what are heart healthy foods both veg and nonveg in Indian condtions?

General

1. Make sure foods are not cooked with Transfts (Vanaspati, or Dalda)

2. Minimize the use of Ghee, and coconut oil

3. Use Canola oil, Mustard oil, Peanut oil, Olive oil for cooking and salad dressings.

4. Minimize use of whole milk and whole milk products. Use low fat milk, lowf fat yogurt, lowfat Paneer. Avoid cream (Malai), and Khoya

5. Minimize use of nuts. Limited use of walnuts, Pistachios, and almonds is acceptable

6. Minimize use of salt and sugar

7. Dont eat products made with Maida. Eat whole grain atta to make Roti

8. Eat brwon Basmati rice

9. Avoid foods high in cholesterol. Cholesterol is found in meats, eggs, whole dairy products.

10. Eggs are high in Cholestrol, but acceptable up to 6 per week

11. Eat fruits. Guava, Jamun, Phalsa are very good.

Vegetables

1. Eat Saag, a curry made with either Spinach, or Mustard greens. You can also have combination curries such as Carrot+Spinach. These greens have some some omega 3, helpful for heart. Eat green leafy vegetables: Spinach, Mustard greens, Beet greens, Bathua

2. Eat colorful vegetables: Kaddu (Indian Pumpkin) curry, Shakarkandi (Indian yams), Chukandar (Beet roots and green), Eggplant, Carrots, Green beans, tomatoes

3. Eat white vegetables in moderation: White potatoes, Mooli (White raddish), Cauliflower

Non-Vegetarian

1. Eat marine fish (saltwater fish). It is high in omega3. It has Cholesterol, but the omega 3 outweighs cholestrol here

2. Eat fresh water fish

3. Eat skinless chicken

4. Eat trimmed goat meat in moderation

5. Young buffalo is preferred over beef

Latha govardhan where do you live. You must ask question with a clear mind to get good answers. Chalo, If you live in Tamilnadu, You have umpteen number of restaurents. Kerala too okay. Andhra & Karnataka lag behind in taste. Even chutney they make with ground nut seeds in andhra. No good. Karnataka spoils the taste by adding jaggery in almost every thing. Go to these restaurents. 1) Kaliyakudi in Mayavaram-- Try their pongal 2) Kanda sakthi siva Vinayaka-- Salem Taste their chutney 3) Hotel Abirami Trichy opp bus stand-- try anything here 4) Hotel Femina, Hotel Ashok many many hotels in Tirchy 5) Go to any mess in Madurai and try you fall flat for the taste 6) Arya Bhavan by day & Night madurai 7) College House, Madurai 8) Sri Annapoorana Coimbatore Try anything you paise them for the taste 9) Murugan IDLY shop--- Chennai-- Taste their idly's 10) Hotel Saravana Bhavan-- any where in Chennai/USA 11) Anna Lakshmi -- Chennai-- taste their meals. I can quote many many but please visit these places and you know how important taste matters. You can combine a divine tour as these places are holistic and dotted with sacred temples. Enjoy.

the veg food containing natural ingredients and fiber are considered good for heart. garlic is well known for its cholesterol controlling qualities. actually most of the veg food cooked in less oil is healthy. i do not think any non veg food is good for heart except fish.

Nothing left to say,as all extremely well answered by Yogesh G