Recipes
Split Pea Soup
- 2 cups split peas, boiled in 6 cups water
- 4 or more cups additional water
- 1 large onion, minced, 2 cups
- 2 medium celery stalks, quarter rounds, 1½ cups
- 2 medium carrots, thin quarter rounds, 1½ cups
- ½ tsp sea salt
- 5 tsp soy sauce, optional
Procedure – Boil split peas for 1 hour in 6 cups water until soft. Using the same pot, add the additional water. Mix with beans so water is at the bottom of the pot. Add vegetables. Sprinkle sea salt on top. Cover and bring to a boil. Simmer 30 minutes over low heat, using a heat diffuser if needed. Add soy sauce if used.
Yield: 10 cups
Source: Ohsawa Macrobiotics
Kitchari
Traditional Indian food for soothing diets. Nutritious and easily digested, Kitchari is simply rice and dahl cooked so thoroughly together that they make a creamy stew. This makes a good soup for an evening supper or a light meal while fasting. Total cooking time about 1 1/2 hours.
Ingredients:
- 1/4 cup mung lentils, cleaned and washed
- 1 1/2 cup water
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon Vata Churna
- 1/4 cup rice
- 2 tablespoons ghee
- 1 1/4 cup water
- 1/4 teaspoon saffron (optional)
- 1 tablespoon ghee
- 1 teaspoon cumin
- 1 teaspoon mustard seeds
Bring water to a boil in a 2 quart pan. Add lentils, salt, and Churna. Cover and bring back to a boil, then reduce heat to ver low and simmer for about an hour.
Add rice, ghee, water, and saffron. Increase heat and bring to boil again. Then reduce to low and simmer for half an hour. Stir frequently to avoid sticking and add more water if it becomes too thick. Khichari should have the consistency of thick gravy. When ready to serve heat ghee in small pan with spices. When mustard seeds start to pop stir spices into Khichari and serve.
Serves 2 or 3
Source: The Ayurveda Cookbook
Ayurvedic Vata Churna
This is a recipe for a Vata Balancing spice mix, used in AyurVedic cooking. I make this churna in small batches and use it often in all my root veggie dishes and in soups as well. This spice powder has a robust deep flavor which perks up the dish and it tastes extra yummy when your vata is imbalanced. The specific spices used in this churna balance the vata dosha.
Ingredients:
- 2 tablespoons whole fennel seeds.
- 1 tablespoon whole coriander seeds.
- 1 tablespoon whole cumin seeds.
- 1 tablespoon ground turmeric.
- 1 tablespoon dried basil.
- 2 teaspoons powdered ginger.
- 2 teaspoons salt.
- 1 teaspoon asafetida (hing)
Store in a glass jar and it will stay fresh for up to a month.
Source: Rhythm of Healing
Ama Pachana Spice Water
Drink Ama Pachana Spice Water throughout the day for a very purifying effect and to help enhance your digestion.
Ingredients:
- Two to three thin slices of fresh ginger
- ¼ tsp. cumin
- ¼ tsp. fennel
- 2 black peppercorns
- 2 leaves of mint
Directions:
Boil two quarts of water and put it in a thermos flask. Add herbs and let it steep.
Enjoy!