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The Flavors to Relish at the Top Israeli Restaurant in LA

Fresh Flavors From LA’s Top Israeli Restaurant

If you’re on a trip to LA, there’s no reason why you should miss binging on these flavors at the Habayit Restaurant, one of the top Israeli restaurants in the city. 

Shakshuka

Coming from North America and adopted by Arabs and Jews during the Ottoman Empire, shakshuka didn’t take long to enter the hearts of Israelis. It is the staple food of Israel. 

The original recipe used meat and vegetables. But contemporary shakshuka uses poached eggs atop a savory sauce of onion, garlic, tomatoes, peppers, and middle eastern herbs and spices, including coriander, cumin, fresh parsley, paprika, and nutmeg. 

Shawarma

If you’re a meat lover, the shawarma is a feast for your eyes. It is a spiced and tangy lamb, turkey, or veal, stacked and roasted on a giant skewer, rotisserie-style. Chefs use an electric carving knife to shave off thin strips of meat, and after browning them on the grill, roll them up in a fresh pita. The dish is completed with salads, pickles, humus, tahini, eggplant, spicy sauce, amba (mango sauce), and fries. 

Falafel and Humus

Falafel is regarded as the national dish of Israel. It is popular among vegans because of its high-protein and plant-based ingredients. 

Modern falafel comprises ground chickpeas, fava beans, or both rolled to make round-shaped patties with spices. These are deep-fried till perfectly brown. Falafel is served with Israeli salad, spicy sauce, tahini, humus, chips, cabbage, hot peppers, and fried eggplant. Sometimes, they are stuffed inside a pita. 

Humus is almost the national anthem of food in the middle-east. It is a spread made using boiled chickpeas, parsley, spices, tahini, and fresh lemon.  

Conclusion

The food of Israel promises a dynamic, lavish blend of fiery, comforting, and refreshing flavors. It infuses Middle Eastern and Mediterranean influences to create an absolutely remarkable cuisine, with something to suit everyone’s taste buds. 

Source link : https://www.habayitrestaurant.com/blog/fresh-flavors-from-las-top-israeli-restaurant/

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Benefits of Using Diabetic Neuropathy Equipment

Diabetic peripheral neuropathy is one of the most frequently encountered complications of type 1 and type 2 diabetes. It leads to neuropathic pain, diabetic foot ulcers and lower limb amputations, which in turn affect the quality of life of patients and their families. Diagnosing diabetic neuropathy in early stages will make a huge difference in the treatment of patients and eventually avert the need for amputations.

Nerve conduction studies help in the diagnosis of peripheral neuropathy but this can detect only the involvement of large nerve fibres, at an advanced stage of the disease. Monofilament testing also detects only advanced neuropathy. There is therefore an urgent need for diagnostic equipment and testing that will help detect diabetic peripheral neuropathy in the early stage.

Kody Medical Electronics have introduced several diagnostic instruments towards this end. They have a range of instruments to measure vibration pulse threshold and detect sensation and hot cold perception in the limb and for testing cardiac autonomic neuropathy.

They have a range of digital biothesiometer (neuropathy analyzer) for the measurement of vibration perception threshold (VPT) in large nerve fiber and neuropathy Analyzer (HCP Elite) for the measurement of Hot and Cold perception threshold (HCP) in small nerve fiber, BIOTHEZI-VPT, BIOTHEZI-VPT LITE, BIOTHEZI VPT ULTRA are models that measure VPT both on hands and the feet and HCP Elite also measures Hot cold perception threshold in both hands and feet, which will result in much earlier diagnosis of diabetic neuropathy than with nerve conduction studies. Higher the value of VPT and HCP, greater is the risk of ulceration.

Kody’s digital biothesiometers (Neuropathy Analysers) are simple and economical instruments with manual control for applying vibration and hot cold perception. They come with a comprehensive operating method and an easy to handle software. The reports can be exported to PDF format for ease of sharing and reporting.

Kody’s monofilaments help in assessing the risk of ulceration in a patient. Absence of sensation for buckling of monofilament (10 gm/5.07) at specific sites on the foot indicates that the foot is at risk. Each pack contains 20 monofilaments that can be used multiple times. One monofilament can be used for 3 to 4 patients for 16 sites.

KODYSCAN is a non-invasive, fully automated computer-based Cardiac Autonomic Neuropathy Analysis test system that helps in the assessment of heat rate variability and autonomic function, making it useful in diabetic patients. The instrument provides heart rate variability (HRV) and blood pressure analysis for a quantitative assessment of the autonomic nervous system (ANS) and autonomic balance (sympathetic and parasympathetic).

With appropriate use of such equipment, diabetic peripheral neuropathy can definitely be diagnosed at a much earlier stage of onset and treated appropriately. This will avert unnecessary amputations and vastly improve the quality of life of patients with diabetes.

Source link : https://kodymedical.com/2022/12/26/benefits-of-using-diabetic-neuropathy-equipment/

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THREE MOST LOVED SOUTH INDIAN DISHES AND CONDIMENTS THAT YOU CAN MAKE EASILY

South Indian cuisine is known for its delicious flavours, vibrant colours, and complex spices. It is rich, spicy and full of flavours that have enticed hearts the world over. From delicious uttapams to mouth-watering coconut chutneys, South Indian cuisine is a culinary destination  that will tantalize your taste buds. 

