Shweta Tiwari

After Kasautii Zindagii Kay, Shweta Tiwari has rejuvenated not only her career, but is also looking appealingly slim in her new TV serial, Jaane Kya Baat Hui. Shweta reveals her dietary secrets.

The first thing I have in the morning: I begin my day with a cup of tea. My breakfast is a bowl of cornflakes and two toasts with butter and jam. If I am in a hurry, I have an apple and leave.

My lunch: I always carry my lunch from home as eating outside every day is not healthy. My lunch comprises three rotis, dal and sabzis.

My diet: I eat non-vegetarian fare but I am fond of vegetarian food. If have an option, I would rather eat vegetarian food.

I am particular about: Not dieting. I eat anything and everything, no diet for me. My 15 hours of working helps me to keep fit and I feel my metabolism is also such that I don’t need to bother with a diet. The day I curb myself, I feel I will crave for food and put on, rather than lose, weight.

My favourite food: I always carry fruits like apples, papaya and bananas with me. Bananas are my all time favourite. If I am hungry and don’t like what is served on the sets, then I ask my unit boy to get me half-kilo bananas, I can eat six bananas at a time and that keeps me full for 6-7 hours. Bananas are supposed to be fattening but I love them.

My evening snack: I eat anything that is served on the sets — it could be samosas, idlis, vada-pavs etc.

My dinner: I am home by 10 pm. Dinner comprises two kinds of dals, two sabzis, rice, roti and raita.

After dinner: I enjoy making cold coffee for everyone.

I am allergic to: Nothing in food. I am an ostrich, I can digest everything. Ostriches can even swallow stones.

A childhood memory associated with food: During my school days, my mom would always pack parathas and aloo sabzi for me while other children would gorge on chips, cream biscuits and chocolates in their tiffin boxes. At times, I would ask my friends to eat my tiffin; while I would have theirs. The day my tiffin box came back absolutely clean, my mother would immediately know that I had not eaten. Today, when I pack parathas and aloo sabzi for my daughter, she does the very same thing. But now, I appreciate the efforts my mother took for me.

I always stock in my fridge: Munchies, chocolates and jelly.

My culinary abilities: I can make delicious pav-bhaji, cold coffee and malai kulfi. My mom is a very good cook, she makes excellent dals and sabzis. She uses minimum oil and masalas without compromising on the taste.

Eating abroad: When I go abroad, problem toh hoti hai, but I manage.

Eating out: I prefer eating at a dhaba rather than a five-star hotel. I love the food at Chawla’s dhaba and Dara’s Dhaba. My favourite cuisine is Indian.