Better Health through Digestion with an Ayurvedic Diet
Butternut Squash Soup with Rosemary & Thyme
Reported by John Joseph Immel, Asheville, NC
Ayurvedic Diet
Type: Vegetables
Servings: 4
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 20 minutes
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ayurvedic notes
Add enough black pepper and rosemary to give the butternut squash a warm feel - that will help drive the sweet nourishing ojas of the butternut to the whole body. Add turmeric for a great skin tonic helping dryness.
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Rosemary lends a rustic feel to the sweet, orange butternut squash.
ingredients
1/2 cYellow OnionVata pacifyingPitta pacifyingKapha aggravating
2 cloveGarlicVata pacifyingPitta aggravatingKapha aggravating
1/4 tspSalt (Mineral Salt)Vata pacifyingPitta aggravatingKapha aggravating
1/4 tspBlack PepperVata pacifyingPitta aggravatingKapha pacifying
2 tbspOlive OilVata pacifyingPitta aggravatingKapha aggravating
4 cButternut SquashVata pacifyingPitta pacifyingKapha aggravating
1/4 tspThyme (fresh)Vata pacifyingPitta aggravatingKapha pacifying
1/4 tspRosemaryVata pacifyingPitta aggravatingKapha pacifying

preparation
Sauteed the onions. When beginning to brown, add the garlic. Add remaining ingredients, cover with water, and bring to a boil. Cook till butternut squash is tender - about 20 minutes.

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questions & comments
I cook squash with hing and ajwain. A recipe used in eastern India involves basil and mustard seeds with squash. I have no clue about the dosha implications of these combinations but I love the taste!
- Garima Thockchom, Fremont, CA, 02-11-10


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