Biryani Good Or Bad

Biryani Good or Bad

Everyone needs a healthy food to keep them fit but once in a while everyone needs different delicious foods to refresh themselves from a monotonous diet and Biryani is a good choice for replacing a healthy meal without many unhealthy effects on health.

Biryani is an Indian dish prepared with Rice, aromatic spices, herbs along with vegetables or with meats, chicken, eggs and has many health benefits.

Benefits of Biryani:

• Chicken biryani supports weight reduction.
• Non- Veg Biryani helps to strengthen bone.
• Chicken is a fair source of Niacin and Vit-B which fight against free radical which causes cancer.
• Chicken Biryani is rich in Vit-B-6 which controls body’s metabolic function.
• Chickens are a good source of Phosphorous which are good to keep your teeth healthy, whitened and also free from bad breath.
• Biryani also helps in smooth functioning of kidney, liver, and heart.
• Chicken contains Selenium which guards your immune system and also regulates thyroid hormone.
• Chicken biryani is a good choice for post exercise as after exercise your body needs to refuel the carbohydrates, proteins, fats, minerals and vitamins. Non-Veg Biryani is the good source of carbohydrate because of rice content and also a fair source of protein because of chicken and mutton and the veg biryani is a good source of vitamins and minerals and is a healthy option to incorporate plenty of veggies into a single meal.

The ways to Prepare Healthy Biryani:

• Reduce the amount of oil in biryani preparation and use MUFA rich olive oils instead of saturated fats like butter. Allow non-veg items to cook in steam with their juices and avoid frying of meats and try to braise or broiling of the meats.
• Choose whole grain brown rice instead of polished white rice to include more Vit-B and Fibre content to the dish and meal.
• Avoid yolks of egg to minimize cholesterol level and add only white portions of egg to include proteins.
• You can add mint leaves, spinach leaves, coriander leaves, broccoli, cauliflower to include more fiber and other nutrients.
• Meat or Chicken can be also replaced with soya chunks without changing the taste. Soy also provides phytoestrogen which helps women to keep their bones healthy and also to combat menopausal systems. Phytoestrogen also has anticancer and anti-cardiac effects including a good replacement of proteins than meats.
• Adding pulses or legumes into the biryani makes it suitable for diabetics and obese persons because of its high fiber content. it also gives a satiety feeling and also provides complete protein when rice and legumes are added together in a preparation.
• Try to include plenty of vegetables to get enough vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants which give protection against free radical damage.
• Herbs and spices, ginger, garlic, and onions have anti-cancer effects and can be included because without this biryani is incomplete.

Demerits of Biryani:

           Though biryani as many benefits but if taken regularly it has some side –effects like-

• It is a heavy food item and not easy to digest.
• Needs high fat for cooking and may cause obesity.
• Bad for peptic ulcer or gastritis patients.

Biryani is a calorie and nutrient-dense rich food. It is a complete meal if dairy products like yogurt or raita served with it. Including vegetable salad with biryani is a good choice for adding essential vitamins and minerals. But after eating biryani drink lukewarm water or herbal tea so that unwanted or extra fats eliminates from the body.

At last, remember we need food to live not live to eat. So have it in the limit to get all the benefits.