
• Haldi 1/2 teaspoon
• Poppy seeds soaked in water and grinded  2 teaspoon
• Cumin powder 1 teaspoon
• Garam masala 1/2 teaspoon
• Coriander powder 1 teaspoon
• Green Cardamom whole  8

Procedure:

• Fry onion in oil till golden brown, remove from oil, cool and grind.
• Mix all spices together and make two portions . whole cardamom should be in portion to be used in curry.
• Mix 1/2 portion of spices, minced meat, 1/2 quantity of grinded onion, 3 teaspoon yoghurt , bread crumbs and poppy seeds . Knead well then process in an electric processor or sil batta to make a smooth mixture..
• Now coat this mixture on individual eggs to make meat ball with boiled eggs inside it.
• Now in a separate pan add remaining grinded onion, remaining yoghurt, 1/2 portion of spices with green cardamom, ginger, garlic to the oil and fry for 3-5 minutes. Then add 2 cup water and cook for 5-10 minutes on medium flame.
• At this stage introduce meat balls to the gravy and continue to cook on low heat till meat is tender and gravy becomes thick. Garnish with Fresh coriander leaves and simmer.
• Delicious Nargisi Kofta is ready.
• Cut in two portions before serving.
• Serve with RotiNaan.

Nargisi Kofta

Bihari Kabab بہاری کباب

Bihari Kabab

Bihari Kabab is one of the most popular Kabab of Bihari Community of Karachi. I dedicate my this recipe to my Bihari Classmates Azhar Inam Malik, Syed Anwar Ahmed, Khurshid Ikram Kakavi, Irshad Javed, Baba Abid.











Ingredients:

• Thin beef slices 2 inch x 4 inch (Parchay or Pasanda meat)  1 kg
• Mustard oil  3 tablespoon
• Raw papaya crushed (Unripe papaya)  2 tablespoon
• Onion crushed 2
• Ginger crushed 2 teaspoon
• Garlic crushed 2 teaspoon
• Yoghurt beaten 1/2 cup
• Salt to taste
• Black salt 1/2 teaspoon
• Chilli powder to taste
• Cumin powder 1 teaspoon
• Coriander powder 1 teaspoon
• Cubeb (Kabab Chini)  powder 1 teaspoon
• Mustard powder 2 teaspoon
• Naushader 1 teaspoon
• Black pepper powder 1/2 teaspoon
• Cardamom green powder 1/2 teaspoon

Procedure:

• Fry onion in oil till golden brown. cool and crush.
• Now add crushed onion, ginger, garlic, papaya, oil and spices to the beaten yoghurt and make a paste.
• Coat this paste to meat strips and marinate for 2 hours.
• Insert the marinated meat strips in skewers (seekhs) in sewing manner.
• Apply thread to avoid fell during grilling.
• Now grill over charcoal fire till tender.
• Bihari Kabab is ready.Serve with raita and salad and Roti/Naan.

Bihari Kabab

Hypokalemic Periodic Paralysis

Hypokalemic periodic paralysis is a rare disease in which a patient observed episodes of weakness in legs and arms. One in 100,000 peoples suffered this disease. Initially patient do not know what is happening with him, even most of the doctors are not well aware of this disease. Patients go one and another doctor and suffers a lot before this disease is diagnosed.

Symptoms

• Weakness in legs and arm , which goes on and off.
• Patient feel thirsty and drinks water again and again
• Feels severe fatigue
• Tiredness
• During an acute attack patient can not swallow
• During an abortive attack can not walk

Reasons:

• The serum Potassium drops to below 3.5   (3.5-5.0 is the normal range)

Diagonosis

• Shift the patient to ER (emergency Room) of a good hospital
• Generally Neurologist is dealing with these type of patients.

Causes:

• Use of laxative for long time
• Use of Licorice
• Rest after vigorous exercise
• Genetically

Treatments

• Potassium supplement
• Diamox

Avoid

• High carbohydrate diet
• Heavy exercise

Hospital and Doctors in Karachi

• At Aga Khan University Hospital

Dr Mughis Sheerani
Dr Sarwar Jamil Siddique
are dealing with hypokalemic periodic paralysis patients. They both are neurologist.

