Chipotle Polenta With Thyme |
| 1 c | |
| 3 tbsp | |
| 4 c | |
| 1 tbsp | |
| 1 tbsp | |
| 2 clove | |
| 1 tsp | |
| 1/4 tsp |
1. Use vegetable stock instead of water for best results. Bring water and salt to a boil, then reduce heat to medium. Meanwhile, slice garlic. Heat butter in skillet, then add garlic. Sautee garlic for thirty seconds. Remove from heat before garlic starts to brown.
2. Add millet and ground chipotle to boiling water. Return to a boil, then reduce heat to simmer. Stir occaisonally to avoid millet sticking to the bottom of the pan. Remove from heat once grains are soft. Mash in the thyme, soaking up any extra oil with the cornmeal. Mash in the garlic butter, soaking up any extra oil with the cornmeal. Add thyme. Pour mixture into a greased pan and spread out evenly. Let cool and set.
3. Cut the millet into wedges and separate. Slice white onion into wedges and use as a garnish on wedges. Broil for 4-5 minutes until the edge starts to crisp. Mash parmesian and a bit of reserved fresh thyme into 2T olive oil as a garnish if desired.
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Active Ingredients: Millet, Yellow Onion, Thyme (fresh), Garlic, Chipotle Chili
Active Ingredients: Millet, Thyme (fresh), Salt (Mineral Salt), Garlic, Chipotle Chili
Active Ingredients: Thyme (fresh), Chipotle Chili
Active Ingredients: Millet, Thyme (fresh)
Active Ingredients: Millet, Butter (unsalted), Yellow Onion
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.
Active Ingredients: Thyme (fresh)
STRONG 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.
Active Ingredients: Millet
STRONG MAKES-YOU-TIRED Induces drowsiness and promotes sound sleep.
Active Ingredients: Yellow Onion, Garlic
MILD STRENGTHENS-RESOLVE Increases determination and courage by reducing stress and building strength.
Active Ingredients: Salt (Mineral Salt)
STRONG SATISFIES-STOMACH Provides a sense of gratification and fullness in the stomach.
Active Ingredients: Millet, Butter (unsalted)
STRONG STIMULATES-ENERGY This category groups thyroid and adrenal stimulating herbs.
Active Ingredients: Thyme (fresh)
STRONG NUTRITIVE An herb that is strengthening and nourishing.
Active Ingredients: Millet, Butter (unsalted)
STRONG DIAPHORETIC An herb that induces sweating, often by dilating blood vessels close to the skin.
Active Ingredients: Thyme (fresh), Garlic
MILD FLUSHES-SINUSES An herb that relieves sinus congestion by flushing out mucus.
Active Ingredients: Salt (Mineral Salt)
MILD IRRITATES-THROAT Creates abrasive feeling in the back of the mouth. May stimulate coughing.
Active Ingredients: Garlic
STRONG DECONGESTANT An herb that reduces mucus production often by restricting blood flow to mucus membranes.
Active Ingredients: Thyme (fresh), Chipotle Chili
STRONG 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.
Active Ingredients: Thyme (fresh), Garlic
STRONG DRIES-MOUTH Makes the mouth feel dry, or pasty.
Active Ingredients: Millet
MILD 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.
Active Ingredients: Garlic
Active Ingredients: Salt (Mineral Salt), Garlic
STRONG INOSITOL Inositol is an alcohol sugar made naturally in the human body from glucose. It is lipotropic (aiding fat metabilism in the liver). It affects a variety of hormones, neurotransmitters, steroid, growth factors and water.
Active Ingredients: Millet
STRONG PHYTATES Phytates prevent absorption of nutrients. They are commonly found in all seeds, including nuts, grains, and beans. Sprouting greatly reduces phytate content, as well as long, slow cooking with vinegar.
Active Ingredients: Millet
STRONG FATS Active Ingredients: Butter (unsalted), Parmesan Cheese
STRONG CARBOHYDRATE Active Ingredients: Millet
STRONG VITAMIN-D Active Ingredients: Butter (unsalted)
STRONG SULFATED-POLYSACCHARIDES Active Ingredients: Yellow Onion, Garlic
STRONG POLYSACCHARIDES Active Ingredients: Yellow Onion, Garlic
STRONG ROSMARINIC-ACID Inhibits autoantibodies from binding to TSH receptors in the thyroid.
Active Ingredients: Thyme (fresh)
STRONG SALICYLATES Salicylates relieve inflammation, are anti-cancer, and antidiabetic, but some are allergic to it.
Active Ingredients: Thyme (fresh)
STRONG SAPONINS Can be used to make soap. Saponins stimulate mucus membrane secretion, liquefying mucus for easy removal (expectorant).
Active Ingredients: Yellow Onion, Garlic
STRONG SULPHUR Active Ingredients: Yellow Onion, Garlic
STRONG IRON Iron is necessary for the transport of oxygen in red blood cells.
Active Ingredients: Thyme (fresh)
MILD NITRIC-OXIDE Improves circulation by dilating blood vessels. Protects blood vessels from damage. Improves athletic performance, libido, immunity, and brain health.
Active Ingredients: Garlic
MILD PHOSPHOROUS Active Ingredients: Garlic
John Immel, the founder of Joyful Belly, teaches people how to have a healthy diet and lifestyle through constitutional nutrition (Ayurveda & Greek Medicine). His approach 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. John, his wife Natalie and their 8 kids live in Asheville, NC
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