Vive La Vida--Tuvalu Happy Kitchen: 10th fia fia cooking--Pumpkin Sandwich (05/04/2012)

<<<To Eat is To Be Healthy>>> 05/04/2012

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1. Bone the chicken legs, dice it, and marinate it with salt, black pepper, some sugar and corn flour for 20 minutes.

2. Peel the pumpkin and potatoes, chop them into chunks.

3. Steam the pumpkin and potatoes until being soft. (You can use the rice cooker or gas stove, steam them for 30-40 minutes.)

4. Boil the eggs for 8-10 minutes, put them into cool water, and peel the eggshells.

5. Remove the yolks, and dice the egg whites.

6. Peel and dice the carrot, and after boiling for a while, put them into the cool water to keep the crunchy taste.

7. After marinating the diced cucumbers with salt for 10 minutes, squeeze it.

8. Boil the diced chicken.

9. Press the pumpkin with the yolks, crush some of the potato, and dice others.

10. Add some butter into potato paste, and stir it at high speed until the potato paste become sticky.

11. Mix all the ingredients with pumpkin paste:
diced carrot, cucumber, egg white, chicken, and potato, potato paste.

12. Spread the pumpkin paste on one sliced bread, cover with another one, and cut along the diagonal before serving.

Benefits Of Pumpkin

Pumpkin is GOOD for:

Artery: Beta-carotene helps prevent build up of cholesterol on the arterial walls, thus reducing chances of strokes.
Staying young: Being rich in alpha-carotene, pumpkin is believed to slow the process of aging.
Eyes: Pumpkins have been known to reduce the risk of macular degeneration, a serious eye problem than usually results in blindness, and also prevent cataract formation.
Bowel: The high amount of fiber, present in a pumpkin, is good for the bowel health of an individual.
Blood pressure: Being loaded with potassium, pumpkin is associated with lowering the risk of hypertension.
Immune system & Bone: The presence of zinc in pumpkins boosts the immune system and also improves the bone density.

Pumpkin Seeds are GOOD for:

Prostate: They promote overall prostate health, apart from alleviating the problem of difficult urination that is associated with an enlarged prostate.
Mood: They comprise of L-tryptophan, a compound that has been found to be effective against depression.
Bone: They are believed to serve as a natural protector against osteoporosis.
Anti-inflammatory: They have been known to reduce inflammation, without causing the side effects of anti-inflammatory drugs.
Kidney: Studies have revealed that they help prevent calcium oxalate kidney stone formation.

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