For More Information

• visit www.hkpp.org

This is very good website for hkpp patients.

• For further readings

http://docs.google.com/fileview?id=0B52xPykk2uyZZTlhODYwMDAtZjYxZS00ZjM2LWI5MGEtNmJjNTg3ZWFlZDEw&hl=en

• For medical list

http://docs.google.com/leaf?id=0B52xPykk2uyZNjc2YTk1ZjgtNzI0OS00NzE0LWE4YzYtYTU2OGYwM2JlZmM5&hl=en

• For potassium supplements

http://docs.google.com/fileview?id=0B52xPykk2uyZM2IzNGI4YzMtYzg3My00MzliLTllYTAtNjQyMGU5OTdiZmRi&hl=en

• My personal observations

 https://docs.google.com/present/edit?id=0AZ2xPykk2uyZZGh0cHQzd2tfMGc1OHByYmdi&hl=en

• Hypo Diet

http://docs.google.com/fileview?id=0B52xPykk2uyZM2NjMWMzMTctM2UzNC00NzI5LWJkOWMtMjcyYmM2OWI2MzAw&hl=en

• Most of the above information provided by Ms Deborah Greant of www.hkpp.org . I am very thankful to her. She is doing a lot for hypo patients.

Video on youtube

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OQ55BHUXXkk

Pasanda Curry پسندے

Pasanda Curry

Pasanda Curry is a very tasty and eye appealing curry.



Ingredients:

• Pasanda Meat slices 2 inch x 4 inch in size 1 kg
• Onion chopped 3
• Tomatoes chopped 3
• Ginger crushed 2 teaspoon

Garlic crushed 2 teaspoon

• Yoghurt 1/2 kg
• Oil 1 cup
• Fresh Coriander leaves  for garnish
• Red Chilli Cutter 1 teaspoon
• Red Chilli powder 1 teaspoon
• Salt to taste
• Haldi powder 1/2 teaspoon
• Cumin powder 1/2 teaspoon
• Coriander powder 1/2 teaspoon
• Garam Masala 1/2 teaspoon
• Cloves whole 10
• Cardamom green whole 5
• Black pepper whole 15

Procedure:

• Fry onion in oil till golden brown
• Add meat slices and fry for 2 minutes.
• Add yoghurt, tomatoes, ginger , garlic, and spices and fry for 5 minutes, then add 2 cup water and cook on medium flame till meat is tender.
• Evaporate water on high flame then simmer till oil is separates out.
• Garnish with Fresh coriander leaves and Serve hot with naan/roti and salad/mint raita.

Mood: creative

Pasanda Curry

Herbal Remedy For Hypersensitivity of The Man Reproductive System and Swelling of Seminiferous tubules

Formulation

• 6 gm   extract glycyrriza glabra     (Loquirice/Molathi)
• 3 g  Tincture Belladona
• 2 g Extract Cascara sagrada http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhamnus_purshiana
• 100 g sugar

This formulation is only for expert herbalogist.  Please do not try to make at home. The ingredient are toxic only expert can handle and make medicine.

This formulation is available in Pakistan under brand name Jernide of Hamdard Pakistan.

• It is very effective for releving the hypersensivity of human reproductive organs and glands, also the swelling of seminiferous tubules. This medicine corrects  their functions, It is useful for burning, micturition and stop discharge. It effectively checks abnormal nocturnal emission, spermatorroea and premature ejaculation.

• Dosage: 2 teaspoon at bed time

Mood: depressed

Tried And Tested Herbal Remedy For Throat Pain, Swelling And Inflammation

Toot Siyah  (Morus Nigra) Syrup (Black mulberry)
http://www.garten.cz/a/cz/4731-morus-nigra-moruse-cerna/

Ingredients

• Morus nigra (Rub Toot Siyah)      100 g (dry)
• Sugar                                                  1Kg
• Lemon juice                                      1/2 teaspoon
• Water                                                  500 ml

Procedure

• Thoroughly wash toot siyah with water.
• Now take 500 ml water and soak toot siyah for overnight.
• In the morning boil with water, then cool and rub. Add sugar and lemon juice and cook on medium flame  for 4-5 boils. then cool and filter through muslin cloth and fill in bottle.

