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15 unhealthiest indian foods

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Rahim
Rahim Original post #1
Mar 29, 2011 at 10:25 PM
Tehelka - India's Independent Weekly News Magazine

If this is right then what should we eat for snacks now? :-x:x
Rockstar11
Mar 29, 2011 at 10:57 PM
jo bhi pasand hai sabbbbbbbbb unhealthiest hai... :mad:
pauldmps
Mar 29, 2011 at 11:10 PM
Those images made my mouth water.

I don't believe these 'Tehelka' people. They continuously bring up crappy things.

And Indian food is definitely much healthier than their Western counterparts.
skeletor
Mar 29, 2011 at 11:30 PM
I don't really care. I'll eat 2 Aloo Parathas in morning with butter, 5 Kathi Rolls in afternoon and order Biryani + Butter Chicken for dinner tomorrow.
himangshu
Mar 29, 2011 at 11:32 PM
Healthy or not, those pics made me more hungry!
skeletor
Mar 29, 2011 at 11:32 PM
Thanks for the link.
Faun
Faun #7
Mar 29, 2011 at 11:33 PM
Better die eating what you love ;)
DigitalDude
Mar 30, 2011 at 8:59 AM
tehelka is the No. 1 unhealthy thing for India.



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pauldmps
Mar 30, 2011 at 9:15 AM
^^^

+1
skeletor
skeletor #10
Mar 31, 2011 at 4:53 AM
I really ate lots of stuff yesterday. :)
gagan007
gagan007 #11
Mar 31, 2011 at 10:17 AM
5 kati rolls....you call it "lot"...that's 5 days lunch for a guy like me :D
Rahim
Rahim #12
Mar 31, 2011 at 3:53 PM
^and still ico is skinny :D
gagan007
gagan007 #13
Mar 31, 2011 at 4:25 PM
lucky chap. I have a friend who eats as much cheese pizzas, samosas etc. (without gym mind you) and still maintains a 30" waist!
Rahim
Rahim #14
Mar 31, 2011 at 4:47 PM
^yah and if we eat that much then all we get is a pot-belly :( and that too during marriage age.
gagan007
gagan007 #15
Mar 31, 2011 at 6:02 PM
that's why instead of cutting down my intake of such food items, I have increased my workout. Seriously, who can avoid samosa, alu-parantha and gulabjamun (I am a vegetarian).
Liverpool_fan
Mar 31, 2011 at 6:05 PM
I actually don't like most of these oily stuff ;) (They may taste well while eating, not so much AFTER)
skeletor
skeletor #17
Mar 31, 2011 at 6:15 PM
Chole Bhature taste well while eating and after too! Same with bread pakora, paneer pakora etc.
Faun
Faun #18
Mar 31, 2011 at 6:16 PM
I actually don't like most of these oily stuff ;) (They may taste well while eating, not so much AFTER)

I too don't like oily stuff but still once in a while....:razz:

Chole Bhature taste well while eating and after too! Same with bread pakora, paneer pakora etc.

Kulche chole is without oil and best thing in Jammu :razz:
skeletor
skeletor #19
Mar 31, 2011 at 6:18 PM
well, I'm not much savvy about oil. :p Currently having Shakkar + Chawal + Ghee mixed in a big bowl.
gagan007
gagan007 #20
Mar 31, 2011 at 6:23 PM
too much yaar...now you come here and tell us all this to make us jealous. Long time ago I used to eat fresh but cold cream (out of milk, into fridge) mixed with sugar with chapati.the taste was yumm :p
skeletor
skeletor #21
Mar 31, 2011 at 6:29 PM
yup, I also like Malai + Cheeni + Chapati. Dried chapatis are also great.

Another thing which I like is: Malai + Onion + Tomato + Bread.

First you make a paste comprising of Malai + Onion + Tomato. Then add a little bit of ghee and spread the paste on and around a bread slice. Then heat on a Tawa.

