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calorie counting - how to do it with daal n salans
pakiprncess
04/12/02 at 17:14:52
[slm]

this may seem like a random question, but im going on a new diet where im trying to track my calorie intake. this helps me realize how much i am really eating and is getting me out of my denial stage ("but i only had a few of those hersheys kisses, mom..i seriously dont remember eating more than 5....or 11....or 48")

anyways, the question is: how do you count calories when it comes to desi food, like chicken tikkahs, daal, palak gosht, aloo gosht, nihari, biryani, bun kabab, boti kabab, chicken salan, aloo gobi, mirchoun ka salan, bhagar-e baingan...(am i making you hungry? cuz im making myself famished! :D ) i mean, the calorie counting thing works for me during the week, when im at college and eating salads and cereal and mac&cheese...but even those masala packets dont have the nutritional values on them...

now what is a girl to do?? (plz dont suggest stay this weight...as i said, im out of the denial-despite-the-tightness-of-my-jeans-without-a-belt-before-dinner stage)
Re: calorie counting - how to do it with daal n sa
Kashif
04/12/02 at 18:29:26
assalaamu alaikum

I asked this question before and no one had any answers. But a safe estimate i think is to double whatever you imagine the calorie count to any dish is. Man, desis just put in TOO much ghee into everything!

Kashif
Wa Salaam
NS
Re: calorie counting - how to do it with daal n sa
Mehak
04/12/02 at 18:48:24
[slm] sister,
  R u sure that masala mixes have calories in them??If I were u,I would follow the packets for how much oil or vegetables or meat u use. I mean this might work,waht do u think?? :) Because basically calories for anything depends on how much ingredients u use. Also,this web site called [url]www.recipezaar.com [/url] has a lot of curry recipes and their calorie count. THis one recipe I looked at had like 700 something calories.  :o Scary,huh??
  Well,good luck with ur diet and take care of urself sista. :-)
[wlm]
Re: calorie counting - how to do it with daal n sa
pakiprncess
04/15/02 at 04:04:46
lolzz....somehow, im not surprised sis. and just imagine how much nihari prolly is...its got like a liter of oil in it...

and yah, bro kashif...thas what makes them so yummy ;) i seriously cant get full unless i eat desi food...its like something is lacking...the oil, most likely  :P
Re: calorie counting - how to do it with daal n sa
Kashif
04/15/02 at 05:55:55
Nope, it isn't the oil that fills you up - its the gosht. Man, my uncles say that if they haven't had any gosht in their meal, they haven't eaten! hehe.

The other day i was in the kitchen watching my mum cook, and she poured a whole load of oil into the haandi, and i'm like: "MUM!" and she's "what? its just like water"

Kashif
Wa Salaam
NS
Re: calorie counting - how to do it with daal n sa
M.F.
04/15/02 at 11:22:01
Assalamu alaikum
If you can't estimate how many calories are in the food, you can try to think about each ingredient separately (chicken, flour, oil etc) and estimate that.  There's a great website for counting calories: go to [url]www.bored.com[/url] (yes I tried it out once to see if there was a bored.com...  :P) and scroll down till you find the Nutrition Calculator.
Warning: You may be shocked by just how many calories you eat a day!
Re: calorie counting - how to do it with daal n sa
siddiqui
04/15/02 at 20:33:52
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ike chicken tikkahs, daal, palak gosht, aloo gosht, nihari, biryani, bun kabab, boti kabab, chicken salan, aloo gobi, mirchoun ka salan, bhagar-e baingan...(am i making you hungry? cuz im making myself famished!  )

Famished? Boy I have forgotten how this things look like been 7 months (my entery in to land of milk and honey ?) now since I have even heard forget smell or even seen these goodies and yet I havent lost weight :D

Jokes apart sis these saalans /Taris are more loaded than an occasional hershys bar or an occasional chocalate mousse( Guess  whats for dinner
Uble channe and roti  :) )
Want to loose weight say good bye to the traditional desi foods which use either use meat,sugar,milk, n cream, oil ,butter or cheese Any choices left Pleaze let me know
[wlm]
04/15/02 at 20:35:33
siddiqui
Re: calorie counting - how to do it with daal n sa
pakiprncess
04/16/02 at 01:37:34
say goodbye to the traditional desi foods?? are you kidding?? dont jest with me so!! you almost gave me a heart attack  :P

ps...mf sis, that is such a cool site...thanks...it does all the calorie adding, including adding it according to how many servings, which is perfect for us non-math-types :)
04/16/02 at 01:42:07
pakiprncess
Re: calorie counting - how to do it with daal n sa
ash_aron
04/19/02 at 20:30:46
diet tips...to lose weight cut out bread..and the priceless advice is stop eating when your hunger is satisfied.

we get fat because we are greedy and need to clean the dish of anything edible.

drink plenty of fluids..water and fill your plate with salads and fruits. and finally excercise a brisk 30 minute walk 3 times a week minimum.
Re: calorie counting - how to do it with daal n sa
Hamas_The_Victor
04/20/02 at 05:54:01
Peace be on those who follow the GUIDANCE

Forget calories and enjoy your food, but:

Leave one third of your stomach for food, another third for drinks and the last third for air.


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