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Asparagus & Mushroom Rice With Black Pepper


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How to Make Asparagus & Mushroom Rice with Black Pepper

PREPARATION OF THIS HEALTHY RECIPE

1. Place water in a medium pot on high heat.

2. While water is heating to a boil, lightly oil a frying pan and sautee mushrooms one inch apart until browned. Add rice to the frying pan and stir to soak up oil in the pan. Add rice, mushroom, salt and black pepper to the boiling water. Bring to a boil then cover and lower heat to a simmer.

3. Meanwhile chop asparagus in 1/2 to inch long lengths. Place remaining oil in a large pot and sautee asparagus until it turns a bright green.

4. Gently mix asparagus into rice after rice has been cooking at least 7 minutes. If you add asparagus too early, it will turn mushy. If you add asparagus too late, you will crush the grains of rice, leading to an oddly-textured meal.

5. Continue cooking, covered, until rice is soft. Serve and & enjoy!

How Does This Ayurvedic Recipe Improve Wellness?

CLINICAL AYURVEDIC REVIEW

In early spring, your body starts to crave snappy and refreshing textures like fresh asparagus. Asparagus is a strong diuretic to relieve spring water retention.

Nutritious and building for colder temperatures, but light, easy to digest, rice fills the tummy and supports you while the season is still cold. Black pepper clears the respiratory tract of congestion, while asparagus relieves a dry cough.

WHAT IS ASPARAGUS & MUSHROOM RICE WITH BLACK PEPPER?

Snappy green asparagus add freshness to earthy, soft mushrooms in rice. Joyful Belly discovered this recipe as a mushroom risotto in a small restaurant off a dark alley in Venice.

AYURVEDA'S GUIDE TO VITALITY & WHOLESOME NOURISHMENT

Your Ayurvedic diet is tailored to your individual body and your specific imbalances. With an Ayurvedic diet you feel joy and satisfaction because what you are eating truly nourishes and balances you. Disease results from diets and lifestyles that are incompatible with your nature. By eating a personalized diet matched to your body, you experience optimal health. See How it Works.

Is Asparagus & Mushroom Rice with Black Pepper Good for My Ayurvedic Diet?

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Metabolic Nature of Asparagus & Mushroom Rice with Black Pepper

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METABOLIC NATURE

Metabolic Nature

Ayurveda assesses metabolic imbalances through 20 main biocharacteristics (gunas). Aggravating them weakens your body and causes imbalance. By knowing which biocharacteristics are habitually imbalanced in your body, you will be able to identify and correct metabolic imbalances before you get sick. Every biocharacteristic has an opposite which balances it (i.e. hot balances cold). You restore balance by favoring diet and lifestyle choices that increase the opposite biocharacteristic.

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CLEAR

ABOUT CLEAR BIOCHARACTERISTIC

Clear refers to anything that cleanses or flushes out wastes, or that digests ama.

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LIQUEFIED

ABOUT LIQUEFIED BIOCHARACTERISTIC

Substances that thin fluids (lower viscosity of blood plasma). These may include blood thinners or mucolytic herbs.

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COLD

ABOUT COLD BIOCHARACTERISTIC

Cold refers to anything that reduces body temperature, metabolism, and blood flow.

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HEAVY

ABOUT HEAVY BIOCHARACTERISTIC

Heavy is identified by sedation, sluggishness, or increased weight.

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TASTES

The 6 Tastes

Taste is used to sense the most basic properties and effects of food. Each taste has a specific medicinal effect on your body. Cravings for food with certain tastes indicate your body is craving specific medicinal results from food. Taste is experienced on the tongue and represents your body's reaction to foods. Sweet taste causes physical satisfaction and attraction whereas bitter taste causes discomfort and aversion. Kapha should use less sweet taste while Vata and Pitta would benefit from using more sweet taste. One of the first signs of illness is that your taste and appetite for food changes. The six tastes are sweet, sour, salty, pungent, bitter, and astringent. Do you crave foods with any of the tastes below?

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SWEET

ABOUT SWEET BIOCHARACTERISTIC

Sweet refers to anything builds tissue, including macronutrients such as carbohydrates, proteins and fats.

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DOSHAS

The Three Doshas / Body Types

Ayurveda is a metabolic theory of medicine that explains individual health, tendencies, and disease patterns through the concept of doshas, which can be understood as your metabolic patterns and tendencies.

Each dosha reflects a distinct metabolic nature and describes strengths & weaknesses in bodily function, and how these affect energy levels, digestion, susceptibility to disease, and many other tendencies.

Your metabolic nature not only affects your physical characteristics, but also influences your mental thought patterns, confidence, and enthusiasm.

Ayurveda balances these metabolic strengths & weaknesses to support your body's vitality and prevent recurrent disease cycles. This support is a critical aid, especially in chronic or incurable disease conditions.

