Low carb diet helps you to loose weight. It has the potential to control the blood glucose levels. It enhances the musslemetabolic rate by burning the excess fat. It has the potential to lower the cholesterol level as well as is good for your cheerful mood. It’s also found to be beneficial for lowering the chances of heart ailments. So try following low carb preparation.

Ingredients:

1.    Spanish chorizo- 1/3 cup (minced)
2.    Plum tomato- 1 (small sized, minced)
3.    Onion (medium sized)- 1 (minced)
4.    Ground cumin- 1 tsp


5.    Canned green chilli- 2 tbsp (diced & drained)
6.    Pepper (freshly ground)- ½ tsp
7.    Fresh cilantro- ¼ cup (diced)
8.    Beer (dark Mexican beer preferable) – 1 cup
9.    Mussels- 2 pound (scrubbed)

Direction:

•    Take a large sized saucepan & place on the medium heat.
•    Cook the chorizo till it turns brown in colour (for almost 4-5 minutes)
•    Pour the chopped onion & stir occasionally for almost 3 minutes.
•    Now add the pepper along with the cumin, chillies, and tomatoes & stir well.
•    Allow it to cook for almost 3-4 minutes.
•    Add the beer & turn the regulator on medium high.
•    Allow it to boil thoroughly.
•    Now add the mussels & bring it to simmer.
•    Cover the saucepan & turn the regulator on medium low heat.
•    Allow it to cook for almost 7-9 minutes (till the mussels have opened up).
•    Take it off from the heat.
•    Remember to remove unopened mussels & then sprinkle the chopped cilantro.
•    Serve it with some sauce.