Monday, October 3, 2011

Healthy Tomato Juice Recipes


Add okra to your tomato juice recipes and see the tremendous effect to your health.

Now why we have to add it in tomoto juice?

(1) It can stabilize blood sugar by curbing the rate in which sugar can be absorbed in the intestinal tract.
(2) It also has the ability to help the heart become healthy
(3) It binds cholesterol and bile acid and helps it pass through the liver in order to get eliminated in the body.
(4) It can help a person reduce the chances of depression, weakness and exhaustion.
(5) It is also good for sore throat, irritable bowel syndrome and is also rich in Vitamin C and has high anti-oxidant properties.
(6) It can help reduce the chances of forming cancer cells in the body.


Okra and Tomato Juice Recipes

This recipe can be prepared easily and is best to be given during hospitalization as substitute for carbonated drinks and caffeine and is a drink

designed for patients who are suffering from heart problems, high cholesterol, diabetes and other problems in the gastrointestinal tract.
What you need for this -
5 Tablespoon vegetable oil/ olive oil
1 celery rib, make sure to slice it in thin strips
1/2 onion, slice in thin strips
1 jalapeño chilli, seeded, sliced thin (You can remove the jalapeno chilli if you are suffering from ulcer and hyperacidity
3 garlic cloves, sliced thin
1 tablespoon tomato paste
2 Tablespoon red wine vinegar
1 1/2 cups chicken or vegetable
1 teaspoon minced fresh rosemary (rosemary adds fragrance and additional taste)
1/2 to 3/4 pound fresh okra
5 plum tomatoes, diced
Salt and pepper

Let's cook -

1. Make sure the pan is well heated before adding 3 tablespoons of the vegetable oil or olive oil, use a large sauté pan, shallow pot and choose

medium-high heat. When the oil is already hot, sauté the onion, together with the jalapeno chilli and celery for about 2 to 3 minutes, stir twice.

Add the garlic and sauté for another two minutes.

2. Mix the tomato paste, broth and vinegar and stir them together, bring it to a boil and then add rosemary and a pinch of salt.

3. While the sauce is still boiling, slice the okra into diagonal pieces.

4. Use another pan and use high heat for two minutes. Add the oil and make sure to get it really hot. Add the okra and spread it out in one

layer in the pan. Let the okra get brown for a minute. Do this for 2 to 3 minutes.

5. After the okra is done, add the sauce, dice the tomatoes, reduce the heat, cook for 5 minutes and be exact about this. This dish must never

be overcooked, use grinded black pepper and salt, and add according to taste and serve this dish with rice.

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