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Not Always Coconut Milk, These 4 Lebaran Recipes are Suitable for Cholesterol Patients

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Kapanlagi.com - During Lebaran moments, opor ayam (chicken in coconut milk), ketupat (rice cake), sambal goreng kentang (fried potato sambal), always become a mandatory dish that stimulates the appetite. However, dishes that contain a lot of fat and coconut milk are at risk of increasing cholesterol in the body. If the body's cholesterol is excessive, it can trigger dangerous diseases such as heart or stroke.

There are several solutions to avoid increased cholesterol due to fatty foods during Lebaran. You can make Lebaran dishes that are certainly not harmful to cholesterol patients and still deliciously served during Idul Fitri.

So, what are the recipes? Here are 5 Lebaran recipes for cholesterol patients that can be used as inspiration.

 

 

 

1. Fish Meatball Tomyam

Fish is indeed very good for people with high cholesterol. If usually tomyam is synonymous with seafood, this time you can change it using fish meatballs. Besides being refreshing when served during Eid, the recipe for fish meatball tomyam is also very nutritious. Let's take a look at the recipe.

Ingredients needed:

Ground spices:

-15 curly red chili

-4 bird's eye chili

-2 shallots

-2 bay leaves

-7 cloves of garlic

Other spices:

-2 stalks of lemongrass

-5 bay leaves

-A little ginger

-A little galangal

Tomyam Ingredients:

-Fish meatballs

-Chicken meatballs

-Sufficient water

Cooking method:

-Saute the ground spices and other spices with olive oil or corn oil.

-Pour water for the broth.

-Add the meatball grains.

-Boil for 10-15 minutes and add pepper and salt.

-Fish meatball tomyam is ready to be served

2. Chicken Soup

The next Eid recipe that is suitable for people with high cholesterol is chicken soup. Chicken soup, when served during Eid, is equally delicious and refreshing. Its savory broth makes it perfect to be enjoyed after a month of fasting.   

Ingredients needed:

Ground spices:

-5 cloves of garlic

-4 cloves of shallots

-1 candlenut

Other ingredients:

-4 pieces of chicken breast, skinless

-2 carrots

-Green beans

-Diced potatoes

-Pepper

-Salt

-Celery

Cooking instructions:

-Boil water with the mixture of spices until it slightly boils, then add the chicken. No need to use oil for sautéing. If you still want to sauté the spices, use olive oil or corn oil.

-After the chicken is half cooked, add carrots, green beans, and potatoes.

-After all the vegetables are tender, add celery and spring onions.

-Add pepper and salt to taste.

-The chicken soup is ready to be enjoyed.

3. Tuna Fish Soup

Fish is one of the sources of protein and good vegetable fat that is consumed to reduce cholesterol levels in the body. In addition, fish is rich in good fats, omega 3, and protein that the body needs. To prevent high cholesterol foods during Eid, it is better to replace them with delicious tuna fish soup.

Ingredients needed:

-1 Tuna, cut into pieces according to taste

-2 thinly sliced carrots

-1 tomato, cut into 4 parts

-5 starfruit

-3 red chilies

-4 green chilies

-3 shallots

-2 garlic cloves

-Chives, sliced

-Celery leaves

-500 ml water

-1 crushed ginger

How to make:

-Boil 500 ml of water until boiling. Then add the sliced shallots, garlic, and ginger.

-Next, add the carrots, then stir and wait a moment until the carrots soften.

-Then add the tuna fish, wait a moment until cooked, then add starfruit, tomato, green and red chilies, then stir well.

-Add salt and sugar to taste.

-Finally, add the chives and celery leaves, stir well, taste if it's already perfect, then remove from heat and serve.

4. Salmon Teriyaki

Having benefits like tuna, salmon is also good for consumption for cholesterol patients. You can make a salmon teriyaki recipe for Eid menu. Instead of being curious, here are the ingredients and how to make the Salmon Teriyaki recipe.

Ingredients needed:

- Salmon that has been cut into pieces

- 3 cloves of garlic

- 1/2 onion

- 2 tablespoons of teriyaki sauce

- 1 tablespoon of soy sauce

- 1 tablespoon of sesame oil

- 2 tablespoons of sweet soy sauce

- 1 teaspoon of salt

- 1 teaspoon of pepper

- 1 teaspoon of sugar

- 1/2 lemon

- 2 tablespoons of olive oil

How to make:

-Separate the salmon skin from the flesh. Cut the salmon into about 4-5 cm pieces. Use a sharp knife because salmon flesh is easily crushed.

-Prepare the marinade. Add teriyaki sauce, soy sauce, sesame oil, sweet soy sauce, salt, ground pepper, and sugar. Then mix well.

-Put the salmon into the marinade. Give lemon juice to remove the fishy taste from the salmon. Leave it for 15 minutes for the seasoning to soak in.

-Slice garlic, onions, and red chili. Heat oil over medium heat and sauté the garlic until fragrant.

-Add the salmon with its teriyaki seasoning. Flip the salmon occasionally but not too often as it is easily broken. When it is almost cooked, add the onions and red chili.

-Wait for a few minutes until the salmon is cooked.

-The teriyaki salmon is ready to be eaten.

Those are some recipe ideas for people with high cholesterol who want to eat delicious but healthy food during Eid. Enjoy.

(kpl/dtm)

Disclaimer: This translation from Bahasa Indonesia to English has been generated by Artificial Intelligence.
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