The 3 metabolic body types (doshas), are Catabolic (Vata), Metabolic (Pitta), and Anabolic (Kapha).

Through dosha, Ayurveda empowers people to identify metabolic imbalances early, break repetitive patterns of disease, and cultivate habits that support long-term vitality and well-being.

Ultimately, these metabolic patterns also provide a framework for understanding yourself, including body, mind, and spiritual tendencies.

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PACIFIES
Pitta pacifying Vata pacifying
AGGRAVATES
Kapha aggravating

GREEK MEDICINE / TEMPERAMENTS

The Four Temperaments / Humors

Ayurveda & Greek Medicine were the dominant form of medicine along the Silk Road from England to China and South Asia. They work by assessing your metabolic type, patterns, and nature. Greek medicine recognizes 4 metabolic temperaments, Melancholic, Choleric, Sanguine, and Phlegmatic.

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PACIFIES
CHOLERIC

ABOUT CHOLERIC BIOCHARACTERISTIC

Has a hot and dry metabolic nature. Enthusiastic, vibrant and bright. In excess burns up fluids and ojas, irritable. Corresponds to high bilirubin in the blood that irritates and heats up the body and liver.

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MELANCHOLIC

ABOUT MELANCHOLIC BIOCHARACTERISTIC

Cold and dry with a slow, variable or erratic metabolism. Colicky, tense. Withdrawn, pensive, anxious, and hesitant. Analytical, intelligent, detail oriented and creative. Prone to ojas depletion, dehydration, an overactive nervous system, and depression.

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SANGUINE

ABOUT SANGUINE BIOCHARACTERISTIC

Hot & moist. Full-blooded, vigorous. Vivacious, social, and epicurean. Bullish.

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AGGRAVATES
PHLEGMATIC

ABOUT PHLEGMATIC BIOCHARACTERISTIC

Wet & cold. When out of balance becomes congested, stagnant, and overweight. Loving, trusting, and patient.

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Other

Musky

MUSKY

Have an earthy smell to them, such as mushrooms.

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Medicinal Benefits, Uses & Herbal Actions of Asparagus & Mushroom Rice with Black Pepper
Experiences are Personal
Experiences vary according to the person and constitution. Individual results may vary. The list of herbal-actions below has not be approved by the FDA and should not be used to treat a medical condition.

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Digestive

DIGESTIVE

Herbs that encourage healthy digestion.

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Internal Detoxicant

INTERNAL-DETOXICANT

Liquefies, dissolves, decongests or dislodges internal stagnant toxins. Decongests the lymphatic system.

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Nerve Relaxant Grounding

NERVE-RELAXANT-GROUNDING

Encourages feelings of stability and heaviness. Makes you feel settled, mentally relaxed. Mildly sedates the nervous system to ease stress. Can bring a spacey or anxious person back to earth. Reduces agitation, irritation, stress and racing thoughts.

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Satisfies Stomach

SATISFIES-STOMACH

Provides a sense of gratification and fullness in the stomach.

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Nutritive

NUTRITIVE

An herb that is strengthening and nourishing.

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Tonic

TONIC

A tonic herb restores function through strengthening tissue. This can happen through a combination of nourishing the tissue, and invigorating tissue metabolism. The tonic should not be withering, as in caffeine.

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Diaphoretic

DIAPHORETIC

An herb that induces sweating, often by dilating blood vessels close to the skin.

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Flushes Sinuses

FLUSHES-SINUSES

An herb that relieves sinus congestion by flushing out mucus.

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Decongestant

DECONGESTANT

An herb that reduces mucus production often by restricting blood flow to mucus membranes.

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Cardiac Stimulant

CARDIAC-STIMULANT

Herbs that increase the heart rate. Useful in cardiovascular health, blood stagnation, and subjective feeling of heaviness in the chest area.

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Vasodilator

VASODILATOR

A vasodilator is an herb that widens the blood vessels by the relaxation of smooth muscle cells within the vessel walls, thereby increasing circulation systemically or to a local area.

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Cholagogue

CHOLAGOGUE

Cholagogues stimulate the production & release of bile from the liver & gallbladder. This refreshes and cleanses these organs, as well as increases bile in the small intestines.

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Constituents:
Aromatase Inhibitor

AROMATASE-INHIBITOR

Blocks estrogen synthesis by inhibiting conversion of progesterone and testosterone into estrogen.

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Rutin

RUTIN

Rutin is a flavonoid with anti-oxidant, anti-inflammatory and anti-cancer properties. Commonly used to treat conditions such as varicose veins, hemorrhoids, and high blood pressure.

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Salicylates

SALICYLATES

Salicylates relieve inflammation, are anti-cancer, and antidiabetic, but some are allergic to it.

