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Where do you get your Protein?

Enjoy this super cool song to understand which plant-based foods give us protein.

Keema Rice

Soy is a bean and just like any other bean (kidney beans, chickpeas etc.), it is high in protein and makes a great meat alternative. Try this recipe and let us know how you liked it!

Ingredients

• 1 cup soy granules, boiled and drained
• 1 cup brown rice, soaked in water for 8-10 hours
• 5 cardamoms
• 2 star anise
• 3 (1″ pc) cinnamon
• 2 onions, finely sliced
• ½ cup fresh coriander leaves
• 10-15 mint leaves
• Green chillies as per taste
• 8 cloves garlic, minced
• 1″ pc ginger, grated
• 5 peppercorns
• 1 tsp dry mango (amchur) powder, only if soy milk is being used
• ½ cup soy milk/ 1 cup peanut curd
• 2 cups warm water
• Unrefined salt to taste
• Caramelised onion and roasted nuts, for the garnish

Method

Heat a heavy bottomed pan, add cardamom, cinnamon and star anise. Dry stir ‘fry’ for a minute. Add onions and ‘fry’ on low heat, until it turns light brown. Add garlic and ginger and stir  until fragrant. Add the coriander and mint leaves, green chillies and pepper corns. ‘Fry’ until the leaves turn dark green. Add the mango powder (only if soy milk is being used). Add the rice and stir fry for 2 minutes, or until the rice gets a mild brown tint. Add the soy granules and stir fry. Add the soy milk/peanut curd and ‘fry’ for 2 minutes. Add 2 cups of warm water and salt. Cover and let the rice cook. Garnish with pan roasted caramelised onions and roasted cashew nuts.

Serves 4-5

Food For The Mind

FACEBOOK SUPPORT GROUP

If you love Facebook, then join us to be supported on your plant based journey. We are offering two possibilities

1. SHARAN India is SHARAN’s main Facebook page which you can like and follow for getting useful daily updates and news from the plant based health world. You will also get news about the latest SHARAN events, see testimonials, and more.

2. SHARAN’s Vegan Support Group is an open support group to know more about vegan/plant-based lifestyle. Here you can ask questions and share inspiring stories, tips, recipes, etc.

All our doctors and presenters will be here to answer your questions and give you tips. If you have attended our events join this group to be a part of our family.

Please like the main SHARAN page and join the group(s) applicable to you.

Consuming Proteins in Excess

Do you remember a time when you ate too much protein? It could be in the form of meat, or chicken, eggs, or even paneer or cheese. How did you feel after that? Did you feel energized? Probably not, as these are hard to digest.

On the other hand, eating plant-based proteins – chickpeas, beans, lentils and dals doesn’t leave you feeling that way; does it? That’s partly because they are full of fiber so you cannot overeat them, and they are low in fat. Nature protects us when we eat foods suitable to our species.

Did you know that excess proteins cause more problems in other ways too? Excess proteins can be the cause of the following diseases.