Tuesday 02 December 2008
 
   

 
 
 
 

Get fit the Priti way


What's your fitness mantra?
Staying calm and staying away from negativity

Do you go to the gym daily?
I used to go to the gym but since 4 to 5 months I haven't got the time. My shooting schedule is very hectic.

What does your exercise regime consist of?
Whenever I get time on the sets or at home I do some stretching. I go for some free weight exercises. Besides that I sleep a lot, whenever I get time from my hectic shooting schedule I take a power nap.

Are you a foodie?
I'm not at all a foodie. I'm happy with whatever comes my way.

Are you a vegetarian or non- vegetarian?
I'm a pure vegetarian.

What is your fave food?
I like to eat lots of fruits. If the best delicacies are kept on one side and fruit plates on the other, I would go for the fruit plate. In summer I like eating pineapples and grapes. I also drink lots of fruit juices.

Which is your favourite dish?
I like pani puri and chat a lot especially in Calcutta. They are very low fat and I can die for them.

And which is your favourite restaurant?
Rajdhani for Indian food.

What do you like to see in your dabba every day?
My dabba comes from home and I like to see lot of pulses and dal chawal with roti and vegetables. I love to have tuwar dal or moong dal.

Do you like to cook?
I do cook sometimes.

Any recipe you would like to share with us?

Instant Daliya
Take ½ a cup daliya
Add moong dal
Add three cups of water and salt to taste
Put half spoon of garlic paste and season it with ghee, jeera and cloves
You can add any green vegetables (Like chopped palak )
Pressure cook it for 5 minutes
Keep in mind that that the palak and dal should not be over cooked

Again you can give season it with ghee, two pieces of chopped garlic and some pieces of ginger and chillis.

Serve hot.


  
By Rachana Trivedi
Posted on 11 Apr 2008 12:00 pm
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