Healthy Iftar Recipe – Bourek // Samosas With NO FOOD COMA!
Salaam Fam!
A lot of people have asked me for examples of a low fat, medium carb, high protein iftar
And I’ve got the full recipe + more info on this in the group mentioned at the end of the video:
As we’ve discussed – this helps avoid food comas, because if we combine high fat and high carb together (as most of our traditional foods do if we cook it the old school way),
It stresses out our pancreas which has to create a lot of different enzymes to process the high fats and high carbs
And ends up forcing our nervous system into a parasympathetic state
In other words
You get tired
And you get into a food coma…
So here’s a crunchy and delicious high protein, medium carb, low fat bourek recipe (which can be made into samosas if you form the pastry dough into a samosa format) to help you enjoy your Ramadan cravings with 0 negative impact on your energy or health
These are also lower calorie and high protein (under 150 cals each, with 15g protein, 15g carbs, 2-4g fats each) which will help you lose weight and gain/maintain muscle
Remember – the purpose of Ramadan isn’t to spend too much time cooking or working out
It’s to do as many good deeds and Ibadah as we can
So your body should help support that being healthy and high energy
Instead of hindering it by being tired and out of shape.
Try this out and let me know how you like it!
This isn’t your regular vegan appetizer or cook with Nabeela type food! This is a food fusion between bodybuilding and traditional desi + middle eastern food. So if you’re looking for baba food rrc or chicken cheese samosa, you may need to look elsewhere.
But if you want something crunchy and delicious that GIVES you energy during Ramadan instead of taking it away, and helps you lose fat and build muscle, this is it:
Step 1 – Finely chop onions and parsley
Step 2 – Add 2 lbs 93% lean grassfed ground beef (open nature brand is halal/zabiha) to a pan with a light spray of avocado oil
Step 3 – Add chili, lime, salt, onion, parsley, cumin, ginger, garlic, and whatever else you like in your samosas, in whichever portions taste best to you. Feel free to add more spices like jalapeno or cayenne if you like it spicy
Step 4 – Sautee all of the ingredients till browned
Step 5 – Grab egg roll pastrys (15g carbs) and form into either bourek and samosas with 3 spoonfuls of meat (roughly 1.5 oz cooked – 15g protein)
Step 6 – lightly spray with avocado oil and put in airfryer till brown
Step 7 – serve with a healthy low fat lentil soup (good complex carbs and protein as well) or a healthy low fat meat soup (good protein source, can add brown rice or white rice based noodles for complex carbs)
ENJOY! And share with a friend/family so they can enjoy as well isA!
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