Recipes
SPICED AUBERGINE SLICES

We know that in Ayurveda Aubergines increase Vata Dosha but helps to pacify Kapha Dosha. But many of us love this vegetable. When cooked correctly, aubergines aren’t so bad. Ingredients: Δ Aubergine – 1 medium sized: thinly sliced and soak in water for 15 minutesΔ Oil – 4 table spoons Dry Batter:Δ Gram Flour 100 gmsΔ Turmeric 1 teaspoonΔ Red Chilli Powder ½ teaspoonΔ Mustard seeds ½ teaspoonΔ Salt to taste Instructions: Δ Mix up all the ingredients to make the dry batter.ΔTake each thin slice of aubergine and dip in dry batter gram flour so that it covers both side of the slice. Don’t throw away the...
LETTUCE AND TOMATO SALAD

Ayurvedic Lettuce and Tomato Salad: Lettuce: half – finely chopped Tomato: 1 medium sized tomato finely chopped Lemon juice 1 teaspoon Salt to taste Crushed black pepper Coriander: finely chopped for garnish Instructions: Mix lettuce and tomato first in a salad bowl Sprinkle lemon juice on top and mix well Add salt and black pepper And finish off by garnishing with chopped coriander Usually served with Kitchadi or Indian Stir Fry and Chapathis It can also enjoyed on its own
GINGER MARINATED CHICKEN INFUSED WITH COCONUT MILK

Ginger Marinated Chicken – Infused With Coconut Milk Ingredients: Chicken Marinade: Chicken breasts – 2 moderate sized – chop in small cubes Ginger paste – 1 tspn Garlic paste: 1 tspn Turmeric: ¾ tspn Red chilli powder – ½ tspn Chopped green chillies – 1 (optional) Mix all the above and keep aside for 15 minutes Ingredients: Oil – 3 tablespoons Onions: 2 moderate sized – chopped Green chillies whole – 1 or 2 optional (if you like spicy) Cumin seeds – ¼ tspn Mustard seeds – ¼ tspn Ginger paste – ½ tspn Garlic paste – ½ tspn Tomatoes...
YELLOW MOONG WITH DILL AND SPRING ONIONS

Moong Daal with Dill & Spring Onions: Perfect Recipe for Winter and cold season! Ingredients: Yellow Split Moong Daal – 1 cup Spring Onions – 3-4 Dill – a bunchful Ghee or oil – 1 tablspoon Cumin seeds – ¼ teaspoon Mustard seeds – ¼ teaspoon Fresh ginger paste – 1 teaspoon Whole green chillies 2 – optional Turmeric – 1 teaspoon Jaggery (optional) ¼ tspn Salt to taste Instructions: Soak the Moong Daal in hot water for 15-20 minutes so that they go soft. The hot water helps the beans to go softer rather than then being hard...
TURMERIC SPICED POTATOES

Turmeric Spiced Potatoes Ingredients: 6 – 8medium sized potatoes 2-3 table spoon cooking oil 1/4th tspn cumin seeds 1/4th tspn mustard seeds 6-5 curry leaves – optional 1-2 whole green chillies – optional 1-2 tspn turmeric powder Salt to taste Chopped coriander handful 1 tspn Jaggery or brown sugar 1 tspn lemon juice Instructions: Potatoes: Boil the potatoes until medium soft. Remove/peel the skin Cut into small to medium cubes Set aside Main Instructions: Heat the oil to quite hot Add cumin and mustard seeds Add curry leaves and green chillies Add ¼ tspn turmeric powder. Mix well Immediately add the potatoes...