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How to Make Coconut Beet SoupSERVINGS: 2 PREP TIME: 5 MINUTES COOK TIME: 30 MINUTES
INGREDIENTS
2 tbsp | |
1/4 c | |
1 c | |
1/2 inch | |
1/4 tsp | |
1/4 tsp | |
PREPARATION OF THIS HEALTHY RECIPE
Chop the beets and puree with equal quantity water in a blender. Add all ingredients into a pot and bring to a boil. Lower the heat and simmer for a half hour.
How Does This Ayurvedic Recipe Improve Wellness?
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Great for building rakta dhatu because it is high in fiber and fats. WHAT IS COCONUT BEET SOUP?To all people who don't like beets: they get sweeter the longer you cook them. I add a dash of turbinado or raw sugar to help them along. Coconut also cuts the bitterness and adds a smooth, rich flavor. Pungent ginger complements and freshens the heaviness of coconut.
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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.
LEARN MORE ABOUT EASY OILY ABOUT OILY BIOCHARACTERISTIC
In Ayurveda, oily refers to anything moistening. More specifically, oily refers to building substances that increases fat, or are themselves fatty. For example, sugar is Oily.
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| | 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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Medicinal Benefits, Uses & Herbal Actions of Coconut Beet Soup 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.
, Stool Softener STOOL-SOFTENER
Softens hard and difficult to eliminate stool. Stool softeners are the safest and most gentle type of laxative. Examples include warm milk with ghee.
SEE ALL 'STOOL-SOFTENER' FOODS / HERBS , , 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.
SEE ALL 'NERVE-RELAXANT-GROUNDING' FOODS / HERBS , Brain Tonic BRAIN-TONIC
An herb that strengthens the brain and thereby enhances memory or other cognitive functions and improves mental stamina or stability.
SEE ALL 'BRAIN-TONIC' FOODS / HERBS , , 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.
SEE ALL 'TONIC' 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 , 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 , 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 , Livotonic LIVOTONIC
An herb that strengthens the liver. It is helpful for people with a history of substance abuse, chronic liver issues from hepatitis and hemolytic anemias. Generally, liver tonics are oily, cool, sweet, mildly sour, or contain beta-carotene.
SEE ALL 'LIVOTONIC' 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 Constituents: Soluble Fiber, Fats, 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 , Betaine BETAINE
Used to reduce homocysteine in the blood, which supports proper liver function and prevents fatigue and blood clots. Improves muscle stamina and weight loss.
SEE ALL 'BETAINE' FOODS / HERBS , Saponins SAPONINS
Can be used to make soap. Saponins stimulate mucus membrane secretion, liquefying mucus for easy removal (expectorant).
SEE ALL 'SAPONINS' FOODS / HERBS , Sodium, Potassium, Beta Carotene, Carbohydrate, , Folate, Manganese
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And blood building iron. Coconut balances Pitta. Pitta may want to replace black pepper with cloves, fennel seed or coriander powder. Cloves in small quantity have a sweet vipak (post digestive effect). Beets are actually friendly with many spices!
- Ysha Oakes, Albuquerque, NM , 11-26-09 ( Reply)
ok do I bake the beets before pureeing?
- dawn bentsen, Pembroke pines, FL , 12-23-12 ( Reply)
I usually puree before cooking - but after cooking might yield a 'smoother' soup result...good suggestion!
Juicy and delicious! But I might go a bit easier on the ginger next time - I had slight stomach discomfort just after eating it that I think may have been the heat of the ginger.
- Belinda Steer, Melbourne, VIC , 12-16-14 ( Reply)
Tastes great, but I did pee red afterwards. I looked it up and it's called Beeturia. The articles said that Beeturia is harmless, but what about from an Ayurvedic standpoint?
- Loretta Lyon, Lowell, TX , 01-29-19 ( Reply)
Ayurveda does not consider beeturia to be concerning. It is a common side effect of eating beets.
- Kimberly Kubicke, Asbury park, NJ , 02-06-19 ( Reply)
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