It is really difficult to bring authentic flavour to your home-made dishes. But if you are someone like me who is a huge fan of South Indian Cuisine, premixes can greatly help us. South Indian Premixes lets you instantly prepare delicacies. 

If you're interested in trying your hand at making some South Indian dishes at home, we've got you covered.

Below we've included recipes for three classic South Indian dishes with a little twist:

RASAM VADA:

This recipe is a new variation that combines two of the most loved south Indian dishes, Rasam a healthy soup and vada a tempting snack. Here’s a quick recipe for making Rasam vada

INGREDIENTS:

For Vada:

1 Cup Soaked Urad Dal (Soaked for 4 Hours)

2 Green Chillies

1 tbsp fresh Coriander

Re:fresh Himalayan Pink Salt

1/4 tsp Crushed Black Pepper

For Rasam:

1 Cup Boiled Toor dal

1 tbsp Oil

1/2 tsp Mustard Seeds

1/2 tsp Urad Dal

5-6 Curry Leaves

2-3 Dry Red Chillies

1/4 tsp Asafoetida(Hing)

3 Chopped Tomatoes

1/2 Cup Tamarind Water (1 tbsp Tamarind + 1/2 Cup Water)

1/2 tsp Turmeric Powder

1 tsp Red Chilly Powder

1 tsp Coriander Cumin Powder

2 tbsp Re:fresh Rasam Powder 

Water as Required

Salt to Taste

Fresh Coriander

RECIPE:

For Batter:

Grind soaked urad dal till it becomes a fines paste.

In a bowl, take grounded Urad Dal. Add Himalayan pink salt, grated fresh coriander and black pepper powder to it and blend nicely.

In another vessel, add tamarind water to the tomato puree. 

For Rasam:

Heat the pan. Add oil, mustard seeds, urad dal, fresh curry leaves and dried red chilli. Mix it to bring flavours. Add asafoetida (Hing) for making it aromatic. 

To this spice blend, add tomato puree and Re:fresh Ginger Paste. Also mix red chilli powder, cumin-coriander powder and turmeric powder into the mixture.

After blending the ingredients, it's now time to add the star of the dish, Re:fresh Rasam powder. Stir the mixture nicely.

Mix soaked urad dal to the blend and add water. Stir it and let the rasam boil.

At last top the rasam with Himalayan pink salt and fresh coriander leaves.

Tasty Rasam is ready.

For Vada:

In a kadai heat oil.

Take vada batter in hand, and slowly pour it into hot oil in such a way that it forms a round shape.

Fry the vada till they become slightly brown and take it out on a plate. 

For the final dish:

In a serving bowl, take all vadas and pour rasam on it.

Garnish with fresh coriander leaves and serve the delicacy. 

TADKE WALE VEG UTTAPAM:

You must have relished Uttapam or south Indian pancake. We have tried to give it a slight tadkewala touch to make it more appetizing. Adding Re:fresh Curry Leaves Podi takes it to another level. Make Uttapam this way and trust me every time you will make this way only. 

INGREDIENTS:

Dosa Batter

1 Onion

1 Tomato

1/2 Capsicum

2 Green Chillies

1/2 tsp Red Chilly Powder

1/2 tsp Coriander Cumin Powder

Salt to Taste

1 tbsp Fresh Coriander

1 tsp Ghee

1/4 tsp Mustard Seeds

1/4 tsp Cumin Seeds

1/2 tsp Sesame Seeds

4-5 Curry Leaves

1/4 tsp Re:fresh Curry Leaves Podi Powder

If you want to make chutney just mix Re:fresh curry leaves podi Powder with Oil or Ghee pr you can just sprinkle it over idli, dosa or Uttapam.

RECIPE:

For stuffing:

In a bowl take chopped onions, capsicum, fresh coriander leaves and grated tomato.

Add spices like red chilli powder cumin-coriander powder and Himalayan pink salt to the veggies. Mix nicely.

For Uttapam:

In a frying pan heat oil/butter. Add mustard seeds, curry leaves and cumin seeds to it.

Add veggies to the pen and spread them Nicely.

Pour the uttapam batter on the veggies and immediately arrange it evenly to form a fine layer.

Cook it on one side and after a few mins toss it. 

Garish uttapam with Re:fresh curry leaves podi powder.

Serve it with ketchup.

TOMATO COCONUT CHUTNEY:

Any South Indian Dish is incomplete without its beloved condiment, Coconut Chutney. With premix, you can make any variation of this mild chutney. You can prepare plain coconut chutney, tomato coconut chutney, pudina coconut chutney, and several others. 

INGREDIENTS:

Refresh Instant Coconut Chutney Powder.

50ml water. 

RECIPE:

Pick any variety of coconut chutney of your choice. 

Take 4tsp of Refresh Instant Coconut Chutney Powder.

Add 50ml water and mix it well.

Tasty Tomato Coconut Chutney is ready to serve, enjoy it with Idli, Dosa, Appam, Medu Vada, Uttapam, Chapati & Roti varieties.

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