Buttermilk Curry With Cumin, Mustard Seed & Ghee |
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How to Make Buttermilk Curry with Cumin, Mustard Seed & GheeSERVINGS: 4 PREP TIME: 15 MINUTES SKILL LEVEL: EASY
INGREDIENTSSKILL LEVEL: EASY
| 16 g | |
| 2 tsp | |
| 2 c | |
| 1 tbsp | |
| 1 c | |
| 1/4 tsp | |
| 1/4 clove | |
| 1/4 tsp | |
| 1/4 tsp | |
| 2 tbsp | |
| 2 pinch | |
| 1 pinch | |
| 1 pinch | |
PREPARATION OF THIS HEALTHY RECIPE
Cook rice ahead of time, using 1/4c cooked rice for this recipe.
Heat oil in a wok or medium heavy pot over medium-high heat. When it is hot, toss in the mustard seeds. When most of them have popped, add the cumin and turmeric and stir. Lower the heat to medium, add the asafoetida, cayenne, chopped onion and garlic and stir-fry for about 3 minutes, until softened. Add curry leaves. Reduce the heat to low, pour in the yogurt, rice, and water. Stir until warmed through; do not allow to boil. Stir in the salt.
Serve hot, ? c per serving in small bowls or cups, garnished with cilantro.
How Does This Ayurvedic Recipe Improve Wellness?
CLINICAL AYURVEDIC REVIEW
Spices help with digestion for Kapha.The combination of ingredients like yogurt that increase water retention and a blood thinner like turmeric help flush the lymphatic system. Then cilantro, a diuretic, flushes the released toxins from the system. Good for dry digestion. WHAT IS BUTTERMILK CURRY WITH CUMIN, MUSTARD SEED & GHEE?Buttery and soft but savory and lighter. Warm, oily & creamy. Also including turmeric, asafoetida, and garnished with cilantro. Discovered in Pune, India eating thali platters.
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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.
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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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| CLEAR ABOUT CLEAR BIOCHARACTERISTIC
Clear refers to anything that cleanses or flushes out wastes, or that digests ama.
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Easy refers to anything easy to digest, or digests quickly.
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Mobile refers to anything that stimulates the nervous system, muscles, or activity.
LEARN MORE ABOUT MOBILE DRY ABOUT DRY BIOCHARACTERISTIC
Dry is identified by lack of moisture, lack of fat, or anything that causes diuresis.
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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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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.
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| BITTER ABOUT BITTER BIOCHARACTERISTIC
Bitter taste has cholagogue action - it is cold, clear, light, and stimulating. It increases digestive enzymes, laxative, and drying.
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Pungency is characterized by irritation, or sharp, spicy foods that irritate the mouth such as black pepper.
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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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AromaticSTRONG 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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Medicinal Benefits, Uses & Herbal Actions of Buttermilk Curry with Cumin, Mustard Seed & Ghee ![Help]() 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.
, Carminative CARMINATIVE
Stimulates the release of gas. Helpful for bloating or cramping abdominal pain. Propels food downward. Carminatives typically expel gas by relaxing the muscles of the intestines.
SEE ALL 'CARMINATIVE' FOODS / HERBS , Antipruritic ANTIPRURITIC
Antipruritics are herbs that inhibit itching, often associated with skin conditions such as sunburns, allergic reactions, eczema, psoriasis, chickenpox, fungal infections, insect bites, or contact dermatitis (as in poison ivy rashes).
SEE ALL 'ANTIPRURITIC' FOODS / HERBS , Warms Chest WARMS-CHEST
Warms the chest and lungs, clearing mucus and allowing for clear breathing. Often these herbs are hot, aromatic, and pungent.
SEE ALL 'WARMS-CHEST' FOODS / HERBS , , 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.
SEE ALL 'CARDIAC-STIMULANT' FOODS / HERBS , 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.
SEE ALL 'VASODILATOR' FOODS / HERBS , Alterative ALTERATIVE
Restores the proper function of the body by cleansing the blood and balancing blood chemistry. In Ayurveda terms, they pacify Pitta in rakta. They were traditionally used to revitalize and detoxify after a long winter.
SEE ALL 'ALTERATIVE' FOODS / HERBS , Antiplatelet ANTIPLATELET
An herb that inhibits clotting, dissolves clots, thins the blood, or destroys platelets, therefore reducing the tendency of blood to form clots. They are useful in cardiovascular disease, clots, and stroke. Aka anticoagulant.
SEE ALL 'ANTIPLATELET' FOODS / HERBS , , Blood Tonic BLOOD-TONIC
An herb that produces more blood cells in the body, or otherwise improves blood cell quality or hemoglobin content. Helpful for anemia and other types of deficiency.
SEE ALL 'BLOOD-TONIC' FOODS / HERBS 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.
SEE ALL 'DIURETIC' FOODS / HERBS 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.
SEE ALL 'CHOLAGOGUE' FOODS / HERBS Emmenagogue EMMENAGOGUE
Herbs which stimulate menstruation. Emmenagogues are used for scanty menstruation, to relieve menstrual pain, and improve blood flow in the pelvic area and uterus.
SEE ALL 'EMMENAGOGUE' FOODS / HERBS , , Antispasmodic ANTISPASMODIC
Herbs that reduce or inhibit muscle spasms or cramping, such as in asthma, menstruation, hear palpitations, migraine, or IBS.
SEE ALL 'ANTISPASMODIC' FOODS / HERBS Constituents: Nitric Oxide NITRIC-OXIDE
Improves circulation by dilating blood vessels. Protects blood vessels from damage. Improves athletic performance, libido, immunity, and brain health.
SEE ALL 'NITRIC-OXIDE' FOODS / HERBS , , Flavonoids FLAVONOIDS
Flavonoids are a colorful type of polyphenol. As all polyphenols, they have a strong antioxidant effect. Many flavonoids have an anti-inflammatory, and/or antiallergen effect.
SEE ALL 'FLAVONOIDS' FOODS / HERBS , , 5a Reductase Inhibitor |
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Turmeric has these Actions in Common
Emmenagogue, Lowers-blood-sugar, Warms-chest, Alterative, Antipruritic, Blood-tonic, Cholagogue, Flushes-sinuses, Skin-tonic, Anthelminthic, Antispasmodic, Burns-toxins, Digestive, Induces-ovulation, Vasodilator, Antiplatelet, Blood-thinner, Carminative
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Nigella (black cumin)
Nigella (black cumin) has these Actions in Common
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Cinnamon
Cinnamon has these Actions in Common
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Ginger (Fresh)
Ginger (Fresh) has these Actions in Common
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Holy Basil Leaf (Tulsi)
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Wild Ginger
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Amalaki
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John's interest in Ayurveda and specialization in digestive tract pathology was inspired by a complex digestive disorder acquired from years of international travel,
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In addition to his certification in Ayurveda, John holds a bachelor's degree in mathematics from Harvard University.
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