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Cucumber Raita Recipe

from Ayurveda Today, Volume 7, Number 4, Spring 1995 Serves 4-6 as side dish, 1 or 2 spoonfuls per person Cucumber is cooling and sweet but the skin is bitter. Both the cucumber and the yogurt in this recipe can provoke kapha. Kapha can eat this occasionally, with extra hing and mustard seeds. Doshic Notes […]

Coconut Chutney Recipe

© 1994, Excerpted with permission from Ayurvedic Cooking for Self-Healing by Usha and Dr. Vasant Lad Makes approximately 3 cups Doshic Notes Vata :: Balancing Pitta :: Balancing Kapha :: Balancing Ingredients 2 cups unsweetened, shredded coconut 1 1/2 inch piece of fresh ginger, peeled and chopped fine 1 tablespoon fresh cilantro leaves 1/2 small […]

Masala Lassi

© 1994, Excerpted with permission from Ayurvedic Cooking for Self-Healing by Usha and Dr. Vasant Lad Serves 4 2 cups water 1/2 cup plain yogurt 2 Tbs Sucanat or other sugar (or to taste) 1/2 tsp ground cardamom 1/2 tsp fresh, grated ginger OR 1/4 tsp dry ginger Doshic Notes Good for all doshas, especially kapha. Blending […]

Medicated Milks

© 1994, Excerpted with permission from Ayurvedic Cooking for Self-Healing by Usha and Dr. Vasant Lad Sidha Dugdham (Medicated milks) for Kapha Disorders No. 1 – Peppercorns 1/2 tsp peppercorns, ground 1 cup milk 1/4 cup water Mix all ingredients and heat to boiling point. Continue to cook on medium heat, stirring constantly, until there […]

Cucumber Coconut Milk Recipe

from Ayurveda Today, Volume 22, Number 1, Summer 2009 Serves one generously Here’s a cooling drink to enjoy in the heat of the summer as a breakfast beverage, an afternoon pick-me up or a light dinner. The recipe is inspired by a cucumber milk recipe given by Vasant Lad for calming internal heat and appeasing […]