Healing Ayurvedic Masalas ===================== Create your own pantry and each day make your needed healing masala mixture out of the following list: Asafoetida: calming vata, potent carminative Bay leaf: warming, aids digestion Black mustard Seeds: digestive with pronounced warming effect Black peppercorn: warming, digestive, carminative Cardamom: calms and stimulates digestion Cinnamon: warms and sweetens Cloves: heating and digestive stimulant Coriander: cooling, soothing, carminative and digestive Cumin: carminative, digestive, toner, balances all doshas Fennel: cools, sweetens, digestive, tones the stomach Fenugreek: warming, digestive, toner, reduces mass Ginger: warms, potent digestive stimulant Kombu: non-traditional, digestive, removes heavy metals Neem: cooling, bitter, clears and removes wastes Saffron: cooling, toning, digestive, balances all doshas Turmeric: tri-doshic, specific for aiding protein digestion ============================================= Applying the principles of Ayurveda to your cooking, eating in harmony with planet Earth, and following sattvic principles is the strategy for an invigorating and dynamic spiritual practice. In turn, a balanced diet with a certain knowledge of natural medicinal plants will offer the fruit of radiant health. All that is required is some curiosity and mindfulness in the kitchen without totally losing continental traditions. ==================================================== HOW? GRIND. Mix all the chosen powdered spices well and store in an airtight container in a cool place away from direct sunlight. For daily use sauté one teaspoon of ghee with the spice mix. Heat until you smell the aroma. Immediately remove the saucepan from the heat to avoid burning the spices. Drizzle the spicy ghee on cooked rice or other dishes before serving. Or add steamed vegetables to the spice mixture while still in the saucepan and stir. Add salt and pepper to taste. This spice mixture should be used regularly to flavour one dish for the main meal of the day to boost immunity and enhance digestion. Keep in airtight container for ready use as seasoning or prepare it fresh every time you need it.
Posted on: Mon, 04 Aug 2014 00:13:50 +0000
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