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This curry is a soothing dish to serve for those with Vata and Pitta constitutions, new mothers and those recovering/ recuperating / healing… this sweet, heavy and slightly oily curry will comfort, ground and soothe you on an Autumn evening
Read MoreAs we head into Autumn and more indoors-y weather,, there is nothing better than the smell of fresh baked cookies through the home. It’s comforting in all the right ways. But it can be hard to find good recipes that not only taste great but complement the ayurvedic routines we are trying to maintain. Linda Banchek’s Cooking for Life gave me the perfect balance of both with this one.
Nutritious and incredibly tasty, these cookies travel well and are great for dunking. Both Vata and Pitta can eat these sweet, substantial, and slightly salty treats.…Enjoy the aroma!
Read MoreServe this spicy and earthy curry straight off the stove with warm rice and accompanying veggies and condiments such as a ‘pol’ sambol or a greens mallung. A hit from our last cooking workshop!
Read MoreHomemade granola with a tropical twist – perfect for breakky or an afternoon snack!
Oats, jaggery or kitul treacle, almonds, raisins, figs and fresh grated coconut toasted until golden and nutty. For spicy sweetness, I added cinnamon powder which also balances kapha and vata dosha with its pungent, warm and spicy qualities.
All wholefoods, so yummy and good for you! Serve with plant milk for Breakky, use as a crunchy topping on desserts, or a health snack on the go..
Use coconut oil in summer but in cold weather, you can use olive or sunflower oil. Consider also using Jaggery as a sweetener in place of sugar or honey. It is the raw, concentrated unrefined juice of sugar cane and comes in solid block form, powder or liquid. It comes both unrefined or washed (semi refined). The unrefined (older, unwashed) jaggery has a cleansing and purifying quality and is warming, which activates digestive enzymes. It balances vata, slightly decreases pitta and in moderation is a tolerable sweetener for kapha dosha too.
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