“Let your medicine be your food, and let your food be your medicine.”
With the recommendation that the population #stayathome to contain the advance of the coronavirus, the search for recipes increased considerably on the blogs and social networks, especially easy and practical recipes for the ones not familiar with cooking . Now is the time to think of others, of the common good, and to be reclusive.
Sister María del Verdún, a monk of the Grace Mercy Order, holistic therapist and responsible for the Food Cooking Sector (FCS) of the Light-Nucleus of Figueira in São Carlos, has a quick and easy to prepare recipe, full of nutrients and, according to her, “can be a substitute for the French bread loaf that we may be deprived of during the quarantine.”
The recipe suggested by the monk has ingredients that help to combat free radicals and strengthen the immune system.
“When we are weakened, the free radicals intensify their activity, weaken our immune system and make it possible for illnesses to emerge. In these times of pandemic, we must nurture our inner world so that nothing, including our food, will be a factor of imbalance,” warns Sister María del Verdún.
Here is the recipe: Vegan Chapati
Ingredients:
1 cup of rolled oats
1 cup of cornmeal
2 tablespoons of sweet tapioca powder
2 tablespoons of olive oil
Salt to taste
3 tablespoons of grated carrot
3 tablespoons of grated zucchini
6 leaves of chopped rose cactus or lemonvine (this can be substituted by dark green leafy plants such as: kale, spinach, mustard greens, amongst others.
2 tablespoons of chopped parsley
Preparation
Mix the dry ingredients and add water until a sticky dough is formed.
Add the vegetables and the olive oil.
You can add more water until the dough has a consistency appropriate for shaping the chapatis (it must not be very soft).
Grease and heat a small (non-stick) skillet. Spread out the dough, cover and bake for a few minutes. Turn over to brown.
Yields 5 servings
Find out the nutritive value of each ingredient of the recipe:
Cereals: rolled oats, sweet tapioca powder, and the cornmeal are antioxidants, rich in Selenium, Zinc, Iron, Phosphorus, Copper, and Potassium.
Rose cactus or lemonvine: rich in proteins and essential amino acids, fiber, Calcium, Iron, and Phosphorus. It is considered to be an unconventional food plant, of the so called PANC. The Rose Cactus or Lemonvine became popular when it was discovered to be a superfood with various health benefits. For vegetarians and vegans, it is an excellent source of protein, since it can provide a concentrate of protein from 17 to 32%.
Zucchini: source of vitamins A, B1, B2, C, Phosphorus, Calcium, and Potassium.
Carrot: Beta-carotene, Phosphorus, Potassium, and vitamins A, B2, and C.
Parsley: Iron, Zinc, Vitamin C, Magnesium Calcium, and fiber.
Olive oil: antioxidant, vitamins A, D, K, and E.
