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

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Consuming Proteins in Exce

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.

1. Cancer Protein is the food for growth and cancer is a growth. Animal proteins can fuel cancers. Casein, the protein found in dairy is a known carcinogen. Cooking meats causes heterocyclic amines to be formed which are also carcinogens. The lack of fiber in meat can cause colon cancers and hormones in meat and dairy can provoke hormone dependent cancers like breast, ovarian and prostate cancers.

2. Kidney Disease It’s well known that animal proteins are toxic to the kidneys. Chronic kidney disease has become very common and can be largely avoided by having a high fiber plant-based diet.

3. Auto -immune Diseases Animal proteins can provoke the production of antibodies that can destroy our own body cells leading to auto immune diseases.

4. Osteoporosis Excess protein is acid forming, forcing our bones to release calcium to neutralize the acid. This can lead to osteoporosis.

5. Acidity Proteins are digested in the stomach with the help of hydrochloric acid. Eating a protein rich diet forces the stomach to produce more acid thereby leading to acidity or heartburn.

6. Gout It’s well known that a high protein diet can result in gout in those who are predisposed to this painful disease.

6. Allergies One of the best ways to minimize allergies is to go completely plant-based and avoid the offending allergen to the extent possible. With this regimen most allergies disappear in a period of a year or two.