Ayurveda Recipes
Chickpea Stew
Ingredients (2 Servings)
3 cups Water
2 tbsp ghee or cooking oil
2 cup Chickpeas (cooked)
1/2 cup Potato
1/2 cup Carrots
1/2 cup Cauliflower
1.2 cup Onions, chopped
1 cup Tomato
2 tsp Curry Powder
1/2 tsp Black Pepper
1/2 tsp Coriander Powder
2 tbsp Cilantro + Parsley
1 tsp Turmeric powder
2 piece Bay Leaf
2 piece Cinnamon Stick
Preparations
- Heat the ghee or oil in a pot, then add onion and cook for 1 min.
- Now add the bay leaf and the cinnamon stick and cook for another minute.
- Add the chopped carrots, potato and tomato and cook for another 2-3 min. Stir in between.
- Now add 1 cup of water, mi well, cover with a lid and cook for about 5 min.
- Add the cauliflower and cook for another 5 min.
- Now add the cook chickpeas, curry powder, black pepper and coriander powder and the remaining water.
- Stir well and let the mixture simmer for another 5 min.
- Add fresh cilantro and /or parsley.
Main ingredients in recipe
Chickpeas
Taste: Sweet and astringent
Potency: Cooling (Sita)
Post-digestive effect: Pungent
Qualities: Dry and rough (Ruksha)
Balances Pitta and Kapha doshas
-Improves physical strength
-Promotes skin health and complexion
-Aids digestion
-May help with diabetes and urinary disorder
Cilantro Pacifies Pitta
Taste (Rasa): Predominantly sweet and astringent, with a bitter note.
Potency (Virya): Cooling (shita), which is its most significant quality.
Qualities (Guna): Light (laghu) and slightly unctuous/rich (snigdha).
Digestive aid: Cilantro helps to stimulate the digestive fire (agni) without aggravating heat, and it acts as a carminative to prevent gas and bloating. after eating spicy foods.
Detoxification: It is considered a gentle but powerful detoxifier, particularly known for its ability to cleanse and strengthen the liver and blood.
Urinary tract health: Cilantro helps flush the kidneys and urinary tract, relieving burning sensations and reducing water retention.
Herbs that Calm
Ashwagandha
The Ayurvedic herb helps to balance and regulate cortisol levels, the primary stress hormone. Typically taken as a capsule or tincture. Reduces anxiety and fights fatigue.
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Holy Basil
It is an adaptogen that supports the adrenal system and helps regulate cortisol production.
Often consumed in tea. Promotes a sense of calm and builds emotional stamina.
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Chamomile
Lemon Balm
This herb contains an antioxidant called apigenin, which binds to certain receptors in the brain to promote sleepiness and reduce anxiety. Consumed generally in steeped tea, and extract in capsules. Supports digestion, soothes a nervous stomach, improves sleep quality.
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Lemon Balm
Passionflower
Lemon Balm
Lemon balm increases levels of the calming neurotransmitter GABA, helping to reduce tension and anxiety.
The mint family herb can be taken as a tea, capsule or tincture. Eases nervous tension, soothes digestive issues and improves sleep quality.
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Passionflower
Passionflower
Passionflower
Ayurvedic Tips for Fall
Fall is Vata Season
Fall has the characteristics of being dry, windy, erratic, cool, subtle, and clear. It is also a time to slow down, become more quiet and favour simplicity.
Begin to bring in warmth, oiliness, deep nourishment, closeness in relationships, stability, greater routine, and groundedness.
Foods Best for Fall Season
Start to add foods with more protein, fat, warming, spices, and served hot.
Foods with sweet, sour, and salty tastes which are mushy and soft topped with ghee or oil.
Cooked grains are beneficial like oatmeal, tapioca, cream of rice, cream of wheat.
Add in more cooked or steam vegetables, soups, and stews (grounding and moisturizing.
Meat and eggs are balancing, as well as, nuts and seeds.
Fruits-cooked apples, avocados, dates, grapefruit, grapes, citrus fruits (sour-heating).
Vegetables-beets, carrots, pumpkins, winter squash, sweet potatoes, onions and garlic.
Grains-brown Rice, quinoa, wheat, basmati rice, and amaranth.
Legumes-kidney beans, mung beans, toor dal, urad dal.
Dairy Products-butter, buttermilk, cheese, cream
Oils-almond oil, ghee, olive oil, and safflower oil.
Sweetners-honey, jaggary, maple syrup.
Spices-anise, black pepper, cinnamon, cumin, rosemary, ginger, turmeric.
Meats (warming)-beef, pork, chicken, and duck.
Fall Nourishing Activities
Daily Abhyanga (self massage) with warm sesame or almond oil before bathing.
Perform exercises which are slower and are grounding.
Instigate more routine in your life with eating, sleeping, exercise, and other activities.
Allow more time for rest to calm the nervous system and reduce travel and unfamiliar situations.
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