Warm up

Curd: In India, curd (dahi) equals comfort food. It’s cooling, soothing, nutritious and light — just what the doctor ordered for a scorching Indian summer. No wonder it’s one of the top 10 summer foods that can help you drop kilos. Six ounces of curd — approximately ¾ cup — provides your body with 100-150 calories, 2 gm of saturated fat, 3.5gm of fat, 20gm of sugar and about eight-10gm of protein. It also provides your body with about 20 percent of your daily Vitamin D portion with 20 per cent of your daily calcium value. Consuming curd daily will reduce risks of coronary heart diseases because it discourages the formation of cholesterol in your arterial region. It also means eating yogurt will prevent hypertension, arthritis and osteoporosis.