What happens when a doctor turns a chef? You imagine that healthy food that helps the body digest well, will be served . Dr Izzat Husain does that but with some surprises too. He likes to surprise his diners by avoiding water and curd.
He is showcasing his culinary prowess at Ghiza-e-Awadh, a food fest at Park Hyatt, Hyderabad. He qualifies for that owing to being a member of the royal family of Awadh, a celebrity chef, a culinary mentor and an Unani doctor.
Intrigued that he avoids water and curd? He explains, “Curd is a probiotic that is consumed to help our gut digest food faster and the body to cool itself. When we marinate anything with curd and cook it, we expose curd to more than 40 degrees Celsius. As a result, the lactobacillus bacteria — the most important property of curd — is destroyed. When the curd is cooked, it turns into fat. Some amount of fat is already present in meat or fish, so why no need to add more?”
