Easy noodles for convalescent and elderly



Easy noodles for convalescent and elderly
Easy noodles for convalescent and elderly
Those who are recuperating from long term illness need to take food that can digest easily. Elderly too need such diet. This recipe is good for such people. It is also very easy to prepare. Idea is to choose ingredients that are easily digestible and nutritious add spices that help in the digestion.

The vegetables were chosen for thier nutrition values and ease of digestion.
Carrots are rich in vitamin A, Vitamin C, Vitamin K, vitamin B8, pantothenic acid, folate, potassium, iron, copper, and manganese.


Carrot
Carrot
Green beans are rich in lutein, beta-carotene, violaxanthin, and neoxanthin.
Beans

Beans 

Sweet corn has many Antioxidant Phytonutrients such as nthocyanins, beta-carotene, caffeic acid, coumaric acid, ferulic acid, lutein, syringic acid, vanillic acid, protocatechuic acid
and zeaxanthin. It is rich in fiber which helps in digestion and in regulating the bowel movement. It also provides energy that would help the patients who are weak.
Sweet corn

Sweet corn 
Cabbage is a good source of phytonutrients such as thiocyanates, lutein, zeaxanthin, isothiocyanates, and sulforaphane, which stimulate detoxifying enzymes. It is rich in Vitamin K, Vitamin C, Vitamin B6 and fiber. It also provides iron, magnesium, phosphorus, calcium for strong bones, and potassium for regulating the heart rate and blood pressure.
Cabbage

Cabbage 
Spinach is an excellent source of vitamin K, vitamin A, manganese, folate, copper, vitamin B2, vitamin B6, vitamin E, calcium and vitamin C.

                                  Recipe summary
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                 Easy noodles for convalescent and elderly

Preparation time: 15 minutes
Cooking time: 20 minutes
Serves: 4

1.Cut 100 grams  carrots, 100 grams snap green beans, 100 grams sweet corn and 100 grams cabbage and 100 grams spinach.until they are cut into very fine pieces. I processed in a food processor.
Easy noodles for convalescent and elderly
Easy noodles for convalescent
 and elderly 


2. Heat 1 table spoon oil in a wok and add 100 grams onion, chopped coarsely onion and 15 grams green chili. Fry for about 5 minutes or till the onions are translucent.

3.Add carrots and continue to stir-fry for 5 minutes. 

4. Add spinach,  9 grams garlic and 5 grams ginger, 1/2 teaspoon  and fry for 3 minutes.


Ingredients

5.Add 240 grams  boiled noodles and mix well. 

6.Add cabbage, snap green beans and sweet corn and continue to fry for 5 minutes. 

7. Add the seasoning found in the packet of maggi mee.

Easy noodles for convalescent and elderly is ready.
                     Recipe follows in detail with picture.


Preparation time: 15 minutes
Cooking time: 20 minutes
Serves: 4

Ingredients
Main
240 grams noodles
Others
100 grams carrots
100 grams snap green beans
100 grams sweet corn
100 grams cabbage
100 grams spinach.
100 grams onion, chopped coarsely
15 grams green chili, sliced into fine pieces.
5 grams ginger
9 grams garlic
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
1/2 teaspoon of salt

Spices
1/4 teaspoon of pepper
Seasoning powder that came with the noodles.

Ginger has excellent digestive capabilities. But I have limited it to the minimum because of its blood thinning properties and because in bigger quantities it may irritate a weak stomach.

Preparation
I processed the main vegetables carrots, snap green beans, sweet corn and cabbage in a food processor until they are cut into very fine pieces. Processing in this manner makes the vegetables easily digestible. I removed all the stems from the spinach and took only the leaves. Spinach is easily digestible and therefore it does not need to be sliced.


Onion and chili
Onion and green chili
In a medium sized pan bring 1 liter of water to the boil. When the water comes to the boil add the noodles, reduced the heat to medium and boil for 3 minutes. After three minutes switch off the heat and let the noodles stand in the pan for 1 minute. Drain the water using a colander and let the noodles drip dry in the colander.

Method
In a large pan or a wok heat the oil and when the oil is hot reduce the heat to medium and add the onion and green chili. Fry for about 5 minutes or till the onions are translucent.

Frying onion and chili
Frying Onion and  chili


Add carrots and continue to stir-fry for 5minutes. Add cabbage, snap green beans and sweet corn and continue to fry for 5 minutes. 

As I processed the vegetables in the processor and microwaved it.
So the cooking time was less.
Ingredients for Easy noodles for convalescent and elderly
Ingredients for Easy noodles for convalescent and elderly

Microwaved vegetables
Micro waved vegetables



Adding vegetables to onion mixture

If the frying pan is very dry add 1/2 cup of water and continue.Add spinach, garlic and ginger and fry for 3 minutes.

Add the boiled noodles and mix well.
Noodles
Noodles

Boiling noodles
Boiling noodles

Add the salt, pepper, seasoning powder found inside the noodle packet and optionally a teaspoon of soy sauce or fish sauce.

You can add eggs too to be more nutritious.


Easy noodles for convalescent and elderly
Easy noodles for convalescent and elderly


Taste for seasoning and adjust. Take the noodles off the heat. The noodles is ready.

Nutrition data for this recipe

Nutrition content is computed by adding nutrition values of individual ingredients according to the USDA nutrition database. Water shown here is what is found in the ingredients and not the water added while cooking. This is only an approximation. For further information please read my post “Nutrition information for my recipes.”
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