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, Protein, Melatonin, Carbohydrate

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    Diaphoretic, Internal-detoxicant, Cardiac-stimulant, Digestive, Vasodilator, Decongestant, Flushes-sinuses

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    Cardiac-stimulant, Digestive, Vasodilator, Decongestant, Flushes-sinuses, Diaphoretic, Internal-detoxicant

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    Cardiac-stimulant, Digestive, Vasodilator, Decongestant, Flushes-sinuses, Diaphoretic, Internal-detoxicant

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    Cardiac-stimulant, Diaphoretic, Cholagogue, Digestive, Decongestant, Flushes-sinuses

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    Cholagogue, Flushes-sinuses, Diaphoretic, Vasodilator, Cardiac-stimulant, Digestive

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  • Horseradish

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    Cardiac-stimulant, Digestive, Cholagogue, Flushes-sinuses, Diaphoretic, Vasodilator

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  • Beets

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    Cholagogue, Nutritive, Internal-detoxicant, Satisfies-stomach, Nerve-relaxant-grounding, Vasodilator

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  • Cloves

    Cloves has these Actions in Common

    Digestive, Vasodilator, Cardiac-stimulant, Internal-detoxicant, Diaphoretic, Nerve-relaxant-grounding

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  • Punarnava

    Punarnava has these Actions in Common

    Tonic, Vasodilator, Cardiac-stimulant, Cholagogue, Digestive, Internal-detoxicant, Nerve-relaxant-grounding

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  • Trikatu

    Trikatu has these Actions in Common

    Internal-detoxicant, Vasodilator, Cardiac-stimulant, Decongestant, Diaphoretic, Digestive

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  • Encourage a Sweat / Sweat Therapy

    Encourage a Sweat / Sweat Therapy has these Actions in Common

    Cardiac-stimulant, Decongestant, Diaphoretic, Internal-detoxicant, Nerve-relaxant-grounding, Vasodilator

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  • Sit in the Sauna

    Sit in the Sauna has these Actions in Common

    Nerve-relaxant-grounding, Vasodilator, Cardiac-stimulant, Decongestant, Diaphoretic, Internal-detoxicant

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    Epsom Salt Bath has these Actions in Common

    Flushes-sinuses, Internal-detoxicant, Vasodilator, Cardiac-stimulant, Decongestant, Diaphoretic

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  • Holy Basil Leaf (Tulsi)

    Holy Basil Leaf (Tulsi) has these Actions in Common

    Internal-detoxicant, Nerve-relaxant-grounding, Vasodilator, Cardiac-stimulant, Decongestant, Diaphoretic

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About the Author

John Immel, the founder of Joyful Belly, teaches people how to have a healthy diet and lifestyle with Ayurveda. His approach to Ayurveda is clinical, yet exudes an ease which many find enjoyable and insightful. John also directs the Joyful Belly College of Ayurveda, offering professional clinical training in Ayurveda for over 15 years.

John's hobbies & specialties include advanced digestive disorders, medieval Catholic philosophy, & botany. He holds a bachelor's degree in mathematics from Harvard University. His wife and family of 7 kids live in Asheville, NC.

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Perry Devaney Batavia, IL
2013-04-27
“Add more depth to the dish by sauteing the asparagus and mushrooms in the oil first. This will add color and flavor. Add the rice to coat with oil and then finally add the water. "
“Great suggestion - the recipe is updated."
Liz Miller Ardsley, NY
2013-06-19
“Can I subsitute ghee instead of the oil?"
“Yes, you can use ghee instead of sunflower oil."
Ann Varley Seaforth
2014-02-16
“Made the mushroom rice/asparagus/with black pepper this night,it was a lovely quick dish. It had soft undertones,slightly oily, crunchy, with a surprise with the heat of the peppers. Filling & easy to make. 10/10 Ann Varley 16/2/14 Seaforth Qld."
freda blackerby St louis, MO
2015-03-19
“Delicious and satisfying, as well as easy to digest!"
Rosa Ana
2015-07-20
“Excellent suggestion"
Dave Blackburn Denver, CO
2015-08-10
“Enjoyed the recipe/dish. Thanks for tip of using ghee as I did not have sunflower oil (one more oil to the mix?) I cooked until rice was just al dente as I did not want mushy asparagus and I knew I would have leftovers that I would want to reheat (in a pan, not a microwave!) Ate this dish over a bed of baby spinach, cause I had some that needed to be eaten. The pepper was the flavor that lingers, nice. Easy recipe. My advice to myself is to shop where I can buy veggies in bulk rather than prepackaged so I can get the amount I need rather than what the grocer wants to sell."
Kathleen (Busto) Mickel IN
2020-04-15
“I like Asparagus, but my husband (kapha/pitta) does not. Can I substitute green beans? I also saw the risotto recipe where you added cumin and saffron. Why not add it here?"
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