Music for the soul and healthy recipes is exactly what the doctor ordered for heart patients. On World Heart Day, Deebashree Mohanty and Sangeeta Yadav bring you all that’s happening in the city to mark this special day
Just Be Happy — is what cardiologists tell you in order to have a healthy beating heart. Of course, eat healthy and sleep well is another advise they give heart patients on this occasion. As if on cue, there are many activities planned on this day to make you and your heart happy and healthy.
Indulge in Direct Dil Se (DDS) a special music concert organised on World Heart Day by Rock Castle Entertainment. The concert which aims to unite hearts with music, will feature 15 artists from 10 music genres who would come together and sing on the spot at the Sirifort auditorium.
“DDS is a fusion concert where renowned singers from different genres will come together and sing without any rehearsals. That’s why it’s Direct Dil Se. Through music we will also be talking about how we can keep our heart hale and hearty. We are sure of one thing that when we’ll perform, we’ll create magic,” singer Shibani Kashyap says.
Sharing this honour with Kashyap are legendary Wadali Brothers, Abhay Sapori, Bobby Cash, Mame Khan, Suhail Yusuf Khan, Hiten Panwar, Ashish Chauhan, Valentine Shipley, Rohit Kulkarni, Nikhil Kumar, Anil Chawla, Anirban Ghosh, Chintan Kalra, Kunal Wason, Kennedy Emanuel, Kabul and Kennedy Emanuel.
Although playing on spot means a lot of training, but Puran Chand Wadali plans to go with the flow. “Hum toh bus dusre kalakaroon ki gayki ka mazaa lene aa rahe hai,” Chand Wadali tells you.
The festival which is being supported by the Billion Hearts Beating Foundation, will also feature a talk session by Dr KK Talwar, chairman, Board of Governors, Medical Council of India on spreading awareness about heart health. “Music is something which goes beyond language, culture, and boundaries. It’s a good way to bring the public together and spread awareness about how important it is to take care of our heart. It is medically proven that music plays an important role in keeping heart stress free,” Bobby Cash explains.
So what is their favourite dil se numberIJ “Dil Deke Dekho, Dil laygayee Kudi Punjab Di, Do Dil Mil Rahe Hain,” Kashyap speaks for all of them.
Elsewhere, there are chefs dishing out recipes that they feel will work wonders for the heart. Yummy food, they tell you can make a thousand hearts beat. “We have come out with a healthy menu for the World Heart Day. Having taken all precautions to use ingredients that won’t hurt the heart. Baked fish has everything to make the heart feel light and happy,” Sanjeev Sharma, executive sous chef, Hilton New Delhi, Janakpuri, says.
Chef adds that it is the oil which makes the food healthy. So this Heart Day, make a promise to keep a check on your heart and eat right. Oleev Active, with benefits of Olive Oil and Rice Brand Oil, will be your ally in this fight against heart diseases.
For your heart
orange and lemon baked fish
Basa fillet 800 Gm
Olive Oil 20 Ml
Garlic 10 Gm
Orange 1 no
lemon 1 no
Asparagus 60 Gm
Salt 4 Gm
Black pepper 2 Gm
Broccoli 200 Gm
Cous Cous 100 Gm
Parsely 30 Gm
Red bellpepper 1 no
Yellow bellpepper 1 no
Preparation time
Marinated the fillet with orange , lemon , olive oil , garlic , salt , crush pepper and parsely
Keep the fish in marination 1 hr
Soak The cous cous in hot vegetable stock for 15 mins and add the chopped bellpepper, parsely and salt.
lay the fish baking plate and then cook in the oven at 180 C for 8 mins with sliced orange slices.
Blanch Asparagus, Broccoli in the salted water, sprinkle some salt.
Make the sauce with Garlic,lemon ,Orange Juice and Olive oil
Arrange the fish in plate and serve hot.
— Chef Sanjeev Sharma, Executive Sous Chef, Hilton New Delhi/Janakpuri