Tag: Pitta

Pitta is one of the three doshas. Understanding your dosha is fundamental to a deeper knowledge of yourself, your body, your way of acting and thinking. To understand more about doshas and identify yours, check out this article here.

Pitta is the energy resulting in the dynamic interaction of fire and water. These elements are opposite to each other, but they both symbolize transformations. Besides, fire and water are capable of changing each other. Thus, it is a transformation principle.
The qualities of Pitta: hot, liquid, oily, mobile, penetrating, light, and sour smell. Moreover, it occurs in the human body in the form of ferments regulating digestion and hormones responsible for metabolism. Last, on the psychic level, it supports the transformation of medullary impulses into thoughts.

People with strong Pitta are powerful, energetic, and passionate people. So they are decisive, intelligent, strong-willed, and prone to emotional outbursts.

Kitchari Authentic from Ayurveda

Kitchari, authentic Ayurveda
Kitchari is the first food on our mind when we think about Ayurveda. The Authentic kitchari recipe from Ayurveda is made with few ingredients that we can find all over the world. In addition, it is very easy to digest and a good combination of protein and carbohydrates. Lastly, Kitchari can balance all doshas.

The basis of Ayurveda’s authentic Kitchari is rice and lentils, which are cooked together in this recipe. Lentils are a good source of protein and carbohydrates, balancing this recipe nutritionally. As a source of good fats, ghee is used. Rice is also a good source of carbohydrates.
Cumin seeds are great for bringing out the characteristic flavor of the dish and aiding in the digestion process in the body.

Sweet Potato Coconut Soup

Sweet potato coconut soup
With this sweet potato coconut soup recipe, you not only balance your doshas but also nourish your body from within. The perfect dinner for a good night’s sleep!
Soups are perfect as appetizers and for dinner, mainly because they are easy to digest, which means that the digestion process does not affect your sleep.
This recipe is very filling, the dietary fibre and carbohydrates present in sweet potatoes, together with the fats in coconut milk and sesame oil, bring satiety to the dish.
In addition, this sweet potato coconut soup is very well seasoned. The explosion of flavors will surprise you.

Kitchari (European version)

Ayurveda cooking is the practice of using food, spices, and herbs as medicine to nourish and balance the body. The goal of Ayurvedic cooking is to support each individual’s unique constitution by incorporating specific foods and spices into their diet. It emphasizes the use of fresh, whole foods, and encourages the consumption of local and seasonal food. By following these principles, Ayurveda cooking promotes digestion, boosts immunity, and improves overall health and well-being.

Mung bean soup

Mung beans are commonly used in Ayurvedic cooking and are a healing food due to their high mineral content and ability to aid digestion. This mung bean soup brings all digestion benefits and taste great!

Ghee

Ghee is one of the most important ingredients for Ayurvedic cooking. Also known as clarified butter, it is made with only one ingredient: butter, in a simple cooking process. You can use it daily in your diet, replacing butter or oil to sauté food.

For Ayurveda, Ghee is also considered as a medicine, learn about it’s benefits in this article here.

The process of preparing ghee causes its smoking point to be very high when compared to other sources of fat. Thus, Ghee does not burn in the cooking process, releasing free radicals and toxic substances. In this way, Ghee is the perfect source of fats for sautéing and preparing your food and on top of that it tastes very similar to the beloved butter.