Indications

• This syrup in effective in swelling and pain of throat.
• It relief congestion, effective for inflammation and pain of throat. Improves thyroid function, pitch of voice. Effective in diphtheria, laryngitis, antiphlogistic for pharyngeal ailments.

Dosage

• 1-2 teaspoon trice a day

• Mood: cold

Weight Loss -How and How Much

Most of the peoples wants to lose weight. But First you check  your present weight, most of the peoples are not over weight but they wants to lose weight. If your height to weight ratio is within the range there is no need to loss weight.  The thing to do for these people to maintain their healthy weight.  Do fitness exercise and eat healthy diet.

For those peoples who are under weight, they have to improve their weight by healthy eating habit and food with high energy content e.g 3-4 banana, milk low fat and egg and do some fitness exercise.

For those peoples who are over weight, they can lose their weight. But how ? Quickly or slowly ?

My answer is slowly.   1 lb(pound) or 1/2 kg per week .  But how ?  by dieting or by exercise ?  My answer is both by dieting and exercise.    But how much exercise and how much dieting.  Now I answer this question in detail.

The Ideal weight lose plane is to lose 1 lb/week.  To lose 1 lb from your body in a week you have to curtail(lose) 3500 calories in one week. Divided 3500 by 7 you will get 500. Yes You have to curtail 500 calories/day. Now divide 500 by 2 you will get 250. Yes you have to lose 250 calories by exercise and 250 calories should be curtailed from you diet/day to lose 1 lb from your body weight.

How you burn 250 calories from you workout.  Cycling (stationary) for 10+5 ( 10 minutes cycling 50-70 rpm on zero resistance) and  (5 minutes 40-45 rpm cool down) will burn 100 calories from your body.         And 20+5 minutes walk on tread mill with zero incline at speed 4.5 -5.6 (20 minutes) and at 4.5 (5 minutes cool down) will burn around 100-130 calories.  Some stretching exercises will burn 10 -20 calories.  Please note down these exercises should be learned from a qualified physical trainer or done under his/her supervision.

How you curtail calories from your diet ? Curtail in oil/fat  1 g fat provides provides 9 calories ,it means curtailing 10 g fat from your diet you can curtail 90 calories from your diet.

1 g protein(beef/Mutton/Chicken/fish/egg)  provided 4 calories, it mean curtailing 25 g from protein you will curtail 100 calories from your diet. Try to curtail from  beef and mutton.

1 g Carbohydrates(Sugar/Starch/Grains/Pulses/Bread) provides 4 calories. You can Easily curtail some this portion also.

Please...Please not try to curtail Calories from Fat and Beef and Mutton and some direct sugars. Because Protein is essential during your workout. You can read my other blogs on muxlim regarding this issue.

Mood: confused

Ideal Tread Mill Speed And Time For Busy Office Executives

While in gym I feel most of the office executive using tread mill at high speed and for longer time, and they were complaining exhaution later in the office.  By experience I noticed that walking on tread mill at 5.6 mph for 20 minutes and with zero inclination and 5 minutes cool down at 4.5 mph speed is ideal for busy office executive. They will not feel exhausted later in thay at office.


This is for latest Precor model of Tread Mill

Herbal Remedy For Chest Disease (Banafsha Syrup)

Banafsha syrup is an excellent prepartion for Cold and Catarrah (anti bronchial and febrifuge)

Ingredients

• Gul Banafsha (Viola odoruta flowers ) Dry              50-60 gram
• Sugar                                                                               1 kg
• Lemon   juice        1 teaspoon
• Water          1glass

Procedure

• Soak gul banafsha in water overnight, in morning boil till water remains half . Cool and filter through muslin cloth.  Now add sugar and lemon juice and cook on medium flame for 3-4 boils. Cool and store.

• Dosgae  1-2 teaspoon trice a day

• Mood: sick

Thandiai /Thadal (Almond Drink for Ramadan) تھنڈیائی / تھادل

Thandiai /Thadal (Almond Drink for Ramadan)

Thandiai in Punjabi and Thadal in Sindhi is a unique and refreshing drink for summer. It is also consumed in Ramadan at Iftra for refreshness.




