However, you don’t have to worry if you are not living near Indali Lodge. You can still eat healthy Indian food in almost any Indian restaurant, if you order wisely.  In this article we will tell you some simple ways to choose tasty as well as healthy Indian food.

Pick Authentic Indian Restaurant
Most restaurant don’t serve authentic Indian curries as they change their recipe to suit the British taste buds.  But this really ruins it as a healthy dish.  Authentic Indian dishes are actually not so fattening as it uses lean meat of high quality and ingredients which are low on fat.

Choose Tandoori
In Tandoori the lean meat cooks in its own fat unlike in other fried dishes. Hence it is actually one of the healthiest.  So, always check out the tandoor section in  the menu for good choices.  The best choices are tandoori chicken, fish and prawns.

Choose a Healthy Curry
The best choice for a healthy curry is chicken and fish.  Lamb Rogan Josh is the healthiest dish in Indian curry houses as although it is high in calories, it is also high on antioxidants.  Antioxidants help to keep your heart strong and healthy.

Vegetarian Side dish
Indian cuisine has many side dishes which help stay healthy along with enjoying food.  Bharta (Vegetable puree) is a healthy choice.  It’s a very good side dish along with curry as it has healthy ingredients like ginger, aubergine, onion and tomato along with garlic, cumin and chillies.

Avoid crispy and Fried Food
Steer clear of crispy and friend food for starters and main courses.  These foods have spent quite a long time inside  the deep fryer and are an unhealthy choice.

With these simple tips you can enjoy the wide variety of healthy Indian dishes.

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The chance of developing this disease after  the age of 60 in India is just one percent!  What made Indians so different, is it their lifestyle, or their Indian eating habits? And the various researches proved that Indian spices such as turmeric used in Indian curry may be a cure for Alzheimer’s disease.  It has been scientifically proven by research backed by the University of California that turmeric = an unavoidable ingredient of the Indian Curry Sauce – counters the Alzheimer’s disease.

Turmeric is found in every Indian curry dish from mild Kormas to the hot and spicy sambars. The important chemical is curcumin, a compound found in the turmeric root. Alzheimer’s disease is associated with  the build up of knots in the brain termed as amyloid plaques.  Curcumin in Turmeric  is believed to reduce the number of these amyloid plaques by a half.

Turmeric Turmeric is one of the spices used in Indian curry which helps the cells to mend themselves, and keep the cells associated with each other and thus brain cells stay strong. It also has the ability to decrease, avoid and stop inflammation..Chronicle inflammation may cause harm to tissues. Turmeric helps the body to avoid cancer-causing toxins and stops spreading new blood vessels. Turmeric had other benefits such as it is helpful in digestion, it fights against heart attacks, it works as an anticeptic.  Some of the turmeric supplements used in Indian curries are superior to other nutritional supplements.

Various researches proved that Indian curries are not only tasty but are healthy.  We can say that by including Indian curry in your daily diet program would prove to be beneficial for staying away from diseases such as Alzheimer’s and Cancer.

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