I am very happy and excited to share with you my oil-free menu.  

The recipes are suitable for a diabetic and insulin resistance diet or if you have any cardiovascular diseases. They also reduce the risk of you contracting these illnesses.  This is good clean cooking, perfect for a healthy lifestyle.   According to research (links below)  oil and fat are the contributing factors of the above diseases as well as weight gain.  My menu is primarily focused on South African Indian/Asian style cooking.  The meals are clean and healthy whilst still packed with flavour leaving you fully satiated. Typically Indian cooking is usually synonymous with oil “floating” on dishes like an oil spill.  You’ve probably heard some people say that certain dishes like spinach, green beans, cabbage, mushroom etc.  need extra oil.  Well, I disagree.  I’ve always used very little oil without compromising on taste.   This time around I went from a little to no oil.  After some trials and errors my oil-free cooking style is perfect and very easy to follow.  

I normally start my Indian cooking with 4 basic steps for building layers of flavour:

  1.  popping my seeds to release flavour
  2. adding curry leaves for an aromatic flavour and
  3. then tossing in onion and braising it for another dimension of flavour and texture
  4. followed by the magical blend of masalas (depending on what I’m cooking)
  5. Now we can do all of the above oil-free. 

Note:   with guards to diabetic and insulin resistance diets.   Please consult with your nutritionist or dietician for portion sizes as this is very important to achieve your health goals. 

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