Sautéed broccoli, with mustard and cumin seeds
Another Ayurvedic recipe for broccoli, packed with Vitamin A and C. Always make sure you don’t overcook the broccoli to retain its goodness.
Monthly Archives: August 2014
Gujarati-style cauliflower
Another simple cauliflower recipe, rich in vitamins and good anti-cancer properties. Most of these Ayurvedic recipes follow the same principle of tempering the seeds first, before adding the rest of […]
Snake or green beans with chicken & cabbage
Another super-tasty yet simple stir fry using healthy ingredients, although I am not meant to eat green beans, I do occasionally relent and knock this up. Equally you can substitute […]
Lemon barley water
This is an ancient British tonic that was given to nourish the sick – or tennis players at Wimbledon. You can add ginger to it to make it zingier.
Lime soda
This is the perfect drink for a hot day, I first had it when I was in India. Juice half a lime (or more according to taste) Pinch of salt […]
Stir fried chicken with peanuts
Peanuts are very good for cancer patients, as are all nuts, so I try and use them in all sorts of cooking. Luckily they are very prevalent in Vietnamese and […]
Indian cabbage with mustard, cumin and turmeric
Cabbage, as a cruciform vegetable, along with other members of its family, broccoli, cauliflower and Brussels sprouts, is both easy to digest, rich in vitamins A and C and, best […]
Rice and mung bean Kichadi
Kichadis are simple stews of mung beans and basmati rice and are at the core of Ayurvedic healing and cleansing therapy, due to their easy digestion and assimilation. There are […]
Trishodic dahl
This is the mainstay of Ayurvedic cooking. Beans are used for cleansing and building the body and are usually served with rice and leafy greens to form a perfectly balanced […]
Cauliflower with lemongrass and basil
Cauliflower is a particularly good vegetable according to TCM as it has lots of lowers and is therefore very potent. I love cauliflower and cook it several different ways, either […]
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