Tastes better than a Pizza. Pizzas are yuck.
Liverpool_fan
Mar 31, 2011 at 6:34 PM
Am I the only one who hates sugar here? ;)

All right, I don't like a lot of things :D , one thing I like is Dahi Chawal. FTW.
skeletor
skeletor #23
Mar 31, 2011 at 6:36 PM
Dal (any and every) / Chole / Soyabean / Lobhiya / Rajma + Chawal + Dahi + salad is something which I eat daily.
Faun
Faun #24
Mar 31, 2011 at 6:50 PM
well, I'm not much savvy about oil. :p Currently having Shakkar + Chawal + Ghee mixed in a big bowl.
I was always confused about the two, boora and shakkar. why does boora is not bhura and shakkar is not white :lol:
gagan007
gagan007 #25
Apr 1, 2011 at 10:13 AM
All right, I don't like a lot of things :D , one thing I like is Dahi Chawal. FTW.

I also got the taste of first curd rice when I landed in Bangalore 7 years ago. It tastes awesome and light for the stomach and helps beat the heat. But still the curd rice I had from my Andhra friends tasted best!!!



Another thing which I like is: Malai + Onion + Tomato + Bread.

First you make a paste comprising of Malai + Onion + Tomato. Then add a little bit of ghee and spread the paste on and around a bread slice. Then heat on a Tawa.

Tastes better than a Pizza. Pizzas are yuck.

I'll definitely try that. I had also stopped eating pizza because they need to be gulped down using some soft drink (atleast for me) but then Domino's thin crust and double cheese bursssssssst lured me in...again :)
mediator
mediator #26
Apr 1, 2011 at 11:01 AM
That site is like my gym coach who says jogging generates man's b00bs and potatoes contain fats. The more Indians adopt western lifestyle, the more they are getting diabetes, cancer and heart attacks. Now these macaulayites want to demean the Indian food too. :(
DigitalDude
Apr 1, 2011 at 12:29 PM
That site is like my gym coach who says jogging generates man's b00bs and potatoes contain fats. The more Indians adopt western lifestyle, the more they are getting diabetes, cancer and heart attacks. Now these macaulayites want to demean the Indian food too. :(

exactly!!! they are taking advantage of the tolerance of Indian people to an extreme level. these buggers should be stuffed with topping-less pizza bread for their entire lifetime. :grin:


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gagan007
gagan007 #28
Apr 1, 2011 at 12:39 PM
^^where is my like button :)
Well said by the way :)

@mediator: I have never heard if man and b00b thing related to jogging before :|. Are you serious? I mean did that guy really said that?

One of my friend quit push-ups because his gym instructor said it may increase his belly as while going down belly also stretches!!!
Unbelievable people
mediator
mediator #29
Apr 1, 2011 at 12:53 PM
@Gagan : Yeah man, I was flabbergasted coz of his comment. He himself has massive b00bs. These gym coachs only know how to sell suppliments and steroids. One of my friends who had big biceps (you could make out he took suppliments) now is back to square one because he left gymming for 2 months with side effects galore : Diminishing hair line, both b00bs and belly grown out, depression and lack of articulation.

On the other hand we have rural haryanvis, above 6 feet eating galebis, more than 10 paranthas, "asli" doodh and what not? All natural and still have flat framework, naturally built shoulders and chest with pride speaking in volumes. Do I need to say about arm wrestling with these guys?

Western lifestyle is polluting Indians both mentally and physically! :(
Liverpool_fan
Apr 1, 2011 at 5:23 PM
Well Western Fast food = JUNK
Oily Indian foods are just unhealthy if you don't do the corresponding work for it.
gagan007
gagan007 #31
Apr 1, 2011 at 5:33 PM
@Liverpool_fan: completely agree.

Not only in Haryana, but in UP too the same trend is observed. My grandfather used to drink around 2 ltrs of milk everyday. They used to prepare all sweets during diwali/holi in pure ghee and still maintain a lean body.

