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Bottle Gourd Halwa With Milk, Sugar, Ghee, Cardamom, Cinnamon & Nutmeg


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How to Make Bottle Gourd Halwa with Milk, Sugar, Ghee, Cardamom, Cinnamon & Nutmeg

SERVINGS: 4
PREP TIME: 10 MINUTES
COOK TIME: 20 MINUTES

STYLE: INDIAN

INGREDIENTS

1/4 c
1/4 c
4 c
1 c
1/4 tsp
1/4 tsp
1/4 tsp

PREPARATION OF THIS HEALTHY RECIPE

Sautee the bottle gourd in the ghee first.Then add remaining ingredient and simmer on low heat twenty minutes.

How Does This Ayurvedic Recipe Improve Wellness?

CLINICAL AYURVEDIC REVIEW

Bottle gourd builds ojas.

WHAT IS BOTTLE GOURD HALWA WITH MILK, SUGAR, GHEE, CARDAMOM, CINNAMON & NUTMEG?

Soft, jelly-like, translucent like cooked cucumber. Sweet and milk white. An unusual vegetable for this hemisphere. Halwas mean sweets. They are generally made with the sweet indian spices cinnamon, cardamom, nutmeg. Discovered in Dhaka, Bangladesh.

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Is Bottle Gourd Halwa with Milk, Sugar, Ghee, Cardamom, Cinnamon & Nutmeg Good for My Ayurvedic Diet?

Find out by taking this free, easy quiz. You'll learn your body type, and whether 'Bottle Gourd Halwa with Milk, Sugar, Ghee, Cardamom, Cinnamon & Nutmeg' is a good fit. Complete the basic quiz in 1 minute, or go deeper with additional quizzes at your own leisure to learn more about your body.
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INCREASES
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Increases These Biocharacteristics (Gunas)

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

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MOBILE

ABOUT MOBILE BIOCHARACTERISTIC

Mobile refers to anything that stimulates the nervous system, muscles, or activity.

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HEAVY

ABOUT HEAVY BIOCHARACTERISTIC

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

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COLD

ABOUT COLD BIOCHARACTERISTIC

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

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GOOEY

ABOUT GOOEY BIOCHARACTERISTIC

Gooey is identified by anything gelatinous (such as oatmeal), or by mucus congestion.

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TASTES
Taste Help

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
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The Three Doshas / Body Types

According to the biocharacteristic theory of medicine, people tend to get sick, over and over again, due to habitual causes and imbalances that are unique to the person. Your body type summarizes this tendency, showing you the 'type' of conditions and imbalances that frequently challenge your health & wellness. Using body type, you can also identify remedies likely to improve your strength and resiliency. Your body type identifies physical and mental characteristics as well as your personal strengths and weaknesses. The calculation of your body type is based on your medical history.

The 3 functional body types (doshas), are Catabolic (Vata), Metabolic (Pitta), and Anabolic (Kapha). Catabolic individuals tend to break down body mass into energy. They are easily stimulated, hyperactive, underweight and dry. Metabolic individuals tend to burn or use energy. They tend to be rosy-cheeked, easily irritated, focused, driven, and easily inflamed. Anabolic individuals tend to store energy as body mass. If they store too much energy, they could gain weight easily and have congestion. Anabolic people tend to be stable and grounded.

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PACIFIES
Pitta pacifying Vata pacifying
AGGRAVATES
Kapha aggravating
HAS THE FOLLOWING
Subtaste:
Aromatic

AROMATIC

Herbs or spices with volatile essential oils that present strong aromas. Aromatic oils shock, refresh and numb tissue, with the end result of relaxing, opening and clearing stagnant fluids in tissues.

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Bland

BLAND

Bland means doesn't have much taste. In Chinese medicine, bland taste refers to afood without little macronutrients, such as cabbage, radish or bok choy.

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HERBAL ACTIONS
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Medicinal Benefits, Uses & Herbal Actions of Bottle Gourd Halwa with Milk, Sugar, Ghee, Cardamom, Cinnamon & Nutmeg
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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.