Ingredients

• Almonds (Badam) soaked in water for 5-6 hours and peels of                   15-20 nos.
• Pumpkin/melon seeds (Chahar Magaz)         1-2 teaspoon
• Poppy seeds    (Khashkhas)    soaked in water        1 teaspoon
• Black pepper corns (Kali Mirch)                        2-4 nos.
• Green Cardamom (Choti ilaichi)                        2 nos.
• Sugar                             to taste                          2-3 table spoon
• Chilled Milk                                                           200-400 ml

Procedure 

•  Crush soaked almonds,   poppy seeds, black pepper, Cardamom in a crusher(Manual/electric) to a smooth paste. Then add sugar and milk to it.
• A delicious almond drink is ready for Iftar.

Mood: energetic

Thandiai /Thadal (Almond Drink For Ramadan)

Garlic Chutney For Angina لہسن کی چٹنی برائے انجائنا

Garlic Chutney For Angina

The following garlic chutney is very good for your heart , herbal doctors (Hakim) are recommending this for angina once a day with meal

• Garlic cloves   3 nos.
• Mint leaves      11 nos.
• Cumin seed       1 teaspoon
• Black pepper whole  3 nos.

• Crush all the ingredients on stone crusher, add salt to taste. Take with meals.

Aloe Vera Juice گھیگوار کا شربت

Aloe Vera Juice

How to Make Aloe Vera Juice
Take one branch or more branches  of Aloe Vera plant. Collect pulpy part by removing hard skin in a pot.




 http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Aloe_vera_plant.JPG

• The quantity of Aloe Vera pulp should be 250 g, add 1 kg sugar to it.
• Keep aside for 3-4 hours or overnight.
• The sugar will extract water from the pulp and a thick syrup will result.
• Heat this syrup on a low flame, add lemon juice from 2 lemons to it.
• After 15-20 minutes remove it from heat, cool and then refrigerate.
• Pour 1-2 teaspoon of this syrup in a glass of water and enjoy.
• Aloe Vera juice/syrup is beneficial in liver ailments.

 http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Aloe_vera_plant.JPG
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aloe_vera

Mood: creative

Ansari Phakki (Digestive Powder From Your Kitchen) انصاری پھکّی

Ansari Phakki (Digestive Powder From Your Kitchen)

I am writing here the formulation of a digestive powder ,the ingredients of this powder is available in your kitchen.  This is also free from Salt (Sodium Chloride) or Tartaric acid (Tatri), therefore it suitable both for high blood pressure patients as well as acidity patients.

• 1.   Ajwain (ajowain)                              50 gm
• 2.   Fennel seed (Aniseed, Sounf)        50 gm
• 3.   Mint Leaves Dry (Podina khushk)   50 gm
• 4.   Cinnamon (Canelle, Darchinni)       10 gm
• 5.   Dry ginger (Adrak, sonth)                 50 gm
• 6. Caraway    (Kala zeera)                     50 gm
• 7  Black pepper  (Kali Mirch)                   15 gm
• 8. Black salt (Kala Namak)                      50 gm
• 9. Indian Naushader (Ammonium Chloride) 20 gm

Grind together all the ingredients and store in an air tight container
Take 1/2 teaspoon after meal.

Mood: neutral

Herbal Remedy For Tension, Fear and Anxiety

The following compound of Natural ingredients (nuts) regenerates brain tissues. It is beneficial in tension , fear and anxiety states. It produces natural hypnosis.

1.  Prunus amygdalus   (Sweet almonds, Naghze badam shreen)    15-20gm                                          
2.   Sesamum indicum (sesam seed, Sufaid till, tukhme kanjad)         15-20 gm
3. Papaver somniferum (poppy seed, tukhme khashkhash)                 15-20 gm
4. Lagenaria vulgaris   (Tukhme Kadu shreen, Gourd seed)                 15-20 gm
 or  Cucurbita maxima (Pumpkin Seeds, Ghea Kaddu)
5. Lactuca Scariola  (Lettuce seeds,  Tukhm e kahu)     6-10 gm       


Ground all the ingredients together . 40-50 gm sugar can also be added to taste.


