Ayurvedic Cuisine is an indispensable part of Ayurvedic lifestyle. Ayurvedic Cuisine, which emphasizes on wholesome balanced meals, is considered as the foundation of mind, body and spirits. Ayurveda believes in the principle “a healthy mind resides in a healthy body”. Ayurvedic cuisine takes care of balancing the six tastes sweet, salty, pungent, bitter and astringent, [...]
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Fresh herbs are the best and easiest way to transform a simple ordinary meal into a healthy extraordinary meal. Besides adding flavour to foods, they impart several additional benefits on their own. Recent studies have revealed that culinary herbs whether used in fresh or dried form, contain antioxidants which protect against heart diseases and cancer. [...]
Herbs are beautiful small plants, mostly perennials with soft stem and fine flavour. They are comparatively easy to grow, adding beauty to the garden. Spices are herbs with plenty of medicinal value and are added to food for enhancing flavour. Herbs require little care and are mostly pest free. They can either be grown in [...]
Ayurveda believes that poor nutrition is the root cause of diseases. Ayurveda heals and prevents diseases through regulations in food. The main difference between Ayurveda and other nutritional approaches is that, the latter adopts a “one size fits all” attitude to all individuals, irrespective of their size, or body type. They are not individual-oriented. Bio-chemical [...]
Braised Curly Kale Ingredients: 2 cups each of fresh Kale cut into thin pieces, 1tsp chopped Parsley, 1 tbsp olive oil, 1/8 tsp each of turmeric and sweet paprika, ground pepper and rock salt to taste. Preparation: 1) Heat olive oil in a pan. Add Paprika, turmeric and black pepper and stir. 2) Add kale, [...]
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Ayurvedic cooking is a diet that is planned based on the outcome from the food when digested. The positive and nurturing outcome or energy, which helps in boosting the endocrine, nervous, psychological and immune system of an individual, is termed as “Ojas”. The aim of Ayurvedic cooking is “Ojas”. On the other hand, consumption of [...]
Eating is, in a way, a participation in the creative process of nature. The food we eat helps by providing material for building new cells for the skin, stomach lining etc. The mode of eating is also of importance. For instance, eating too quickly could lead to indigestion or overeating which makes us vulnerable to [...]
A Herbal Infusion is a method in which dried herbs (one to two teaspoons) or fresh herbs (two to four teaspoons) is infused or placed in a cup of hot water or oil for approximately ten minutes and strained. The infusion is then stored in a covered ceramic pot. In case the herb is steeped [...]
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