Relieves Burning

RELIEVES-BURNING

Herbs that soothe a burn or reduce an internal burning sensation, such as aloe vera.

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Makes You Tired

MAKES-YOU-TIRED

Induces drowsiness and promotes sound sleep.

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Wakes You Up

WAKES-YOU-UP

Invigorates the body and nervous system, increases energy.

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, Makes Jittery
Stimulates Energy

STIMULATES-ENERGY

This category groups thyroid and adrenal stimulating herbs.

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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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Soothes Throat

SOOTHES-THROAT

Soothes throat discomfort, including from a sore or ticklish throat.

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Diuretic

DIURETIC

Herbs that promote urine formation, thereby flushing the kidneys and urinary tract while eliminating any excess water retention. As diuretics reduce water retention, they are often used to reduce blood pressure.

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Constituents:
Carbohydrate, Fats,
Coumarin

COUMARIN

Moderately toxic, vascular tonic, hypotensive, and anti-inflammatory.

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Foods with a Similar Nature to Bottle Gourd Halwa with Milk, Sugar, Ghee, Cardamom, Cinnamon & Nutmeg

Coffee

Coffee has these Actions in Common

Makes-you-tired, Diuretic, Stimulates-energy, Makes-jittery, Wakes-you-up

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Raw Sugar

Raw Sugar has these Actions in Common

Nutritive, Makes-jittery, Wakes-you-up, Makes-you-tired

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Buffalo Milk

Buffalo Milk has these Actions in Common

Nutritive, Soothes-throat, Makes-you-tired, Tonic

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Flower / Bee Pollen

Flower / Bee Pollen has these Actions in Common

Stimulates-energy, Diuretic, Tonic, Nutritive

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Hemp Seed

Hemp Seed has these Actions in Common

Makes-you-tired, Nutritive, Diuretic, Tonic

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Honey Dew

Honey Dew has these Actions in Common

Nutritive, Relieves-burning, Diuretic, Tonic

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Honey

Honey has these Actions in Common

Stimulates-energy, Nutritive, Tonic, Soothes-throat

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Jackfruit

Jackfruit has these Actions in Common

Nutritive, Wakes-you-up, Relieves-burning, Tonic

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Saffron

Saffron has these Actions in Common

Nutritive, Diaphoretic, Stimulates-energy, Diuretic

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Fenugreek

Fenugreek has these Actions in Common

Diaphoretic, Stimulates-energy, Diuretic, Nutritive

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Cinnamon

Cinnamon has these Actions in Common

Soothes-throat, Diaphoretic, Stimulates-energy, Diuretic

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Herb Supplements with a Similar Nature to Bottle Gourd Halwa with Milk, Sugar, Ghee, Cardamom, Cinnamon & Nutmeg

Saw Palmetto

Saw Palmetto has these Actions in Common

Tonic, Diuretic, Nutritive, Soothes-throat

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Shatavari

Shatavari has these Actions in Common

Relieves-burning, Soothes-throat, Tonic, Nutritive

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Vidari

Vidari has these Actions in Common

Soothes-throat, Tonic, Diuretic, Nutritive

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Amalaki

Amalaki has these Actions in Common

Nutritive, Stimulates-energy, Tonic, Wakes-you-up

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Maca

Maca has these Actions in Common

Tonic, Nutritive, Stimulates-energy

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Regular exercise

Regular exercise has these Actions in Common

Stimulates-energy, Wakes-you-up, Diaphoretic

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Shatavari Ghee

Shatavari Ghee has these Actions in Common

Tonic, Nutritive, Relieves-burning

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Anantamul

Anantamul has these Actions in Common

Diuretic, Tonic, Diaphoretic

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Bala

Bala has these Actions in Common

Nutritive, Stimulates-energy, Tonic

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Shilajit Tonic

Shilajit Tonic has these Actions in Common

Diuretic, Stimulates-energy, Wakes-you-up

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Hyssop Powder

Hyssop Powder has these Actions in Common

Diaphoretic, Diuretic, Stimulates-energy

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About John Joseph Immel

About the Author

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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