You can also add  40-50 gm chocolate chips for delightful taste. Sugar and chocolate chips can be added during grinding stage.
One can use it with water, or add to hot milk, or add to hot  horlicks,
It is very tasty.

This preparation also available in market under the name of Somina by Hamdard Dawakhana. 120 gm packing  Cost Rs 150/120  gm pack.
Try it, It is safe only nuts of fruits and vegetables are used.


Dosage

1- 2 teaspoonful in hot milk in morning and at night after breakfast and dinner.

Peptic Ulcers (Stomach Ulcer)

What is peptic ulcer
A peptic ulcer is a sore on the lining of the stomach or duodenum, the beginning of the small intestine.
A peptic ulcer in the stomach is called a gastric ulcer. One that occurs in the duodenum is called a duodenal ulcer.

What causes peptic ulcer
A bacteria called Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) is a major cause of peptic ulcers.

Symptoms of peptic ulcer
Abdominal discomfort is the most common symptom,  weight loss, poor appetite, nausea, vomiting

Test
A blood test for H pylori

Medications
If blood test report of H. pylori is positive, the doctor will recommend Triple Therapy treatment.
This includes two antibiotics and one acid pump inhibitor

• 1.  Amoxil 500 mg  (Amoxicillin )     GSK (in Pakistan)       1+0+1

• 2.  Klaricid 500 mg (Clarithromycin) Abbot (in Pakistan)    1+0+1

• 3.  Encid 20 mg (Omeprazol)    Willson (in Pakistan)        1+0+1

This treatment is for 14 days . Do not use these medication without your doctors prescription. It is given here only for patients knowledge.

After 14 days 1 and 2 are stopped and number 3 is continued for upto 1 year, after some time your doctor may reduced its dose from 2 cap/day to 1 cap/day or SOS.

During medication period patients feel uneasy e.g. stomach upset, headache, diarrhea, sensitivity to sun.

Take these medication with milk and eat 4-6 banana per day to avoid these symptoms, or discuss of with your doctor.

Another Blood Test
Usually doctor will ask for another blood test for H. pylori after one month of treatment, and further after 2 month and 4-6 month to check the eradication of H. pylori.


Food to avoid
Cold drinks, Pickles, Citrus fruits, Mango (even apples), Peach, Spicy meals, Red Chilli

Normally after eradication of H. pylori patient takes 3-4 years to returned to normal food. Pickles and cold drinks will remain sensitive food.  Medicine number 3 should be used SOS.

For further reading please visit

http://digestive.niddk.nih.gov/ddiseases/pubs/pepticulcers_ez/

Work Out (Exercise) Duration and Frequency

For a busy office executive who want to do some work out during his busy schedule.


Here are some suggestions.


Try to  join a gym rather than doing exercise at home, because most of the peoples doing exercise at home can not continue and bored in a few weeks of time. At gym you feel an enviroment of execise and get motivated to see what others are doing.


Work out duration should be in between 45-60 minutes and  3-4 days per week.


You must learn warm up, streching techniques from an expert physical trainer (PT teacher) and do not perform seeing on  other peoples. Because your physical traniner know which techniques are better for you according to your physical health.


Normally   10 minutes for warm up


                  15-20 minutes  walking + 5 minutes cool down  on tread mill


                  10 + 5 mintutes on Stationary cycle


                   10-15 minutes on various streching machines (Leg press, arm strech, chest press etc)


I found Aga Khan Sports and Rehabiltation centre is the best in Karachi, located at Aga Khan University Hospital. Timing from 7:30 am to 5:00 pm  with approx Rs 7000-8000 for  18-24 sessions depending upon your packages. These sessions can be availed within 3 month. Top Class Equipments are available here.

Mood: cheerful

Post Workout Diet (Diet After Exercise)

It is very important to eat after a workout.
Most of the people came to gym without any food with them.
Even peoples are not bringing water with them.

Because they are not eating nothing after exercise, they feel tiredness, weakness and fatigue after exercise .  The purpose of their exercise is to get strength but they feel fatigue. Therefore they left the exercise within few days.  The reason of this fatigue is that they get dehydrated and they consumed their energy (fuel) during exercise. Now their body demands energy for normal life.

