Introduction

botica_indica

• A recipe inspired by Professor Shonku (a character created by Satyajit Ray) for those who want to:

  • eat a healthy and nutritious diet, and

  • do not have the time, and

  • are tired of eating Ramen or Maggi noodles

• Inspirations

  • Botica Indica: a (mythical) pill that will fulfill all your daily food requirements

  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Professor_Shonku#Inventions_of_Professor_Shonku

• Ingredients

  • Vegetables

    • Beans

      • long beans

      • kidney beans (sources of isoflavones)

    • Garbanzo peas

    • Green lentils

    • Cabbage

    • Chopped Onions

    • Carrots

    • Cauliflower

    • Stems and shoots of cauliflower (roughage and fiber)

  • Proteins

    • Eggs

    • Mushrooms

  • Spices

    • Indian spices

      • Turmeric

      • Garlic

      • Ginger

      • Chillies

• Protocol

  • lots of patience

  • slow cook in oil and spices

  • add chopped onions

  • add ingredients

  • taste periodically

• Additional ingredients

  • canned tuna (fried) or some other fish

  • nuts and seeds

  • yogurt

• Yet more ingredients

  • multi-vitamins

  • fruits

  • physical activity, and

  • yoga

• On a more serious note

  • Healthy diet

    • https://eatforum.org/eat-lancet-commission/the-planetary-health-diet-and-you/

    • https://www.mrc-epid.cam.ac.uk/blog/lancet-commission-global-diabetes-epidemic/

    • https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(20)32374-6/fulltext

    • https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/guides/zgvnpbk/video

• Contact

  • Professor Trilokeshwar Shonku

• Acnowledgements

  • My mother Kalyani Banerjee, my father Tarakeswar Banerjee and my wife Joyeeta Ghose

• Citation

  • if you like this recipe please cite the following academic work

  • Botica Indica, Professor Trilokeshwar Shonku, Satyajit Ray

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