Are Indian foods (curries) healthy?
Traditional curry making process adds about 40 calories to one cup of curry All Indian curries start out by heating Ghee or oil in a pan. Then the onions are fried in hot Ghee till brown. Then the Garlic and Ginger are added and lightly fried. Then the curry spices are added and fried. This is called Masala. For Vegetable curries, vegetables are added and fried. Little amount of water is added. The dish is cooked on low to medium heat till the vegetables are tender. For chicken curries, the skin is discarded. Most of the times the chicken is marinated. Marinated or not, the chicken is browned, added to Masala. The dish is cooked on low to medium heat till the chicken is tender. For lamb curries, the visible fat is trimmed off. Most of the times the lamb is marinated. Marinated or not, the lamb is browned, added to Masala. The dish is cooked on low to medium heat till the lamb is tender. From health point of view following points should be noted 1. The curry spices themselves are benefi