It is very important to eat protein rich diet after exercise and also carbohydrates and water to refuel thier body within 15 minutes of workout.  If they refuel their body after exercise and drink plenty of fluid (juice and even water) during and after exercise they will not feel fatigue, tiredness and weakness after workout.  They will enjoy an execellent day after exercise.

Bananas are best choice after exercise they are rich in carbohydrate, potassium and other mineral and 2-3 bananas provide exellant calories. 3-4 sweet biscuitsor cookies you can eat if banana is not available.  Chicken nuggests are best choice of protien. Coconut water is an execellent sports drink it is low in carbohydrates and high in potassium and other minerals.

When you are not eating protein and carbohrates after your workout, the body need energy for normal functions, it starts consuming energy stored in your muscles and a person feels weakness in muscles and get tired,

Therfore it is very important to eat diet rich in protein, carbs after your work out, and drink plenty of water during and after your workout. It is also important to void your bladder when you feel, during and before start of an exercise.

Mood: cheerful

An Egg a Day ?

Most peoples are avoiding eggs in their diet.

Reason ?
Cholesterol.

Eggs contain cholesterol and high cholesterol levels in our blood increases our risk of heart didease.


However, the cholesterol we get from our food- and this includes eggs- has less effect on the amount of cholesterol in our blood than the amount of saturated fat we eat.


So if you are eating a balanced diet you only need to cut down on eggs if you have been told to do so by your general practitioner (GP) or dietation. If your GP has told you to watch your cholesterol levels, your priority should be cutting down on saturated fats.

There is no recommended limit on how many eggs people should eat. Eggs are a good choice as part of a healthy balanced diet.

Eggs are a good source of protein, Vitamin A, B2 and D .

Now start eating eggs if your are avoiding without any reason.

Pre Workout Diet (Diet Before Exercise)

Diet play an important role in exercise. Never start a workout with an empty stomach.
Take adequate and balanced diet at least half hour before an exercise.

The diet consist of all the basic nutrients.

• Carbohydrates, Protein , Fat and Water.

If you are starting your work in the morning , your breakfast should contain plenty of wholegrain breads and cereals, fruits and vegetables and moderate amount of milk, yoghurt and cheese, lean meat, fish, poultry, eggs, nuts and pulses.

• Eat enough food for your level of activity, If you eat too little then you won't be able to keep up your exercise levels.
• Drink plenty of fluids
• Eat enough carbohydrate to keep going during exercise.

Fig, Olives, Olive oil, Dates, Pomegranate, Oat are rich source of Carbohydrates, healthy fats as mentioned in Quran and Hadees.

• Before starting your exercise void your bladder to avoid urinary track infections.

Mood: excited

Food Additives With E Numbers Halal or Haram

I am a Food Technologist by profession. Most of my friend and family member and other peoples are asking me verbally, by e mail or through friends that we have purchased a product with E number mentioned on label. Is it Haram or Halal.  Even I noticed in some newspapers in past that the products with E numbers mentioned on label are Haram. I wants to explains some points here.

What are Food Additives.

• Chemicals are  often added to foods as preservatives, to add colour, to help different food substances combine in processed food (e.g. cakes and biscuits). and to enhance the taste and texture of food. These chemicals are known as additives.Most additives included in a product must be listed on the packaging label.

• Additives which have been approved usually have numbers. Those with E numbers have been approved by European Union .
• Therefore all the food additives with E numbers are not Haram, however some food additives with E numbers are Haram. Mainly those  food additives derived from animal source which are Haram themself. No mineral sourced  colour or food additives is Haram. Only animal sourced animal derived from Haram Animals are Haram.

• For detailed list of Haram items ( food and  non food) kindly visit the following website
• www.muslimconsumergroup.com

As E numbers are approved from European Union, American products are normally approved by FDA, and mentioned as FD&C numbers.  If Muslims countries jointly decided to have food additives safe for Muslim consumers they can use  M or I or H before an approved Muslim or Islamic or Halal Food Additives and Non Food additives (used in drugs/cosmetics/and household items)

Mood: satisfied

Herbal Remedy For Prostatitis

Most of the men after, even before, the age of 45-50, suffer an illness involving prostate. Prostate enlargement a common problem. Urination with pain and burning is a common symptom.

