Quick Kimchi Salad
It’s a Korean dish . Koreans eat so much of this salad that
It has become the national dish of Korea. It is a high fiber and low fat diet that has kept obesity
at bay in Korea. It is loaded with vitamins A, B and C. Kimchi was also taken
to space by Astraunauts on the spaceship.
How to prepare quick Kimchi salad ?
Kimchi means fermented
vegetables with garlic and chillies etc. But I am talking about quick kimchi
salad which you can serve immediately(without fermentation)
It is a pre meal appetizer.
Cucumber with skin -1(medium size)
Carrot – 1 (medium size)
Tomato without pulp -1(medium size)
Red ,yellow or green capsicum – 1
Cabbage in small slices – 1/4th cup
Brown sugar -2 tbs
Garlic crushed -1 tbs
Sesame oil – 1 tbs
Soya sauce – 1 tbs
Tomato ketch up – 1 tbs
Hot and sweet tomato sauce – 1 tbs
Vinegar – 1 tbs
Salt as per taste
Kashmiri red chilli powder – 2 tsp
Sesame seeds, fried noodles, green coriander , tomatoes for garnishing.
Mix all the ingredients and serve immediately .
Why should you let this spicy meal enter your mouth?
Here are many benefits of this salad-
·
It
does not just make your inner beauty shine through, it also makes your outer
appearance excellent as well. Eating kimchi helps you prevent wrinkles in long
run.
·
It
also helps in detoxifying your body thus preventing you from many types of cancers.
·
Helps
you lose weight , because 150 gm of
kimchi contains only 40 calories.
·
Fiber
contents present in kimchi also assist in stabilizing the bowel movements and
prevent constipation.
·
It
encourages the production of collagen which aids in improving elasticity.
Note- Do not use any plastic or metal utensils , use only glass material
to store it.
It is high in sodium due to many varieties of sauces added to
it . So the BP patient should eat it in limit.
Dr.
Suman Setia BAMS DNHE PGDHHM
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