Edit: I can only have a coffee mug full of milk (250 ml) a day.


BS ---> *www.dnaindia.com/lifestyle/report_potbellied-men-more-likely-to-go-blind_1527004
Please tell me that it is one of those useless researches!
skeletor
skeletor #32
Apr 1, 2011 at 5:34 PM
I drink around 1-1.5 litre milk everyday.
furious_gamer
Apr 1, 2011 at 5:37 PM
So this thread is about who is consuming high amount of milk in a day? BTW The food in those link is mouth-watering.... :lol:
skeletor
skeletor #34
Apr 1, 2011 at 5:40 PM
I think we should start a thread where you can post pics of what you had in breakfast/lunch/supper/dinner. Genuine pics clicked by camera!
furious_gamer
Apr 1, 2011 at 5:44 PM
^^ That's the stupidest thing to do in the forum IMO.... Next what, what underwear we wore yesterday? @ico come on man..... :D
ssk_the_gr8
Apr 1, 2011 at 6:46 PM
I think we should start a thread where you can post pics of what you had in breakfast/lunch/supper/dinner. Genuine pics clicked by camera!

lol ico.. i see u're a big foodie.... go ahead start the thread.. let's see how many foodies are there on this forum

btw, the pictures in this article have made me hungry...
rarely do i get to eat such stuff ... bloody college life.. always outta money :p
Faun
Faun #37
Apr 11, 2011 at 2:14 PM
I think we should start a thread where you can post pics of what you had in breakfast/lunch/supper/dinner. Genuine pics clicked by camera!

Please do the honor to create that thread :razz: I would like to try out new things.

^^ That's the stupidest thing to do in the forum IMO.... Next what, what underwear we wore yesterday? @ico come on man..... :D

It's a good way to know about different kind of foods. I'd really like to know that. Once my friend told me about Momos, I am yet to try that.
ssk_the_gr8
Apr 11, 2011 at 4:19 PM
^^give it a try.... momos are awesome!!
Vyom
Vyom #39
Apr 29, 2011 at 11:15 PM
Really man! What was the Point of that article! Maybe that article's name was written in an ironic way! Whatever, it contains some of my most fav foods, like Chole Bhature !!! Yummy. Vada Pao, Shahi Paneer!!! Just WAO! SAMOSA! OMG, Just had a bunch of them at everning! Gulab Jamun... Now I am done torturing me! :p

Btw, ico had some really great recipies shared here. Would try it sometime.
But, I don't know why, I don't stand the smell of momos, so usually avoid it. The name, "momos" too sounds non-veg :oops:
tkin
tkin #40
Apr 29, 2011 at 11:43 PM
I used to eat almost all of these everyday except sweets and add to them about 1 bar of cadbury each alternate day, ended up weighing 78kgs @ 5'8", had 4 attacks of acute pancreatitis and off to totally healthy lifestyle now, I for one believe the list is correct.

Damn I feel hungry.
mitraark
mitraark #41
Aug 22, 2011 at 1:32 PM
lol ico.. i see u're a big foodie.... go ahead start the thread.. let's see how many foodies are there on this forum

btw, the pictures in this article have made me hungry...
rarely do i get to eat such stuff ... bloody college life.. always outta money :p

That.

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a_medico
a_medico #42
Aug 22, 2011 at 1:40 PM
The noting down things you eat is a good idea. Instead of posting in the forum, you could list them in your own diary. Breakfast - Lunch - Dinner - Any extra food items consumed during the day.

If you do this daily for 1 month, you reach Nirvana and you realize where are you going wrong. This is what you will be suggested if you visit a good dietitian before he (usually, a good looking she) modifies your diet.

Make a habbit of knowing calories of everything you eat.
Make a habbit of knowing how much calories you will loose if you do certain activities.

Any imbalance in the above will result either in a weight gain or loss.
A
Oct 19, 2011 at 12:25 PM
ico, I really dig your diet. I am a Punjabi and it is food for my soul.