Urologist suggest MRI . When MRI results show enlargement of prostate gland. The following herbal formula is very useful. Pain and burning during urination will go within 3-4 hours after taking qahwah (Tea)  of this herbal medicine.






Formula

• Melia azadidirachta   (Tukhm e Bakain, Burg e Bakain)             2 gram
• Ocimum basilicum   (Tulsi, Barg e farang mushk, niazbo)         4 gram
• Sphaeranthus indicus ( Gorak Mundi, Gul e Mundi)                    4 gram
• Tephrosia puperea      (Sarphooka)                                             4gram
•                                                                                                    _________________
•                                                                                           12-14 gram / dose/day

                                                                                             
How To Use
Take one cup of water, add 6-7 gm of herbs and boil on low flame for 15-20 minutes.
Cool and take before breakfast and before going to bed at night.

Duration of Treatment 
15-45 days

Further information
This is a useful herbal formula to help maintain normal function  of prostate gland and its allied activities.
Gul e Mundi is the principal ingredient of this formulation fortified with selected herbs known for their resolvent anti-inflammatory and immunostimulant properties and in most cases of prostate problems  this formulation  helps keep the system in proper health.

Where to Buy these ingredient and how to identify them
You can buy  these ingredients from any herbal medicine store and you can check wikimedia commons website and search herbal for photographs which I have uploaded there.
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In India and Pakistan  Hamdard Laboratories are marketing this formulation under the name of GULMUNDENE. Packing size 120 g for 20 doses. Cost Pak Rs 80.

Gulmundene

Mood: calm

Ras Malai رس ملائی

Ras Malai

Ras Malai is a delicious sweetmeat liked by all ages. Purely milk based sweetmeat.




Ingredients for Malai (Milk doughnut):

• Milk  full cream   2 litre
• Baking powder 1/2 teaspoon
• Lemon juice  1-2 teaspoon or tatri 1-2 pinch
• Corn starch 1-2 teaspoon
• Sugar 2 kg

Ingredients for Ras ( Sweetened and flavoured Milk)

• Milk  1 litre
• Pistachio  chopped   20
• Almonds slices and chopped 20
• Cardamom seeds 1/8 teaspoon
• Sugar 1/2 - 1 cup
• Rose essences few drops

Procedure:

• Boil milk in a pan, after few boils add lemon juice 1 teaspoon at once and stirr, the milk will start coagulating if does not start add more lemon juice.
• Instead of using lemon juice the tatri (any food acid like Citric acid, Tartaric acid or Malic acid is a better choice if available, it will not impart flavour to milk)
• When milk fully coagulated add one glass cold water and sieve through muslin cloth (malmal cloth).
• You will get 200-250 gram of Shaninna (cottage cheese).
• Now add  baking powder and corn starch to it and dough well to a smooth texture. Then made small balls or patty shaped dumbles from it and keep aside.
• In a separate pan take  one glass water add sugar  and cook on medium flame to make sugar syrup (chashni or sheera) when boiling started add prepared balls to it and cook till balls doubles in size.
• Remove from sugar syrup in a pan fill 3/4th  with tap water. After 5 minutes squeeze carefully to remove excess water.
• Add these to sweetened and flavoured  milk with pistachio, almonds , cardamom seeds and few drops of rose essences.
• Delicious Ras malai is ready, cool in refrigerator and serve.

Preparation of Sweetened and Flavoured Milk

• Heat Milk then add Pistachio, almond, sugar, cardamom seeds and rose essence, then cool.

Ras Malai From Karachi

Okra Achar Masala اچاری بھنڈی

Okra Achar Masala

Okra Achar Masala is a purely vegetarian dish with achar taste. Very delicious and tangy .

