Asparagus & Mushroom Rice With Black Pepper |
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How to Make Asparagus & Mushroom Rice with Black PepperSERVINGS: 4 PREP TIME: 5 MINUTES COOK TIME: 20 MINUTES
INGREDIENTS
| 1 tbsp | |
| 1 1/2 c | |
| 1 c | |
| 1 c | |
| 1 c | |
| 1/4 tsp | |
| 1/4 tsp | |
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.
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Functional Ayurveda helps you assess imbalances through 20 main biocharacteristics
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By knowing which characteristics are habitually imbalanced in your body, you will be able to identify and correct imbalances before you get sick.
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| CLEAR ABOUT CLEAR BIOCHARACTERISTIC
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Substances that thin fluids (lower viscosity of blood plasma). These may include blood thinners or mucolytic herbs.
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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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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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John Immel, the founder of Joyful Belly, teaches people how to have a
healthy diet and lifestyle with Ayurveda biocharacteristics.
His approach to Ayurveda is clinical, yet exudes an ease which many find enjoyable and insightful.
John also directs Joyful Belly's School of Ayurveda,
offering professional clinical training in Ayurveda for over 15 years.
John's interest in Ayurveda and specialization in digestive tract pathology was inspired by a complex digestive disorder acquired from years of international travel,
as well as public service work in South Asia.
John's commitment to the detailed study of digestive disorders reflects his zeal to get down to the roots of the problem.
His hope and belief in the capacity of each & every client to improve their quality of life is nothing short of a personal passion.
John's creativity in the kitchen and delight in cooking for others comes from his family oriented upbringing.
In addition to his certification in Ayurveda, John holds a bachelor's degree in mathematics from Harvard University.
John enjoys sharing Ayurveda within the context of his Catholic roots,
and finds Ayurveda gives him an opportunity to participate in the healing mission of the Church.
Jesus expressed God's love by feeding and healing the sick.
That kindness is the fundamental ministry of Ayurveda as well.
Outside of work, John enjoys spending time with his wife and 7 kids, and pursuing his love of theology, philosophy, and language.
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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.
- Perry Devaney, Batavia, IL , 04-27-13 ( Reply) Great suggestion - the recipe is updated.
Can I subsitute ghee instead of the oil?
- Liz Miller, Ardsley, NY , 06-19-13 ( Reply) Yes, you can use ghee instead of sunflower oil.
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.
- Ann Varley, Seaforth , 02-16-14 ( Reply) Delicious and satisfying, as well as easy to digest!
- freda blackerby, St louis, MO , 03-19-15 ( Reply) Excellent suggestion
- Rosa Ana , 07-20-15 ( Reply) 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.
- Dave Blackburn, Denver, CO , 08-10-15 ( Reply) 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?
- Kathleen (Busto) Mickel, IN , 04-15-20 ( Reply) |
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