 


Ingredients:

• Okra (Lady finger/Bhindi)  1/2 kg
• Oil 1 and 1/2 cup
• Onion Chopped 1
• Ginger crushed 1 teaspoon
• Garlic crushed 1 teaspoon
• Tomatoes chopped 2 teaspoon
• Salt to taste
• Haldi 1/2 teaspoon
• Red Chilli cutter 1 teaspoon
• Red Chilli powder 1 teaspoon
• Coriander powder 1 teaspoon
• Cumin seed whole 1/2 teaspoon
• Fennel whole 1/4 teaspoon
• Kalaunji whole 1/4 teaspoon
• Ajwain whole1/4 teaspoon
• Methidana 1/4 teaspoon
• Mustard whole 1/4 teaspoon
• Tamarind pulp 2 tablespoon

Procedure:

• Fry Okra in 1 cup oil and keep aside.
• Now saute onion in 1/2 cup oil, add ginger, garlic, tomatoes,  spices and Tamarind (Imli) pulp and fry for 5 minutes .
• Then add fried okra and cook for another 5 minutes, then simmer for 10 minutes.
• Delicious Okra Achari Masala is ready.
• Serve with Roti/Rice

• Mood: cheerful

Okra Achar Masala

Anal Fissure

Anal fissure is a crack or tear in the skin of anal canal.

When a person trying to pass stool ,he feels pain.  The swelling and pain are unbearable.

Causes 
Constipation
Hard stools

What to do
To see a general surgeon, he will examine , and recommend medications.

Medications
Medication are generally pain relieving ( Like Voltran, Kaflm , Nise) , Swelling relieving ( Like Chymoral Forte)   and Flegyl  and GTN paste 0.25%.

Duration of Treatment
Painkiller, Swelling reliefer and antibiotic are used for 2-3 days but GTN paste must be used for atlest 45 days to avoid relapse.

Surgery
Surgery is also an option to correct anal fissure but if patient use GTN paste 2-3 times daily for atleast 45 days and make his/her stool soft this can be avoided.

Where to Buy and How to apply GTN Paste
Best quality GTN paste is available at Agha Khan Univesity Hospital Karachi pharmacy, however one can buy it from any pharmacy, In UK it is available under the brand name of Rectogesic.
It can be applied with the help of cotton bud in small amount, by yourself or with the help of some one other.
It is very usefull medicine , and complete cure occurred in many patients.

How To Make Your Stool Soft
Stool should be soft enough to pass easily, no watery stools are necessary only soft stool. Use any stool softener, but do not use purgative.

In Pakistan Qars e Mullian of Hamdard  (Tablets) are available, one tablet with luke warm water before going to bed is enough for soft stool at the morning. In some person 1-1/2 to 2 tablets are required.

Lahori Murgh Cholay لاہوری مرغ چھولے

Lahori Murgh Cholay

Lahori Murgh Cholay is one of the most popular dish of Punjab, Road Side vendors are selling this stuff in all seasons in parks, in bazaars in Industrial areas. Cholay means Kabuli Channa in Punjabi and Murgh Means Chicken.

Ingredients:

• Chicken  1 kg
• Kabuli Channa (Garbanzo beans/Chickpea)   250 gram
• Oil 1 cup
• Onion chopped 3
• Tomatoes chopped 3
• Ginger crushed 2 teaspoon
• Garlic crushed 2 teaspoon
• Fresh Coriander leaves for Garnish
• Mint chutney in yoghurt (Mint Raita) for serving.
• Salt to taste
• Red Chilli powder 1 teaspoon
• Red Chilli cutter 1 teaspoon
• Haldi 1/2 teaspoon
• Cumin powder 1 teaspoon
• Coriander powder 1 teaspoon
• Baking soda 3 teaspoon
• Black pepper whole 15
• Cloves whole 8
• Garam Masala  1/2 teaspoon

Procedure:

• Wash then soak Kabuli channa in water with 2 teaspoon of baking soda for 5-6 hours.
• Then boil in enough water and  keep aside.
• Now heat oil in a pan fry onion till golden brown. Add tomatoes, ginger, garlic and all spices and 1 teaspoon baking soda and fry for 2 minutes then add chicken and fry for another 5 minutes.
• Add 2 cup water and cook on medium flame till chicken is tender.
• At this stage add boiled Kabuli channa and cook for 10 minutes. Garnish with Fresh Coriander leaves and simmer.
• Delicious Murgh Cholay are ready serve with Naan and Mint raita.
• Mint raita is usually poured over Murgh Cholay gravy in serving plate.

Lahori Murgh Cholay